Word: delhi
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...with India on the use of American uranium began in 1963, when the U.S. agreed to supply fuel for 30 years to an electricity-generating plant at Tarapur, near Bombay, provided that it was used only for peaceful purposes. In 1974 India exploded a nuclear device underground; the New Delhi government insisted that it was not trying to develop a weapon but only experimenting to see how explosions could be used "in the field of mining and earth-moving operations." Skeptical international experts noted that the technology involved in such explosions was the same as that used to make atomic...
...helped India build the plant in 1963 and agreed to supply fuel for it. Then, in 1974, New Delhi exploded its first nuclear device, using nuclear material provided by Canada. The test helped spur Congress to pass the Nuclear Nonproliferation Act of 1978, which was signed by Carter. It requires that nations using nuclear fuel supplied by the U.S. allow on-site inspections to make certain that waste products are not being reprocessed into weapons-grade plutonium. Despite two years of negotiations with Washington, New Delhi has refused to allow inspections of all its plants...
Administration officials expected to lose the House committee vote but thought that they had a narrow chance in the Senate. Muskie argued at a closed-door hearing that canceling the sale would damage relations with India. Moreover, the Administration noted, New Delhi would be encouraged to reprocess its spent uranium into new fuel, with plutonium as a byproduct...
...Delhi greeted the decision calmly. Said a spokesman for Prime Minister Indira Gandhi: "We appreciate the efforts of the President to honor his country's commitments." India now is expected to step up plans to produce all of its own nuclear fuel within four years. Until then, India has enough uranium on hand to keep the Tarapur plant operating at about three-fourths capacity. Editorialized the Hindustan Times: "Americans need to be reminded that their action is not going to stop the Indian nuclear program...
...Delhi International...