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. [cite web
url=http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-collections/nuregs/staff/sr0980/ml022200075-vol1.pdf#pagemode=bookmarks&page=57
title=NUREG0980 Vol.1,No.6 - Nuclear Regulatory Legislation
accessdate=2002-06] Such an agreement is called a 123 Agreement.Fact|date=July 2008 To date, the U.S. has entered into roughly twenty-five 123 Agreements with various countries. [ [http://nnsa.energy.gov/nuclear_nonproliferation/123_agreements_peaceful_cooperation.htm National Nuclear Security Administration - 123 Agreements for Peaceful Cooperation ] ] Countries with which the U.S. has or had or working towards having a 123 Agreement:
* Morocco [cite web
url=http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-collections/commission/cvr/2001/2001-0033vtr.html
title=NRC: SECY-01-0033 - Proposed Renewal of the Section 123 Agreement for Peaceful Nuclear Cooperation with Morocco
accessdate=2001-03-02]
* Ukraine [cite web
url=http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-collections/commission/cvr/1998/1998-062vtr.html
title=NRC: SECY-98-62 - Proposed Section 123 Agreement for Peaceful Nuclear Cooperation with Ukraine
accessdate=1998-04-01]
* Romania [cite web
url=http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-collections/commission/secys/1998/secy1998-006/1998-006scy.html
title=NRC: SECY-98-006 - Proposed Agreement for Cooperation Between the U.S. and Romania
accessdate=1998-01-12]
* Japan (with automatic re-processing rights)cite web|url=http://www.hinduonnet.com/fline/fl2412/stories/20070629007011400.htm|title=Long haul ahead|accessdate=2007-06-29]
* Euratom (with automatic re-processing rights)
* China (with re-processing rights, requiring approval per each request)
* Switzerland
* India (With "advance consent" to reprocessing) [http://www.ndtv.com/convergence/ndtv/story.aspx?id=NEWEN20080066944 ]
* 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.) [cite web|url=http://www.state.gov/secretary/rm/2008/09/109256.htm|title=Statement on U.S.-Russia 123 Agreement|accessdate=2008-09-09]
* (other countries - to do)

References

External Links

* [http://www.state.gov/r/pa/prs/ps/2007/aug/90050.htm Text of 123 Agreement with India]
* [http://foreignaffairs.house.gov/press_display.asp?id=555 Details of Indian 123 Agreement package before Congress]