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.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Such an agreement is called a 123 Agreement.<ref>Nuclear Nonproliferation Issue, Issue Brief for Congress, May 10, 2002.</ref> To date, the U.S. has entered into roughly twenty-six 123 Agreements with various countries.<ref>National Nuclear Security Administration - 123 Agreements for Peaceful Cooperation</ref> Countries with which the U.S. has or had or is working towards having a 123 Agreement include:

Japan (with automatic re-processing rights)<ref name="reprocessing">Template:Cite web</ref>
Euratom (with automatic re-processing rights)<ref name="reprocessing"/>
China (with re-processing rights, requiring approval per each request)<ref name="reprocessing"/>
Switzerland
India (With advance consent to reprocessing)<ref>http://www.ndtv.com/convergence/ndtv/story.aspx?id=NEWEN20080066944</ref>
Russia (On September 8, 2008 Pres. George W. Bush notified the United States Congress that there was no basis for further consideration of a 123 agreement with Russia.)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
United Arab Emirates<ref>UAE Embassy, Press Release, December 17, 2009</ref>
Egypt<ref>State Department, November 10, 2008</ref>
Thailand<ref name="nnsa.energy.gov"/>
Argentina<ref name="nnsa.energy.gov"/>
Australia<ref name="nnsa.energy.gov"/>
Bangladesh<ref name="nnsa.energy.gov"/>
Brazil<ref name="nnsa.energy.gov"/>
Canada<ref name="nnsa.energy.gov"/>
Colombia<ref name="nnsa.energy.gov"/>
Indonesia<ref name="nnsa.energy.gov"/>
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)<ref name="nnsa.energy.gov"/>
Turkey<ref name="nnsa.energy.gov"/>
Kazakhstan<ref name="nnsa.energy.gov"/>
Republic of<ref name="nnsa.energy.gov"/>
South Africa<ref name="nnsa.energy.gov"/>
Taiwan<ref name="nnsa.energy.gov"/>

Proposed

123 Agreement With India

123 Agreement With UAE