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09MOSCOW1506
2009-06-09 13:53:00
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Embassy Moscow
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INTERNATIONAL NUCLEAR FUEL BANK - RUSSIA STILL
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UNCLAS MOSCOW 001506
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TAGS: ENRG TRGY KNNP IAEA RS
SUBJECT: INTERNATIONAL NUCLEAR FUEL BANK - RUSSIA STILL
HOPEFUL FOR IAEA JUNE GB MEETING
REF: STATE 057598
(SBU) We reviewed reftel points on establishing an
international nuclear fuel bank with MFA Office of Security
and Disarmament Affairs First Secretary Olga Kuznetsova on
June 9. Kuznetsova noted that Russia was expecting the
discussion at the IAEA Governing Board (GB) June 15-18 in
Vienna to be "far from simple," because of the skeptical
countries on the GB and the opponents among the IAEA members
that don't want to see any discussion of a nuclear fuel bank
because they believe it infringes upon their countries' right
to develop a nuclear fuel cycle. Kuznetsova explained that
Russia has been trying to convince some of the skeptics that
having an international nuclear fuel bank actually reinforces
countries' right to develop peaceful nuclear energy.
Commenting that Russia will see at the GB meeting to what
degree its demarches have been successful, Kuznetsova said
that Russia is "still hoping against hope" that the June GB
will endorse the "U.S., Russian, and German" proposals that
were distributed by the IAEA Director General, but realizes
that this is not likely. (Embassy note: Although we
referred to the first proposal as an IAEA proposal,
Kuznetsova called it a "U.S." proposal. End note.) If the
June GB cannot approve the proposals, Kuznetsova stated that
Russia's Governor Berdennikov intends to support the IAEA
Director General's recommendation that the GB instruct the
Director General to further develop the proposals and submit
them to the September GB for discussion in an effort to reach
consensus. She predicted that this would take some time.
BEYRLE