The Government of the United States of America and the Government of the Russian Federation, hereinafter referred to as the Parties,

Affirming the commitment to nuclear disarmament and to the irreversibility and transparency of nuclear arms reduction as articulated by the President of the United States of America and the President of the Russian Federation on January 14. 1994;

Expressing their desire to cooperate with each other to elaborate measures designed to prevent the accumulation of excessive stocks of plutonium and to reduce them in the future;

Noting that an important contribution to a nuclear weapons nonproliferation regime would be made by a verifiable cessation of production of fissile materials for nuclear weapon and by the most rapid conclusion of an international convention to this effect with the widest possible participation of states and on a non­discriminatory basis;

Have agreed as follows:

Article I

1. All reactors listed in the Annex to this Agreement, which is an integral part of this Agreement, shall permanently cease operations no later than the year 2000. Those reactors in the Annex to this Agreement that have already ceased operations prior to entry into force of this Agreement shall not resume operation.

2. In order to facilitate the cessation of the operation of the reactors identified in the Annex to this Agreement as soon as possible, the Parties undertake to adopt agreed steps proceeding from the understanding that replacement sources of thermal and electric energy should be developed on the same schedule as specified in paragraph 1 of this Article

Article II

1. The plutonium produced after entry into force of this Agreement in the reactors identified in the Annex to this Agreement shall not be used in nuclear weapons.

2. Within six months of signing of this Agreement, the Parties shall develop procedures necessary to assure compliance with the obligation provided for in paragraph 1 of this Article.

3. The Parties will strive to reach agreement on the earliest possible total cessation of the production of plutonium for use in nuclear weapons.

Article III

1. This Agreement shall enter into force as of the date on which the Parties exchange diplomatic notes regarding their implementation of the appropriate procedures required for entry into force of the Agreement.

2. This Agreement may be modified by agreement between the Parties .

3. This Agreement may be terminated at any time by either Party upon one year's written notice. Notwithstanding the termination of this Agreement for any reason, the obligations provided for in Article II of this Agreement shall continue in effect with respect to plutonium produced between entry into force of this Agreement and the date of its termination.

DONE at Washington, in duplicate, this twenty­third day of June, 1994, in the English and Russian Languages, both texts being equally authentic.

FOR THE GOVERNMENT OF

THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA:

Signed by Al Gore

FOR THE GOVERNMENT OF

THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION:

Signed by Viktor Chernomyrdin
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

List Of Plutonium Production Reactors

In The Russian Federation

1. Ozersk

A Reactor

IR-AI Reactor

AV-1 Reactor

AV-2 Reactor

AV-3 Reactor

2. Zheleznogorsk

AD Reactor

ADE-1 Reactor

ADE-2 Reactor

3. Seversk

I-1 Reactor

I-2 Reactor

ADE-3 Reactor

ADE-4 Reactor

ADE-5 Reactor

In the United States of America

1. Hanford

B, C, D, DR, F, H, KE, KW and N Reactors

2. Savannah River

L, P, R, and C Reactors

Source: URL: http://www.eia.doe.gov/gorec/gcc8.html

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