The 2010 Nuclear Security Summit

On April 12-13 in 2010 the president Obama carried out the summit on nuclear safety in Washington, the District of Columbia. Representatives of 50 countries of the world took part in the summit. The meeting was concentrated to a safety issue of nuclear materials as questions of non-proliferation, disarmament and peace nuclear power were considered.

Source: http://whsword.wordpress.com/2010/05/06/nuclear-security-summit-2010/ 17 March 2012  

The first the key purpose in 2010 of the summit is strengthening and expansion of the international legal system which operates nuclear safety. Since April, 2010 of 13 new countries ratified amendments of the Convention on physical protection of nuclear materials, and also 12 new countries ratified the International convention on suppression of acts of nuclear terrorism.

The main goal of the summit consisted in increasing the safety of the high-enriched Uranium and Plutonium. In April, 2010 modernization of system of storage and transportation of nuclear materials in a number of the countries was complete. Nearly 400 kg of VOU were taken out from 10 countries for destruction, and some research reactors are transferred from VOU on NOU fuel. [17]

As the communiqué consisting of 12 points which admitted nuclear terrorism as «one of the most difficult threats of the international security» was developed. An important role of the United Nations and IAEA was admitted in this communiqué. The support in realization of methods of nuclear safety was also admitted and there was a recognition that VOU and plutonium demand special measures of protection. [18]

Source: http://washingtonindependent.com/82071/next-steps-on-nuclear-safety-enforcement-enforcement-enforcement 17 March 2012  

Prime Minister Gilani represented Pakistan at the summit. There he declared that Pakistan has a powerful mode of nuclear safety. It consists of 4 main points:

“1. Accurate system of command and the management, making national authority of command the Department of strategic plans and strategic commands of Forces, carries out strict control over all aspects of policy, purchases, operation and, the most important, nuclear safety.

2. A high security of the regulation, covering all questions connected with nuclear safety and safety, include physical protection of materials and the equipment, materials of control and the account, safety on transport, prevention of illicit trafficking and boundary control. In it plans on fight with possible radiating emergencies also are considered.

3. Extensive mode of export control.

"4. The international cooperation according to our national policy and interests, and also the international obligations. [19]”

Thus Pakistan met with approval from the USA, the American administration was convinced of protection of the Pakistan nuclear objects. The Pakistan delegation declared: «It is a big victory, but big break still ahead» (It is a big victory, but a big breakthrough is still to come) [20].

2012 Seoul Nuclear Security Summit

Source: http://www.thenuclearsecuritysummit.org/eng_main/main.jsp 17 March 2012  

The summit on nuclear safety will become the largest summit in the field of nuclear safety. It will be in Seoul at the end of March in 2012. Chapters of 53 states will discuss the international measures for protection of nuclear materials and nuclear objects from terrorists. The North Korean nuclear problem will become the main theme of discussion.

Participating states are: Republic of Korea, Algeria, Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Azerbaijan, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Chile, China, Czech Republic, Denmark, Egypt, Finland, France, Gabon, Georgia, Germany, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Israel, Italy, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Lithuania, Malaysia, Mexico, Morocco, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nigeria, Norway, Pakistan, Philippines, Poland, Romania, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, Great Britain, Ukraine, USA, Vietnam.

The heads of such international organizations as United Nations, IAEA, EU will take part in the summit too.

Background: The President of the USA Barack Obama in his speech in Prague in 2009 declared that nuclear terrorism is a serious threat for the international security. The first summit on nuclear safety took place in Washington in April in 2010. 47 leaders of the countries of the world and 3 international organizations (the United Nations, IAEA, EU) including 5 nuclear powers and the countries which have not signed the NNPT – India, Pakistan, Israel took part in the summit.

The Republic of Korea as the country organizer will coordinate carrying out the summit and the leader in discussions on key questions. Election of Korea as the country organizer reflects recognition by the world community of observance by Korea of conditions of the NNPT and use of nuclear energy in the peace purposes.

Expected results: The summit serves in Seoul as possibility for Korea to earn the international authority. Besides the summit will help to provide stability on Korean Peninsula by involvement thef world leaders to discussion of measures for strengthening of nuclear safety. The summit will serve as a forum for discussion not only nuclear security questions but also nuclear safety. After the accident in Fukushima the problem of nuclear safety became the main point for discussion. [21]

Bibliography

1. Nuclear power in Pakistan

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear_power_in_Pakistan#cite_note-reutersLeak-36 16 March 2012

2. Pakistan in 'French nuclear deal'

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/8052587.stm16 March 2012

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