United States of America

Appendix 1 - International, multilateral and bilateral agreements

Agreements for co-operation provide the legal framework of U.S. trade with other countries in the peaceful uses of nuclear energy. Agreements establish binding national commitments enforceable under international law, and set the ground rules for civilian nuclear commerce among nations. The guiding principle is that the United States will co-operate in peaceful nuclear trade as long as the other signatory abides by the agreement's conditions governing the safeguarded and continued peaceful use of nuclear material and technology transferred from the United States, and grants the United States certain consent rights over such material's use, alteration, and retransfer.

The United States has entered into agreements with other countries for peaceful nuclear co-operation. Similar agreements have been entered with international organizations including the European Atomic Energy Agency (EURATOM), and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). The United States has also entered into trilateral agreements with IAEA and other countries for the safeguards to equipment, devices, and materials supplied under bilateral agreements for co-operation in the use of commercial nuclear power.

The site https://ostiweb.osti.gov/iaem/ includes both bilateral and multilateral agreements.

Agreements with the IAEA

· Amendments to Articles VI and XIVof the Agency Statute

Not Ratified

· Agreement on privileges and immunities

Non-Party

· NPT related safeguards agreement INFCIRC/288

Entry into force:

9 December 1980

· Tlatelolco related agreement

Entry into force:

6 April 1989

· Additional protocol

Signature:

12 May 1998

Improved procedures for designation of safeguards inspectors

Accepted:

14 September 1988

Other relevant international treaties

· Non-Proliferation Treaty

Entry into force:

5 March 1970

· Convention on physical protection of nuclear material

Entry into force:

8 February 1987

· Convention on early notification of a nuclear accident

Entry into force:

20 October 1988

· Convention on assistance in the case of a nuclear accident or a radiological emergency

Entry into force:

20 October 1988

Vienna convention on civil liability for nuclear damage

n.a.

Paris convention on third party liability in the field of nuclear energy

Non Party

Joint protocol relating to the application of Vienna & Paris conventions

Non Party

Protocol to amend Vienna convention on civil liability for nuclear damage

n.a.

· Convention on supplementary

Signature:

29 September 1997

Compensation for nuclear damage

· Convention on nuclear safety

Entry into force:

10 July 1999

· Joint convention on the safety of spent fuel management and on the safety of radioactive waste management

Signature:

29 September 1997

· ZANGGER Committee

Member

· Nuclear Export Guidelines

Adopted

· Acceptance of NUSS Codes

Summary: Codes are appropriate

safety standards in Agency assisted

projects; valuable guidance for

national regulatory requirements;

useful reference in safety assessment.

Use of codes for above purposes supported.

Generally consistent with US requirements.

· Nuclear Suppliers Group

Member

Bilateral agreements

International agreements related to the U.S. Department of Energy are handled by the Office of Policy and International Agreements.

Appendix 2 - Directory of the main organisations, instituions and companies involved in nuclear power-related activites

National atomic energy authority

United States Department of Energy

Tel: 202-586-6210

(USDOE) Forrestal Building

Fax: 202-586-6789

Washington DC 20585

http://www.energy.gov/

NATIONAL REGULATORY AUTHORITY

United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission
One White Flint North
11555 Rockville Pike
Rockville, MD 20852-2730

Tel.: 301-415-7000
Fax: 301-415-2395

http://www.nrc.gov/

Other organisations

Operators/Owners of Nuclear Power Plants

Ameren UE

http://www.ameren.com/

American Electric Power (AEP)

http://www.aep.com/

Constellation

http://www.constellation.com/

Detroit Edison

http://www.detroitedison.com/

Dominion Nuclear

http://www.dom.com/about/stations/nuclear/index.jsp

Duke Power

http://www.duke-energy.com/decorp/content/Default.asp

Energy Northwest

http://www.energy-northwest.com/

Entergy Nuclear

http://www.entergy-nuclear.com/

Exelon

http://www.exeloncorp.com/generation/nuclear/pg-nuclear-main.html

First Energy

http://www.firstenergycorp.com/welcome/

FPL Nuclear

http://www.fpl.com/about/nuclear/contents/nuclear_power_serves_you.shtml

Nebraska Public Power District

http://www.nppd.com/index.asp

Nuclear Management Co.

http://www.nmcco.com/

Omaha Public Power District

http://www.oppd.com/

Pacific Gas & Electric

http://www.pge.com/

Pennsylvania Power & Light

http://www.pplweb.com/

Pinnacle West

http://www.pinnaclewest.com/

Progress Energy

http://www.progressenergy.com/

PSE&G

http://www.pseg.com/

Scana

http://www.scana.com/

South Texas Nuclear Operating Company

http://www.stpnoc.com/

Southern Californian Edison

http://www.sce.com/sc3/default.htm

Southern Nuclear Operations

http://www.southerncompany.com/southernnuclear/home.asp?mnuOpco=soco&mnuType=sub&mnuItem=sn

Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)

http://www.tva.gov/

TXU

http://txu.com/us/default.asp

Wolf Creek Nuclear Operating Corporation

http://www.wcnoc.com/start.cfm

Nuclear research institutes

Argonne National Laboratory

http://www.anl.gov/

Armed Forces Radiobiology Research Institute

(AFRRI)

http://www.afrri.usuhs.mil/

Brookhaven National Laboratory

http://www.bnl.gov/

Electric Power Research Institute

http://www.epri.com/

Idaho National Engineering Laboratory

http://www.inel.gov/

Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory

http://www.lbl.gov/

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

http://www.llnl.gov/

Los Alamos National Laboratory

http://www.lanl.gov/worldview/

Los Alamos Neutron Science Center (LANSCE)

http://www.lansce.lanl.gov/index_ext.htm

Oak Ridge National Laboratory

http://www.ornl.gov/ornlhome/home.htm

Sandia National Laboratory

http://www.sandia.gov/

Savannah River Site

http://www.srs.gov/

Hardware manufactures/vendors and service providers

Canberra (US based company)

http://www.canberra.com/

GE Reuter-Stokes (General Electric)

http://www.ge.com/powersystems/reuter-stokes/index.htm

NFS Radiation Protection Systems (NFS-RPS)

http://www.nfsrps.com/

Framatome Technologies Group (FTG)