美國與柬埔寨共同保障核安全

　　5月25日VOA聽力：美國與柬埔寨配合保障核平安

　　The United States is working closely with Cambodiato safeguard the use and disposal of nuclearmaterials.

　　A recent international workshop on NuclearSafeguards was sponsored by the U.S. Departmentof Energy's National Nuclear Security Administration,or DOE/NNSA, and hosted by the CambodianMinistry of Mines and Energy and the U.S. Embassy in Cambodia, among others.

　　As noted by Anne Harrington, Deputy Administrator for Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation in theDOE/NNSA,“The United States has long considered the international safeguards system to be acentral pillar of the nuclear nonproliferation regime's strategy for preventing the spread ofnuclear weapons.

　　DOE/NNSA cooperates with over 30 countries in this regard, assisting state and regionalauthorities to establish effective systems of nuclear accounting and control.”

　　During the workshop, experts from the DOE/NNSA and the International Atomic EnergyAgency, or IAEA, delivered presentations on international nuclear safeguards, which aretechnical measures applied by the IAEA to verify that a country's nuclear material is accountedfor and not diverted for non-peaceful activities.

　　Experts also facilitated interactive exercises designed to provide participants with information onhow to prepare declarations to the IAEA on certain materials, activities, and locations.

　　U.S. Embassy Political Officer Samuel Downing congratulated Cambodia on entering into forcethe Additional Protocol as part of its commitment to nuclear nonproliferation.

　　He also noted the importance of continued engagement on this topic as it promotes greaterunderstanding of the technical implementations of the Additional Protocol that could helpCambodia's implementation.

　　Entering the AP into force is an important milestone for IAEA Member States, and workshopsfocused on the AP help to ensure that states with small amounts of nuclear material, such asCambodia develop the necessary infrastructure and safeguards-supporting capacity to fulfilltheir responsibilities.

　　The United States is proud to work with its partner Cambodia to ensure that nuclear materialsare handled safely and securely and used for peaceful purposes.

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