Canadian uranium exports to resume

Press, 17 November 1977, Page 9

Canadian uranium exports to resume

NZPA-Reuter Ottawa! Canada and the United' States have signed an agreement which has cleared the lyvay for resumed Canadian 'uranium shipments to Japan) ’and Europe. The Canadian External Af-' fairs Minister (Mr Don [Jamieson) yvho announced the agreement alloyving usej I of Canadian uranium ini , United States civilian reac- ) tors, said it yvould give) (Canada control over the uraInium ir sells to the United States, that in turn is sold' 'to third countries. i The Energy Minister (Mr i Alastair Gillespie) said

I Canada should be able to c [complete nuclear agreements with Japan and the Euro- h |pean Economic Community p jby the end of this year. s Canada suspended; (. (shipments earlier this year ( jin a dispute over nuclear I safeguards. s The two Minister* said the interim agreement with the ; I United States did not re- a move all the problems of so called double labelling, orio 'separate United States and (Canadian safeguards onjd Canadian uranium bought by b I) Americans and sold to a|v third country. S But Mr Jamieson told r< ii 'porters that further dis-|e

cussions yvould begin soon Japan has been particularly concerned about the problem and has objected to separate United States and Canadian safeguards on Canadian uranium enriched in the United Stales and sole, to Japan, The Japanese have complained that it is difficult and sometimes impossible to reconcile the different sets of safeguard* Canada, a big world producer of uranium and builder of reactors, is in volved yvith the United State* in pushing for an international agreement covering nuclear safeguards.