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Framework Agreement

This unique international effort reached a major milestone as on the end of April 2010 as ten* of the forum's member countries signed the world's first agreement aimed at the international development of advanced nuclear energy systems, the Framework Agreement for International Collaboration on Research and Development of Generation IV Nuclear Energy Systems.

Parties to GIF Framework Agreement and System Arrangements

Member
Implementing Agents
Framework
System Arrangements
 
 
Agreement
GFR
SCWR
SFR
VHTR
Argentina
 
 
 
 
 
 
Brazil
 
 
  
  
 
 
Canada
X
  
X
 
X
Euratom
X
X
X
X
X
France
X
X
 
X
X
Japan
X
X
X
X
X
People's Republic of China
X
 
 
X
X
Republic of Korea
X
 
 
X
X
Republic of South Africa
X
 
 
 
 
Russian Federation
 
 
 
 
Switzerland
X
X
 
 
X
United Kingdom
 
 
 
 
 
 
United States
X
 
 
X
X

* Among the signatories to the Charter, Ten Members (Canada, Euratom, France, Japan, the People’s Republic of China, the Republic of Korea, the Republic of South Africa, Russian Federation, Switzerland and the United States) have signed or acceded to the Framework Agreement (FA) as shown in the table above.

Annex_to_FA_-_Designated_Implementing_Agents_as_of_16_April_2008

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