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Informs Commission of Receipt of License Application from Westinghouse to Import U & U-235 from Sweden
ML19276F264
Person / Time
Site:
(ISNM-79006)
Issue date: 02/26/1979
From: James Shea
NRC OFFICE OF INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS (OIP)
To:
References
SECY-79-142, NUDOCS 7903280158
Download: ML19276F264 (3)


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r UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION INFORMATION REPORT February 26, 1979 SECY-79-142 For:

The Comissioners From:

James R. Shea, Director Office of International Programs p

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Executive Director for Operations g,(..

Subject:

APPLICATION FOR EXPORT OR IMPORT LICENSE DATED 2/1/79, ISNM79006, FROM SWEDEN Purcose:

To inform the Comission of the receipt of a license application.

Discussion:

Enclosed for the information of the Comission are copies of an application for a license for.which Comission action will ultimately be necessary. Copies of the application have been placed in the Public Document Room.

Comissioners are requested to advise the staff of any particular issues or information which they can identify at this stage and which they wish included in the staff's analysis.

v 01) h James R. Shea, Director Office of International Programs

Enclosure:

Subject Applicati n DISTRIBUTION:

Comissioners Comission Staff Offices Exec. Dir. for Opers.

Secretariat

Contact:

J. Dunn Lee (492-7984)

G. G. Oplinger (492-7866) 7903280157

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  • February 1,1979

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Subject:

ASEA-ATOM Import License

Dear Sir:

We hereby make application for a license for the import of the following special nuclear materials:

Maximum Kilograms Uranium 92,281 Maximum Kilograms Uranium-235 3,046 Maximum Enrichment 3.30%

This material will be exported from Sweden by the following in the form of Zircaloy fuel rods:

ASEA-ATOM P. O. Box 53 S-721-04 Vasteras Sweden The fuel rods will be imported into the United States and delivered to the following:

Westinghouse Electric Corporation Nuclear Fuel Division Columbia, South Carolina 29250 Westinghouse will then incorporate the fuel rods into fuel assembli~es for eventual shipment to the Ringhals III and IV nuclear generating plants, located approximately forty (40) miles south of Goteborg. The use of these fuel assemblies at the Ringhals pl' nts will be as reload regions.

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Mr. G. G. Oplinger February 1,1979 Page 2 The import of the fuel rods from ASEA-ATOM is scheduled to start September 1,1979 and be complete by February 1,1980.

It is requested the import license have an expiration date of May 1,1980.

The fuel rods will be exported either by air or ocean transport from Sweden and will be packaged inside Nuclear Regul'atory Commission approved RCC-1 or RCC-3 shipping containers.

The IAEA Certificate of Competent Authority No. is USA /5450/BF (Rev. 4).

Your consideration to this application is requested.

Please contact me should you have any questions. relating to this subject.

Very truly yours, d.

aims J

C. G. Dahlstrom International Customer Services

/cg cc:

W. L. Boettinger

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