Editing Mohamed ElBaradei (section)

===Multinational control of the nuclear fuel cycle===
In an op-ed that he wrote for the [[The Economist|''Economist'']] in 2003, ElBaradei outlined his idea for the future of the [[nuclear fuel cycle]]. His suggestion was to "limit the processing of weapon-usable material in civilian nuclear programs, as well as the production of new material, by agreeing to restrict these operations exclusively to facilities under multinational control." Also, "nuclear-energy systems should be deployed that, by design, avoid the use of materials that may be applied directly to making nuclear weapons." He concluded by saying that "considerable advantages would be gained from international co-operation in these stages of the nuclear-fuel cycle. These initiatives would not simply add more non-proliferation controls, to limit access to weapon-usable nuclear material; they would also provide access to the benefits of nuclear technology for more people in more countries."<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.nuclearfiles.org/menu/key-issues/nuclear-weapons/issues/proliferation/fuel-cycle/elbaradei-economist.htm|last=ElBaradei|first=Mohamed|title=Towards a Safer World|date=16 October 2003|newspaper=The Economist|access-date=1 December 2009}}</ref>

Non-nuclear-weapon states have been reluctant to embrace these proposals due to a perception that the commercial or strategic interests of nuclear-weapon states motivate the proposals, a perception that the proposals produce a dependency on a limited number of nuclear fuel suppliers, and a concern that the proposal restricts their unalienable right to use nuclear energy for peaceful purposes.<ref name=ASIL>[http://www.asil.org/insights080630.cfm American Society of International Law: The Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons: Taking Stock after the May 2008 Preparatory Committee Meeting ?] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130722170849/http://www.asil.org/insights080630.cfm |date=22 July 2013 }}</ref>