Convention on the Physical Protection of Nuclear Material
From Kazakhstan Encyclopedia
Template:Use dmy dates The Convention on the Physical Protection of Nuclear Material was adopted on 26 October 1979 in Vienna, Austria. The initial signing ceremony took place in Vienna and at New York on 3 March 1980, and the convention entered into force on 8 February 1987. The convention is deposited with the International Atomic Energy Agency. In July 2005 a diplomatic conference was convened to amend the Convention and strengthen its provisions,[1] as a result of which it was renamed the Convention on the Physical Protection of Nuclear Material and Nuclear Facilities.
As of October 2015, there are 153 state parties to the convention plus the European Atomic Energy Community. Bulgaria, Hungary, Mongolia, Poland, and Russia have denounced the convention after having ratified it.
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References
External links
- The Convention on the Physical Protection of Nuclear Material on the website of the International Atomic Energy Agency.
- Staff. Convention on the Physical Protection of Nuclear Material, website of the Council on Foreign Relations, Accessed 19 January 2008. Quotes the amendment made at the July 2005 conference and states that it will go into force when it has been ratified by two-thirds of the Parties to the CPPNM.
- Ratifications and status.
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