ML19308A183

Forwards Appl by Transnuc Inc to Export Highly Enriched Uranium to W Germany.Requests Comments for Staff Analysis

ML19308A183
Person / Time
Issue date:	12/18/1978
From:	James Shea NRC OFFICE OF INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS (OIP)
To:
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SECY-78-670, NUDOCS 7812290060
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4 ano s es December 18, 1978 SECY-78-670 NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION INFORMATION REPORT For:

The Commissioners From:

James R. Shea, Director Office of International Programs f4/

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Subject:

APPLICATION FOR EXPORT OR IMPORT LICENSE DATED 12/7/78 XSNM01429, HEU TO WEST GERMANY Puroose:

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

Discussion:

Enclosed for the information of the Commission 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.

Commissioners are requer,ted 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, t-mes R. Shea, Director

, Office of International Programs

Enclosure:

Application dtd 12/07/78 (XSNM01429, HEU to West Germany)

Contact:

DISTRIBUTION:

G.G. Oplinger (492-7866)

Commissioners J.D. Lee (492-7984)

Commission Staff Offices Exec. Dir. for Opers.

Secretariat 78122900Go

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3. COUNTRY OF ULTIM ATE DESTIN ATION Decerber 7,1978 fi/y>

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Transnuclear, Inc.

KFA-Kernforshungsanlage Julich STREET ACORESS 5205 Leesburg Pike Gesellschaft mit Beschrankter Haftung CITY, STATE. A ND TIP CODE Y

Falls Church, Va. 22041 INTERMEOl A TE CON 54GN EE IN FORElCN COUNTRY (Giw name

7. IF AURCH ASER IN FORElGN COUNTRY 15 OTH ER TN AN and address. l/ sene as uittmate constgnes, state "Sene."1 ULTIM ATE CON $1GNEE, GIVE N AME AND ADORE 53.

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38'8' "S*"' " Other Intermediate Consicnee 6450 Hatau Transnuklear GmbH Federal Republic of Germany 645 Ha tau, Postfach 110030 Wolfgaug-bei-Industriegelande, Hessen, W.Ger=a (as QU ANTITY TO BE $ Nip *EO (b) COMMOOlTY DESCRe pTION (incfrde chemical and pbysical forrre for special nuclee neaterial and 7

l21.554KgU (See anstrucinons on badn) byproduct maternal also scecxfy nsotopic content; tl in a devxce, identsfy the devnce, marunactnrer, and mpael raareer.b Urana.um in the form of uranium hexafluoride enriched to a m v4m m 20.110 Kg U235 93.3 percent U235.

This =aterial will be supplied and packaged by Goodyear Atomic, Piketon, Ohio.

Shipment to take place after issuance of license.

(c) $NIPetuG An C o ncKING PROCEOuR Es (Reenared for special reaclear marernd. See in.structxons v back )

I.A.E.A. Certificate of Competent Authority 4909 in accordance with 10 CFR Part 71.

ENO USE OF COMMODITIES COVERED BY TNis AppLIC ATION: (cesenbe /tdly, stattng uhat tMll of psoaluced or marsuacgtred. tdJat service wait be renaered. or the nature of the research that well be performed.) (See unstructsons on bacit for spectat nuclear matersat.b Will be used for the manufacture of fuel elements for the reactor FRJ-2 at Kernforschungsanlage Julic (KFA)

See attached End Use Statement.

c. The applicant, and any otficial executing this certificate on bensif of the applicarit named in item 4, certify that this application is prepared in conformity witn Title 10, Code of Federal Repalacions. Parts 30 and 36. (if for bypteduct material) or Part 40 (if for source material), or Part 70 (if for special nuclear material), and Part 71 (for transport of radioactive material, if applicable) and that all information contained herein, including any supplements attached hereto, is true and correct to the best of their knowledge and belief.

This material is privately owned.

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We ask you to apply for the nectssary US-exportlicense. The correspondent reactor-checklist will be submitted to you within short.

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The undersigners certify that the quantity of 21.554 kgs of uranium (93,3 7. U-235 enriched) in form of UF 6

and containing 20.110 kgs of U-235 which will be furnished to I-h.

us under a short-term-fixed commitment contract with US-DOE will be used for the manufacture of fuel elements for the

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NUK2M GmbH, D-6450 Hanau, Federal Republic of Ger=any shall perform the conversion work for us. Manufacturing of the fuel elements for the material shall be performed by NU~G:M GmbH.

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Export License Application for contract EU/28 TN REF:

78-349/01 (SIP 255)

Export License Application for FRJ-2 at ICA TN REF:

78-348/01 (NUK 256)

Export License Application for Astra reactor in Austria TN REF:

78-350/01 (TNP 257)

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Dear Mr. Moore:

The Export License Applications listed above are enclosed for your handling.

Thanking you in advance for your help and coope-ation.

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Enclosures:

Three Original End Use Statements Three Export License APPLICATIONS One Reacter Checklist for As Ja

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