Section 123 of the United States Atomic Energy Act of 1954, titled "Cooperation With Other Nations", establishes an agreement for cooperation as a prerequisite for nuclear deals between the US and any other nation. Such an agreement is called a 123 Agreement. To date, the U.S. has entered into roughly twenty-six 123 Agreements with various countries. Countries with which the U.S. has or had or is working towards having a 123 Agreement include:
Morocco
Ukraine
Japan (with automatic re-processing rights)
Euratom (with automatic re-processing rights)
China (with re-processing rights, requiring approval per each request)
Switzerland
India (With advance consent to reprocessing)
Russia (On September 8, 2008 Pres. George W. Bush notified the United States Congress that there was no basis for further consideration of a 123 agreement with Russia.)
United Arab Emirates
Egypt
Thailand
Argentina
Australia
Bangladesh
Brazil
Canada
Colombia
Indonesia
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
Turkey
Kazakhstan
Republic of
South Africa
Taiwan
