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DEVELOPMENT OF SAFEGUARDS. BOLIVIA
In Bolivia, the Bolivian Nuclear Program (PNB) has been established, where the country is expected to make incursions into the Nuclear issue, initially projecting the construction of a Rector of Research.
In this sense, Bolivia must abide by international conventions such as Safeguards, with Bolivia also part of the Treaty for the Prescription of Nuclear Weapons in Latin America and the Caribbean ("Treaty of Tlatelolco") in which it is expressed (Article 13) "each part The contracting party will negotiate multilateral and bilateral agreements with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) for the application of its safeguards to its nuclear activities .... ". The IAEA is authorized to conclude agreements of this nature.
The Bolivian Institute of Nuclear Science and Technology (IBTEN), Competent National Authority for the safe control of the use of radioactive material and ionizing radiation generating equipment, has submitted to the higher authorities, for evaluation of corresponding instances, a proposed Safeguards Agreement in dates of April 2, 2018, and that can serve as basis for approaches with the IAEA.
In this way, what is related to the fulfillment of agreements to carry out the Bolivian Nuclear Program is in process.
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