Features: Physical Protection of Nuclear Material
Conference to Amend Convention
States are looking to amend the international Convention on the Physical Protection of Nuclear Material (CPPNM) at a conference at IAEA headquarters in July 2005.
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States Take Big Step to Strengthen World´s Nuclear Security Regime
8 July 2005: Delegates from 89 countries agreed on 8 July to fundamental changes that will substantially strengthen the international Convention on the Physical Protection of Nuclear Material. IAEA Director General Mohamed ElBaradei welcomed the agreement as "an important step towards greater nuclear security".
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Background & Key Documents
- Key Conference Documents
- The Convention on the Physical Protection of Nuclear Material
-- Amendment: Latest Status [pdf] - Guidelines for IAEA International Physical Protection Advisory Services, (IPPAS, IAEA Services Series No.3, February 1999)
- The Physical Protection of Nuclear Material and Nuclear Facilities (INFCIRC/225/Rev.4 (Corrected))
- Guidance and Considerations for Implementation of INFCIRC/225/Rev.3 (IAEA Technical Document-967 issued in September 1997)
- Nuclear Security (Excerpts from the Annual Report) [pdf]
- Protection of Material, Physical Protection of Material Key Documents