India may join select club of nations exporting n-reactors
19 Jul 2011
Washington: India could soon join a select group of countries like US, China and France which exports nuclear reactors, a US Congressional report says. The report substantiates an earlier World Nuclear Association report, which said India was offering its indigenous 220 and 540 megawatt heavy water reactor designs for export.
The World Nuclear Association report identified no specific customers for India's technology.
"Only Canada, China, France, Japan, Russia, South Korea, and the United States export nuclear reactors. India may join this group in the near term," the Congressional Research Service (CRS) said in its latest report 'Nuclear Energy Cooperation with Foreign Countries Issue for Congress.'
CRS is an independent and bipartisan research wing of the US Congress, which prepares periodic report on issues of interest to the lawmakers.
The CRS report also pointed out that only a limited number of countries conduct commercial enrichment and reprocessing of fissile materials and can supply this technology.
"Commercial reprocessing is now being done in France, the United Kingdom, Russia, Japan, and India," the report said.
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