ML19242A137
| ML19242A137 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Issue date: | 06/20/1979 |
| From: | Moore R NRC OFFICE OF INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS (OIP) |
| To: | NRC OFFICE OF INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS (OIP) |
| References | |
| NUDOCS 7907310353 | |
| Download: ML19242A137 (1) | |
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Memorandum to the File I
STAFF r.0NCLUSIONS REGARDING LICENSE TO EXP0RT SOURCE MATERIAL TO THE UNITED KINGDOM (XU08455)
In March 1979, the Unlu Kingdom Treasury and Supply Delegation applied for h
a license to export 750 kilograms of depleted uranium to the UK for research into the use of high-density, high-strength materials for the manufacture of penetrators.
k In response to our April 6,1979 reouest for views, the Executive Branch (1) concluded that issuance of the license wculd not be inimical to the common defense and security of the United States; (2) confirmed that the proposed export may be made without being subject to an Agreement for Cooperation since source material may be licensed under Section 64 of the Atomic Energy Act without the prerequisite of a Section 123 Agreement; and (3) concluded that the proposed export is consistent with the provis'ons of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended by the NNPA of 1978.
These views and license application analysis by the Executive Brcnch were forwarded b a letter froc the Department
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of State dated June 6,1979.
The June 6 letter also noted that the Executive Branch is currently reviewir.g the question of appropriate assurances, conditions, and controls which.ould be applied to large exports of source material for the manufacture of per.etrator g-munitions abroad. However, it is the view of the Executive Branch that additional 6
assurances are not necessary in this case on the basis of the end-use statement which specifies that the material is to be used solely for research witnin the U.K.
Depleted uranium for a non-nuclear end-use is not subject to the export licensing criteria in Section 127 of the Act and 10 CFR 110.a2.
Furtherr. ore, the quantity E.
of materici involved in this case does not fall within the categories of materials
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listed in 10 CFR 110.40 which are normally reviewed by the Commissioners.
The staff nas concluded that there are no material changed circumstances concerning exports to the U.K. which would af'act the Commission's consideraticn of licensing l-criteria and which have occurred since export license XUC8423 for sinilar material to the U.K. was issued on May 3,1979.
Upon review of the Executive Branch analysis and the supportive documentation E
(refer: SECY-79-242), the staff has independently concluded that the requirements of the Atomic Energy Act and the NNPA of 1978 have been tret and that the proposed iicense would not be inimical to the common defense and security of the U.S. or
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