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moey16

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hello,

dose any one know australia's policy towards trade in uraninum ?

ive tried google , found to many articles about anti-uranium and the trade between china and india im stuck as i dont know what answer is asking for
 

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Found it. if this is relavent to anyone else feel free to use it

Australia’s policy is that:
  • Australian uranium may only be exported for peaceful non-explosive purposes under Australia’s network of bilateral safeguards Agreements, which provide for:
    • coverage of uranium exports by IAEA safeguards from the time they leave Australian ownership,
    • continuation of coverage by IAEA safeguards for the full life of the material or until it is legitimately removed from safeguards,
    • fallback safeguards in the event that IAEA safeguards no longer apply for any reason,
    • prior Australian consent for any transfer of AONM to a third party, for any enrichment beyond 20 per cent of uranium-235 and for reprocessing of AONM, and
    • physical security requirements;
  • Australia retains the right to be selective as to the countries with which it is prepared to conclude safeguards arrangements;
  • non-nuclear weapon state customer countries must at a minimum be a party to the NPT and have concluded a fullscope safeguards Agreement with the IAEA;
  • nuclear weapon state customer countries must provide an assurance that AONM will not be diverted to non-peaceful or explosive uses and accept coverage of AONM by IAEA safeguards; and
  • commercial contracts for the export of Australian uranium should include a clause noting that the contract is subject to the relevant bilateral safeguards arrangement.
  • as announced by the Minister for Foreign Affairs on 4 May 2005, Australia is further tightening its export policy by making an additional protocol with the IAEA (providing for strengthened safeguards) a pre-condition for the supply of Australian obligated uranium to non-nuclear weapon states.
 

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