ML19309H058

Informs Commission of Executive Branch Response on Application by Transnuclear,Inc to Export 3,010 Kg U-235 Enriched to Max of 4% & 0.64 Kg U,As Sampling Matl,To West Germany.Requests Advice on Analysis

ML19309H058
Person / Time
Issue date:	02/20/1980
From:	James Shea NRC OFFICE OF INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS (OIP)
To:
References
TASK-IR, TASK-SE SECY-80-106, NUDOCS 8005080277
Download: ML19309H058 (1)

Text

_.

8005080277 r-UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D. C. 20555 resruary 20, as

"~* ~' '

INFORMAT10N REPORT For:

The Commissioners From:

James R. Shea, Director Office of International Programs N

dE Thru:

Executive Director for Operations w.1 b.

Subject:

EXECUTIVE SP.ANCH RESPONSE ON PD10ING EXPORT APPLICATION XSNM01573 MULTIPLE RELOADS FOR ISAR (KKI) IN WEST GERMANY

Purpose:

To inform the Ccmmission of the above subject.

Discussion:

Enclosed for the information of the Commission are copies of the Executive Branch response on a pending expert license application, Also enclosed are copies of the original application and one amendment. Copies of the Executive Branch comments have been placed in the Public Document Room, A Comission Action Paper will be forwarded soon.

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,

'-+L.

,g D

J s R, Shea, Director Of fice of International Prcgrams

Enclosures:

As Stated

Contact:

DISTRIBUTION:

M.R.Peterson(492-8155)

Commissioners J.D. Lee (492-7984)

Commission Staff Offices Executive Director for Operations Secretariat l

3 ha N

RECEIVED DEPARTMENT OF STATE

.USNRC j

wasscon, c.c, :os2o

'80 FEB 12 P1 :03 BUREAU OF OCEANS AND INTERNATIONAL l

ENVIRONMENTAL AND SCIENTIFIC AFFAIRS OFFICE OF INTERNAil0NAL PROGRAMS FEB 111980 I

Xs MAfD/573 Mr. James R.

Shea Director of International Programs

//444 79[

p}M United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission v

Room 6714 - MNBB Bethesda, Maryland SA (h%)M

Dear Mr. Shea:

IO i

This letter is in response to the letters from your office dated September 11, and October 9, 1979, requesting Executive Branch views as to whether is-suance of an export license in accord;nce with the application hereinaf ter described would be inimical to the common defense and security of the United States and whether the proposed export meets the ap-plicable criteria of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended by the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Act of 1978:

NRC No. XSNM01573 -- Application by Trans-nuclear Inc. for authorization to export to the Federal Republic of Germany 3,010 kilograms of U-235 contained in 86,000 kilograms of uranium enriched to a maximum of 4 percent, plus.64 kilogram of U-235 contained in 16 kilograms of uranium as sampling material.

The low enriched uran-ium in the form of ura.nium hexafluoride will be shipped to RBU Reaktor Brennele-ment Union GmbH, Hanau, FRG, for fabrica-tion into fuel assemblies for four re-loads of the Isar (KKI) Nuclear Power Plant in the FRG.

The proposed export would take place pursuant to i

the Additional Agreement for Cooperation Between the l

United States and the European Ato.aic Energy Community

( EURATOM) as confirmed in a letter from the Delegation of the Commission of the European Communities, a copy of which is enclosed.

EURATOM has adhered to the pro-i visions of its Agreement for Cooperation with the l

United States.

1 1g q too 3 0 W 7 E 3 cD bf?

x.

g.

1

. g The Executive Branch has reviewed this application and concluded that if the conditivas of the following 23 fj paragraph are satisfied, the requirements of the Atomic Energy Act, as amended by the Nuclear Non-Proliferation

!):;y Act of 1.978, have been met and that the proposed export d:4 will not be inimical to the common defense and security f(f of the United States.

A detailed analysis for the FRG was submitted November 27, 1979 for NRC application No.

XUO8427.

There has been no material change in circum-y

[

stances since that submission.

%3j As this license request covers four reloads of fuel y

for shipment between 1981 and 1986, the applicant has 13 requested that the license be issued valid until December 31, 1986.

It is the view of the Executive Branch that the license remain valid after March 10, 1980 provided iiii that the President has made the necessary determination d

under Section 126 a.(2) of the Atomic Energy Act extend-IS ing the duration of the first proviso of that Section for W

each 12-month period during the term of the license, or y

EURATOM meets the requirements of Section 126 of.the Act.

lll This proviso should be made a condition of the license.

$1 fj on the basis of the foregoing, the Executive Branch y

recommends that the license be issued.

ll.i -

l$

Sincerely, M

/

1,f~~;r b

n w.,

M Louis V.

osenzo il Deputy Assist nt Secretary Il j)j s

Enclosure:

Assurance letter I.

s 5

Ci:

,.g.

H:

DELEGATION.OF THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES EURATOM SUPPLY AGENCY September 20, 1979 Mr. Vance H. Hudgins Assistant Director for Politico-Military security Affairs Division of International Security Affairs Depart:nent of Energy Washington, D.C.

20S45 D, ear.Mr. Hudgins:

Subject:

Transnuclear, Inc. application RBU 299 79-251/01 dated August 28, 1979 for West Germany - XSNM-1573 (our reference: AGT/01/101)

We certify that the material mentioned in this application, namely 3,010.0 kilograms of U235 contained in 86,000'.0 kilo-grams of total uranium plus 0.640 kilograms of U235 contained

,in 16.0 kilo' grams of total uranium as sampling material, 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 Reaktor Brennelement Union, GmbH (RBU), Hanau, West Germany, as intermediate consignee (for conversion and manufacture of fuel elements only), and Kernkraftwerk Isar, GmbH, Munich, West Germany,'as ultimate-consignes, are authorized by EURATOM to receive and possess this material pursuant to the aforementioned Agreement for Cooperation.

The material will be used in the RBU facilities for the conversion of UF6 to UO2 and for the manufacture of fuel elements for the reactor KKI - West Germany.

Sincerely, U$

M. Goppel ajs cc:

2.

Robin De LaBarre, State Department Ms. Betty Wright, NRC-Ms. Vicki Matson, Transnuclew, Inc.

l

\\

l f

2500 M Stress NW Sense 707 Vestmgton CC 2XD1/ tones,ene: (2C2) W2 9500 / toex: "?M gim ht! 89600 (EURCCM WSH)

p.

w.$e.

x

}f

\\:

D 4.

. DISTRIBUTI0ff:

IP r/f

~

~

-IPEI r/f.

DCT 09 7979 pog.

Acc

.G. PROCO, OR00, H/E.'!CL.

e-

~

'. ELD, w/ encl.

~

I&E,w/ encl.

e.

-S Cornell, NMSS', w/enci.

LVGossick, ED0 Mr. G.F 'Helfrich~, Director -

A. Kenneke, w/ encl.

Offlee of Program Implementatf orf EDO r/f Bureau of Oceans' and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs s.

U.S. Department of State as* ington, D.C.

20520 W

n

Dear Mr. Helfrich:

Enc 30s'ed please find a letter frem~Transnuclear, Incorporated requesting an amendment to export license -application XSNM01573 to correct the.

~

3

. quaintities reque.sted for expUrt. of samples to 16 kgs U'containing 0.640 kgs U-235.

~

Pl' ease consider this request in' conjunction with our. letter to you dated.

September 11, 3979.

~

~.

i Sincerely, j.,$l.

~

~

Marvin R. Petersorr, Acting: Assistant' Director Export / Import and International Safgguards

~

Office of Irternational Programs s.

. Enclosu're:.

. q

," Letter dtd September 24, 1979 A-l '-

.]

" 'J ' -

(XSitM01573) cc w/ enclosure:.

Mr. 21olsey G. Haddyside, 00E Mr. Richard L. Williamson, ACDA/MP/NX Ms. Sheila Buckley,.000 Mr. Duane Sewel1, DOE

. D [l f) fD),[t Nt' liz

-b

,'Y I,: -

.s

, Mr?. Kent Knowles, COC 2 U iU g"

.. Mr.' Robiri DeLaBarre, 005

~*u..

\\.

. n :...

.. 4:..

4&

l 0

f

. ' y 9 m 9 H. N 2 w 2-f o = "

~

E irri u

erwee. M '

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ - - - -

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ -.......

T.'RE6...........HR.

ters-o n.-~

.-~~~~~-a H'r.i g n't..

oe

sm

. 1.a.s L,. 5_... rA..............._.. l.4.......$.-

..~.~...-- --

...--..... ~~~.

.- ---~=-..

u *-

.......... -..~.-.

- - -......~

u

($

~4

_ q 1'

2$.$'ah

~

l

__w LI,[E.

III9 SEP 24 Phi % 25 September 24, 1979

!..U:n T/;.?fpO;,7 AND Inizenart stanas

)(.S N lh 0 } 513 ar. n. Morre

~

hf Nuclear Regulatory Cennission y

Office of "Inte= national Programs

//00 7735 Old Georgetown Road Bethesda, Maryland 20014 Re Export License Application No: XSNM-1573 TN Ref: 79-251/01 (RBU-299)

Dear Mr. Moore-Please correct our original request for export license dated August 28,.1979, to list sample quantities as"follows:

~16.0 Ig U (containing 0.640 Kg U235) enriched to a maximum of 4.0 percent U235

. All other information contained in our application remains unchanged.

Thanking you 1.n advance for your help and cooperation.

Sincerely,

$)!

Vicki Matson Assisttne Manager Washington Operations VM/ma D"*D D

' $][ f

'^@O<

Wi

, \\, ;.I

,,9

=copyto r2 anuce 9 M 7*

7Q / O /O C b Y

ek,,!Y, oNE SM*:;:NE PLACE o $205 LEES 8URG PIKE e F ALLS CHURCH. VIRGINI A 20041

, =[

7's.iNNE: 703 82C 2450 e CABLE: TRANSNUC FSCH e TELEX: 394463 4

.mm DISTRIBUTION:

PDR SEP 11 1979

[ Wright,IP ELD, w/ enc 1.

G. Proco, ORCO, w/ enc 1.

H. McAlduff, OR00, w/ encl I&E,w/ encl.

A Kenneke, OPE, w/ enc 1.

S Cornell, NMSS'.(2.), w/en' LV Gossick, EDO Mr. Gerard F. Helfrich, Director E'D0 r/f Office of Program Implementation.

IP r/f Bureau of Oceans and International

IPEI, r/f Environmental and Scientific Affairs U S. Department of State Washington, D.C.

20520

Dear Mr. Helfrich:

Enclosed please find an application from Transnuclea', Inco'rporated for a lice.ise r

/to export 86,004 kilograms uranium enriched to 4.0% uranium-235 for use as reload fuel for the Isar (KKI) reactor in West Germany.

~

'Before taking acticn on this license application, 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 license would be inimical to the interests of the United States, including the comon defense and

~ security,.and whether the proposed export meets the applicable criteria in the Atomic Energy Act as amended by the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Act of 1978.

~

Sincerely, 3.E. (%6*

1

'Marvin R. Peterson'

\\'

Acting Assistant Director ',;

Export / Import and Internatic'nal

))

Safeguards s

Office of International Programs Enclosure.

Application dtd 8/28/79

.,i 5 9'Sl )

~

f cc w/ enclosure:

l Mr. Holsey G. Handyside, COE Mr. Richard L. Williamson, ACDA/NP/N2.

o[

t.

Msi Sheila Buckley, 000

<1 Mr. Duane Sewell, DOE O

Mr. Xant Knowl.e.s, DOC Q'u({-)to7LOf C 3 9 */

Mr. Robin Deaw.% nos

• gqk......

3. t. q.........

.g...-........ -..... -.... -..

...a"....

• an.emeanne >

............ -~.-.- ~~~~~~

~ ~ ~ ~ - ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

~ ~ * ~ ~. " " ~ ~ ~ ~ ~.~

... ~. -

. 9L 5.G.i......... 91....../.?.9......... 2./...'..l.7.2--..-----~~.--

--~~----.-

--..Z--~~.

UdNRC-f

...l.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION b

APPROVED BY CAO

't) ms 22slRess21

Fa no APPLICATION FOR LICENSE TO EXPORT NUCf. EAR s

MATERIAL AND EQUIPMENT (SeeInstructionson Reverse)

O. APPLICANT'S REFERE.M;E 2.NRC l s.LICEN4E MO.

... Mdd679[

tr. DOCKET No.

LPPLtCANT*s la. cATE op APPLICATION y.yN fh O /$ 7 7 8/28/79

,RSU 299 79-251/01 USE Jss LPP1.1 CANT *s NAME AND ADDRES3 lals

4. SUPPLIER'S NAME AND ADORES 3 lRIS (Compiece of sooticant is not sucolier of motorial)

'meTransnuclear, Incorporated

-U.S.D.O.E. C/O Union Carbide Corp.Cak Ridge

.THEET AoDRESS NAME l

5205 I.eesburg Pike TN or Goodyear At==ic Corp.

Piketon, Ohio i

. I TY STATE ZIP CCOE

u. STREET ADORESS Falls Church, Va.

22041 Mt.sie>+Oro E N U M B E R lAre. Cace - Wumoar - istermon/

c. CITY STATE ZIP CCQE 70 3-e n._ n e:n

lRST !a18PMEN T

6. FINAL SHIPMENT '7. APPLICANT *3 CONTRACTUAL 8. PROPOSED LICENSE

9. U.S. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY CHEDU1.ED SCHEDULED DELIVERY DATE EXP! RATION DATE CONTR ACT NO. It/ KnowJ See attached End Tanuary 1981 Dece=ber 31,1986 L25/EU/101 USe Statement

- A-O* 4

11. ULTIMATE END USE l*

'O[

ut.T2 MATE CONSIGNEE h Rts ; '

sinclude plant or facility namel nas Kernkraftwerk Isar GmbH Will be used for the conversion of UF6 sTaccT AooREss to UO2 and the manufacture of fuel elements 8000 Munchen 37 for the reactor Kernkraftwerk Isar (KU)

CITY

• 4 TATE - COUNTRY

,, Postfach 370225, West Germany 11a. EST. DATE OF FIRST USE

' 13. INTERMEDIATE ENQ USE l~T'

@ ~7 INTERm4ED(4.TE CONSIGNEE

-I'RIS N AAdE J-Rea:lC*. or Brennelement Union GmbH Conversion of UF6 to UO2 and manufacture sTaxaT AoonEss of fuel elements 645 Hanau II Postfach 110060 c!TY - STATE - COUNTRY West Germany 13e. EST. D ATE OF Ft AST USE INTEIu4EDI ATE CONSIGNEE l RIS. -' w ' -.

15. INTERMEDI ATE END USE l-N And]

M"-r

' ' ' - = -

Shipper of Record for sample sm2ET ADoRESS 359 Alfred Avenue quantities only OITY - STATE - COUNTRY Teaneck, N. J. 07666 15a. EST. DATE OF FIRST USE

17. DESCRIPTION

13. M AX. EL EM EN T 19. M AX.

RC' (include chemical md physical them of nucion" nurwat;give dottar value of

20. MAX 21.

WElCHT WT.%

ISOTOPE WT.

UNIT S:

nucArar eculoment and compon-n ts) h.,

e 86,000.0 4.0 3010.0 Kg Uranium in the form of uranium hexafluoride

.-; m riched to a m v N of 4.0 percent U235 go '

o, g ff-4.0 OM Kg'

.y sample)

(sample) k r4 f-d Y' b -

x

+w-

.a i

M' l

.w

(

~~E 3033).3 ].WN*E iF' COUNTRY OF ORIC.N. p'*p ; Ifj Y '., % 23. COUNTRY OF CRIGIN: SNM l-

24. COUNTRIES WHICH ATTACH l

SocRCE MATURIAL WHERE ENRICHED CR PRODUCED SAFEGUARDS ///Known)

U. S.

EURATCM l

ADDITICN AL INFORMA[!ONJU egt-seces=ary) l 1

c

.ma g 9. G 7 9 C apc d 7 9 C 7 7 2 0 Z((4[G j

T, uc~

E. m., m..s.-.. -,mn

.,u,mi,Y

.s Tm. ro. Cu. a r-R non.. a,u..t aine,wuoco.

e.-.. - no m. n Gn,1,.a, wno.u /.,.

i

~

a.

.e = we e ese A's

//'

I h.

YtTI C

)

(

Kernkraftwerk Isar GmbH hNE Techn. Geschaftstestung Te!efon:

1254-36'S Kamkraftwerk Isar GmbH Pestfach 370225 8000 '.1Cnc.nen 37 (Sayemwert AG) Fs.:

C523172 Xautn.Gesenaf sleitung Te:efen:

52C8-2^11 l

(Isar-Arn;:erwerke AGs Fs.:

C522845 hagy egego TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN

• C"I'"

Kto kr.EeNu END USE STATEMENT Z

s 135035G Postscheckamt M0nenen.

Kto-Nr. 277300-800 Manchen, den 6. JunT1979 With refertence to the AGREEMENT FOR FURNISHING URANIUM ENRIdHMENT SERVICES U?NDER THE AGREEMENT FOR CORPORATION (LONG-TERM, FIXED-COMMITMENT) signed 28th day of December, 1973, by and between the UNITED STATES OF AMERICA as represented by the UNITED STATES-ATOMIC ENERGY COM:.iISSION, and the EUROPEAN ATOMIC ENERGY COMMUNITY 7 as ---

representedd by its SUPPLY AGENCY, we hereby certify that the, quantities or enriched uraniumhexafluorid under contract E (49-14) UES/EU/101 will be used for the conversion of UF6 to 002 and manufacture of fuel elememts of our reactor Kernkraf twerk Isar.(KKI)

~

as follows::

fiscal year quantity uranium max.enrichr.ent quantity uranian U-235 of delivery U in UF6 of prcduct 1982 24 000 kgs U 4,00 w/o enriched 840 kgs U-23.5_

1983 22 000 kgs U 4,00 w/o enriched 770 kgs U-235 1984 18 000 kgs U 4,00 w/o enriched 630 kgs U-235 1985 22 000 kgs U 4,00 w/o enriched 770 kgs U-235 total 86 000 kgs U

4,00 w/o enriched 3 010 kgs U-235.

Please note that the above mentioned schedule is calculated at an averaged enrichment of 3,50 w/o U-235.

We also hereby certify Transnuclear Inc., Falls Church /ha. as our agent in their application to transport and export special nuilear~

material to our company in the fiscal years 1982 to 1986.

i i

h.3.C'!.C-esellschaft:

GeschdftsfGhrer Oc rec nat.Gerhard Knoe,zer -

i

.q.m 2

un Please note that Ledoux & Cenpany, New Jersey, should be listed as shipper of record on Transnuclear Inc's license to export, only for the sample quantities of 4,0 kgs U containing 0,160 kgs U-235 enriched to a maximum 4,0 percent in each above mentioned fiscal year.

Further note, that the internediate consignee for the enrichecT UF6 will be RBU Reaktor Brennelement Union GmbH P.O. Box 110060 D-6450 Hanau 11/ West Germany.

In the case of changes of the transport company or the company as shipper of samples, or the converter of UF to UO2, or the 6

facili

for fabricating fuel elements, we will amend this end use s tement and notify about the charged company or-facility.

l*

acRK ISAR GMBH

/[~/

/

/ W

.g e

eWF 4

1 8

e

e_~,i 9*

D 3

.i

...y D

wh h.

b oc Y

1 '}

5 h

3 h._

hhb A biweekly report from the editors of Nucleonios Woo'-

l Vol. 4, No.14 - July 9.19 diuitDK33D STME a EP.Ageustxsr:earswW s c,c; inside NuclearFuel

, giaa:swneGAp; NUCLEAR $OELEXPCC US**E..

Saskatchewan promotes uraisiurn.

Export regulators at NRC and State Department have agreed th2 but the opposition is growing......... p2 a single license may be issued to covet a five year supply of nuc! car fu:

according to an informed source. A one. or two year supply has pre.-

Obverse of the Allied Nuclear rustt viously been the maximm that those agencies would agree to, the what is ** break.even"in fairness?..... 93 source says, but, with export Ucenses becoming harder:to get,11censees have been pressing for longer terms.

U*

Permit requirements cause ANC.

The issue was t sted last November,when NRC issued a license to deferopening ofplanned mine...... 94 covering a ilsst core and three teloads for Yugoslavia's Ktsko reactor -

NPPD pays S43. 75/lb for uranium about a five. year supply.Wesunghouse had originally applied for about 10 years' worth of fuel,but the application was split and the second in spot purelsasefrom Suhio........... PJ half is still awaiting NRC approval. The first half, however, has received Wyoming Mineralisolates State Department approval and has been retur'ned for final NRC pra-cessing.

water contr.mination source........... p3 Under current NRC piactice, the remaining relo ds will not re.

quire extensive reanalysis of Yugoslavia's acceptability as an amporter; onspc it before C........ pp6 7 nce an initial c re has been approved, the Administranon must inform NRC only if there are changes to the analysts performed on the first.

Australia changes regs to allow core expost. But the streamlined licensing review combined with ex-U30S title trensfer before exporr.......,)g panded license terms, raises the prospect that NRC might be forced to Australian inarketing policies revuke a license if State Department does notify the commission of significant changes, one toutcc notes.

worfyyellowcake producers........... pS GAO report says DOEis unfit d.4EmsrnieHdRCDhlimE-Y,EAE.COf.1MITyfyJ,: --

to lead U.S. radwaste program........ p9 DOE officials on July 5 told NRC commissioners that the U.S. is having image problems as a suppher or ennched uranium and urged ther Fast start on waste hearings to support five year export licenses. The proposal met with noncommit.

called consrary to public interest....... pp tal responses from most of the commissioners and with a counter.sug.

'gestion from Victor Gilinsky,who said that the same objectives might DOE consultant proposes plan ne met - wntn less loss of control - by grantnns export hcenses for to auction radweste repositories........ p10 muttiple reloads of fuel.

DOE's AFR plan stillin doubt.

William Voigt. director of DOE's offhe of uranium resotirces &

but debate seems to be cooling......... plI entschment, told the commissioners that the U.S. has sufficseni enrich.

ing capability to sign up an additional 25-7) Cw uf nuclear generating PUCokaysNortheast Utditiesplan capacity without going back to Congress for more construction author.

for passing on spent. fuel charges....... pl3

?*

"E sichmeni se vicea because the cuontry has become widely regarded as Governorfavors Barnwellas AFR -

but only for southeastern utilities...... pl3 Utility says burning radwest' AN tRRESOLUTE CARTER IS HIS OWN WORST ENEMY cons alrnost as much as storage......... pl4 IN CURSING PROLIFERATION, SENATE REPORT SAYS Justice official says court ruling; Pieudent (aneri canMlation without expLnanon of a July 5 addien on ene:F M he> app re,I 'o play ridu into the hands of the yse irrternatswaal antarust jrr.;..m

... re:

,...e...

..a..

~

'