Convention on the Physical Protection of Nuclear Material

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The Convention on the Physical Protection of Nuclear Material is an international treaty that establishes legally binding measures for the protection, secure transport, and prevention of theft or sabotage of nuclear material used for peaceful purposes.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf international treaty ⓘ
multilateral treaty ⓘ
nuclear security instrument ⓘ
adoptedBy International Atomic Energy Agency ⓘ
aimsTo ensure secure international transport of nuclear material ⓘ
establish legally binding measures for the physical protection of nuclear material ⓘ
prevent sabotage involving nuclear material ⓘ
prevent theft of nuclear material ⓘ
alsoKnownAs CPPNM ⓘ
Nuclear Material Convention ⓘ
amendedBy Amendment to the Convention on the Physical Protection of Nuclear Material ⓘ
amendmentAdoptedOn 2005-07-08 ⓘ
amendmentEnteredIntoForceOn 2016-05-08 ⓘ
amendmentExpandedScopeTo physical protection of nuclear facilities and material in domestic use, storage and transport ⓘ
amendmentIntroduced new offences related to nuclear smuggling and sabotage ⓘ
appliesTo nuclear material used for peaceful purposes ⓘ
category arms control and disarmament treaties ⓘ
treaties concluded in 1979 ⓘ
concludedUnderAuspicesOf International Atomic Energy Agency ⓘ
contains provisions on extradition ⓘ
provisions on jurisdiction over offences involving nuclear material ⓘ
provisions on mutual legal assistance ⓘ
definesOffences attempts and participation in specified offences ⓘ
demanding nuclear material by threat or use of force ⓘ
embezzlement of nuclear material ⓘ
theft of nuclear material ⓘ
threats to use nuclear material to cause death or serious injury ⓘ
depositary Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency ⓘ
doesNotApplyTo nuclear material used for military purposes ⓘ
enteredIntoForceOn 1987-02-08 ⓘ
field nuclear safety and security ⓘ
language Arabic ⓘ
Chinese ⓘ
English ⓘ
French ⓘ
Russian ⓘ
Spanish ⓘ
openedForSignatureAt New York City ⓘ
Vienna ⓘ
openedForSignatureOn 1979-03-03 ⓘ
relatedTo IAEA nuclear security recommendations ⓘ
International Convention for the Suppression of Acts of Nuclear Terrorism ⓘ
requiresStatesTo cooperate in the recovery and protection of stolen nuclear material ⓘ
establish and maintain a physical protection regime for nuclear material ⓘ
extradite or prosecute alleged offenders ⓘ
make certain offences punishable under national law ⓘ
share information to protect threatened nuclear material ⓘ
signedOnOccasionOf International Atomic Energy Agency conference ⓘ
subjectOf international nuclear law ⓘ
nuclear security ⓘ
physical protection of nuclear material ⓘ

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IAEA Nuclear Security Series → relatedTo → Convention on the Physical Protection of Nuclear Material ⓘ
IAEA Nuclear Security Series → relatedTo → Amendment to the Convention on the Physical Protection of Nuclear Material ⓘ
linked to: Convention on the Physical Protection of Nuclear Material
International Convention for the Suppression of Acts of Nuclear Terrorism → relatedTo → Convention on the Physical Protection of Nuclear Material ⓘ
Convention on the Physical Protection of Nuclear Material → alsoKnownAs → Nuclear Material Convention ⓘ
linked to: Convention on the Physical Protection of Nuclear Material
Convention on the Physical Protection of Nuclear Material → amendedBy → Amendment to the Convention on the Physical Protection of Nuclear Material ⓘ
linked to: Convention on the Physical Protection of Nuclear Material