Study on Agreements for Cooperation in Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Energy between ROK and US

Since the Korea signed an 'Agreement civil uses of atomic energy' on February 3, 1956, 52nd years were passed. During this time, the agreement was amended and signed in March 1958, July 1965. Since 1978, the US has had influence on the agreement as the prototype that all ROK-US bilateral agreements concerning nuclear cooperation are to be based. In general, the nuclear cooperation agreement is the means for the peaceful use of nuclear energy with other countries, but it also provides the powerful legal basis for preventing the nuclear proliferation in the receipt country. Anyway, ROK-US Nuclear cooperation agreement should be revised because the expiration will be ended in 2014. For acquiring the better position comparable with the present agreement, all related information and policy should be considered. And then the strategy of revised agreement should be reflected in negotiation with US. The purpose of this study is to analyze the detail approaches for the revision of the agreement for cooperation in peaceful uses of nuclear energy between Korea and US. And this approach could be a starting level for understanding and preparing the revision of nuclear cooperation agreement