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] Such an agreement is called a 123 Agreement.[citation needed] To date, the U.S. has entered into roughly twenty-five 123 Agreements with various countries.[2] Countries with which the U.S. has or had or working towards having a 123 Agreement:
- Morocco[3]
- Ukraine[4]
- Romania[5]
- Japan (with automatic re-processing rights)[6]
- Euratom (with automatic re-processing rights)[6]
- China (with re-processing rights, requiring approval per each request)[6]
- Switzerland
- India (With advance consent to reprocessing) [7]
- Russia (On September 8, 2008 President Bush notified the United States Congress that there was no basis for further consideration of a 123 agreement with Russia.)[8]
- (other countries - to do)
- ^ "NUREG0980 Vol.1,No.6 - Nuclear Regulatory Legislation", http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-collections/nuregs/staff/sr0980/ml022200075-vol1.pdf#pagemode=bookmarks&page=57, retrieved on 30 June 2002.
- ^ National Nuclear Security Administration - 123 Agreements for Peaceful Cooperation
- ^ "NRC: SECY-01-0033 - Proposed Renewal of the Section 123 Agreement for Peaceful Nuclear Cooperation with Morocco", http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-collections/commission/cvr/2001/2001-0033vtr.html, retrieved on 2 March 2001.
- ^ "NRC: SECY-98-62 - Proposed Section 123 Agreement for Peaceful Nuclear Cooperation with Ukraine", http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-collections/commission/cvr/1998/1998-062vtr.html, retrieved on 1 April 1998.
- ^ "NRC: SECY-98-006 - Proposed Agreement for Cooperation Between the U.S. and Romania", http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-collections/commission/secys/1998/secy1998-006/1998-006scy.html, retrieved on 12 January 1998.
- ^ a b c "Long haul ahead", http://www.hinduonnet.com/fline/fl2412/stories/20070629007011400.htm, retrieved on 29 June 2007.
- ^ http://www.ndtv.com/convergence/ndtv/story.aspx?id=NEWEN20080066944
- ^ "Statement on U.S.-Russia 123 Agreement", http://www.state.gov/secretary/rm/2008/09/109256.htm, retrieved on 9 September 2008.

