Herman van Rompuy's Declaration on nuclear safety

2^nd April 2012

On the occasion of the Nuclear Saftey Summit in Seoul, the President of the European Council, Herman van Rompuy recalled the EU's main guidlines in this regard. He pointed to the main threats: terrorism and proliferation. These threats require specific responses to go hand in hand with those set up to counter biological and chemical threats. He stressed the responsibility held by the States who have to act effectively to make safe their nuclear installations and to limit proliferation, whether it was intentional or not. The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) plays a major role. Finally he said he was pleased with the clear aim of not using highly enriched uranium in civilian activities which is due to become effective in the EU by the end of the decade.

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