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08THEHAGUE513
2008-06-13 11:24:00
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Embassy The Hague
Cable title:
NETHERLANDS/IAEA: EVALUATING THE CSC, NO POSITION
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SUBJECT: NETHERLANDS/IAEA: EVALUATING THE CSC, NO POSITION
YET
REF: STATE 54213
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SUBJECT: NETHERLANDS/IAEA: EVALUATING THE CSC, NO POSITION
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REF: STATE 54213
1. (SBU) EconOff met June 11 with Michel Deelen, Deputy Head,
Environment and Nuclear Safety Division, and Hendrik Koets,
Advisor, Economic and Environmental Affairs Department, at
the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) to follow up on reftel
demarche. Deelen and Koets said the Dutch position regarding
the Convention on Supplementary Compensation for Nuclear
Damage (CSC) has not been established. They said the Dutch
government is now studying the CSC issue, which Koets termed
as "rather new" to them but "definitely interesting".
2. (SBU) Deelen and Koets expressed surprise at the sudden
emergence of the CSC as a high-priority issue for the U.S.
government. They said the Netherlands was "quite happy" with
the nuclear liability coverage provided by the Vienna and
Paris Conventions. That said, Deelen explained that the U.S.
demarche had spurred the Dutch to reevaluate the CSC. He
said that MFA, Ministry of Finance, and Ministry of Economic
Affairs will all have key stakes in the policy discussions
about the CSC he expects will begin soon. (Note: Deelen and
Koets admitted there is uncertainty as to which ministry is
ultimately responsible for nuclear liability issues. End
note.) Deelen could not speculate at this stage about the
prospects for Dutch ratification of the CSC. Post will
follow up and report as the Dutch move forward on the CSC.
Gallagher
SENSITIVE
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: KNNP TRGY ENRG KSTC IAEA PARM NL
SUBJECT: NETHERLANDS/IAEA: EVALUATING THE CSC, NO POSITION
YET
REF: STATE 54213
1. (SBU) EconOff met June 11 with Michel Deelen, Deputy Head,
Environment and Nuclear Safety Division, and Hendrik Koets,
Advisor, Economic and Environmental Affairs Department, at
the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) to follow up on reftel
demarche. Deelen and Koets said the Dutch position regarding
the Convention on Supplementary Compensation for Nuclear
Damage (CSC) has not been established. They said the Dutch
government is now studying the CSC issue, which Koets termed
as "rather new" to them but "definitely interesting".
2. (SBU) Deelen and Koets expressed surprise at the sudden
emergence of the CSC as a high-priority issue for the U.S.
government. They said the Netherlands was "quite happy" with
the nuclear liability coverage provided by the Vienna and
Paris Conventions. That said, Deelen explained that the U.S.
demarche had spurred the Dutch to reevaluate the CSC. He
said that MFA, Ministry of Finance, and Ministry of Economic
Affairs will all have key stakes in the policy discussions
about the CSC he expects will begin soon. (Note: Deelen and
Koets admitted there is uncertainty as to which ministry is
ultimately responsible for nuclear liability issues. End
note.) Deelen could not speculate at this stage about the
prospects for Dutch ratification of the CSC. Post will
follow up and report as the Dutch move forward on the CSC.
Gallagher