제14713호                              관               보                 2001. 1. 29. (월요일)

                                     아써 페론         Korea to pursue cooperation with respect to the
                          카나다 특명전권대사               transfer of tritium items for the Wolsong Tritium
  이정빈                                              Removal Facility.
  대한민국                                             This relates to a decision by the Republic of
  외교통상부장관 각하                                       Korea to construct a tritium removal facility on
               (우리측 회답각서)                          the Wolsong site to extract tritium which builds
                           서울, 2001년 1 월19일        up in the heavy water moderator and coolant in
각 하,                                               the Wolsong CANDU nuclear power reactors and
본인은 다음과 같은 각하의 오늘 일자의 각서를 접수                       Canada’s desire to cooperate with the Republic
하였음을 확인하는 영광을 가지는 바입니다.                            of Korea in that project.
    “ ...........카나다측 제안각서.............“           Tritium items do not come within the purview of
본인은 대한민국 정부를 대표하여 대한민국 정부가                         the Agreement Between the Government of
카나다 정부의 상기 제의를 수락함을 각하에게 알려                        Canada and the Government of the Republic of
드리며, 각하의 각서와 한국어 및 영어를 공히 정본으                      Korea for Cooperation in the Development and
로 하는 이 회답각서가 이 문제에 대한 양국 정부의                       Application of Atomic Energy for Peaceful
합의를 구성하고 이 각서일자에 발효한다는 것을 확                        Purposes (NCA), signed on 26 January 1976.
인하는 영광을 또한 가지는 바입니다.                               This Note sets out the basis of an Agreement for
본인은 이 기회에 각하에게 본인의 최고의 경의를 거                       the application of nuclear non-proliferation
듭 표하는 바입니다.                                        assurances to “tritium”,“tritium facilities or
                                       이정빈         plants and equipment therefor ”and “tritium
                      대한민국 외교통상부장관                 information”transferred from Canada to Korea;
  아써 페론                                            any replicas of “tritium facilities or plants and
  카나다                                              equipment therefor ”;“tritium facilities or plants
  특명전권대사 각하                                        and equipment therefor ”which our Governments
       EXCHANGE OF NOTES BETWEEN                   agree have been constructed on the basis of
 THE GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF                “tritium information ”supplied subject to this
                 KOREA AND                         Note; tritium processed or extracted with such
       THE GOVERNMENT OF CANADA                   “tritium facilities or plants and equipment
      CONSTITUTING AN AGREEMENT                    therefor”; and heavy water not already subject
RELATING TO THE TRANSFER OF TRITIUM                to the Canada-Korea NCA which is processed
               ITEMS FOR THE                       with“tritium facilities or plants and equipment
   WOLSONG TRITIUM REMOVAL FACILITY                therefor”subject to this Note.
          (Canadian Proposing Note)                In this respect, 1 have the honour to propose the
                         Seoul, 17 January 2001    following:
Excellency:                                        Ⅰ. For the purpose of this Note:
I have the honour to refer to the history of           1. “Tritium”is defined as “tritium, tritium
cooperation between the Republic of Korea and           compounds, mixtures containing tritium in
Canada for the development and application of           which the ratio of tritium to hydrogen atoms
atomic energy for peaceful purposes and to the          exceeds 1 part in 1000, and products or
common desire of Canada and the Republic of             devices containing any of the foregoing,

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