ML19209B538
| ML19209B538 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Issue date: | 09/19/1979 |
| From: | Moore R NRC OFFICE OF INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS (OIP) |
| To: | NRC OFFICE OF INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS (OIP) |
| References | |
| NUDOCS 7910100080 | |
| Download: ML19209B538 (1) | |
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September 19, 1979 Memorandum to the File STAFF CONCLUSIONS REGARDING LICENSE TO EXPORT SPECIAL NUCLEAR MATERIAL TO JAPAN U(SIN 01517)
In May 1979, Mitsui and Company applied for a license to export 30,451 kilograms of uranium, enriched to 3.95% U-235, for use in the Fukushima i Unit No. 3 reactor. The material will be shipped first to Sumitomo Metal Mining Company for conversion and then to Japan Nuclear Fuel Company, Ltd. for fabrication into fuel assemblies.
In response to our May 24, 1979 request for views, the Executive Branch (1) concluded that issuance of the license would not be inimical to the common defense and security, and (2) confirmed that the material will be subject to all the terms and conditions of the Agreement for Cooperation between the US and Japan.
These views and license application analysis by the Executive Branch were forwarded by State Department memorandum of September 17, 1979.
Confirmation of the applicabili-ty of the US-JAPAN Agreement was set forth by letter dated September 1,1979 from the Enbassy of Japan.
The material requested under application XSNM01517 is low-enriched uranium intended for routine reload of the Fukushima I, Unit No. 3 reactor.
Under 10 CFR 110.40(b)(2) the staff is authorized to issue export licenses for routine reloads of low enriched uranium fuel for use in power reactors with respect to which a previous export license to receive fuel has been issued.
Export licenses have been issued previous-ly for fueling the Fukushima I, Unit No. 3 facility.
The Commission, in reviewing prior export license applications to Japan (e.g.,
XSNM01490 issued August 13, 1979 and XStN01509 issued September 6,1979) has determined that Japan meets the applicable export licensing requirements of 10 CFR 110.44(a)(1).
The staff has found that there are no material changed circumstances associated with the subject application from those existing at the time of issuance of XStN01490 and XSNM01509, therefore, the license may be issued under the authority contained in Section 126(a)(2) of the Atomic Energy Act and 10 CFR 110.44(a)(2).
1 Senior Licensing Reviewer Office of International Programs
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