Seven nations agree on a nuclear code.

The article discusses the agreement among nations on the code of conduct governing nuclear exports. It says that the U.S., Russia, West Germany, Great Britain, France, Canada, and Japan agreed on a purchase contract and not to use nuclear reactors with plutonium under International Atomic Energy Agency's (IAEA) rules of United Nations. However, it cites that the U.S. companies might face competitive pressures due to U.S. policy that prohibit the export of enriching and reprocessing technology.