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Summary:
The Convention on Nuclear Safety was adopted in Vienna on 17 June 1994. Its aim is to legally commit participating states operating land-based nuclear power plants to maintain a high level of safety by setting international benchmarks to which member states would subscribe. The obligations of the members cover siting, design, construction, operation, the availability of adequate financial and human resources, the assessment and verification of safety, quality assurance and emergency preparedness.
The Convention is does not use sanctions or other types of coercive enforcement mechanisms. Rather, the convention relies on incentives and the common interest of all parties to achieve higher levels of safety. The convention obliges members to submit reports on the implementation of their obligations for "peer review" at meetings held at the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).
For more in-depth information, please consult the Inventory of Nonproliferation Organizations and Regimes, which can be found on the CNS website at: http://cns.miis.edu/pubs/.
China and the Convention on Nuclear Safety:
China is a member of the Convention.
For more on China and nuclear safety and material agreements, see:
[TEXT OF THE CONVENTION ON NUCLEAR SAFETY]
[CHINA'S ATTITUDE TOWARD NUCLEAR SAFETY AND MATERIALS PROTECTION]
For more on China and treaties dealing with nuclear safety and materials, see the following pages:
[CHINA AND THE NUCLEAR ACCIDENTS NOTIFICATION CONVENTION]
[CHINA AND THE NUCLEAR ACCIDENTS ASSISTANCE CONVENTION]
[CHINA AND THE PHYSICAL PROTECTION OF NUCLEAR MATERIAL CONVENTION]
See also:
[CHINA AND THE INTERNATIONAL ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY (IAEA)]
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