Office of the Press Secretary
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For Immediate Release May 6, 1998
TO THE CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES:
I am pleased to transmit to the Congress, pursuant to sections
123 b. and 123 d. of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended
(42 U.S.C. 2153 (b), (d)), the text of a proposed Agreement for
Cooperation Between the United States of America and Ukraine Concerning
Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Energy, with accompanying annex and agreed
minute. I am also pleased to transmit my written approval,
authorization, and determination concerning the agreement, and the
memorandum of the Director of the United States Arms Control and
Disarmament Agency with the Nuclear Proliferation Assessment Statement
concerning the agreement. The joint memorandum submitted to me by the
Secretary of State and the Secretary of Energy, which includes a
summary of the provisions of the agreement and various other
attachments, including agency views, is also enclosed.
The proposed agreement with Ukraine has been negotiated in
accordance with the Atomic energy Act of 1954, as amended by the
Nuclear Non-Proliferation Act of 1978 and as otherwise amended. In
my judgment, the proposed agreement meets all statutory requirements
and will advance the nonproliferation and other foreign policy
interests of the United States. The agreement provides a comprehensive
framework for peaceful nuclear cooperation between the United States
and Ukraine under appropriate conditions and controls reflecting our
common commitment to nuclear nonproliferation goals.
The proposed new agreement with Ukraine permits the transfer of
technology, material, equipment (including reactors), and components
for nuclear research, and nuclear power production. It provides for
U.S. consent rights to retransfers, enrichment, and reprocessing as
required by U.S. law. It does not permit transfers of any sensitive
nuclear technology, restricted data, or sensitive nuclear facilities
or major critical components of such facilities. In the event of
termination, key conditions and controls continue with respect to
material and equipment subject to the agreement.
Ukraine is a nonnuclear weapon state party to the Treaty on the
Nonproliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT). Following the dissolution
of the Soviet Union, Ukraine agreed to the removal of all nuclear
weapons from its territory. It has a full-scope safeguards agreement
in force with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to
implement its safeguards obligations under the NPT. Ukraine was
accepted as a member of the Nuclear Suppliers Group in April 1996, and
as a member of the NPT Exporters Committee (Zangger Committee) in
May 1997.
I have considered the views and recommendations of the interested
agencies in reviewing the proposed agreement and have determined that
its performance will promote, and will not constitute an unreasonable
risk to, the common defense and security. Accordingly, I have approved
the agreement and authorized its execution and urge that the Congress
give it favorable consideration.
Because this agreement meets all applicable requirements of the
Atomic energy Act, as amended, for agreements for peaceful nuclear
cooperation, I am transmitting it to the Congress without exempting it
from any requirement contained in section 123 a. of that Act. This
transmission shall constitute a submittal for purposes of both sections
123 b. and 123 d. of the Atomic Energy Act. My Administration is
prepared to begin immediately the consultations with the Senate Foreign
Relations and House International Relations Committees as provided in
section 123 b. Upon completion of the 30-day continuous session period
provided for in section 123 b., the 60-day continuous session provided
for in section 123 d. shall commence.
WILLIAM J. CLINTON
THE WHITE HOUSE,
May 6, 1998.
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