Record keeping and reporting
The Non-Proliferation Treaty`s (NPT) and Chemical Weapons Convention`s (CWC) each establish, as the foundation of its respective verification regime, a system of data record keeping, accounting, and reporting. Each regime`s regulatory system focuses on the presence of particular substances (nuclear material under the NPT and {open_quotes}Scheduled{close_quotes} chemicals under the CWC). These regimes share significant similarities, yet the differences are striking. Briefly stated, the NPT and CWC record keeping and reporting schemes can be contrasted by the following salient traits: (1) The objective of the NPT record keeping and reporting scheme is, relative to the CWC, to identify information in-depth, whereas the objective of the CWC`s scheme is to cover a greater breadth of substances and activities. Accordingly, the NPT demands more exact measurements of small quantities of material and more precisely specifies the mechanisms to meet those demands than the CWC. But CWC record keeping and reporting requirements apply to wider types and quantities of materials than the NPT. (2) Because CWC-regulated chemicals have many legitimate applications, as compared to the fewer uses of nuclear materials, CWC record keeping and reporting requirements apply to a broader array of facilities engaged in a multitude of industrial activities. Furthermore, the type of information about facilities, especially as to design specifications, that must be reported under each regime is different.
- OSTI ID:
- 426064
- Journal Information:
- Michigan Journal of International Law, Journal Name: Michigan Journal of International Law Journal Issue: 4 Vol. 16; ISSN MJILF3
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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