Calls uponMember States to support international efforts to prevent the acquisition and use by terrorists of radioactive materials and sources, and, if necessary, suppress such acts, in accordance with their national legal authorities and legislation and consistent with international law;
2
UrgesMember States to take and strengthen national measures, as appropriate, to prevent the acquisition and use by terrorists of radioactive materials and sources as well as terrorist attacks on nuclear plants and facilities which would result in radioactive releases, and, if necessary, suppress such acts, in particular by taking effective measures to account for, secure and physically protect such high-risk materials in accordance with their international obligations;
3
Invitesall Member States that have not yet done so to sign and ratify the International Convention for the Suppression of Acts of Nuclear Terrorism;1
4
InvitesMember States to support and endorse the efforts of the International Atomic Energy Agency to enhance the safety and security of radioactive sources, as described in the Agency’s Nuclear Security Plan for 2006–2009,5 urges all States to work towards following the guidance contained in the Agency Code of Conduct on the Safety and Security of Radioactive Sources,3 including, as appropriate, the guidance on the import and export of radioactive sources, noting that the guidance is complementary to the Code, and encourages Member States to notify the Director General of the Agency of their intention to do so pursuant to resolution GC(48)/RES/10 of the General Conference of the Agency,8 recognizes the value of information exchange on national approaches to controlling radioactive sources, and encourages consultations by the secretariat of the Agency with its member States with a view to establishing a formalized process for a periodic exchange of information and lessons learned and for the evaluation of progress made by States towards implementing the provisions of the Code;
8Ibid., Forty-eighth Regular Session, 20–24 September 2004 (GC(48)/RES/DEC(2004)).
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Encourages cooperation among and between Member States and through relevant international and, where appropriate, regional organizations for strengthening national capacities in this regard;
6
Decides to include in the provisional agenda of its sixty-second session an item entitled “Preventing the risk of radiological terrorism”.
