Voluntary Offer Agreements are bilateral agreements between a
nuclear weapons state and the IAEA. Each of the five nuclear
weapons states has concluded a VOA with the IAEA. In a VOA, the NWS
is able to essentially delineate non-military facilities and
materials to be under IAEA safeguards. The specified facilities and
materials are subject to inspections, similar to those in
NNWS.
"The five NPT nuclear-weapon States have concluded safeguards
agreements covering some or all of their peaceful nuclear
activities. Under the Voluntary Offer Agreements (VOAs), facilities
are notified to the IAEA by the State concerned and offered for the
application of safeguards. The IAEA applies safeguards under VOAs
to nuclear material in selected facilities."
Source: IAEA
Voluntary Offer Agreements with NPT Declared Nuclear Weapon
States
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China] [
France] [
Russian Federation] [
UK] [
USA]