This is in-fact one of the last steps needed to activate the Indo-U.S. Civilian Nuclear Agreement, 2008 as the US nuclear reactor manufacturing companies require to know the provisions relating to the Liability of the parties, in case of a nuclear accident. The Bill, in the present form, is contained in 28 pages. It has 7 chapters constituted of 49 clauses and also \u2018statement of objects and reasons\u2019 and \u2018notes on clauses\u2019 following plus two memoranda. The government spokesperson had stated that various reputable international suppliers i.e. from France, Russia, U.S. etc, require India to enact a civil liability regime based on established international principle. So, in order to meet this requirement, it is necessary for India to enact a Nuclear Liability Act. India also has to become a signatory to a convention on nuclear liability so as to declare that it complies with the established international practice on the same. Even the\u00a0Statement of Objects and Reasons of the Bill states that the Bill is meant to facilitate India\u2019s entry into an international nuclear liability regime. It explicitly states that India intends to join the\u00a0Convention on Supplementary Compensation for Nuclear Damage i.e. CSC, which was adopted in 1997.<\/p>\n