Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
09UNVIEVIENNA480
2009-10-20 16:09:00
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY
UNVIE
Cable title:
TEPID RESPONSE TO CHANGING GNEP TO INEF
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UNCLAS UNVIE VIENNA 000480
SENSITIVE
SIPDIS
BEIJING PLS PASS ISN/NESS HUMPHREY
DOE FOR NA-6 MCGINNIS, WELLING
DOE SCHOENBAUER/DASH, EST SEPULVADA
TOKYO FOR PEKO
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: ENRG KNNP IAEA
SUBJECT: TEPID RESPONSE TO CHANGING GNEP TO INEF
REF: STATE 106834
Sensitive but unclassified -- please protect accordingly.
UNCLAS UNVIE VIENNA 000480
SENSITIVE
SIPDIS
BEIJING PLS PASS ISN/NESS HUMPHREY
DOE FOR NA-6 MCGINNIS, WELLING
DOE SCHOENBAUER/DASH, EST SEPULVADA
TOKYO FOR PEKO
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: ENRG KNNP IAEA
SUBJECT: TEPID RESPONSE TO CHANGING GNEP TO INEF
REF: STATE 106834
Sensitive but unclassified -- please protect accordingly.
1. (U) Under cover of a short letter drawing from REFTEL
background, Ambassador sent IAEA Director General ElBaradei October
19 the non-paper at para 12 of REFTEL. Msnoff concurrently shared
non-paper with IAEA Department of Nuclear Energy officials to
solicit comment.
2. (SBU) Hans Forsstroem, Director of the IAEA Division of Nuclear
Fuel Cycle and Waste Technology (under DDG/Nuclear Energy Sokolov),
told Msnoff he felt the proposed reframing of GNEP could weaken its
mandate and its appeal to countries such as China and France with
advanced nuclear sectors. Forsstroem was personally against the
name change, but he saw its motivation coming from U.S. domestic
politics and acknowledged it was up to USG to make that decision.
More importantly, Forsstroem expressed concern the U.S. proposals
could be perceived as a retreat from a "closed fuel cycle approach."
Nuclear newcomers might be comfortable with a less ambitious
technology agenda than had characterized the original GNEP, he said,
but major technology-holder countries may view it differently.
Finally, Forsstroem said the proposed Mission Statement appeared to
be consistent with the IAEA's goals.
3. (SBU) Separately, an AMCIT Infrastructure Development expert in
the Nuclear Power Engineering Section said the name change was
consistent with what she had heard from USG sources over the past
several months. However, our contact said she did not have a clear
understanding of what INEF intends to accomplish based on the
current non-paper.
4. (SBU) Note for USDEL to GNEP Executive Committee: IAEA
Secretariat confirmed that Deputy Director General for Nuclear
Energy Yury Sokolov would be the senior IAEA official participating
in the GNEP Executive Committee meeting in Beijing on October 23.
Forsstroem shared with us that Sokolov had recently expressed
frustration over not having some proposed edits accepted to the
Joint Statement to be issued by the Executive Committee. End Note.
DAVIES
SENSITIVE
SIPDIS
BEIJING PLS PASS ISN/NESS HUMPHREY
DOE FOR NA-6 MCGINNIS, WELLING
DOE SCHOENBAUER/DASH, EST SEPULVADA
TOKYO FOR PEKO
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: ENRG KNNP IAEA
SUBJECT: TEPID RESPONSE TO CHANGING GNEP TO INEF
REF: STATE 106834
Sensitive but unclassified -- please protect accordingly.
1. (U) Under cover of a short letter drawing from REFTEL
background, Ambassador sent IAEA Director General ElBaradei October
19 the non-paper at para 12 of REFTEL. Msnoff concurrently shared
non-paper with IAEA Department of Nuclear Energy officials to
solicit comment.
2. (SBU) Hans Forsstroem, Director of the IAEA Division of Nuclear
Fuel Cycle and Waste Technology (under DDG/Nuclear Energy Sokolov),
told Msnoff he felt the proposed reframing of GNEP could weaken its
mandate and its appeal to countries such as China and France with
advanced nuclear sectors. Forsstroem was personally against the
name change, but he saw its motivation coming from U.S. domestic
politics and acknowledged it was up to USG to make that decision.
More importantly, Forsstroem expressed concern the U.S. proposals
could be perceived as a retreat from a "closed fuel cycle approach."
Nuclear newcomers might be comfortable with a less ambitious
technology agenda than had characterized the original GNEP, he said,
but major technology-holder countries may view it differently.
Finally, Forsstroem said the proposed Mission Statement appeared to
be consistent with the IAEA's goals.
3. (SBU) Separately, an AMCIT Infrastructure Development expert in
the Nuclear Power Engineering Section said the name change was
consistent with what she had heard from USG sources over the past
several months. However, our contact said she did not have a clear
understanding of what INEF intends to accomplish based on the
current non-paper.
4. (SBU) Note for USDEL to GNEP Executive Committee: IAEA
Secretariat confirmed that Deputy Director General for Nuclear
Energy Yury Sokolov would be the senior IAEA official participating
in the GNEP Executive Committee meeting in Beijing on October 23.
Forsstroem shared with us that Sokolov had recently expressed
frustration over not having some proposed edits accepted to the
Joint Statement to be issued by the Executive Committee. End Note.
DAVIES