Nuclear Energy Calculation Nuclear Weapons Free Zones

The african commission on nuclear energy afcone.

Nuclear fission invented by first world war and indian nationalism. Similar to the nuclear non proliferation treaty five treaties on regional nuclear weapons free zones require parties to conclude a comprehensive safeguards agreement with the iaea. Within these nuclear weapon free zones countries may use nuclear energy for peaceful purposes. In july 2009 the african nuclear weapon free zone treaty treaty of pelindaba entered into force.

The specific ramifications of these depend on the locale in question. Each treaty establishing a nuclear weapon free zone includes a protocol for the five nuclear weapon states recognized under the npt china france russia the united kingdom and the united states to sign and ratify. A nuclear free zone is an area in which nuclear weapons see nuclear weapon free zone and nuclear power plants are banned.

In view is a fifth zone covering africa known as the pelindaba treaty which is nearing entry into force. Peaceful uses of nuclear energy are permitted if placed under enhanced iaea safeguards. Nuclear free zones usually neither address nor prohibit radiopharmaceuticals used in nuclear medicine even though many of them are produced in nuclear reactors.

Having been opened for signature in 1996 today the treaty has 41 states parties with only 14 states still to deposit their instruments. In the wings is a middle east nuclear weapon free zone which states have struggled to negotiate for more than 20 years and recently the idea of a northeast asia nuclear weapon free zone has been floated. The african nuclear weapon free zone treaty the treaty also known as the treaty of pelindaba was the product of a 32 year effort seeking a nuclear weapon free africa.

Protocol for nuclear weapon states. It is a significant development and a further nudge toward a world without nuclear weapons. These treaties cover latin america and the caribbean the south pacific southeast asia africa and central asia.

The entry into force on july 15 of the african nuclear weapon free zone treaty also known as the treaty of pelindaba was largely ignored by the worlds mainstream news media. Verifying the african nuclear weapon free zone noel stott. The african nuclear weapon free zone treaty also known as the treaty of pelindaba named after south africas main nuclear research centre run by the south african nuclear energy corporation and was the location where south africas atomic bombs of the 1970s were developed constructed and subsequently stored establishes a nuclear weapon free zone in africa.

It joins three other active nuclear weapon free zones nwfzs covering latin america and the caribbean the south pacific and southeast asia.