International atomic energy agency (IAEA) general conference: measures to improve the security of nuclear materials and other radioactive materials

摘要

On 11 September 2001, the Board of Governors considered the agenda item "Measures to improve the security of nuclear materials and other radioactive materials." At the end of the discussion, the Chairman concluded, inter alia, as follows: "With regard to document GOV/2001/41, widespread support was expressed for the recommendations contained in the Final Report of the Informal Open-ended Expert Meeting to Discuss Whether there is a Need To Revise the Convention on the Physical Protection of Nuclear Material. Several members expressed support for revision of the Convention. One member placed particular emphasis on the subjects which should be covered by or excluded from the scope of the amendment, as recommended by the Expert Meeting. Other members stated that there was a need to continue examining related issues before any conclusion was drawn about revising the Convention. "In view of the positive assessment of the work and the Report of the Open-ended Expert Meeting to discuss whether the Convention on the Physical Protection Of Nuclear Material was in need of revision, the Board: took note of the recommendations made by the Expert Meeting and welcomed the Director General's decision to convene in December 2001 an open-ended meeting of legal and technical experts to draft a well-defined amendment to strengthen the Convention, to be reviewed by the States Parties to the Convention; endorsed, as recommended by the Expert Meeting, the "Physical Protection Objectives and Fundamental Principles" as a Security Fundamentals document, as a step towards strengthening the physical protection regime. It is understood that their adoption will not lead to diminished interest on the part of Member States in becoming parties to the Convention on the Physical Protection of Nuclear Material, and that they are not a substitute for the Convention or for the recommendations in document INFCIRC/225/Rev.4 (Corrected); requested the Director General to transmit GOV/2001/41 to the General Conference in a document informing the Conference of its decision." In accordance with the request of the Board, document G0V/2001/41 is herewith transmitted to the General Conference as an Attachment to this document.