Govt has denied reports that an attempt is being made to dilute Nuclear Liability law. The law holds American reactor suppliers liable in the event of an accident. In an opinion to the Department of Atomic Energy, which referred the matter to him on September 4, Goolam Vahanvati has said it is for the operator of a nuclear plant in India to decide whether it wished to exercise the 'right of recourse' provided to it by section 17 of the Civil Liability for Nuclear Damage Act. This effectively means if a Fukushima-type tragedy occurs in a nuclear plant in India, the Indian tax-payer would have to bear its cost.
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