ML19305E787

Requests Executive Branch Position Re Kms Fusion, Inc Applications for Licenses to Export Tritium as Microshell Glass Pellets to Great Britain & Italy

ML19305E787
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Issue date:	04/22/1980
From:	Peterson M NRC OFFICE OF INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS (OIP)
To:	Helfrich G STATE, DEPT. OF, BUREAU OF OCEANS & INTL. ENVIRONMENT
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APR 2 21980 Mr. G. F. Helfrich, Director Office of Program Implementation Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs U. S. Department of State Washingten, DC 20520

Dear Mr. Helfrich:

Enclosed please find two applications from KMS Fusion, Inc. for licenses to export tritium as microshell glass pellets to the United Kingdom and to Italy to be used as targets in laser-fusion experiments.

Before taking action on these license applications, we would appreciate your views, in accordance with established procedures and from the overall perspective of the Executive Branch, as to whether the issuance of the requested licenses would be inimical to the interests of the United States, including the conmon defense and security, and whether the proposed exports meets the applicable criteria in the Atomic Energy Act, as amended by the Nuclear Nonproliferation Act'of 1978.

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Weshingtsn, D.C. 20545 APPLICATION FOR LICENSE TO EXPORT m)O9E BYPRODUCT, SOURCE, OR SPECIAL NUCLEAR MATERIAL I i e t> t o 3 Submit in Triplicate Carefully Read Instructions on Back Aoril l$38b' "

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Dr. John Reichelt 5'" E" ^oo* E55 Building N56, AWRE 3621 South State Road, P.O. Box 1567 Aldermastnn Civv. sT ATE.

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t fa Cu ANTITY TO BE SHIPPEO (b) COuuCOIT Y DESCRIPTION (include chenscal ard physical form; for special nuclew material mad (See t.:structrons on back) beroduct matersal also specifv isoro$uc content; if un l ets,, id ify the d t

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containing a mixture of gaseous deuterium and tritium at approx-imately 10 atm.

Tritium content not to exceed 1 mci per shipment.

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,.c iG The arrlicant, and any official executing this certificate on behalf of the applicant named in item 4, certify that this application is prepared in conformity with Title 10 Code of Federal Regulations. Parts 30 and 36 (if for byproduct material) or Part 40 (if for source material), or Parg 70 (if for special nuclear material), and Part 71 (for transport of radioactive material, if applicable) snd thzt all information con: Deed.% rein, including any supplements attached hereto, as true and correct to the best of their knowledge snd bqlief.

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Item 8(c), Application KMSF-0480-AL.

Pellets are individually mounted on a film of nitrocellulose formed in the depression of a microscope slide.

Microscope slides are packaged in plastic mailing box containers which are sealed with parafilm sealing film.

The mailing containers are sealed in a one gallon paint-type can, which is 4

cushion-packed within a 12" x 12" x 12" corrugated cardboard box, which in turn is cushion-packed within the outer 16" x 16" x 16" corrugated cardboarf, i

shipping box.

The quantity to be shipped will be less than 1 mci per shipment tritium I

gas (Transport Group VII) which is an exempt quantity.

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Same Same t (al CU ANTITY TO 8E $NtPPED (b) COMMODITY DESCR1PTION (include chemxcal and physscal form; for special nucire material ead iSer unstructions on ban!

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1 curie tritium Microshell glass pellets, about 0.1 mm diameter, containing mixtures of gaseous deuterium and tritium at approx-imately 10 atm.

Tritium content not to exceed 100 mci per ship-ment.

Pellets are essentially impermeable to hydrogen at room temperature.

(c) sulPPING AN D PACKING PROCEDUR Es (Requirru'for special rauclee maternal. See instructions on back.)

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1 ENC ust OF COuuOoliICs COVERED EY TNis APPLtC ATlON. (Desenbe fully, statsng uhat usil be omduced or marasfactwed, uhar servic?

unil '~e ie <dered, or tbr nature of the redrarch that unit be pe:rfomed.)

as targets i n l ase(r e instopctsons on bacis for specual nutifusion experiments at thavmEersal.)r Sc Pe lets are to be use e

Laboratory under the supervision of Dr. Caruso.

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The applicant, and any official'.txtcuting this certificate on behalf of the applicant named in item 4, certify that this application io is perpered in conformity'with 'TitTe f0,, Code' of Federal Regtulations. Parts 30 and 36 (if for byproduct material) or Part 40 (if for srurce material), or Part 70 (if for special nuclear material), and Part 71 (for transport of radioactiee material, if applicable) end th:t all information contained herein, including any supplements strached hereto, is true and correct to the best of their knowledge and belief.

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Item 8 (c), Application KMSF-0480-FR Pellets are attached to a thin post, which is supported by a polypropylene winged holder. The holders are individually sealed into 20 m1 scintillation vials, which are cushion-packe'd into a 1/2 gallon (1.43 L) paint-type can.

The can is cushion-packed into a 31 cm x 31 cm x 31 cm inner corrugated cardboard box, which in turn is cushion-packed into the outer 41 cm x 41 cm x'41 cm corrugated cardboard box.

The quantity to be shipped will be less than 100 mci per shipment of tritium gas (Transport group VII) which is an exempt quantity.

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