http://en.trend.az/news/politics/1872047.htmlFrench ambassador to IAEA: Bushehr NPP causes concern in context of global nuclear security
06.05.2011 09:00
Azerbaijan, Baku, May 5 /Trend, T.Konyayeva/
Safety of the Bushehr nuclear power plant causes concern in the context of global nuclear security as Iran is not willing to be party to important conventions regulating nuclear activities, said permanent French ambassador to the IAEA Florence Mangin.
"Our concern in Iran and with Bushehr, is not a question of the reactor design, said Mangin. It is a matter of global safety environment, regulatory infrastructure and safety culture. Iran is the only country in the world ready to start a NPP without being a contracting party to the CNS."
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Mangin believes it is all the more difficult to understand why Iran is not willing to be party to these important Conventions. On a regular basis, parties to the CSN provide reports and undergo peer reviews of their safety performance.
"At a time when sharing best practices on nuclear safety is of utmost importance, this does not seem to be a good situation, she said. - And Iran contradicts itself, by stating that safety is a priority and that it should access any information on this topic without discrimination, and not joining the most important instruments to do so."
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