2019 · Q44
Which one of the following issues was included in the lndo-US Nuclear Agreement of 2007?
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- AIndia has 'advance right to reprocess' USorigin safeguarded spent fuel. safeguarded spent fuel.
- BIndia did not have the right to build a strategic fuel reserve with the help of the other supplier countries.
- CIndia should not test a nuclear device.
- DThe US will impede the growth of India's nuclear weapons programme.
Explanation
The Indo-US civil nuclear agreement (the '123 Agreement') of 2007 granted India advance consent to reprocess US-origin safeguarded spent fuel in a new national facility under IAEA safeguards. India retained the right to build a strategic fuel reserve, and the agreement did not require India to forgo nuclear testing as a legal condition nor empower the US to impede India's weapons programme. The reprocessing consent was its distinctive inclusion. Hence option A is correct.