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Chinese N-plants in Pakistan violates NGS rules: US

Whether you sell something or not is irrelevant. If we were to follow your logic, Iraq, Israel, Syria, Libya, and South Africa never indulged in nuclear 'proliferation' because they were mere buyers. No they all did as did India. Your arbitrary definition of nuclear 'proliferation' is nothing more narcissistic masturbation.

Reality: India acquired its nuclear insights and materials 'illegally' which means you broke the same laws and rules that you so want others to obey and respect. Here's one for you:

Russia has significantly supported in developing India's nuclear programmes with technology and equipment, and become a main source of arms for the country, the CIA has said.

2003: Russia helped India's nuke programme: CIA (Express India, Press Trust of India)

well, India is THE ONLY country who actually stole plutonium from a civilian reactor to make an atomic bomb.
all other countries got the plutonium from separate military reactors
i would say india is THE only country who got it illegally
 
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Chinese N-plants in Pak violates NGS rules: US
Washington, May 13, 2015 (PTI):
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China's move to build nuclear power plants in Pakistan is not consistent with the rules of the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) and the United States has raised this issue in its bilateral meetings with the communist nation, a top Obama Administration official has said.

"When China became a member of the NSG, there was a consensus from other members to grandfather construction of plants in Pakistan which China had initiated. However, there was not agreement that that was an open-ended clause," Assistant Secretary of State for International Security and Non-Proliferation Thomas Countryman said.

"The problem is that China has since announced other power plants that it intends to build in Pakistan, and this is not consistent with the rules of the Nuclear Suppliers Group, which it joined. We raised this issue both as a bilateral issue and within the context of the Nuclear Suppliers Group," he said in response to a question from Senator Bob Corker who noted that they (China) are not honoring the NSG guidelines.

"What measures have been built into the agreement to prevent China from exploiting nuclear technology to countries that are proliferation rich? Because China says it will abide by the nuclear suppliers group's rules for exports but it's already violating these rules through its continuing work on Pakistani reactors," Senator Robert Menendez asked.

"The agreement prohibits the transfer of any US-provided technology to another country without US consent," Countryman answered.

"But it is already violating these rules through its continuing work on Pakistani reactors," the Senator asked.

"There's I think a difference between violating NSG rules and, of course, the Chinese would say their action is a matter of interpretation rather than violation.

"There's a difference between that and violating a 123 agreement, particularly when this agreement, unlike the agreement it replaces, has a specific clause that calls for temporary suspension or permanent suspension in case of violation," Countryman said during the Congressional hearing on civil nuclear agreement with China.

The agreement, he argued, will have benefits for the US- China bilateral relationship, for nuclear safety in the US and worldwide, for our economy, and for the climate.

In his testimony, Countryman said the US relationship with China is one of the most important and complex relationships it has in the world.

"Over the last six years, the Obama Administration has established a 'new normal' of US engagement with the Asia-Pacific that includes relations with China defined by building high quality cooperation on a range of bilateral, regional, and global issues while constructively managing our differences and areas of competition," he said.

Sour Grapes because China has blocked India's entry into NSG

K-2, K-3 nuclear reactors to be safeguarded by IAEA
Naveed Siddiqui



The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) on Wednesday approved Pakistan's request for application of safeguards at nuclear power plant units K-2 and K-3, said a statement released by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

The approval from the international watchdog was given by its board of directors, added the statement.

K-2 and K-3 are pressurised water reactors with a installed capacity of 1,100MWs each and are being acquired from the People's Republic of China.

The groundbreaking of K-2 nuclear power reactor was performed by Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif in November 2015.
The project had been in the media spotlight for quite some time with representatives of civil society organisations raising a number of reservations over it, with the chief concern being the close proximity of the project to the city.

China is the only country physically helping Pakistan in building the reactors while international organisations are helping the country follow safety guidelines.

The K-2 and K-3 reactors are being built by China National Nuclear Corporation (CNNC) and other organisations. It would be built by using Hualong One, the CNNC’s third-generation nuclear reactor design.

The World Nuclear Association had earlier estimated the cost of the new project at nearly $10 billion.
 
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A view of all four unit of Chasma Nuclear Power Plants C1,C2,C3,C4

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