Repeal "Nuclear Waste Safety Act"
A resolution to repeal previously passed legislation.

Category: Repeal
Resolution: GA#116
Proposed by: Sobluruk

The World Assembly,

Applauding the efforts of General Assembly Resolution #116 Nuclear Waste Safety Act to deal with the ongoing international problem of nuclear waste products generated by the production of commercial energy and the development of nuclear technologies for military applications,

However concerned that Nuclear Waste Safety Act poses significant hindrances to the actual long term storage of generated nuclear wastes,

Deeply concerned that clause seven places the burden of safe and secure storage on sending nations even though clause four states receiving nations may seek fiduciary compensation for receiving said wastes, therefore unfairly placing double the finically responsibility on originating nations,

Puzzled that clause eight places the responsibility on sending nations to ensure that the receiving nation possesses the necessary facilities and infrastructure to ensure the long term disposal of nuclear wastes, even though the receiving nation is recieiving fiduciary compensation for receiving said wastes,

Befuddled clause nine allows for receiving to demand the transfer to the required technology from sending to ensure the safety, security and long term storage or nuclear wastes, thereby making it highly unlikely any reasonable nation would actually transfer said materials to a receiving nation which does not already possess these technologies making the whole resolution unnecessary and moot,

Amazed that despite all of these guidelines, nothing in Nuclear Waste Safety Act actually ensures the safe, secure, long term storage of nuclear waste products as it merely regulates the transfer of said materials,

Hoping for the passage of future sensible guidelines that ensure the safe, secure transfer of nuclear waste products to willing nations,

Hereby repeals General Assembly Resolution #116 Nuclear Waste Safety Act.

(This post was last modified: 02-18-2016, 02:28 PM by Railana.)

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This is a poor repeal, and I strongly encourage a vote AGAINST.

Contrary to what the repeal argues, it makes complete sense that the primary responsibility for the safe transfer of nuclear waste across national borders would be given to the sending nation. It is the sender that presumably generated or is otherwise responsible for the waste and it is the receiver that must accept the risk of safely storing it.

Note that whether the receiver is financially compensated or not for their services is irrelevant, unless you are willing to argue that nations should be permitted to improperly store nuclear waste so long as they are paid for it.

Furthermore, the technology transfer requirement in the original resolution does not "make[] the whole resolution unnecessary and moot". The repeal is correct that, as a result of this requirement, it is "highly unlikely any reasonable nation would actually transfer [waste] materials to a receiving nation which does not already possess [the technology required to store it safely]." Indeed, this is the entire point of the original resolution: to ensure that, whenever an international transfer of nuclear waste occurs, the receiving nation can safely store this waste.

The repeal is correct that the original resolution merely regulates the international transfer of nuclear waste, not its safe storage within individual nations. This, however, is a reason to write an additional resolution about the latter topic, not to repeal a resolution that does a reasonably good job of addressing the former.

(This post was last modified: 02-14-2016, 03:36 PM by Railana.)

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"Repeal "Nuclear Waste Safety Act"" was defeated 13,129 votes to 2,785.

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