NUCLEAR: Free For Export to India

  The door has finally been thrown open for a free flow of nuclear exports to India. The four nuclear weapons states -- USA, Russia, France and Britain -- have lifted a ban on atomic cooperation with the world’s largest democracy, ending India's nuclear isolation since it tested a nuclear device in 1974.
India and Britain signed a joint declaration February 12. A similar civil nuclear cooperation agreements with the U.S., Russia and France is already in place.

THE DECISION
Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) to allow the transfer of 'trigger list' items to India for peaceful purposes.

India has not only signed civil nuclear cooperation agreements with the U.S., Russia and France but also with Argentina, Kazakhstan (both NPG members), Mongolia and Namibia. It has also negotiated a cooperation agreement with Canada, which has yet to be signed.
India outlined its nuclear power ambitions on December 2, 2008 reaffirming its vision of becoming a world leader in nuclear technology due to its expertise in fast reactors and thorium fuel cycle.
India has a flourishing and largely indigenous nuclear power program and expects to have 20,000 MW nuclear capacity on line by 2020 and 63,000 MW by 2032. It aims to supply 25 percent of electricity from nuclear power by 2050.

The lifting of the ban on foreign technology and fuel is expected to boost India's nuclear power plans. But all plants will have high local content.