transmit immediately to the other information concerning research results that requires early attention in the interest of public safety, along with an indication of significant implications. Also, although neither party commits to full disclosure of all information pertaining to reactors of non-U.S. origin, each party undertakes to advise the other of any known problems which might affect the safety of U.S. or Mexican reactors, regardless of the source of this information.

Reports on operating experience, such as reports on nuclear incidents, accidents and shutdowns; compilations of historical reliability data on components and systems; and notices of effluent releases that could have transboundary effects.

Regulatory procedures for the safety, safeguards (materials accountancy and control and physical protection), waste management, and radiological environmental impact evaluation of nuclear facilities.

Early notification of important events, such as serious operating incidents and government-directed reactor shutdowns, that are of immediate interest to the parties.

Non-sensitive information concerning waste management and storage, but specifically excluding reprocessing technology.

Timely copies of regulatory standards required to be used or proposed for use by the parties.

Nuclear Emergency Cooperation

The U.S.N.R.C. and the C.N.S.N.S. reaffirm the nuclear emergency cooperation obligations undertaken by each of their respective governments, particularly concerning the provision of prompt notification of accidents covered in the International Conventions on Early Notification of a Nuclear Accident and on Assistance in the Case of a Nuclear Accident or Radiological Emergency which were adopted in Vienna September 26, 1986.1

To facilitate the initial notification and ensuing emergency communication and/or cooperative activities undertaken, the parties agree:

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To exchange telephone and telefacsimile numbers to be used for emergency communications and to keep these numbers up-to-date,

To exchange information related to emergency action levels and emergency response classifications,

To exchange information on emergency planning regulations and response organizations,

To exchange and update plant- and site-specific information on the Laguna Verde reactor for the U.S.N.R.C. and on U.S. facilities designated by the C.N.S.N.S.,

To advise each other of any changes which would modify the scope, content, or timing of emergency communications, and

To test communications capabilities on no less than an annual basis.

Applicable international conventions and national laws, policies, and administrative requirements will govern any activities undertaken following the initial notifications with regard to the development/offering of technical advice, the exchange of technical experts, and the provision of equipment or other technical assistance by both parties. Such activities would be decided by the parties on a case-by-case basis.

Plans for Locating Commercial Nuclear Facilities Near the Frontier

Each party will advise the other promptly of plans under consideration to locate commercial nuclear facilities in the border area, in accordance with provisions of Articles 2, 4, 5, and 6 of the "Agreement Between the United Mexican States and the United States of America on Cooperation for the Protection and Improvement of the Environment in the Border Area," which was signed in La Paz, Baja California, August 14, 1983.1

Cooperation in Nuclear Safety Research

The terms of cooperation for joint programs and projects of nuclear safety research and development, or those programs and projects under which activities are divided between the two parties, including the use of test facilities and/or computer programs

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owned by either party, will be considered on a case-by-case basis and may be the subject of a separate agreement, if determined to be necessary by the research organizations of one or both of the parties. When not the subject of a separate agreement, the terms of cooperation may be established by an exchange of letters between the research organizations of the parties, subject at least to the terms and conditions of the present Arrangement. Temporary assignments of personnel by one party in the other party's agency will also be considered on a case-by-case basis and will, in general, require a separate letter of agreement.

Training and Assignments

Within the limits of available resources and subject to the availability of appropriated funds, the U.S.N.R.C. will cooperate with the C.N.S.N.S. in providing certain training and experience for C.N.S.N.S. safety personnel. Unless otherwise agreed, costs of salary, allowances, and travel of C.N.S.N.S. participants will be paid by the C.N.S.N.S. The following are typical of the kinds of training and experience that may be provided:

a. C.N.S.N.S. inspector accompaniment of U.S.N.R.C. inspectors on operating reactor and reactor construction inspections in the U.S., including extended briefings at U.S.N.R.C. regional inspection offices.

b. Participation by C.N.S.N.S. employees in U.S.N.R.C. staff training

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Assignment of C.N.S.N.S. employees for 6-24 month periods to the U.S.N.R.C. staff, to work on U.S.N.R.C. staff duties and gain on-the-job experience.

Possible training assignments within the radiation control programs of interested U.S.N.R.C. Agreement States.

Additional Nuclear Safety Advice

To the extent that the documents and other information provided by the U.S.N.R.C. as described in Sections II.1 through II.5, above, are not adequate to meet the C.N.S.N.S. needs for technical advice, the parties will consult on the best means for fulfilling such needs. The U.S.N.R.C. will attempt, within the limits of

appropriated resources and statutory authority, to assist the C.N.S.N.S. in meeting these needs. For example, within these limits, the U.S.N.R.C. will attempt to meet requests that come through the International Atomic Energy Agency for technical assistance missions to the C.N.S.N.S. by U.S.N.R.C. safety experts.

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ARTICLE III

MECHANISM OF COORDINATION

Each party has designated an administrative coordinator to oversee its participation in the overall exchange covered by this Arrangement. Any change in the designation of the coordinators will be promptly communicated to the other party. The coordinators will be the recipients of all documents transmitted under the exchange, including copies of all letters, unless otherwise agreed. Within the terms of the exchange, the coordinators will be responsible for developing the scope of the exchange, including agreement on the designation of the nuclear energy facilities subject to the exchange, and on specific documents and standards to be exchanged. One or more technical coordinators may also be appointed as direct contacts for specific disciplinary areas. These technical coordinators will assure that both administrators receive copies of all transmittals. These detailed arrangements are intended to assure, among other things, that a reasonably balanced exchange providing access to equivalent available information from both sides is achieved and maintained.

The exchange of information under this Arrangement will be accomplished through letters, reports, and other documents, and by visits and meetings arranged in advance. A meeting will be held annually, or at such other times as mutually agreed, to review the exchange of information, to recommend revisions to the provisions of this Arrangement, and to discuss topics within the scope of the exchange. The time, place, and agenda for such meetings will be agreed upon in advance. Visits which take place under this Arrangement, including their schedules, will have the prior approval of the coordinators.

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The coordinators will determine the number of copies to be provided of the documents exchanged. Each document will be accompanied by an abstract in English, 250 words or less, describing its scope and con

tent.

The application or use of any information exchanged or transferred between the parties under this Arrangement will be the responsibility of the receiving party, and the transmitting party does not warrant the suitability of such information for any particular use or application.

Recognizing that some information of the type covered in this Arrangement is not available within the agencies which are parties to this Arrangement, but is available from other agencies of the governments of the parties, each party will assist the other to the maximum extent possible by organizing visits and directing inquiries concerning such information to appropriate agencies of the government concerned. The foregoing shall not constitute a commitment of other agencies to furnish such information or to receive such visitors.

Nothing contained in this Arrangement will require either party to take any action which would be inconsistent with its laws, regulations, and policy directives. Should any conflict arise between the terms of this Arrangement and those laws, regulations and policy directives, the parties agree to consult before any action is taken. No nuclear information related to proliferation-sensitive technologies will be exchanged under this Arrangement.

Unless otherwise agreed, all costs resulting from cooperation pursuant to this Arrangement will be the responsibility of the party that incurs them. The ability of the parties to carry out their obligations is subject to the appropriation of funds by the appropriate governmental authority and to laws and regulations applicable to the parties.

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ARTICLE IV

EXCHANGE AND USE OF INFORMATION

The parties support the widest possible dissemination of information. provided or exchanged under this Arrangement, subject both to the need to protect proprietary and other confidential or privileged informa