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(3)

"Commission" means the United States Atomic Energy Commission.
"Junto" means the Junta de Energie Weclear of Portugal.

(4) Atomic weapon" means any device utilising atomic energy,
exclusive of the means for transporting or propelling the device
(where such means is a separable and divisible part of the device),
the principal purpose of which is for use as, or for development of,
a weapon, a weapon prototype, or a weapon test device.

(5) "Byproduct material" means any radioactive material (except
special nuclear material) yielded in or made radioactive by exposure
to the radiation incident to the process of producing or utilising
special muclear material.

(6) "Bquipment and devices and equipment or devices" mean
any instrument, apparatus, or facility, and include any facility,
except an atomic weapon, capable of making use of or producing special
nuclear material, and component parts thereof.

(7) "Person" means any individual, corporation, partnership,
firm, association, trust, estate, publie er private institution,
group, government agency, or government corporation but does
not include the Parties to this Agreement.

(B) "Reactor" means an apparatus, other than an atomic weapon,
in which a self-supporting fission chain reaction is maintained by
• utilising uranium, plutonium or therim, or any combination of
uranium, pietonium or therium.

(9) "Restricted Data" means all data concerning (a) design,
manufacture, or utilisation of atomic weapons, (b) the production
of special nuclear material, or (a) the use of special nuclear
material in the production of energy, but shall not include deta
declassified or removed from the category of Restricted Date by the
appropriate authority.

(10) "Safeguarde" means a system of controle designed to assure
that any materials, equipment and devices committed to the posseful
was of stanic energy are not used to further any military purpose.

(11) "Source material" means (a) uranium, therium or any other
material which is determined by the Commission or the Junta to be
source material, or (b) ores containing one or more of the foregoing
materiale, in such concentration as the Commission or the Junta nay
determine from time to time.

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Byproduct material ease any rediocctive material
(ascape special clear material) yielded in or nade radioactive
by exposure to the radiation incident to the process of producing
or utiljning special nuclear material.

Equipment and devices" and 'oquipment or devices' nea
any instrument, apparatus, or facility, and include any facility,
ancopt an atomic weapon, capable of making use of or producing
special suclear material, and component parts thereof.

"Person'" nease any individual, corporation, partnership,
firm, association, trust, estate, public or private institution,
group, government agency, or government corporation but does not
Leclude the Parties to this Agreement.

Research reactor'' means a reactor which is designed
for the production of neutrons and other radiations for general
research and development purposes, medical therapy and diagnosis,
or training in nuclear science and engineering. The term does not
cover power reactors, power demonstration reactors, or reactors
designed primarily for the production of special nuclear material.
YRestricted Data" means all data concerning (1) design,
manufacture, or utilisation of atomic weapons, (3) the producties
of special nuclear material, or (3) the use of special nuclear
material in the production of energy, but shall not include data
declassified or removed from the category of Restricted Data by
the appropriate authority.

Safeguarde' means a system of controls designed to
Bosure that any material, equipment and devices committed to the
peaceful uses of atomic energy are not used to further any military
purpose.

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For the purpose of this Agreement:

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"The Authority" means the United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority.

"The Commission" means the United States Atomic Energy
Commission.

"Person" means any individual, corporation, partnership, firm,
association, trust, estate, public or private institution, group, govern-
ment agency or government corporation other than the Commission
and the Authority.

"Restricted Data" means all data concerning: (1) design, manu
facture, or utilization of atomic weapons; (2) the production of special
nuclear material; or (3) the use of special nuclear material in the
production of energy, but shall not include data declassified or removed
from the category of Restricted Data by the appropriate authority.
"Special nuclear material" means (1) plutonium, uranium enriched
in the isotope 233 or in the isotope 235, and any other material which
the Commission and the Authority determine to be special nuclear
material; or (2) any material artificially enriched by any of the
foregoing.

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1956

--The United States participated in a conference to consider the basic charter of the IAEA at United Nations headquarters. The Conference adopted the statute of the IAEA.

--A total of 41 agreements for cooperation were completed with 39 na

tions.

--The first financial commitments under the President's plan for research assistance were made to reactor projects in Brazil, Denmark, the Netherlands and Spain.

--The number of technical libraries approved for presentation to other countries was increased to 42 plus three to international agencies.

--Through 1956, the Commission had approved sale of 129 tons of heavy water to Australia, France, India, Italy, Switzerland and in the United States for use in peaceful programs.

--The Commission continued support of libraries and training in other

nations.

--The Commission and the Export-Import Bank agreed to joint action to provide assistance for the construction of nuclear powerplants and for research reactor projects in nations which had entered into agreements for cooperation with the United States.

--The United States participated in the July United Nations Disarmament Commission meeting.

1957

--At the end of the year, six reactors made in the United States were in operation in other countries, and licenses to export 16 others from the United States had been issued; nine new agreements for research and power and one for research became effective, five agreements were amended.

--Continued financial assistance was given to reactor projects in other

nations.

--Training and assistance activities to American States continued. Work continued on the establishment of a Spanish language training center in atomic energy at University of Puerto Rico.

--The United States held its fifth course of the International School of Nuclear Science and Engineering.

--Eighty nations signed the IAEA statute and 59 nations became charter

members.

--The European Atomic Energy Community was established.

--The Commission was a cosponsor or supported 10 international conferences in nuclear science and technology.

--The International Atomic Energy Agency was formally inaugurated in Vienna, Austria on October 1.

1958

--President Eisenhower submitted to Congress and asked for early approval of an international agreement with EURATOM for a cooperative program on the peaceful uses of atomic energy.

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--The European Nuclear Energy Agency was officially established February 1, within the framework of the Organization for European Economic

Cooperation.

--The Commission announced liberalization of conditions under which uranium enriched to more than 20 percent in U-235 could be made available to friendly nations under agreements for cooperation.

--Letters of commitment for $350,000 each for research reactor projects had been made to 16 countries, nine of them during 1958.

--More than 8.5 kilograms of U-235 were shipped to foreign countries. --The Second United Nations International Conference on the Peaceful Uses of Atomic Energy was held.

1959

--Exchange visits were made between leading figures in atomic energy activities in the Soviet Union and the United States.

--Discussions continued among the United Kingdom, the United States and the Soviet Union on the cessation of nuclear weapons tests.

--The number of member states of the IAEA increased to 70. General principles of the application of safeguards were provisionally approved by the Board of Governors.

--Closer ties were established with the Organization for European Economic Cooperation.

--Two new agreements for cooperation were signed.

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