Country Profile: Peru
BASIC FACTS
Peru is a Member Country of the NAM Movement since 1973
Officially the Republic of Peru, Peruis a presidential republicsituated in Western South America, bordering the South Pacific Ocean.
Capital: Lima
Peru does not operate any nuclear power plantsbut operates two research reactors managed by the Peruvian Institute for Nuclear Energy (IPEN), the RP-10 and the RP-0 reactors.3The former is a pool-type research-production reactor developed by the Peruvian National Commission of Atomic Energy, and the latter is a tank type reactor operating with Materials Test Reactor (MTR) fuel elements, including 20% of Uranium-235.
Peru has additionally benefited from IAEA technical support in the areas of nuclear and ionizing radiation for uses in the medical, industry, and other civilian sectors. The country remains strongly committed to ensuring nuclear and radiological security and to following international protocols for the physical protection and proper management of all facilities handling nuclear and radioactive materials.
Peru has signed, ratified, and enforced the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW) in September of 2017, December of 2021, and March of 2022, respectively.
TREATIES AND INTERNATIONAL ORGANISATIONS
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IAEA Membership (1957)
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Treaty for the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons in Latin America and the Caribbean (Treaty of Tlatelolco) (1969)
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Treaty on the Nonproliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) (1970)
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Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty (CTBT) (2021)
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Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW) (1997)
AGREEMENTS (In Force):
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Vienna Convention on Civil Liability for Nuclear Damage (1980)
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Convention on the Physical Protection of Nuclear Material (1995)
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Amendment to the Convention on the Physical Protection of Nuclear Material (2016)
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Convention on Early Notification of a Nuclear Accident (1995)
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Convention on Assistance in the Case of a Nuclear Accident or Radiological Emergency (1995)
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Convention on Nuclear Safety (1997)
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Joint Convention on the Safety of Spent Fuel Management and on the Safety of Radioactive Waste Management (2016)
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Revised Supplementary Agreements Concerning the Provision of Technical Assistance by the IAEA (RSA) (1980)
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Agreement to further extend the Co-operation Agreement for the Promotion of Nuclear Science and Technology in Latin America and the Caribbean (ARCAL) (2020)
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Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Peru and the International Atomic Energy Agency for the application of safeguards in connection with the Treaty for the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons in Latin America and the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (1979)
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Protocol Additional to the Agreement between the Republic of Peru and the IAEA for the Application of SG in Connection with the Treaty for the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons in Latin America and the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (2001)
REGIONAL GROUPS
- Member of the G-77
- Member of GRULAC
- Member of the Organization of American States (OAS)
RECENT REPRESENTATION IN INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
- Non-permanent member of the United Nations Security Council in 2018/2019
- Member of the 1540 Committee in 2018/2019 and 2006/2007
- Vice-Chair for the UN First Committee in 2007 and 2012
- Secretary-General of OPANAL in 1994-2000
LINKS
Country List : Office of Legal Affairs : IAEA
Permanent Mission of Peru to the United Nations
Ratification of Treaties & Membership in International Organizations Related to Disarmament
Nuclear Technology in Peru (stanford.edu)
Peru and the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (icanw.org)