points of the final declaration of the Nuclear Safety Summit
The final declaration of the Summit on Nuclear Safety and the United States convened in Washington today signed by 47 heads of state, contains the following Points:
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- Reaffirm the responsibility of States to maintain effective security of all its nuclear materials, including nuclear material and facilities under its control, to prevent agents States are not achieving the information or technology for the use of these materials for malicious purposes.
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- Call upon States to cooperate as an international community to promote nuclear safety.
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- We recognize that highly enriched uranium and plutonium requires special precautions and promote measures to secure, account for and consolidate these materials.
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- We strive to meet all the existing nuclear security commitments.
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- We support the objectives of the international nuclear safety instruments, including the Convention on the Physical Protection of Nuclear Material and the International Convention for the Suppression Shares of International Terrorism.
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- reaffirm the essential role of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).
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- recognize the role and contribution of United Nations and the Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism and the Partnership Against the Spread of Weapons and Materials of Mass Destruction promoted by the G-8.
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- We recognize the need to promote security and nuclear cooperation at bilateral, regional and multilateral levels.
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- recognize the need for States to cooperate to prevent and respond effectively to incidents of illicit nuclear trafficking and agree on the need to share information and experiences through bilateral and multilateral mechanisms.
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- recognize the continuing role of the nuclear industry, including the private sector in nuclear safety.
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- We support the implementation of stringent nuclear safety practices that do not infringe on the rights of States to develop and use nuclear energy for peaceful purposes.
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- We recognize that the measures that contribute to the security of nuclear material have value in relation to the safety of radioactive substances and encourage efforts to protect these materials.
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In its final paragraph, the declaration states that "maintaining security will require effective nuclear ongoing national efforts facilitated by international cooperation and voluntarily made by the States.
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promote the strengthening of global nuclear safety through dialogue and cooperation with all States ".
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