Executive Order 12955 · 1995-03-10

Nuclear Cooperation With EURATOM

Extends United States Nuclear Cooperation With European Atomic Energy Community

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Signed by William J. Clinton
Published 1995-03-10

What it does

Agencies must continue peaceful nuclear cooperation with the European Atomic Energy Community through December 31, 1995.

Real-world impact

  • Continues peaceful nuclear cooperation with European Atomic Energy Community until Dec 31, 1995.
  • Supersedes the earlier Executive Order 12903 on the order's effective date.
  • Maintains legal authority cited to protect United States nonproliferation goals and security.

Topics

nuclear cooperationnonproliferationinternational relationsgovernment administration

Summary

This order extends the period authorizing peaceful nuclear cooperation with the European Atomic Energy Community until December 31, 1995 and replaces Executive Order 12903 on its effective date.

The extension affects United States government programs that manage nuclear cooperation with European partners and notifies Congress of the determination. The order explains that ending cooperation would harm United States nonproliferation goals and could jeopardize the nation's common defense and security, so the extension preserves those arrangements.

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