China
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France
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France has ratified the 2005 Amendment to the Convention on the Physical Protection of Nuclear Material on 1 February 2013.
What is the NWS doing on this action in the current Review Cycle?
As an EU member, France has called for the universalisation of the 2005 Amendment to the Convention on the Physical Protection of Nuclear Material.
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National Report submitted by France. Report submitted by France under actions 5, 20 and 21 of the Final Document of the 2010 Review Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (2022–2026). NPT/CONF.2026/PC.III/2. 7 March 2025, https://docs.un.org/en/NPT/CONF.2026/PC.III/2
EU Statement on Agenda item 4: Nuclear Security Board of Governors International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Vienna, 8-12 September 2025, https://www.government.is/library/09-Embassies/Vienna/Agenda%20Item%204%20-%20EU%20statement%20on%20Nuclear%20Security%20Report.pdf
Russia
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United Kingdom
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United States
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The United States signed the Convention on the Physical Protection of Nuclear Material on March 3, 1980, and was ratified on December 13, 1982. The 2005 Amendment was ratified by the United States on July 31, 2015.
Under the auspices of the Convention on the Physical Protection of Nuclear Material and its Amendment (A/CPPNM), the United States undertook several actions prior to the current Review Cycle, including:
- Completing inspections under the U.S. Nuclear Power Plant Cyber Security Programs to verify that facilities had fully implemented their cyber security requirements.
- Removing excess plutonium from the IAEA’s Nuclear Material Laboratory as part of its broader, decades-long campaign to permanently dispose of excess civilian highly enriched uranium and plutonium around the world.
- Contributing nearly $245 million to the IAEA’s Nuclear Security Fund (NSF) since its inception, to include over $22.5 million in 2021.
What is the NWS doing on this action in the current Review Cycle?
In 2022, at the first Review Conference for the Convention on the Physical Protection of Nuclear Material and its Amendment (A/CPPNM), the United States delegation delivered a statement in support of full implementation and universality of the A/CPPNM.
As part of that statement, the United States requested that the IAEA host the United States’ second International Physical Protection Advisory Service mission, and encouraged all other state Parties to take advantage of the program. It also announced that each of its nuclear power plants would be inspected every two years to ensure compliance with updated cyber security requirements.
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U.S. Department of State. “Convention on the Physical Protection of Nuclear Material.” Bureau of International Security and Nonproliferation. March 3, 1980. https://2009-2017.state.gov/t/isn/5079.htm.
U.S. Department of State. “Multilateral (16-508) – Agreement Amending the Convention of October 26, 1979 on the Protection of Nuclear Material.” Office of Treaty Affairs. May 8, 2016. https://www.state.gov/16-508/.
U.S. Mission to International Organizations in Vienna. “A/CPPNM Review Conference: U.S. National Statement.” March 28, 2022. https://vienna.usmission.gov/a-cppnm-review-conference-u-s-national-statement/.