At nuclear summit, PM Modi announces key initiatives taken by India

Informing the world leaders of measures taken by him, Modi said India will continue to accord a high national priority to nuclear security through strong institutional framework, independent regulatory agency and trained and
specialized manpower.

The plan includes development and deployment of technology to deter and defend against nuclear terrorism.

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These include physical and cyber barriers, technological approaches, setting up a facility for medical grade ‘Moly-99’ using low enriched Uranium and using vitrified forms of vulnerable radioisotopes such as Ceasium-137, the national plan says.

India will counter nuclear smuggling and strengthen the national detection architecture for nuclear and radioactive
material, he said, adding that a dedicated counter-nuclear smuggling team has been set up.

Further, India will support IAEA’s central role in nuclear security by a further contribution of USD 1 million to
the nuclear security fund. A workshop with IAEA experts on International Physical Protection Assessment Service (IPPAS) will also be held in India.

India, he said, will join trilateral initiative of NSS chairs circulated at IAEA by subscribing states as the joint
statement on strengthening nuclear security implementation.

India will also join three gift baskets for this summit in priority areas of countering nuclear smuggling, nuclear
security contact group in Vienna, and sharing of best practices through Centres of Excellence such as India’s own,
he said.

Finally India will host a meeting of Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism in 2017. An international conference on countering nuclear smuggling is also being planned with Interpol.

The nuclear security architecture in the country has been strengthened and India has also participated in strengthening security architecture at the global level, the national action plan said.

India’s export controls list and guidelines have been harmonized with those of Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) and
India looks forward to strengthening its contribution to shared non-proliferation objectives through membership of the export controls regimes, it said.

In 2005, India enacted the Weapons of Mass Destruction and their Delivery Systems Act, 2005. This gives effect, inter alia, to India’s obligations under the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) Resolution 1540, it said.

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