Measures+to+prevent+nuclear+pollution+as+a+result+of+natural+disasters


 * Main points to consider about the issue**
 * Nuclear pollution is one of the most dangerous types of pollution; it is produced by nuclear explosions
 * Radioactive particles are released into the air by nuclear explosions, these can continue to fall for several years.
 * Nuclear pollution is usually a result of nuclear bomb, and often times a result of a human error or accident in a nuclear power plant
 * There have been situations, such as the recent Japan Fukushima incident, in which natural disasters (earthquake, tsunami) have ultimately caused a nuclear crisis
 * Leaving them vulnerable to flooding and tsunami's, in many countries plants are often located on the coast to provide a ready source of cooling water for the essential service water system.
 * The risk of earthquakes and tsunamis must be taken into account as some power plants are built upon seismically active zones
 * Nuclear safety


 * What the international community has already done to address this issue**
 * An approach to reduce disaster risks is laid out in the United Nations-endorsed Hyogo Framework for Action, adopted in 2005, with the desired income for “The substantial reduction of disaster losses, in lives and the social, economic and environmental assets of communities and countries.”
 * The International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (ISDR), developed by the UN, assists in the implementation of the above mentioned framework
 * Formation of the International Nuclear Safety Advisory Group (INSAG) by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) that express their recommendations on current and future nuclear safety issues

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 * Your country's point of view about this issue and reasons for this point of view**
 * Colombia does not have nuclear power program and so is not fully committed to this issues as it does not directly affect the nation. Colombia does see this as a pressing issue and that nuclear pollution as a result of natural disasters kills innocent people. Relating to nuclear forces in general and not pollution, Colombia has signed the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons and the Tlatelolco Treaty. Colombia supports all research projects and recommendations to prevent nuclear pollution.
 * At least three solutions that your country would propose to address this issue**
 * Carefully construct future nuclear power plants in safer areas, such as in non-seismically active zones and away from coastal areas.
 * Create governmental or international organizations specifically to monitor running nuclear power plants and to make sure they are implementing the Nuclear Safety Systems as defined by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission
 * Further develop research and studies to consider a range of nuclear waste management and disposal options as this ultimately contributes to nuclear pollution, especially that caused by natural disasters.
 * The development of a Disaster Risk Reduction Plan using the Hyogo Framework; a plan that is specific and pragmatic and agreed upon by either the nation or the international community

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**1.** Urges the creation of a sub committee within the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) designed specifically to, a) Allocate, and evaluate potential safe zones for nuclear power plants, i. Zones with the least amount of seismic activity,  ii. Zones that are an appropriate distance from the coast,  iii. Low population zones,  iv. Zones with a apposite center population distance,  b) Instruct current and future nuclear plants on the necessity of all safety precautions to prevent nuclear pollution, c) Conduct periodical investigations on nuclear plants to ensure the implementation of all safety precautions, relating specifically to natural disasters, d) Constantly monitor the possible dangers and risks on already existing nuclear power plants,

**2.** Calls upon the publication of an additional document within The IAEA Nuclear Security Guidelines series-launched in 2006- that deals with the measures to prevent nuclear pollution as a result of natural disasters, including but not limited to, a) Locating plants on safe zones, b) Strengthening Operators’ ability to deal with complete loss of power, c) Ensuring and Increasing plant resistance, d) Improving emergency response capabilities,

**3.** Requests all member nations to thoroughly read, apply and adopt the safety standards put forth by the US Federal Task Force in the ‘Recommendations for Enhancing Reactor Safety in the 21st Century’ formulated by the United Sates Nuclear Regulatory Commission (U.S.NRC) as a result of the Fukushima incident,