ML18270A023

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Letter to Executive Branch Requesting Government Assurances for Export License Application XSNM3796
ML18270A023
Person / Time
Site: 11006323
Issue date: 09/25/2018
From: Peter Habighorst
NRC/OIP/ECNP
To: Oehlbert S
US Dept of Energy, National Nuclear Security Admin, US Dept of Energy, Office of Nonproliferation & Arms Control
Freeman S
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Download: ML18270A023 (1)


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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20555--0001 September 25, 2018 Mr. Sean Oehlbert (Acting) Policy Director Office of Nonproliferation and Arms Control National Nuclear Security Administration U.S. Department of Energy 1000 Independence Avenue, S.W.

Washington, D.C. 20585

Dear Mr. Oehlbert:

Enclosed is an application (XSNM3796), dated September 4, 2018, received by the U.S.

Nuclear Regulatory Commission, from the U.S. Department of Energy, National Nuclear Security Administration . The applicant is requesting to export 0.105 effective kilograms of low-enriched uranium in the form of uranium dioxide to Canada for fuel fabrication and use in the Slowpoke-2 Reactor. The fabricated fuel will be used to load a new core into the reactor, operated by the Royal Military College of Canada.

Assurances from the Canadian government that the material will be subject to all of the terms and conditions of an agreement for cooperation , are required. Your assistance in obtaining the necessary assurances will be appreciated .

Please note that some of the material is of Canad/ 7 in. It thus has Canadian obligations.

Sincerely,

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Peter J. Ha~<< orst, i Export Confl1: and Nonproliferation Branch Office of International Programs

Enclosure:

Export License Application cc w/enclosure:

R. DelaBarre, DOS J. Semones, DHS/CBP M. Chen, DOE/NNSA P. Dessaules, DOE/NMMSS R. Bennett, DHS/CBP J. Goodman, DOE/NNSA S. Clagett, DOC E. Sauls, DTRA J. Norles, DOE/NNSA