Resident Representative of the Republic of Liberia to the IAEA, Youngor Sevelee Telewoda, deposited five instruments on behalf of Liberia.
The Convention on Early Notification of a Nuclear Accident, adopted in 1986 following the Chornobyl nuclear plant accident, establishes a notification system for nuclear accidents that have an actual or a potential international transboundary release that could affect radiological safety in another country.
The Convention on Assistance in the Case of a Nuclear Accident or Radiological Emergency, also adopted in 1986 following the Chornobyl accident, sets out an international framework for co-operation to facilitate prompt assistance in the event of nuclear accidents or radiological emergencies.
The Convention on Nuclear Safety (CNS) aims to commit those parties operating land-based civil nuclear power plants to maintain a high level of safety by establishing fundamental safety principles. The convention obliges parties to submit reports on the implementation of their obligations for peer review.
The Convention on the Physical Protection of Nuclear Material (CPPNM) and its 2005 Amendment are the main international legal instruments in the area of nuclear security adopted under the IAEA’s auspices. The CPPNM establishes legal obligations regarding the physical protection of nuclear material used for peaceful purposes during international transport; the criminalization of certain offences involving nuclear material; and international cooperation, for example, in the case of theft, robbery or any other unlawful taking of nuclear material or credible threat thereof. The Amendment expands the CPPNM in all these areas.
