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Presidential Determination

Proposed Agreement for Cooperation Between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of the Kingdom of Norway Concerning Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Energy

President Obama approved a proposed nuclear cooperation agreement with Norway under Section 123 of the Atomic Energy Act, finding it promotes common defense and security without unreasonable risk. The Secretary of State was directed to arrange for execution and publish the determination in the Federal Register.

Federal Register Open PDF 81 FR 40475

Impact dates

  1. Federal Register filing

Key directives

  • Approve proposed Agreement for Cooperation with Norway concerning peaceful uses of nuclear energy
  • Authorize Secretary of State to arrange for execution of the Agreement
  • Direct Secretary of State to publish determination in Federal Register

Who is ordered

Timeline

Immediate

  • Determination signed and approval effective
  • Secretary of State authorized to arrange execution

Near term (90d)

  • Federal Register publication (filed June 21, 2016)

Long term

  • Implementation of nuclear cooperation agreement with Norway

Risks & tensions

  • Standard 123 agreement approval; no unusual tensions flagged in text
  • Nuclear proliferation concerns typically attendant to nuclear cooperation agreements, though determination explicitly finds no unreasonable risk
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