U.S, Turkey enact nuclear pact

Published: June 2, 2008 at 9:59 PM
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WASHINGTON, June 2 (UPI) -- The United States and Turkey Monday began a 15-year agreement to cooperate on peaceful uses of nuclear energy, the U.S. State Department said.

The pact "provides a comprehensive framework for peaceful nuclear cooperation" between the two nations, "under agreed non-proliferation conditions and controls," the State Department news release stated.

After the initial 15-year period, there will be automatic renewals in five-year increments unless either party terminates it. The agreement allows for the transfer of technology, material, reactors and components for nuclear research and nuclear power production, the department said.


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