The rules give the nuclear plant operator the right to recourse for the period for which the supplier of equipment has taken liability for patent or latent defects or sub-standard services under a contract.
A "supplier" includes a person who manufactures and supplies either directly or through an agent a system, equipment or component or builds a structure on the basis of functional specification.
It also includes a person who provides to build to print or detailed design specifications to a vendor for manufacturing a system, equipment or component or building a structure and is responsible to the operator for design and quality assurance or provides quality assurance or design services.
The rules also make it clear that an operator`s claim shall in no case exceed the actual amount of compensation paid by him up to the date of filing such claim.
The US has made it clear that India`s civil nuclear liability law will have to be brought in conformity with international conventions and the current regime imposed a heavy burden on the operators of nuclear plants in India.
The Prime Minister is scheduled to meet Obama in Bali on Friday on the sidelines of the East Asia summit.