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Indian n-facilities under IAEA safety umbrella

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Process is mandatory process under Indo-U.S. nuclear cooperation deal

Paving the way for import of fuel for its nuclear reactors, India will complete the process of placing its

civilian reactors under International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) safeguards in the next two days.

Sources said the last two reactors — units 1 and 2 of the Narora Atomic Power Station in Bulandshahar in

Uttar Pradesh — will come under the safeguards of the international atomic energy body in the next two

days and the necessary paper work is under way.

So far 20 facilities have been placed under IAEA safeguards. These reactors are now eligible to use

imported uranium.

This includes unit 1 and 2 of the Tarapur Atomic Power Station (TAPS), units 1 to 6 of Rajasthan Atomic

Power Station, units 1 and 2 of Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant, and units 1 and 2 of Kakrapar Atomic

Power Station.

In addition to the reactors, the Nuclear Material Store, Away from Reactor (AFR) fuel storage facility, both

at Tarapur, the Uranium Oxide Plant, the Ceramic Fuel Fabrication Plant, Enriched Uranium Fuel,

Enriched Uranium Oxide Plant, Enriched Fuel Fabrication Plant and the Gadolinia Facility and the entire

Nuclear Fuel Complex in Hyderabad have been placed under the IAEA safeguards.

Indian nuclear reactors have been running below capacity “due to the mismatch of power and supply

demand of uranium.” The development comes ahead of the visit of U.S. President Barack Obama to India,completing the mandatory process under the Indo-U.S. Civil Nuclear Cooperation Agreement. — PTI

Process is mandatory under Indo-U.S. nuclear cooperation deal

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