Formal Submission. On July 24, 1985, President ▇▇▇▇▇▇ submitted to Congress the “Agreement Between the United States and the People’s Republic of China Concerning Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Energy,” pursuant to Sections 123(b) and 123(d) of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended. In his transmittal message, ▇▇▇▇▇▇ did not refer to the NRC’s concerns (the memorandum cited above was classified at the time). He noted that the proposed agreement was the first peaceful nuclear cooperation agreement with a Communist country and the only such agreement with another nuclear-weapon state (because cooperation with the United Kingdom and France was covered by U.S. agreements with the European Atomic Energy Community, or EURATOM). The President first cited China’s “ambitious plans” for a “substantial number of nuclear power stations.” He pointed to China’s steps to “clarify” its non-proliferation and nuclear export policies, including Premier Zhao’s statement, but ▇▇▇▇▇▇ did not mention PRC practices. He referred to bilateral “talks” rather than statements or agreements and said that “we can expect” that China’s policy of not assisting a non-nuclear weapon state to acquire nuclear explosives will be implemented in a manner consistent with the basic non-proliferation practices common to the United States and other suppliers. As benefits for U.S. interests, the President wrote that the agreement would “have a significant, positive impact on overall U.S.-China relations”; “provide the United States and its companies an opportunity to participate in another aspect of China’s energy programs, with possible substantial economic benefit”; and “further the non-proliferation and other foreign policy interests of the United States.” ▇▇▇▇▇▇ argued that the agreement would not constitute an “unreasonable risk” to common defense and security. He noted that he was submitting the agreement to Congress “without exempting it from any requirement” in Section 123(a) of the Atomic Energy Act.50
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Formal Submission. On July 24, 1985, President ▇▇▇▇▇▇ submitted to Congress the “Agreement Between the United States and the People’s Republic of China Concerning Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Energy,” pursuant to Sections 123(b) and 123(d) of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended. In his transmittal message, ▇▇▇▇▇▇ did not refer to the NRC’s concerns (the memorandum cited above was classified at the time). He noted that the proposed agreement was the first peaceful nuclear cooperation agreement with a Communist country and the only such agreement with another nuclear-weapon state (because cooperation with the United Kingdom and France was covered by U.S. agreements with the European Atomic Energy Community, or EURATOM). The President first cited China’s “ambitious plans” for a “substantial number of nuclear power stations.” He pointed to China’s steps to “clarify” its non-proliferation nonproliferation and nuclear export policies, including Premier Zhao’s ▇▇▇▇’▇ statement, but ▇▇▇▇▇▇ did not mention PRC practices. He referred to bilateral “talks” rather than statements or agreements and said that “we can expect” that China’s policy of not assisting a non-nuclear weapon state to acquire nuclear explosives will be implemented in a manner consistent with the basic non-proliferation nonproliferation practices common to the United States and other suppliers. As benefits for U.S. interests, the President wrote that the agreement would “have a significant, positive impact on overall U.S.-China relations”; “provide the United States and its companies an opportunity to participate in another aspect of China’s energy programs, with possible substantial economic benefit”; and “further the non-proliferation and other foreign policy interests of the United States.” ▇▇▇▇▇▇ argued that the agreement would not constitute an “unreasonable risk” to common defense and security. He noted that he was submitting the agreement to Congress “without exempting it from any requirement” in Section 123(a) of the Atomic Energy Act.50Act.81 80 ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, Acting Chairman of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Memorandum for the President, July 19, 1985 (redacted unclassified version). 81 ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇, “Message from the President of the United States Transmitting An Agreement for Cooperation between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of the People’s Republic of China Concerning Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Energy, Pursuant to Secs. 123(b) and 123(d) of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as Amended,” July 24, 1985, House Document 99-86.
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