Canada has successfully sent the 1st consignment of 250 tonnes of uranium to India as part of bilateral civil nuclear co-operation between India And Canada. It was shipped by Canada’s Cameco Inc, as part of contract with Department of Atomic Energy (DAE) that was signed during Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s offical visit to Canada in April 2015.
With this the 41 year long hiatus in the bilateral nuclear co-operation between both countries finally came to an end. Canada had completely banned exports of uranium & nuclear hardware to India after it had conducted 1st nuclear test on 18th May 1974. It was alleged that India had used Canadian technology to develop a nuclear bomb for this test. It should be noted that Canada is the 2nd largest producer of Uranium globally and is the 3rd country to supply uranium to India after Russia & Kazakhstan.
Background:
The India and Canada civil nuclear contract was signed in line with the Canada India Nuclear Co-operation Agreement that took effect in 2013. The agreement was signed after the Nuclear Supplier Group had granted its waiver for use of atomic power for civilian purposes in 2008 ending India’s Three decade long isolation from international nuclear trade. As per the supply agreement, Canada’s Cameco Corporation is going to supply 3,000 metric tonnes of uranium to India for next 5 years starting from year 2015. These supplies will be under the International Atomic Energy Agency safeguards.
Canada sends 1st consignment of Uranium to India
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