(a) Ta člen se ne uporablja za jedrski material, za katerega se država upravičeno odloči, da ne potrebuje režima fizičnega varovanja, vzpostavljenega v skladu s prvim odstavkom, ob upoštevanju lastnosti materiala, njegove količine in relativne privlačnosti ter možnih radioloških in drugih posledic, povezanih s kakršnim koli nepooblaščenim dejanjem, usmerjenim proti njemu, ter trenutno oceno njegove ogroženosti.
(a) The provisions of this article shall not apply to any nuclear material which the State Party reasonably decides does not need to be subject to the physical protection regime established pursuant to paragraph 1, taking into account the nature of the material, its quantity and relative attractiveness and the potential radiological and other consequences associated with any unauthorized act directed against it and the current evaluation of the threat against it.