ML19282B077
| ML19282B077 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Issue date: | 02/16/1979 |
| From: | Moore R NRC OFFICE OF INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS (OIP) |
| To: | NRC OFFICE OF INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS (OIP) |
| References | |
| NUDOCS 7903080660 | |
| Download: ML19282B077 (1) | |
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FEB 1 B 'T' MEMORANDUM TO THE FILE STAFF CONCLUSIONS REGARDING LICENSE TO EXPORT SPECIAL NUCLEAR MATERIAL TO SWITZERLAND (XSNM01344)
In July 1978, Transnuclear Incorpcrated applied for a license to export 11,584.75 kilograms of uranium, enriched to 3.55% U-235, to Switzerland for use in the Beznau II reactor.
In. response to our July 21, 1978 request for views, the Executive Branch (1) concluded that issuance of the license would not
'. inimical to the I
comon defense and security, and (2) confirmed that t..
.iaterial will be subject to all the terms and conditions.of the Agreement for Cooperation between the US and Switzerlar These views and license application analysis by the Executive Branch were forwarded by State Department i
memorandum of December 19, 1978.
Confirmation of the apolicr.oility l
of the US-Switzerland Agreement was set forth by letter dated Auaust 21, 1978 I
from the Embassy of Switzerland.
The material requested under application XSNM01344 is low-enriched uranium intended for routine reload of the Beznau IIireactor. Under 10 CFR 110.40(b)(2) the staff is authorized to issue routine export licenses for 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 previously have been issued for fueling the Beznau facility.
The Comission, in. reviewing prior export 1-icense applications for Swit; -
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zerland (e.g. XSNM01227 was issued November 17, 1978), has determined that Switzerland 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 XSNM01227. 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).
R. teal Moore Senior Licensing Reviewer Office of International Programs 1
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