Uranium sales to india? Risks & responsibilities
Tue, 01 Nov
|Room 423, Level 4, Building 2 UTS
Prof. M. V. Ramana: Nuclear Futures Laboratory, Princeton University Hosted by the Cosmopolitan Civil Societies Research Centre and the Indian Ocean and South Asia Research Network (IOSARN).
Time & Location
01 Nov 2011, 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm
Room 423, Level 4, Building 2 UTS, Ultimo NSW 2007, Australia
About the Event
Prof. M. V. Ramana: Nuclear Futures Laboratory, Princeton University
Hosted by the Cosmopolitan Civil Societies Research Centre and the Indian Ocean and South Asia Research Network (IOSARN).
Since February the Australian Government has been 'in dialogue' with the Indian Government over potential uranium sales despite India's failure to sign the United Nations' Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT). The Australia-India dialogue came to light following a FoI request by the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons. Advocates speak of the need to 'modernise' Australia's approach, and cite India's history of non-proliferation, despite its failure to sign the NPT. The debate is intensifying as Australia moves to become the worlds' largest producer of uranium, following approval of expansion plans for the Olympic Dam uranium mine in South Australia. It is now expected there will be a proposal at the national ALP conference in December to allow uranium exports to India.
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