On the occasion of the seventh meeting of the U.S.­Russian Joint Commission on Economic and Technological Cooperation (the Gore­Chernomyrdin Commission) in Moscow on July l 5­16, 1996, the Russian Ministry of Atomic Energy and the United States Department of Energy reaffirmed their commitment to jointly cooperate to ensure the highest possible standards of nuclear material protection, control, and accounting in accordance with the Agreement on Control, Accounting, and Physical Protection dated September 2, 1993. The U.S. and Russian sides noted the progress that has been made in this area. The sides consider that one of the priority issues regarding weapon­usable nuclear material protection, control, and accounting is providing the highest level of security during transportation. The sides note the importance of continuing cooperation through a joint project to ensure the secure transportation of nuclear material, and the need to develop a set of recommendations for further security enhancements. The U.S. and Russian sides decided to expand the ongoing cooperative program of nuclear material protection, control, and accounting to include improvements required to maintain the highest level of security for nuclear material during transportation.

SECRETARY OF ENERGY OF THE

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Signed by Hazel R. O'Leary

MINISTER FOR ATOMIC ENERGY OF

THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION

Signed by Viktor N. Mikhailov

Moscow, July 16, 1996

Source: URL: http://www.eia.doe.gov/gorec/gcc24.html
 
 

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