ML19207B958
| ML19207B958 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Issue date: | 08/23/1979 |
| From: | Moore R NRC OFFICE OF INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS (OIP) |
| To: | NRC OFFICE OF INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS (OIP) |
| References | |
| NUDOCS 7909060236 | |
| Download: ML19207B958 (1) | |
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AUG 2 3 373 Memorandum for:
The File From:
R. Neal Moore Senior Licensing Officer Office of International Programs
Subject:
STAFF FINDINGS RELATED TO THE PROPOSED IMPORT OF 39,500 KILOGRAMS URANIUM ENRICHED TO 1.0*. FROM FRANCE - ISNM79010 Transnuclear, Inc. submitted an application dated August 10, 1979 for a license authorizing. the import of 39,500 kilograms of uranium enriched to 1.0". U-235, as UF, from France.
The material will be returned to the U.S. Depart ent of 6
Energy to be used as enriched feed against further product deliveries under a Euratom-held uranium enrichment services contract.
The UF6 will be transported from France by sea and trucked from the port of entry to the DOE facility in five approved 48y cylinders bearing certificate of competent authority number USA /6273/AF. This is a specificatien package which meets required safety perfarnance tests.
Thousands of tons of normal and slightly enriched UF6 are transported within the U.S. annually and this practice has been going on for many years withcut a significant incident. This proposed import represents an extremely small percentage of the total UF6 transported each year in the U.S. and would not result in any significant change in the probability of a potential accident involving UFs.
The hazards relating to the possible rupture of these containers are limited principally to chemical toxicity and can be handled safely in essentially the same manner as any other corrosive and/or toxic chemical.
The radiological impacts from import shicments were further evaluated in the Final Environmental Statement of the Transportation of Radioactive Material by Air and other Moces, NUREG-0170, and were determined to be negligible compared to impacts from domestic shipments.
The proposed import conforms with the standard provisions that have governed shipments of low-enriched UF6 for many years with no significant impact on the environment or the general public.
The staff finds this importation will not be inimical to the common defense and security or constitute an undue risk to public health, safety, or to the environment.
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