As if he has woken up from a deep slumber, Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh has questioned the atomic energy department’s decision not to exercise the right to recourse in the event of an accident at the Koodankulam plants. This simply means that the Russian government or their companies have no liability whatsoever for their technology and the equipment. The United States and France are also demanding such waivers. All these “Merchants of Venice†want to increase their profit at the cost of the Indian citizens’ life and wellbeing. But they would have no responsibility or accountability for their decrepit technology.