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Japan to start procedure of ratification of nuke
TOKYO (Itar-Tass) - The Japanese government has decided to
launch the procedure of ratification of the intergovernmental agreement with Russia on cooperation in the nuclear power industry, Japan's leading business newspaper Nikkei reports on Tuesday.
The draft document will be submitted for approval in Parliament in the last ten days of the month, the newspaper notes. Tokyo's position on this matter will be expressed by Foreign Minister Seiji Maehara at the upcoming February 11 talks in Moscow. The bilateral agreement on cooperation in peaceful uses of atomic energy was signed in May 2009 during Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin's a visit to Japan. Russia completed its ratification procedure this January, notes Nikkei, in view of this, the Japanese authorities have also decided to begin its ratification procedure in the country's supreme legislative body. Under the agreement, Japan is planning to establish direct supplies of Russian enriched uranium, and Russia, the publication says, is going to buy in Japan equipment for the atomic power industry, including turbines for nuclear power plants.
Toshiba Corporation, which is already cooperating with Kazakhstan in the development of uranium deposits, has also begun a detailed study of a joint partnership project with the Tekhsnabexport association in the sphere of uranium enrichment.
The main purpose of the intergovernmental agreement is to create a
reliable legal framework for cooperation in this sphere. It covers such aspects of partnership as exploration and development of uranium deposits,design, construction and operation of light water reactors, radioactive waste management and reprocessing, nuclear safety, including radiation protection and monitoring of the environment. The document contains provisions concerning the transfer of nuclear material, equipment and technology. It fixed the possibility of implementing economic projects in the nuclear field, within the framework of international commitments of both countries, including commitments to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). The agreement is concluded for a term of 25 years, after which it will remain in force until any of the contracting parties expresses the intention to terminate it.
launch the procedure of ratification of the intergovernmental agreement with Russia on cooperation in the nuclear power industry, Japan's leading business newspaper Nikkei reports on Tuesday.
The draft document will be submitted for approval in Parliament in the last ten days of the month, the newspaper notes. Tokyo's position on this matter will be expressed by Foreign Minister Seiji Maehara at the upcoming February 11 talks in Moscow. The bilateral agreement on cooperation in peaceful uses of atomic energy was signed in May 2009 during Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin's a visit to Japan. Russia completed its ratification procedure this January, notes Nikkei, in view of this, the Japanese authorities have also decided to begin its ratification procedure in the country's supreme legislative body. Under the agreement, Japan is planning to establish direct supplies of Russian enriched uranium, and Russia, the publication says, is going to buy in Japan equipment for the atomic power industry, including turbines for nuclear power plants.
Toshiba Corporation, which is already cooperating with Kazakhstan in the development of uranium deposits, has also begun a detailed study of a joint partnership project with the Tekhsnabexport association in the sphere of uranium enrichment.
The main purpose of the intergovernmental agreement is to create a
reliable legal framework for cooperation in this sphere. It covers such aspects of partnership as exploration and development of uranium deposits,design, construction and operation of light water reactors, radioactive waste management and reprocessing, nuclear safety, including radiation protection and monitoring of the environment. The document contains provisions concerning the transfer of nuclear material, equipment and technology. It fixed the possibility of implementing economic projects in the nuclear field, within the framework of international commitments of both countries, including commitments to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). The agreement is concluded for a term of 25 years, after which it will remain in force until any of the contracting parties expresses the intention to terminate it.
