ML19249B636
| ML19249B636 | |
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| Issue date: | 07/31/1979 |
| From: | James Shea NRC OFFICE OF INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS (OIP) |
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| SECY-79-218B, NUDOCS 7909040622 | |
| Download: ML19249B636 (1) | |
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WASHINGTON, D. C. 20555 INFORMATION REPORT For:
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Discussion:
Enclosed for the infornation of the C:missi:n are :::ies of the Executive Branch resconse on a :ending ex:crt li-cense applicaticn.
(See SECY-79-E13).
Copies of *.ne Execu-tive Branch cements have been placed in the ?ub ': :ccu-ment Rccm. A Ccmission Acti:n Paper will be f;".irded scen.
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Dear Mr. Shea:
This letter is in response to the Ccmmission's let-ters dated March 26 and June' 28, 1979, requesting Execu-tive Branch views as to whether issuance of an export license in accordance with the application hereinafter described would be inimical to the common defense and security of the United States and whether the proposed export meets the applicable criteria of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended by the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Act of 1978-NRC No. XSNM01433 -- Application by Trans-nuclear Inc. for authorization to export to the Federal Republic o f Ge rmany 6. 3 27 kilo-grams of U-235 contained in 15.03 5 kilograms of uranium enriched :c a maximum of 45.' per-cent, and 6.10 5 kilograms of U-23 5 con tained in 30.075 kilograms of uranium enriched to a maximum of 20.3 percent.
This enriched uranium in the form of UF6 will ce shipped to NUKEM GnbH, Hanau, FRG for conversion and faorication of prototype high-density, lower enriebment MTR-type fuel elements and plates.
The fuel elements, each containing frca 150 to 500 grams of C-235, are intended for test-ing in the following research reactors:
- ASTRA, Austria; IEAR-1, 3razil; DR-3, Iergrk; GRR-1, Z
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signee would take place pursuant to the Additional Agree-ment for Cooperation Ee: ween the United States and the European Atcmic Energy Ccmmunity ( EURATOM) as confirmed in a letter f rom the relegation of the Ccmmission of the European Communities, EURATCM has adhered to the pro-visions of its Agreement for Ccoperation with the United States.
Re-export of the f abricated fuel elements to countries outside of the European Community would be subject to Ee-partment of Energy authori:ation as subsequent arrange-men ts.
The Executive Branch has reviewed this application and concluded that the requi'rements of the Atomic Energy Act, as amended, have been met and that the proposed ex-port to the FRG, a member of the European Atomic Energy Commun ity ( E CRATCM), for conversion and fabrication of fuel elements and plates will not be inimical to the ccm-mon defense and security of the United States.
A detailed analysis for ECRATCM was submitted Eecember 3, 1978 for NRC license-application Nos. XSNM 1241, 1238, 1232 and 1212.
There has been no material enange in circumstances since that submission.
On the basis of the foregoing, the Executive Branch recommends that the license for export to the Federal Republic of Germany, and re-export within the European Community, be issued.
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XSNM-1433 - Transnuclear, Inc.'s application dated March 21, 1979; material for West Germany.
Dear Mr. Eudgins:
We certify that the =aterial mentioned in this application, namely 45.113 kg U containing 12.932 kg of U-235, and the transfer of this material will be subject to all terms and conditions of the Additional Agreement for Cooperation,' dated July 25, 1960, as amended.
Further, we certify that Transnuklear Gr2H, Hanau, West Germany, as intermediate consignee, and Nuke Gr1H, Hanau, West Germany as ultimate consignee, are authorized by Eurato= :o receive and possess this material pursuant to the aforementioned Agreement for Cooperation.
The =aterial will be used for the development and f abrication of high density fuels inra first set of proto-t.ype (MTR) fuel elements.
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Goppel cc: Mr. Rcher: DeLabarre, State Department Ms. Vicki Matson, Transnuclear, Inc.
Mrs. Setty Wright, NRC
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