Channelling of "liabilities" to the "operator" is actually a welcome step. (Ref. objection no.2.) Otherwise the victim will have to engage in interminable litigations to fix/pinpoint/allocate responsibilities. That too without any access to or understanding of the relevant info. Now the "operator" - a defined singular point, is responsible for paying compensations.
But the "operator" must have unrestricted "right of recourse" vis-a-vis all the suppliers of equipments, materials and services. In fact, it must be mandatory that the contracts between the operator and suppliers must include the provision for "right of recourse" i.e. the "operator" in turn can claim compensations from the suppliers for supply of faulty equipments, materials, services. Other points are fine. A major purpose of the Bill is to usher private players in as "operators". That's how two very different categories of "caps" on liabilities". Given the catastrophic potentials of nuclear industry that must be resisted at all costs. The memorandum does not make any mention of that. There are other sundry points. May look up CNDP supplementary submission for detailed objections at < http://xa.yimg.com/kq/groups/1413460/1684020289/name/Nuclear_Liability_Bill_-_Supplementary_Letter_to_Standing_Committee_-_27_0 > Sukla On 30 June 2010 15:34, meher engineer <[email protected]> wrote: > > fwding info regarding the civil nuclear liabilities Bill from the Rajya > Sabha Secretariat. please read it > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Karuna Raina, Greenpeace India < > [email protected]> > Date: Wed, Jun 30, 2010 at 11:52 AM > Subject: Good News! > To: [email protected] > > > *Click here to sign the > letter<http://links.mailing.greenpeace.org/ctt?kn=8&m=35365014&r=NDczODg1NDcyOAS2&b=0&j=NzY3NDQ5MzcS1&mt=1&rt=0> > * Dear meher, > > Amazing! 187,759 petitions` were delivered to the Parliamentary Standing > Committee looking at the nuclear liability bill and they have now called for > a *public consultation*[1]. 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