Nuclear Liability Rules

General Electric Co will not invest in atomic energy in India until accident liability laws are brought in line with global rules, chairman Jeff Immelt said on Monday, in a setback for top-level efforts to get US firms to build power stations.

A day after India notified its rules on nuclear liability, government officials have taken a tough line regarding American objections, which they anticipate will remain sticking points. India's rules are likely to feature prominently at the Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's meeting tomorrow with President Barack Obama on the sidelines of the Associat...

Ahead of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's scheduled meeting with US President Barack Obama on Friday at Bali, India today notified rules on nuclear liability. The development is significant as nuclear liability has remained a key point of contention between the two nations over the civil nuclear cooperation deal signed in 2008.

General Electric Co will not invest in atomic energy in India until accident liability laws are brought in line with global rules, chairman Jeff Immelt said on Monday, in a setback for top-level efforts to get US firms to build power stations.

A day after India notified its rules on nuclear liability, government officials have taken a tough line regarding American objections, which they anticipate will remain sticking points. India's rules are likely to feature prominently at the Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's meeting tomorrow with President Barack Obama on the sidelines of the Associat...

Ahead of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's scheduled meeting with US President Barack Obama on Friday at Bali, India today notified rules on nuclear liability. The development is significant as nuclear liability has remained a key point of contention between the two nations over the civil nuclear cooperation deal signed in 2008.