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The United States and India have reached an agreement on reprocessing nuclear material, clearing a major hurdle in putting into operation a landmark atomic energy pact.According to the agreement India would be allowed to reprocess spent nuclear fuel from the United States. Completion of these arrangements will facilitate participation by US firms in India's rapidly expanding civil nuclear energy sector, the US State Department said in a statement.The Indian government in a separate statement claimed that the two nations have taken an important step towards implementing civil nuclear cooperation.The United States is asking the Indian government to approve laws on two other key issues.
