Nuclear Non-Proliferation Act of 1978

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United States federal law nuclear nonproliferation legislation

The Nuclear Non-Proliferation Act of 1978 is a U.S. law that strengthened controls on nuclear exports and promoted international safeguards to prevent the spread of nuclear weapons while supporting peaceful nuclear cooperation.

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Label	Occurrences
Nuclear Non-Proliferation Act of 1978 canonical	5
Nuclear Non-Proliferation Act	1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	United States federal law ⓘ nuclear nonproliferation legislation ⓘ
amends	Atomic Energy Act of 1954 ⓘ
appliesTo	U.S. nuclear exports of materials, equipment, and technology ⓘ
codifiedIn	Title 22 of the United States Code ⓘ Title 42 of the United States Code ⓘ
contains	provisions on nuclear fuel assurances ⓘ provisions on physical security of nuclear materials ⓘ provisions on spent fuel management ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
dateEnacted	1978-03-10 ⓘ
designates	roles for the Department of Energy in nuclear cooperation agreements ⓘ roles for the Department of State in nonproliferation policy ⓘ roles for the Nuclear Regulatory Commission in export licensing ⓘ
enactedBy	United States Congress ⓘ
establishes	more stringent conditions for U.S. nuclear cooperation agreements ⓘ requirements for prior U.S. consent to enrichment of U.S.-origin nuclear material ⓘ requirements for prior U.S. consent to reprocessing of U.S.-origin nuclear material ⓘ requirements for prior U.S. consent to retransfer of U.S.-origin nuclear material ⓘ
influenced	subsequent U.S. nuclear cooperation agreements ⓘ
legalDomain	arms control law ⓘ nuclear energy law ⓘ
policyArea	U.S. foreign policy ⓘ international nuclear cooperation ⓘ national security ⓘ
promotes	adherence to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons ⓘ development of alternative energy sources to reduce reliance on nuclear power in developing countries ⓘ
publicLawNumber	Public Law 95-242 ⓘ
purpose	to prevent the spread of nuclear weapons ⓘ to promote international safeguards on nuclear materials ⓘ to strengthen U.S. controls over nuclear exports ⓘ to support peaceful nuclear cooperation under effective safeguards ⓘ
relatedTo	Atomic Energy Act of 1954 ⓘ International Atomic Energy Agency safeguards system ⓘ Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty ⓘ surface form: Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons
requires	U.S. nuclear export licensing based on nonproliferation criteria ⓘ recipient states to accept full-scope IAEA safeguards for significant new nuclear supply commitments ⓘ
shortName	NNPA ⓘ
signedBy	Jimmy Carter ⓘ
signingPresident	Jimmy Carter ⓘ
statutesAtLargeCitation	92 Stat. 120 ⓘ
strengthens	U.S. nuclear export licensing procedures ⓘ U.S. participation in international nuclear safeguards ⓘ
subjectMatter	nuclear export controls ⓘ nuclear nonproliferation ⓘ peaceful uses of nuclear energy ⓘ
title	Nuclear Non-Proliferation Act of 1978 self-link ⓘ
yearEnacted	1978 ⓘ

Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Atomic Energy Act of 1954 → relatedTo → Nuclear Non-Proliferation Act of 1978 ⓘ

Nuclear Non-Proliferation Act of 1978 → title → Nuclear Non-Proliferation Act of 1978 self-link ⓘ

United States nuclear energy program → governedByLaw → Nuclear Non-Proliferation Act of 1978 ⓘ

NNPA → standsFor → Nuclear Non-Proliferation Act of 1978 ⓘ

Public Law 95-242 → hasShortTitle → Nuclear Non-Proliferation Act of 1978 ⓘ

Public Law 95-242 → basedOn → Nuclear Non-Proliferation Act of 1978 ⓘ

this entity surface form: Nuclear Non-Proliferation Act