As for electricity generation, the share of nuclear power in the country`s total electricity generation in 2008 was 2.03 percent, which rose to 3.2 percent in 2017, Ramana said. On March 2, 2006, George W. Bush and Manmohan Singh signed a civil nuclear cooperation agreement in New Delhi, following the seizure of the two leaders at the July 2005 Washington Summit on Civil Nuclear Cooperation. [62] The civil nuclear deal between India and the United States has drawn strong opposition from some political parties and activists in India. Although many established political parties, including the Congress (I), supported the agreement with regional parties such as Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam and Rashtriya Janata Dal, its implementation faced difficulties in the face of severe political opposition in India. In November 2007, former Indian military leaders, bureaucrats and scientists wrote a letter to MPs expressing support for the agreement. [73] However, resistance and criticism continued at the political level. The Samajwadi (SP) party, which opposed the deal with the Left Front, changed its attitude after talking with former Indian president and scientist Dr. A.P.J.

Abdul Kalam. The PS then supported the government and the agreement. The Indian government survived a vote of confidence by 275 votes to 256 after the Left Front withdrew its support for the government in the dispute. [74] The results showed that ten MPs from the opposing Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) voted in favour of the government. Following the Fukushima nuclear disaster in Japan in March 2011, people launched protests around India`s proposed nuclear sites, which resonated across the country. [6] Mass protests took place against the 9,900 MW Jaitapur nuclear power plant, supported by France, in Maharashtra, and against the 2,000 MW Koodankulam nuclear power plant in Tamil Nadu, supported by Russia. Initially, the West Bengal government refused to allow a 6,000 MW facility project near the city of Haripur, which was to accommodate 6 Russian reactors. [6] [126] But after strong opposition from locals, the planned nuclear power plant in Haripur was transferred to Kavali, Andhra Pradesh. [123] Interestingly, the Mithi Virdi nuclear power plant, planned for Kovvada in Andhra Pradesh, was moved to Gujarat, after residents of the western state also objected. [127] 9. July 2008: The draft India-specific safeguards agreement with the IAEA was submitted to the IAEA Board of Governors for approval. A decade after the historic Indo-US nuclear deal, experts said the pact did not allow India to build overseas-built reactors, but helped power domestic power plants and allow India access to critical technologies in strategic areas.

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