Section 123 Agreement
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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^[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)

References

1. ^ "NUREG0980 Vol.1,No.6 - Nuclear Regulatory Legislation". Retrieved on 2002-06.
2. ^ National Nuclear Security Administration - 123 Agreements for Peaceful Cooperation
3. ^ "NRC: SECY-01-0033 - Proposed Renewal of the Section 123 Agreement for Peaceful Nuclear Cooperation with Morocco". Retrieved on 2001-03-02.
4. ^ "NRC: SECY-98-62 - Proposed Section 123 Agreement for Peaceful Nuclear Cooperation with Ukraine". Retrieved on 1998-04-01.
5. ^ "NRC: SECY-98-006 - Proposed Agreement for Cooperation Between the U.S. and Romania". Retrieved on 1998-01-12.
6. ^ ^{a b c} "Long haul ahead". Retrieved on 2007-06-29.
7. ^ http://www.ndtv.com/convergence/ndtv/story.aspx?id=NEWEN20080066944
8. ^ "Statement on U.S.-Russia 123 Agreement". Retrieved on 2008-09-09.

External Links

• Text of 123 Agreement with India
• Details of Indian 123 Agreement package before Congress

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