European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 24, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse U.s., soviets sign nuclear protocol sunday August 24. -i9b6 the stars and stripes Page 3 Moscow up the uni cd slates and the soviet Union Friday signed a nuclear safely and research protocol permitting reciprocal on site inspections of selected atomic research stations and nne change of nuclear safety experts in the near the protocol was signed Friday in Moscow by the . Department of Energy s director of the office of Energy research Atvin Trivel Picicc and andro Nik Petro Syanos chairman of the soviet state committee for the use of atomic Energy. This protocol is not directly related to the chernobyl Accident but Lei us say it certainly gave the conclusion of a safely agreement More impetus. It is More topical a . Embassy official said. The 12-Pcrson . Delegation headed by Trivel Picicc arrived in Moscow aug. Is and held a week of talks with their soviet counterparts under inc Banner of the .-.s.r. Joint committee on cooperation in the peaceful uses of atomic Energy. The talks were the Sim meeting be tween the committee first set up in june 1973 following a Washington Summit meeting Between president Ninon and inc Laie soviet Leader Leo nid Brezhnev. Committee meetings were sus Pended at the request of the United slates after the fifth session in 1978 because of the soviet invasion of Afghanistan in 19t. The protocol itself Calls for in creased cooperation to if development of breeder and liquid Metil moderated reactors and other areas of nuclear study. It Calls for experts from each country to hold a series of four meetings in 1987 to discuss areas of specialization including review of design and safety aspects of fast breeder re search and Oiler types of nuclear reactors. During these meetings at unspecified Dales next year scientists will be permitted to inspect two reactors from each country. Air Force panel to probe Boeing Washington
