(Main Committee III) Review Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT)

🇺🇸 United States, 🇨🇳 China, 🇯🇵 Japan

1. 🇺🇸 United StatesFirst reply▶ 2:44:51 · 2 min

   to take the floor. Chair Pustenen, I would like to take this opportunity to categorically reject the idea that export controls impede international cooperation. It has come up several times. In fact, these national measures are necessary to ensure materials are you only used for good and therefore help facilitate peaceful uses of nuclear technology. The United States is a leader in facilitating worldwide access to the peaceful uses of nuclear energy, science, and technologies, and upholding our NPT commitments, thanks to its rigorous export controls, not in spite of them. Regrettably, we have yet again heard China inaccurately portray export controls as an artificial and prejudicial obstacle to enjoying the fruits of the coming global nuclear renaissance. Nothing could be further from the truth. This complaint is from a country whose economy relies heavily, if not entirely, upon the theft and co option of the intellectual property of other countries and their citizens, including in nuclear and adjacent industries. I encourage the international community to recognize that these complaints are essentially an admission that their true goal is to weaken export control regimes to continue that intellectual property theft. The NPT, adoption of full scope IAEA safeguards, along with multilateral export control regimes and implementation of UN Security Council Resolution 1540, give exporters confidence that the transfer of nuclear material, components, and technology will be used exclusively for peaceful purposes and not for nuclear weapons applications. I thank the Chair. Yeah.

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2. 🇨🇳 ChinaFirst reply▶ 2:46:52 · 2 min

   Mr. Chair, the Japanese representative, in his remarks just now, attempted to emphasize that the discharge of treated nuclear contaminated water is harmless, which contradicts with the facts and are purely intended to mislead. The Fukushima nuclear accident was one of the most severe nuclear accidents globally. Decontaminated water came into direct contact with the melted reactor core and contains a large num amount of radionuclides. Produced by nuclear fission, these radionuclides do not occur naturally in the environment and there's no international precedent for their discharge. The impact of discharging the Fukushima nuclear contaminated water into the ocean on the marine environment, food safety, and public health cannot be ignored. If Fukushima nuclear contaminated water were truly harmless after treatment, why doesn't Japan keep it for domestic use rather than discharging it into the ocean? Japan's unilateral decision to discharge was made without sufficient consultation and without exhausting other disposal options. The IAEA report cannot serve as a license for Japan to discharge the water into the ocean. The report's assessment is limited to the safety of the ocean discharge plan and does not constitute a comprehensive evaluation of long term ecological and health risks to the marine environment. Disposing Fukushima nuclear contaminated water is not merely a domestic matter for Japan. It concerns global marine safety and public health. By shifting the risk of ocean discharge onto the rest of the world, Japan's action is extremely irresponsible. China will continue to work with the IAEA to urge Japan to earnestly fulfill its commitments and ensure that the discharge process remains under strict international oversight at all times. Mr. Chair, since the Takaichi administration came into power, Japan's aquarium nuclear weap nuclear weapon is no longer a Potential threat, but a realistic threat, posing serious threat to the post war international order and nuclear non proliferation regime. China the working papers submitted on ch submitted by China on Japan's aquarium nuclear weapons are completely based on facts. China asks this review conference to attach importance to the relevant issue. Thank you, Mr. Chair.

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3. 🇯🇵 JapanFirst reply▶ 2:49:27 · 2 min

   to take the floor. Thank you. Thank you very much, the chair, for allowing allowing me to respond to the previous speaker's uh unfounded comment. Since the discharge of Alpha Street Water began in August 2023, the discharge has been carried out safely as planned, in full compliance with international standards. The safety of the discharge has been continuously confirmed through the IAES reviews as well as monitoring, most recently in its latest report on April 30th, and they are conducted with the participation of analytical laboratories and international experts. Including those from neighboring countries, including the countries in direct neighborhood of Japan. Japan will continue to provide information based on scientific evidence and detailed explanations to the international community in a transparent manner and cooperate fully with the IAES review and monitoring. With regard to the statement related to Japanese security policy, we reiterate that Japan observes its three non nuclear principles as policy guidelines. As a staunch supporter of the NPT, Japan has been advocating for the implementation of all its provisions. This is this of course entails compliance with its own obligations under the NPT. I thank Mr. Chair.

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