IAEA-+IRAN

Sravya Chilukuri Period 3 Committee: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Country: IRAN

TOPIC 1: SAFETY OF NUCLEAR MATERIAL

I. __Cou__ __ ntry Policy: __

Iran has a successful nuclear program and we try to keep the four nuclear facilities we have in top conditions. However, due to the lack of supplies, we are unable to provide our nuclear facilities with the proper conditions it seeks. Basically the only money we receive is from our exportation of oil and gas substances. However that money is under strict government control and is not always used for the benefits of nuclear technology. Iran is not the only nation with this problem and we do not really understand why the International Atomic Energy Agency is mostly concerned about us while other European nations are going through the same struggle. Iran understands what kind of turmoil the Middle East is currently going through, and as the biggest Muslim nation, we believe that it is some of our responsibility to take control of some of the actions. Although Iran would most definitely want a safer nuclear waste management program and nuclear facilities we are not able to do so due to our lack of resources. We have sought out the help of many other nations such as the Big 5. However, they are not willing to assist us with our nuclear program and definitely not our nuclear waste program. Although we have assured nations that we do not intend to bomb any other country and that we only plan on using our program for peaceful purposes, they are being highly prejudiced and do not understand that the lack of nuclear safety in our country causes unfortunate deaths. We do not plan to explode our nuclear energy but due to our need for more money, the nuclear facilities we own are extremely active and are at a great risk of going off at unexpected times. Iran also supports the establishment of nuclear safeguards because of the level of commitment they show to the international treaties that were signed. In Iran’s opinion, nuclear transparencies also play a great role in keeping the use of nuclear technologies from going overboard. Overall, the current situation with Iran’s nuclear facilities is not stable and we encourage the support and assistance we need from fellow nations.

II. __UN Involvement:__

Currently in the world, nuclear energy is becoming more and more popular and when there is nuclear energy, there is nuclear waste. Nuclear material is a toxic substance that has affected the lives of many civilians to this day. It is highly explosive and cause health damages to surrounding people. Thousands of people have been killed by nuclear reactors and several more civilians are on the verge of dying to severe medical conditions. Nuclear Power Plants that are next to civilian homes are polluting the freshwater systems and damaging our atmosphere. The famous Three Mile Island incident of 1979 and the Chernobyl crisis of 1986 are proof that the safety of nuclear material is decreasing and is dangerous to a high extent. The UN has been actively involved and is greatly concerned with the safety of nuclear material. One of the major jobs of the International Atomic Energy Agency is to monitor the safety rate of nuclear facilities and make sure countries are following safety procedures. However many countries lack the money and resources to monitor their nuclear areas with great caution. An excellent example of one of these countries is the Russian Federation. Currently Russia is extremely low on supplies and money. Although they have one of the world's largest nuclear facilities and programs, they lack the willpower to keep it in safe conditions for both the nuclear facility workers and innocent civilians. The UN has also had some controversial conferences regarding nuclear banks in which are both beneficial and negative for our global community. The United Nations has also had many conventions regarding the safety of nuclear weapons and many countries are worried about the hazardous consequences of nuclear waste and material. However, the safety of material is not the only problem for nuclear facilities. The threat of attacks against these nuclear facilities is great due to the longing for nuclear technology that most nations share. The failure to protect nuclear material is a fear that places in most nations' governments. No nation wants a nuclear war and failure to protect nuclear facilities may end up causing something that the whole world will come to regret. Furthermore, the United Nations has set up several nuclear safeguards that are measures to verify that States comply with their international obligations not to use nuclear materials for nuclear explosives. These safeguards are crucial to keep international cooperation and trust between different nations.

III. __Solutions:__

Iran believes that the International Atomic Energy Agency must control the safety of nuclear facilities in order to protect innocent civilians. However many nations are not able to fully secure their facilities due to financial troubles. If the IAEA is willing to help countries like those including Russia and ourselves, Iran, we would have safer nuclear facilities and there will not be as many deaths as there are at this current state. In addition, countries that have very successful nuclear facilities that are extremely safe should also be helping less fortunate nations in protecting our facilities. Iran believes that this will help us provide a safer environment for our facility workers and our citizens. Further more, by helping out there will be more international cooperation that will lead to a better, safer, and more successful future. In addition, Iran encourages the expansion of nuclear safeguards and transparencies while maintaining steady and fair comradeship between nations.

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TOPIC 2: IRANIAN NUCLEAR PROGRAM

I. __Country Policy:__

Iran greatly disapproves of where the nuclear situation stands between us and the United Nations. Iran believes that as a willing signatory of the Nuclear Non Proliferation Treaty, we have the right to use and improve our nuclear energy status. Article 6 of the Nuclear Non Proliferation Treaty clearly states that the Big 5 nations, who are the USA, UK, Russia, China, and France, have a duty to help developing nations as ourselves to improve our nuclear technologies. However, not all of the Big 5 are aiding other nations and are keeping their own nuclear programs a secret while it is their sole duty to assist others. When they were made part of the Big 5 and signed the NPT, they vowed to assist other nations, but they are not doing much to help developing nations. We also believe that the treatment that we are receiving from the rest of the world is very cruel and unfair. Since we have signed the NPT, we have the privilege to nuclear technology and we are using it abundantly. Currently, Iran does not posses a great amount of wealth and therefore, our nuclear program is not extremely close to creating sophisticated nuclear weapons. However, nations such as India, Israel, North Korea, and Pakistan have not signed the NPT and are still developing nuclear weapons. They have already reached the capabilities to create nuclear bombs before we have and the United Nations is still giving them leniency. It is not right for a signatory of the NPT to be treated this way while other rogue nations are given more respect and rights. As the Islamic Republic of Iran, we believe that all nations have a right to enjoy the benefits of nuclear energy and technology. It is unfair to give only five nations in the world the privilege to obtain nuclear weapons and it is a dishonor to many countries. Several countries have obtained nuclear weapons and they are not part of the Big 5. Iran fails to understand why those countries are not being targeted while we are. All nations must be treated fairly in order for our world to be fair and equal.

II. __UN Involvement:__ The United Nations has been actively involved with the prevention of Iran from making nuclear weapons. The UN has created several organizations and committees that deal specifically with nuclear proliferation. Some of these organizations include the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty Organization which prohibits the use of nuclear weapons any time and any where. The International Atomic Energy Agency is also actively involved with stopping Iran from conducting nuclear tests. It is continuously urging Iran into letting them check their nuclear facilities in order to see if they are in top shape and to see if they are not doing anything unreasonable. The nuclear program of Iran has become one of the IAEA’s top topics to resolve, but nothing extreme can be done without the consent of Iran. In addition the United Nations Security Council believes that action must be taken toward Iran if they are unwilling to work with the United Nations regarding their nuclear plans, facilities, and programs. Since Iran has signed the Nuclear Non Proliferation treaty, we have the capability to use nuclear energy and they have been using this energy source abundantly. However, nuclear energy alone is not enough for Iran due to their current situation in the Middle East. Overall, the United Nations has been actively aiding the conflict regarding Iran through nuclear treaties, organizations, international cooperation, and consequences. The United Nations has sent several nuclear inspectors into Iran to check on the ongoing nuclear situation. Iran has allowed some inspections but has denied some as well due to their belief that it is an intrusion to our privacy. The Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty Organization is trying extremely hard to stop the proliferation of nuclear weapons and Iran is trying its best to seek negotiations and is open to any solutions and ideas that ease the difficulty of this task. In addition, the IAEA wants to send in troops so check on the nuclear facilities of Iran but are not able to do so without the approval of Iran. These international organizations are trying their best in order to solve the crisis with Iran, but the Middle East has developed many organizations regarding this topic. Iran understands the turmoil that is currently going on in the Middle East and we are trying to resolve those issues peacefully. Many Islamic nations have obtained nuclear weapons and this is slightly scary for us in the current state of time.

III. __Solutions:__

There are many ways that we can accomplish the solution to this dispute in peaceful ways. First of all, the United Nations can be a little more trustworthy of Iran because as a signatory of the Nuclear Non Proliferation Treaty, we have the right to own and create nuclear technology. In addition Iran would be willing to accept the entrance of International Atomic Energy Agency agents with prior notice. We have allowed IAEA agents to come into all our nuclear facilities before and we would like to strengthen our relationship with the rest of the United Nations. We are also willing to sign agreements that allow us to continue our energy program with assistance of the Big 5 since it is their duty to do so. Also Iran believes that all nations should have the right to nuclear energy seeing that it is highly useful so we should create a treaty that allows all nations liberty to their nuclear program with semi-annual IAEA inspections. The re- ratification of the Nuclear Non proliferation Treaty is also useful in declaring a country’s allegiance to the IAEA and the United Nations. Furthermore, the IAEA should also focus more on other nations in order to give Iran some time to negotiate and come up with solutions that best represent how both we feel as a nation and how the IAEA feels. President Ahmadinejad has stated several times that Iran is willing to work on negotiations and we do not want to be regarded as a sadistic country any longer. Iran hopes that we will find negotiations to this issue peacefully and quickly, and we are trying our best to resolve this conflict among our fellow nations.

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