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Monday, September 20, 2010

Russia, US Request IAEA to Verify Weapons-Grade Plutonium’s Disposition

Russia, US Request IAEA to Verify Weapons-Grade Plutonium’s Disposition

On 16 September 2010, the IAEA´s Director General Yukiya Amano received a jointly signed letter from the Russian Minister for Foreign Affairs, Sergey Lavrov, and the U.S. Secretary of State, Hillary Rodham Clinton, requesting that the IAEA undertake “an important verification role under the amended Agreement between the Government of the Russian Federation and the Government of the United States of America Concerning the Management and Disposition of Plutonium Designated as No Longer Required for Defense Purposes and Related Cooperation”.
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