PACATOM DOCUMENTS
PACATOM:   Building Confidence and Enhancing Nuclear Transparency
 

A CSCAP Working Group Special Report
October 1998

 Asia Pacific Multilateral Nuclear Safety and Non-Proliferation:     Exploring the Possibilities

By Ralph Cossa
Executive Director of Pacific Forum CSIS
December 1996
Table of Contents  
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Executive Summary v
Overview 1
Background 2
General Observations About CSBMs 3
General Observations About Nuclear Energy 4
PACATOM Goals and Objectives 6
Nuclear Energy-Related Concerns 7
PACATOM: A Work in Progress 11
Possible Scope of PACATOM Cooperative Activities 12
Reviewing the Arguments 13
Alternative Approaches 14
Identifying the Core Issues 15
Interim Transparency/Confidence Building Measures 16
Specific Projects 17
Future Efforts 18
Appendices:
A. Summary of the May 1998 Working Group Meeting
B. Summary of the October 1997 Working Group Meeting
C. Summary of the May 1997 Working Group Meeting
D. Statement on Nuclear Fuel and Energy Issues by Senator Domenici
E. Combating the Civilian Use of Weapons-usable Plutonium, by Ed Fei
F. Asia Nuclear Safety Consultation Organization Proposal
G. Proposal for Regional Storage of Spend Fuel, by Atsuyuki Suzuki
H. Asian Regional Stability and Nuclear Fuel Cycles, by Ed Fei
I. Asia Pacific Regional Nuclear Framework: Requirements and Effects, by Kaoru Kikuyama
Table of Contents
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1. Nuclear Cooperation in the Asia-Pacific:
A Survey of Proposals
by Brad Roberts and Zachary Davis		 1
2. Lessons from EURATOM for Possible Regional Nuclear Cooperation in the Asia-Pacific Region (ASIATOM)
by Tatsujiro Suzuki		 11
3. PACATOM: A Nuclear Cooperation Regime as Asian CSBM
By Robert A. Manning		 29
4. Possible International Cooperation for the Peaceful Use of Nuclear Energy in the Asia-Pacific Region
by Hiroyuki Kuroda		 41
Appendices:
A. Civil Use of Plutonium : A U.S. Position Paper
By John Dooley		 51
B. About the Authors 55