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1."Radioactive material" means nuclear material and other radioactive
substances which contain nuclides which undergo spontaneous disintegration (a
process accompanied by emission of one or more types of ionizing radiation, such
as alpha-, beta-, neutron particles and gamma rays) and which may, owing to their
radiological or fissile properties, cause death, serious bodily injury or substantial
damage to property or to the environment. ...
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1."Radioactive material" means nuclear material and other radioactive
substances which contain nuclides which undergo spontaneous disintegration (a
process accompanied by emission of one or more types of ionizing radiation, such
as alpha-, beta-, neutron particles and gamma rays) and which may, owing to their
radiological or fissile properties, cause death, serious bodily injury or substantial
damage to property or to the environment. ...
... 2."Nuclear material" means plutonium, except that with isotopic concentration
exceeding 80 per cent in plutonium-238; uranium-233; uranium enriched in the
isotope 235 or 233; uranium containing the mixture of isotopes as occurring in
nature other than in the form of ore or ore residue; or any material containing one or
more of the foregoing;
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... 2."Nuclear material" means plutonium, except that with isotopic concentration
exceeding 80 per cent in plutonium-238; uranium-233; uranium enriched in the
isotope 235 or 233; uranium containing the mixture of isotopes as occurring in
nature other than in the form of ore or ore residue; or any material containing one or
more of the foregoing;
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... (b) Any plant or conveyance being used for the production, storage,
processing or transport of radioactive material. ...
... (b) Any radioactive material dispersal or radiation-emitting device which
may, owing to its radiological properties, cause death, serious bodily injury or
substantial damage to property or to the environment. ...
... (a) Possesses radioactive material or makes or possesses a device: ...
... (b) Uses in any way radioactive material or a device, or uses or damages a
nuclear facility in a manner which releases or risks the release of radioactive
material: ...
... (b) Uses in any way radioactive material or a device, or uses or damages a
nuclear facility in a manner which releases or risks the release of radioactive
material: ...
... (b) Demands unlawfully and intentionally radioactive material, a device or a
nuclear facility by threat, under circumstances which indicate the credibility of the
threat, or by use of force. ...
... 3. States Parties shall not be required by this Convention to provide any
information which they are not permitted to communicate pursuant to national law
or which would jeopardize the security of the State concerned or the physical
protection of nuclear material. ...
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For purposes of preventing offences under this Convention, States Parties shall
make every effort to adopt appropriate measures to ensure the protection of
radioactive material, taking into account relevant recommendations and functions of
the International Atomic Energy Agency.
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1. Upon seizing or otherwise taking control of radioactive material, devices or
nuclear facilities, following the commission of an offence set forth in article 2, the
State Party in possession of such items shall: ...
... (b) Ensure that any nuclear material is held in accordance with applicable
International Atomic Energy Agency safeguards; and ...
... 2. Upon the completion of any proceedings connected with an offence set forth in
article 2, or sooner if required by international law, any radioactive material, device
or nuclear facility shall be returned, after consultations (in particular, regarding
modalities of return and storage) with the States Parties concerned to the State Party
to which it belongs, to the State Party of which the natural or legal person owning
such radioactive material, device or facility is a national or resident, or to the State
Party from whose territory it was stolen or otherwise unlawfully obtained. ...
... 2. Upon the completion of any proceedings connected with an offence set forth in
article 2, or sooner if required by international law, any radioactive material, device
or nuclear facility shall be returned, after consultations (in particular, regarding
modalities of return and storage) with the States Parties concerned to the State Party
to which it belongs, to the State Party of which the natural or legal person owning
such radioactive material, device or facility is a national or resident, or to the State
Party from whose territory it was stolen or otherwise unlawfully obtained. ...
... (a) Where a State Party is prohibited by national or international law from
returning or accepting such radioactive material, device or nuclear facility or where
the States Parties concerned so agree, subject to paragraph 3 (b) of the present
article, the State Party in possession of the radioactive material, devices or nuclear
facilities shall continue to take the steps described in paragraph 1 of the present
article; such radioactive material, devices or nuclear facilities shall be used only for
peaceful purposes; ...
... (a) Where a State Party is prohibited by national or international law from
returning or accepting such radioactive material, device or nuclear facility or where
the States Parties concerned so agree, subject to paragraph 3 (b) of the present
article, the State Party in possession of the radioactive material, devices or nuclear
facilities shall continue to take the steps described in paragraph 1 of the present
article; such radioactive material, devices or nuclear facilities shall be used only for
peaceful purposes; ...
... (a) Where a State Party is prohibited by national or international law from
returning or accepting such radioactive material, device or nuclear facility or where
the States Parties concerned so agree, subject to paragraph 3 (b) of the present
article, the State Party in possession of the radioactive material, devices or nuclear
facilities shall continue to take the steps described in paragraph 1 of the present
article; such radioactive material, devices or nuclear facilities shall be used only for
peaceful purposes; ...
... (b) Where it is not lawful for the State Party in possession of the radioactive
material, devices or nuclear facilities to possess them, that State shall ensure that
they are placed as soon as possible in the possession of a State for which such
possession is lawful and which, where appropriate, has provided assurances
consistent with the requirements of paragraph 1 of the present article in consultation
with that State, for the purpose of rendering it harmless; such radioactive material,
devices or nuclear facilities shall be used only for peaceful purposes. ...
... (b) Where it is not lawful for the State Party in possession of the radioactive
material, devices or nuclear facilities to possess them, that State shall ensure that
they are placed as soon as possible in the possession of a State for which such
possession is lawful and which, where appropriate, has provided assurances
consistent with the requirements of paragraph 1 of the present article in consultation
with that State, for the purpose of rendering it harmless; such radioactive material,
devices or nuclear facilities shall be used only for peaceful purposes. ...
... 4. If the radioactive material, devices or nuclear facilities referred to in
paragraphs 1 and 2 of the present article do not belong to any of the States Parties or
to a national or resident of a State Party or was not stolen or otherwise unlawfully
obtained from the territory of a State Party, or if no State is willing to receive such
items pursuant to paragraph 3 of the present article, a separate decision concerning
its disposition shall, subject to paragraph 3 (b) of the present article, be taken after
consultations between the States concerned and any relevant international
organizations. ...
... 5. For the purposes of paragraphs 1, 2, 3 and 4 of the present article, the State
Party in possession of the radioactive material, device or nuclear facility may
request the assistance and cooperation of other States Parties, in particular the States
Parties concerned, and any relevant international organizations, in particular the
International Atomic Energy Agency. States Parties and the relevant international
organizations are encouraged to provide assistance pursuant to this paragraph to the
maximum extent possible.
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... 6. The States Parties involved in the disposition or retention of the radioactive
material, device or nuclear facility pursuant to the present article shall inform the
Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency of the manner in which
such an item was disposed of or retained. The Director General of the International
Atomic Energy Agency shall transmit the information to the other States Parties. ...