The Indo-US civilian nuclear program negotiations thought dead got a boost with the visit of US Undersecretary for Political Affairs Nicholas Burns. Foreign Secretary Shyam Saran is expected to tell Burns that India is prepared to place 32 of its 60 nuclear facilities under International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) scrutiny. Further, India will also tell Burns that it will not compromise its strategic fast breeder reactor (FBR) at Kalpakkam and Rare Materials Plant near Mysore under IAEA. The Mysore plant produces medium enrichment uranium fuel for nuclear submarine reactors and could be upgraded to produce weapons-grade uranium. The Prime Minister refused to ask for the recall of American Ambassador to India but repudiated that the Ambassador’s letter to the West Bengal Chief Minister broke diplomatic protocols. US President George Bush acknowledged the harsh decisions before India to separate the military and civilian nuclear facilities but said that he is committed to getting India the nuclear deal.