NationStates Jolt Archive


Submitted: Nuclear Energy Research Act

The Beltway
01-04-2006, 00:50
(Co-authored by Yelda)

The General Assembly of the United Nations,

APPLAUDING the passage of Resolution #151 “Nuclear Non-Proliferation Act,”

BELIEVING the benefits of peaceful atomic energy technology should be available to all UN member nations,

AFFIRMING the right of UN member nations to exchange scientific information on the peaceful application of atomic energy,

NOTING that scientific advancement benefits greatly from collaboration of scientists from multiple nations,

CONCERNED with the potentially international and devastating impact of accidents involving nuclear reactors,

ACKNOWLEDGING that current techniques for disposal of nuclear waste materials are often lacking;

RECOGNIZING the threat of terrorist attacks on nuclear reactors,

DECLARING that all UN member nations are entitled to participate in the free trade of fissionable materials used in said technological applications,

HEREBY:

1. ESTABLISHES the Nuclear Energy Research Commission (NERC), mandated to:
I - Coordinate research into safer and more efficient methods of nuclear power generation,
II - Coordinate research into safer means of nuclear waste disposal,
III - Support efforts to improve the security of nuclear plants;

2. STRONGLY URGES UN member nations to provide assistance to the NERC;

3. CALLS UPON UN member nations to conduct research into safer and more efficient methods of nuclear power generation, especially when such research is not already being conducted by other entities;

4. ENCOURAGES the sale and transfer of nuclear power generation materials and technology between UN nations;

5. REQUIRES the elimination of protectionist devices restricting the trade of nuclear power generation technology, equipment and fissionable materials, including but not limited to tariffs, duties, subsidies, subventions and quotas, within eleven years;

6. FURTHER REQUIRES the elimination of protectionist devices restricting the trade of electrical power generated by nuclear power plants, including but not limited to tariffs, duties, subsidies, subventions and quotas, within eleven years;

7. EMPHASIZES that UN member nations reserve the right to employ retaliatory tariffs towards non-member nations to prevent price dumping;

8. AUTHORIZES the United Nations Free Trade Commission (UNFTC) to arbitrate any trade disputes which may arise concerning the interpretation of this legislation.

Please approve this resolution, as the free exchange of civilian nuclear technology will provide benefits to the world. A link (www.nationstates.net/cgi-bin/index.cgi/page=UN_proposal1/match=Energy) to the resolution is hereby provided.
Cobdenia
01-04-2006, 02:17
Not a delegate so I can't approve; but I support this.

However, I think it is a good idea to warn nations against giving Cobdenia any info about nuclear power: we're having enough bloody problems with the internal combustion engine!
The Beltway
01-04-2006, 03:20
Cobdenia would have to ask for assistance in developing a nuclear reactor.

32 down, 93 to go; we have until Monday to get this approved. Get cracking, people!
Ausserland
01-04-2006, 04:37
A sound, positive proposal which richly deserves to be brought to a vote. We respectfully urge our colleagues who can do so to add their approvals.

Patrick T. Olembe
Minister for Foreign Affairs
Cluichstan
01-04-2006, 05:00
OOC: Still don't get that co-author thing, do you?
The Beltway
01-04-2006, 05:23
OOC - Sorry; I meant to make the change, but forgot about it this morning when posting the resolution.

35 approvals; 90 more needed...
The Beltway
01-04-2006, 20:11
Sixty-three down, sixty-two to go with two days remaining. Get to it, delegates!
Kivisto
01-04-2006, 20:26
My only concern at this moment is the elimination of of tariffs et al. It's not a major deal (or at least I don't see it as such, but my Financial advisors do wish to go over some of the figures before we make any hard decisions regarding this), though we could stand to lose some govenment cash as a result.

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The Beltway
01-04-2006, 20:57
Three things:
One - you'll be able to retain tariffs on non-UN states
Two - you could always just raise taxes on all nuclear tech, foreign and domestic, an act that is not protectionist in nature as it does not protect your own nation's corporations
Three - you'll make more money off of states that previously imposed tariffs against your civilian nuclear tech corps

65 down, 60 to go.
Los Mexico
02-04-2006, 02:43
I support the Nuclear Energy Research Act even though i'm yet to join the UN!
The Beltway
02-04-2006, 05:38
Thank you.

78 down, 47 to go. Come on, delegates! Approve this thing!
Yelda
03-04-2006, 00:19
The good news: The 0 of 0 bug is fixed. Yay!

The bad news: The fix is wreaking havoc with our TG campaign from yesterday. Boo!

Approvals: 102
Status: Lacking Support (requires 22 more approvals)
Voting Ends: Mon Apr 3 2006

Any idea which update this will expire on?
The Beltway
03-04-2006, 01:24
104 approvals; 20 left to go. We have until Monday to get this to quorum.
Zhongnanhai
03-04-2006, 04:06
Zhongnanhai has sent its support you now need 15 more approvals
Ecopoeia
03-04-2006, 11:27
Ecopoeia rejects the use of nuclear power and will vote against this resolution on the basis of its endorsement of this particular source of energy. However, we have fears concerning compliance. Clauses 2, 3 and 4 we can happily ignore; do clauses 5 and 6 oblige us to accept power generated from nuclear sources? I suspect not, thankfully, but I would be grateful for a clarification.

Mathieu Vergniaud
Deputy Speaker to the UN
Yelda
03-04-2006, 17:53
do clauses 5 and 6 oblige us to accept power generated from nuclear sources?
No, they do not. However, if you should in the future choose to purchase electricity generated from nuclear sources, article 6 would come into play.
Fonzoland
03-04-2006, 18:01
Quorum. Congratulations to the authors.
The Beltway
03-04-2006, 20:29
Incoherent, joyous shouts of joy, then, in a slight Southern drawl,

"Quorum! We made quorum, Hillary!"

An aging couple dances; both are quite pleased with each other, for today at least...

Quorum!
St Edmund
04-04-2006, 12:33
Congratulations!
Ecopoeia
04-04-2006, 14:29
No, they do not. However, if you should in the future choose to purchase electricity generated from nuclear sources, article 6 would come into play.
Thank you.