Section 123 Agreement
Section 123 of the United States Atomic Energy Act of 1954, titled "Cooperation With Other Nations", establishes an agreement for cooperation as a prerequisite for nuclear deals between the US and any other nation.[1][2] Such an agreement is called a 123 Agreement.[3] To date, the U.S. has entered into roughly twenty-three 123 Agreements with 48 countries.[4] Countries with which the U.S. has or had or is working towards having a 123 Agreement include:
- Japan (with automatic re-processing rights)[8]
- Euratom (with automatic re-processing rights)[8]
- China (with re-processing rights, requiring approval per each request)[8]
- Switzerland
- India (With advance consent to reprocessing)[9]
- Russia (On September 8, 2008 Pres. George W. Bush notified the United States Congress that there was no basis for further consideration of a 123 agreement with Russia.)[10]
- United Arab Emirates[11]
- Egypt[12]
- Thailand[7]
- Argentina[7]
- Australia[7]
- Bangladesh[7]
- Brazil[7]
- Canada[7]
- Colombia[7]
- Indonesia[7]
- International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)[7]
- Turkey[7]
- Kazakhstan[7]
- Republic of Korea[7]
- South Africa[7]
- Taiwan[7]
Proposed
References
- ^ "NUREG0980 Vol.1,No.6 - Nuclear Regulatory Legislation" (PDF). Retrieved July 25, 2007.
- ^ Kerr, Paul K.; Nikitin, Mary Beth D. (December 27, 2016). Nuclear Cooperation with Other Countries: A Primer (PDF). Washington, DC: Congressional Research Service. Retrieved 12 October 2017.
- ^ Nuclear Nonproliferation Issue, Issue Brief for Congress, May 10, 2002.
- ^ "123 Agreements for Peaceful Cooperation". National Nuclear Security Administration.
- ^ "NRC: SECY-01-0033 - Proposed Renewal of the Section 123 Agreement for Peaceful Nuclear Cooperation with Morocco". Retrieved 2001-03-02.
- ^ "NRC: SECY-98-62 - Proposed Section 123 Agreement for Peaceful Nuclear Cooperation with Ukraine". 1998-04-01.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o 123 Agreements for Peaceful Cooperation, NNSA
- ^ a b c "Long haul ahead". Archived from the original on October 22, 2007. Retrieved 2007-06-29.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2008-10-01. Retrieved 2008-09-28.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Statement on U.S.-Russia 123 Agreement". Retrieved 2008-09-09.
- ^ UAE Embassy, Press Release, December 17, 2009
- ^ State Department, November 10, 2008
- ^ House, The White (2022-11-20). "FACT SHEET: Vice President Harris Launches New Initiatives to Strengthen U.S.-Philippines Alliance". The White House. Retrieved 2022-11-21.
- ^ "NRC: SECY-98-006 - Proposed Agreement for Cooperation Between the U.S. and Romania". 1998-01-12. Archived from the original on November 18, 2004.
External links
123 Agreement With India
123 Agreement With UAE
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