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Obama’s quiet nuclear deal with China raises proliferation concerns
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Obamas quiet nuclear deal with China raises proliferation concerns
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Obama’s quiet nuclear deal with China raises proliferation concerns (Original Post)
PosterChild
May 2015
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davidpdx
(22,000 posts)1. That is a really bad idea
We should not be making those kinds of deals with China. While jobs are important, they can be created in other areas.
bananas
(27,509 posts)2. Agree. nt
bananas
(27,509 posts)3. Some excerpts
http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/obamas-quiet-nuclear-deal-with-china-raises-proliferation-concerns/2015/05/10/549e18de-ece3-11e4-8666-a1d756d0218e_story.html
Economy
Obamas quiet nuclear deal with China raises proliferation concerns
By Steven Mufson May 10
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Not so typical was something that didnt appear that day on the presidents public schedule: notification to Congress that he intends to renew a nuclear cooperation agreement with China. The deal would allow Beijing to buy more U.S.-designed reactors and pursue a facility or the technology to reprocess plutonium from spent fuel. China would also be able to buy reactor coolant technology that experts say could be adapted to make its submarines quieter and harder to detect.
The formal notice initially didnt draw any headlines. Its unheralded release on April 21 reflected the administrations anxiety that it might alarm members of Congress and nonproliferation experts who fear Chinas growing naval power and the possibility of nuclear technology falling into the hands of third parties with nefarious intentions.
Now, however, Congress is turning its attention to the agreement. The Senate Foreign Relations Committee is set to hear from five Obama officials in a closed-door meeting Monday to weigh the commercial, political and security implications of extending the accord. The private session will permit discussion of a classified addendum from the director of national intelligence analyzing Chinas nuclear export control system and what Obamas notification called its interactions with other countries of proliferation concern.
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The Nuclear Energy Institute, an industry trade group, argues that the new agreement will clear the way for U.S. companies to sell dozens of nuclear reactors to China, the biggest nuclear power market in the world.
Yet the new version of the nuclear accord known as a 123 agreement under the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 would give China leeway to buy U.S. nuclear energy technology at a sensitive moment: The Obama administration has been trying to rally support among lawmakers and the public for a deal that would restrict Irans nuclear program a deal negotiated with Chinas support.
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Economy
Obamas quiet nuclear deal with China raises proliferation concerns
By Steven Mufson May 10
<snip>
Not so typical was something that didnt appear that day on the presidents public schedule: notification to Congress that he intends to renew a nuclear cooperation agreement with China. The deal would allow Beijing to buy more U.S.-designed reactors and pursue a facility or the technology to reprocess plutonium from spent fuel. China would also be able to buy reactor coolant technology that experts say could be adapted to make its submarines quieter and harder to detect.
The formal notice initially didnt draw any headlines. Its unheralded release on April 21 reflected the administrations anxiety that it might alarm members of Congress and nonproliferation experts who fear Chinas growing naval power and the possibility of nuclear technology falling into the hands of third parties with nefarious intentions.
Now, however, Congress is turning its attention to the agreement. The Senate Foreign Relations Committee is set to hear from five Obama officials in a closed-door meeting Monday to weigh the commercial, political and security implications of extending the accord. The private session will permit discussion of a classified addendum from the director of national intelligence analyzing Chinas nuclear export control system and what Obamas notification called its interactions with other countries of proliferation concern.
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The Nuclear Energy Institute, an industry trade group, argues that the new agreement will clear the way for U.S. companies to sell dozens of nuclear reactors to China, the biggest nuclear power market in the world.
Yet the new version of the nuclear accord known as a 123 agreement under the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 would give China leeway to buy U.S. nuclear energy technology at a sensitive moment: The Obama administration has been trying to rally support among lawmakers and the public for a deal that would restrict Irans nuclear program a deal negotiated with Chinas support.
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The US isn't going to sell any reactors to China - they build their own and want to export.
The corrupt nuclear industry in England is so desperate they want China to finance and build reactors in England.
And China is interested as a way of getting its foot in the door on major construction projects in Europe.
Calista241
(5,586 posts)4. Have we just dropped official treaties all together?
What happened to the Senate confirming this shit? I know their republican, but still, if they had a vote, at least we could get outraged before the shit goes down.