Which one of the following issues was included in the Indo-US Nuclear Agreement of 2007?
- A.India has 'advance right to reprocess' US-origin safeguarded spent fuel.
- B.India did not have the right to build a strategic fuel reserve with the help of the other supplier countries.
- C.India should not test a nuclear device.
- D.The US will impede the growth of India's nuclear weapons programme.
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Explanation
The correct answer is A, India has 'advance right to reprocess' US-origin safeguarded spent fuel.. The 123 Agreement finalised in 2007 gave India advance consent to reprocess US-origin spent fuel at a new safeguarded facility.
The deal began with the joint statement of July 2005 between Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and President George W. Bush. India agreed to separate its civilian and military nuclear facilities and place the civilian ones under IAEA safeguards. The 123 Agreement, named after Section 123 of the US Atomic Energy Act, was finalised in 2007, and after the Nuclear Suppliers Group waiver of September 2008 it was signed in October 2008.
B is wrong because the agreement supported India in building a strategic reserve of nuclear fuel with help from other suppliers. C is wrong because the text contains no clause barring India from testing, though a test could lead the US to seek return of supplies. D is wrong because the agreement keeps India's military programme outside its scope and says nothing about impeding it.
Exam tip: Indo-US deal: 2005 joint statement, 2007 123 Agreement, 2008 NSG waiver and signing; reprocessing consent and fuel reserve included.
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