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230555 10/21/2009 8:04 09UNVIEVIENNA481 UNVIE UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY 09STATE106834|09UNVIE480 VZCZCXYZ0001 PP RUEHWEB DE RUEHUNV #0481 2940804 ZNR UUUUU ZZH P 210804Z OCT 09 FM USMISSION UNVIE VIENNA TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC PRIORITY 0213 RUEHBJ/AMEMBASSY BEIJING PRIORITY 0951 INFO RHEBAAA/USDOE WASHDC PRIORITY RUEANFA/NRC WASHDC PRIORITY RUEHAD/AMEMBASSY ABU DHABI 0043 RUEHAR/AMEMBASSY ACCRA 0103 RUEHAS/AMEMBASSY ALGIERS 0089 RUEHAM/AMEMBASSY AMMAN 0141 RUEHTA/AMEMBASSY ASTANA 0207 RUEHBJ/AMEMBASSY BEIJING 0952 RUEHSW/AMEMBASSY BERN 0219 RUEHBR/AMEMBASSY BRASILIA 0307 RUEHBM/AMEMBASSY BUCHAREST 0161 RUEHUP/AMEMBASSY BUDAPEST 0212 RUEHBU/AMEMBASSY BUENOS AIRES 0296 RUEHEG/AMEMBASSY CAIRO 0266 RUEHBY/AMEMBASSY CANBERRA 0764 RUEHDK/AMEMBASSY DAKAR 0098 RUEHHI/AMEMBASSY HANOI 0013 RUEHKM/AMEMBASSY KAMPALA 0015 RUEHKU/AMEMBASSY KUWAIT 0050 RUEHKV/AMEMBASSY KYIV 0167 RUEHLJ/AMEMBASSY LJUBLJANA 0244 RUEHLO/AMEMBASSY LONDON 1293 RUEHME/AMEMBASSY MEXICO 0203 RUEHMO/AMEMBASSY MOSCOW 1028 RUEHMS/AMEMBASSY MUSCAT 0022 RUEHOT/AMEMBASSY OTTAWA 0772 RUEHFR/AMEMBASSY PARIS 1160 RUEHPG/AMEMBASSY PRAGUE 0195 RUEHSA/AMEMBASSY PRETORIA 0284 RUEHRB/AMEMBASSY RABAT 0182 RUEHRO/AMEMBASSY ROME 0610 RUEHUL/AMEMBASSY SEOUL 0436 RUEHSF/AMEMBASSY SOFIA 0158 RUEHTL/AMEMBASSY TALLINN 0002 RUEHSI/AMEMBASSY TBILISI 0021 RUEHTC/AMEMBASSY THE HAGUE 0364 RUEHKO/AMEMBASSY TOKYO 0808 RUEHVL/AMEMBASSY VILNIUS 0183 RUEHWR/AMEMBASSY WARSAW 0180 RUEHYE/AMEMBASSY YEREVAN 0015 UNCLAS UNVIE VIENNA 000481
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BEIJING PLS PASS DOE MCGINNIS, SCHOENBAUER/DASH; STATE/ISN HUMPHREY; EST SEPULVADA
E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: ENRG, KNNP, IAEA SUBJECT: IAEA DDG Constructive on Reframing GNEP
REF: (A) UNVIE 480 (B) STATE 106834
1. (U) Updating and correcting remarks reported ref A para 4, IAEA group leader in the innovative reactor technology project Randy Beatty (U.S. cost free expert) confirmed to UNVIE that IAEA DDG/Nuclear Energy Sokolov had been communicating directly with the GNEP Steering Group Chair, DoE DAS McGinnis, and that most if not all of Sokolov's comments had been incorporated already in the draft Joint Statement. Per Beatty, Sokolov supports the continuation of this activity and in general feels that the new "framework" can add value.
2. (SBU) Beatty added that Sokolov may not fully appreciate the reasons for changing the brand name and would like to have more discussion on how INEF will be different and substantial enough to justify the Ministerial meetings, which in Sokolov's view was one of the key features of the old GNEP that made it interesting.
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