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Requests Executive Branch Position Re DOE 900122 Application to Export Experimental Centrifugal Contactors to United Kingdom
ML20006C705
Person / Time
Issue date: 02/02/1990
From: Peterson M
NRC OFFICE OF GOVERNMENTAL & PUBLIC AFFAIRS (GPA)
To: Thorne C
STATE, DEPT. OF, BUREAU OF OCEANS & INTL. ENVIRONMENT
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f FEB 2 1990 Mr. Carlton E. Thorne,. Director Office of Nuclear Export Control Bureau of Oceans-and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs U.S. Department of State Washington, DC 20520

Dear Mr. Thorne:

Enclosed is an export license application from th'e Department of Energy (DOE),

dated January 22, 1990, for the export of experimental centrifugal contactors and supporting systems to the United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority at Harwell, Didcot, England. These items are being provided by DOE under the

' scope of the USD0E/UKAEA Liquid Metal Fast Breeder Reactor Agreement of September 20, 1976, as extended by letter Agreement, and as implemented by the Agreement in Solvent Extraction Centrifugal Contactors of July 5,1988.

Before taking action on this request, we would appreciate your views, in accordance with established procedures, and from the overall perspective of the Executive Branch, as to whether the proposed export meets the applicable criteria in the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 as amended by' the Nuclear Nonproliferation Act of 1978.

Sincerely, es b' Marvin R. Peterson, Assistant Director j

for International Security, Exports, i

and Material Safety International Programs

- Office of Governmental and Public Affairs

Enclosure:

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4. FINAL SHIPMENT 7. APPLICANT'S CONTRACTUAL S. PROPOSED UCENSE
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four 4-stage banks of centrifugal contactors for testing in an experimental and analytical program in the UK. The contactors are advanced machines

, currently under development by DOE at ORNL and were not designed for The reprocessing; we do not have enough test infomation to do that.

contactors will be tested.in the UK as part of a joint test program under test conditions not available in the U.S. because of funding and other (e.g.,facilityavailability) reasons. The ORNL system used to date only In the UK, three test provides capability for tests with depleted uranium.

tests with uranium in the Solvent Extraction Pilot phases are planned:

Plant at Harwell, tests with a ' cold' (alpha activity only) mixed uranium-plutonium solution in Building 2670 (Marshall Laboratory) at the Dounreay Nuclear Power Development Establishment, and ' hot' (alpha activity plus beta-gama activity from fission products) tests with prototypic uranium-plutonium solutions in a specially built test cell adjacent to the PFR separation line in Building D1206 at Dounreay, added for the purpose of carrying out the hot tests.

The objective of the test program is to obtain perfomance data and operating experience, not otherwise available to DOE, to help determine the feasibility of designing contactors for use in a future FBR reprocessing plant and to develop dynamic and mechanical design information that would be needed for future versions / upgrades.

In the nature of a developmental item, scientific and not commercial in character, several cycles of The testing, design upgrades, followed by further testing are expected.

contactors in question are clearly not designed or intended for a reprocessing plant, are still under long-tem development ~and not suitable J

for use in a reprocessing plant. They will be used in test 1

loops / configurations and for the technology development and exchange purposes indicated.

As you can appreciate, it is no simple matter to arrange or simulate prototypic hot test conditions. For this program, the hot tests planned will be in a-newly constructed Centrifugal Contactor Facility (cell) at the l

PFR separations line (see attached).

Because of duplicate mixer-settler capabilities in two High Active Cells in the pFR process line, the i

centrifugal contactors are able to be ' piped-in' in parallel with no impact L

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on PFR-process operations. Feed solution and solvent will be taken from the nomal plant first cycle process lines into the cell for the test runs.

Should the centrifugal contactors malfunction, the feed and solvent streams can be valved back to the nomal mixer-settler banks. The agreement provides for return of the contactors after the test program is completed in the 1993-94 time frame. As you know, recent changes in plans for the UK p._

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breeder program call for shutdown of the PFR in 1994, and other facilities phased out thereafter.

This testing program is carried out under the US/UK LMFBR agreement, the DOE-UKAEA-Reprocessing Technology Exchange Agreement, and the Specific Memorandum of Agreement in the Area of Solvent Extraction Centrifugal Contactors (July 5, 1988).

If you need additional clarification or information, please let me know.

Please note that three of the attached sheets (Figures 9, 10, 11) are marked " Commercial in Confidence" by the UKAEA and should be treated accordingly.

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Dear Dr. Welch:

i On-behalf of the Department of Energy, Ieast to thank you for your 1etter of November 25,1g87, in which you proposed the extension of 4

the Agreement between the United States Department of Energy:and the United Kingdom. Atomic Energy Authority in the field of Liquid-Metal-Cooled Fast Breeder Reactors until December 31, 1988.-

The; Department agrees with the Atomic Enery: Authority that the

. efforts uhich our organizations have expended over the past twelve -

years have been of mutual. benefit and, therefore, can only continue to i

enhance our. program.

- it is theref6re with pleasure that I accept, en behalf of. the:

- Department of Energy, your' proposal to extend the Agreement in' the field of Liquid Metal, Cooled Fast greeder teactors until December 31, Ig88, or until such time as an agreement 1s siged between the i

Department and the joint European R&D Organizations,:.whichever is

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] RISLEY UK ATOWC ENERGY AUTHORITY Corporate Memoquarters Outstation Unit Undec Kwgoom Atome Energy Authorny R$ey W8rtington Cheywe WA3 6AT Toten. 629301 Fan (0B25) 32804 25 november 1987 Telegnone Wamngton(0925)31244 Mr D 3 Waller Assistant Beeretary for International Affairs & Energy Beergencies USDOS Washington DC 20545 USA Dear Mr Waller The Agreement between the United States Department of Energy (formerly the

  • Energy Research and Development Administration) and the United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority in the field of Liquid Metal-Cooled Past Breeder Reactors, which 6sntered into force on September 20, 1916, is due to espire on Decembe'r 31, 1987.

We in the UKAEA believe that this Agreement has been of considerable mutual benefit to our two organisations.

I am, therefore, pleased to propose on behalf of the United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority that this letter and your favourable reply on behalf of the United States Departamat of Energy shall have the effect of extending the Agreement, between our organisations in the field of Liquid Metal-cooled Past BreeGer Reactors until December 21, 1988, or until such time as an agreement is signed between the United States Department of Energy and the joint Baropean R&D Crganisettoms, whiebevor is the earlier.

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washington DC 20545 USA Dear ser weller Sank you for your letter, addressed to my predecessor, Dr Welch, and dated 1 November 1988, in which you propose that the Agreement on cooperation in the

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field of LIFERS between the US Department of Energy (USDOE) and the United Kingdcsi Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA), dated 20 September 1976, should be extended by a

' further two years, until 31 December 1990.

ghe United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority highly values the technical discussions ~

which its specialists have been able to have with colleagues in; the USA, and the

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collaborative work.we have been able to carry out, under the terms of this Agreement, and also wishes to keep the Agreement in force until such time as it'is superseded by the preposed' US/ European cooperation agreement. After discussion with our associates in the Commissariat & l'Energie Atomique and in the Sundesministerium fiir Forschung' und Mehnologie, we therefore agree with your proposal of a two year extension of our Agreement - subject to the proviso that,

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if the US/ European agreement is signed before 31 December 1990, our Agreement shall' ho terminated as from the date on which the new agreement enters into force.

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on behalf of the United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority, I therefore agree to your propeenl-of _an extension of the USDOE/UKAEA Agreement until 31 December 1990, or until such time as an agreement between the European grouping of fast reactor R&D organisations and US Department of Energy (and, if appropriate, other R&D organisations in the USA) enters into force, whichever is the earlier.

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Dear Dr. Welch:

The U.S. Department of Energy'(DOE)'and the United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA) have had an agreement for cooperation in the field.of liquid metal fast breeder reactors since September 20, 1976.- It is our

-belief that significant cooperation has resulted from this arrangement.

~As-you know, after the fosaation of the European fast reactor Club of 1

Five" arrangement in 1984, we agreed to pursue the idea of a U.S.* European two party agreemett among the United States, the United Kingdom (UK), the Federal Republic of Gemany (FRG), France.. Italy and Belgium.. Initial drafts of a two party. multinational agreement were exchanged, and it is our understanding that the Bundesministerium for Forschung und Technologie j.

(BMT) of the FRG now has the assignment of developing a new draft.

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. concerning this two party agreement which undoubtedly will-take time to resolve. Therefore, we recommend postponing further dialogue on this matter and instead agree again to extend our. bilateral-agreement.. We are making a similar proposal.to the BMFT and the French Connissariat a L

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Department of Energy that this letter, and your favorable reply, shall have the effect of extending the LWBR agreement for another two years until l

1 December.31, 1990.

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SPECIFIC EMORANDUM 0F AGREEMENT between THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT.0F ENERGY and THE UNITED KINGDOM ATOMIC ENERGY' AUTHORITY in the area of SOLVENT EXTRACTION CENTRIFUGAL CONTACTOR$

This Agreement to be called the " CENTRIFUGAL CONTACTOR SMA" is made between the UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY (hereinafter referred to

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WHEREAS the Energy Research and Development Administration (ERDA) and UKAEA under the Liquid Metal-Cooled Fast Breeder Reactors Agreement of i

20 September 1976, as extended by letter agreements (hereinafter I

referred to as "the LMFBR Agreement") agreed to establish a reasonably balanced exchange of LMFBR technology; pursuant to the Department of Energy Organization Act. ERDA was abolished and all functions transferred to and vested in 00E; both DOE and UKAEA have an interest in providing close cooperation among design research and development personnel and safety assessment l

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ARTICLE 1 - OBJECT!YE 1.1 The objective of cooperation under this specific Memorandum of Agreement (SMA) is to establish and to carry out a joint

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experimental and analytical program (hereinafter referred to as the

" Program") to investigate the performance of Centrifugal Contactors for the extraction of fissile material and to exchange infomation derived from the Program.

1.2 This cooperation shall be a joint project under and as envisaged in the LMFBR Agreement.

ARTICLE 2 - PROGRAM 2.1 A joint Program designed to meet the objectives of this SMA has been agreed between the Parties and is given in the Appendix.

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is recognized at the outset that this Program may be subject to changes as the work progresses. Any changes to the Program shall require the prior agreement in writing of the Parties.

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Visits and attachment, as required, of ORNL staff to DNE and of UKAEA staff to ORNL for the purpose of discussions on, and participation in, the Program.

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Arrange and provide for the attachment and visits of ORNL staff to DNE where appropriate in accordance with paragraph 3.3 of this SMA and Article g of the LMFBR Agreement.

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Provide suitable office facilities for the UKAEA attached J

staff to enable them to fulfill the agreed function of participation in the Program.

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Supply on loan ORNL Centrifugal Contactors for the purpose of the agreed Program. The details of the loan shall be' the subject of separate written arrangements between Martin Marietta Energy Systems, and the UKAEA.

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Provide to UKAEA, reports, general' arrangements or layout

-l drawings for placement of equipment components, and sufficient details of the above equipment necessary for the implementation of the Program.

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Arrange and provide for transport of the above equipment to an agreed point of entry into the UK.

(g) nesponsibility for expenses, safekeeping and insurance during the transport of the equipment from the original location in the country of the sending Party to the place of entry in the country of the receiving Party shall rest with the sending

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Discuss and agree with DOE,on an experimental plan to carry out the Program, i

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Arrange and provide for visits and attachment of UKAEA staff to ONRL where appropriate in accordanc5 with paragraph 3.3 of this SMA and Article 9 of the LMFBR Agreement.

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Provide suitable office facilities for the OWRL attached staff to enable them to fulfill the agreed function of participation in the Program.

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Install the ORNL Centrifugal Contactor equipment in the DNE test facilities or the PFR Fuel Reprocessing Plant.

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Be responsible for the preparation of any documents necessary for securing approval at DNE for utilizing the equipment provided by DOE, in the DNE facilities.

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Implement the agreed program of trials in the DNE facilities.

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Be responsible for the recording of agreed data from the l

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Arrange and provide for the return of the above equipment to 00E, unless agreed otherwise by DOE.

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SPECIFIC EMORANDUM OF AGRE liENT between THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY and

'91TED KINGDOM ATOMIC ENERGY AUTHORITY in the area of SOLVENT EXTRACTION CENTRIFUGAL CONTACTOR$

This Agreement to be called the " CENTRIFUGAL CONTACTOR SMA" is made between the UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY (hereinafter referred to as " DOE") and the UNITED KINGDOM ATOMIC ENERGY AUTHORITY (hereinafter referred to as "UKAEA") (hereinafter jointly called the " Parties").

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the Energy Restarch and Development Mministration (ERDA) and UKAEA under the Liquid Metal-Cooled Fast Breeder Reactors Agreement of 20 September 1976, as extended by letter agreements (hereinafter referred to as "the LMFBR Agreement") agreed to establish a reasonably balanced exchange of LWBR technologf; pursuant to the Department of' Energy Organization Act, ERDA was abolished and all functions transferred to and vested in 00E; both DOE and UKAEA have an interest in providing close coooeration among design research and development personnel and safety assessment personnel;

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l both 00[ and UKAEA have been cooperating for a number of years in the development of techniques for the solvent extraction of fissile material in fuel reprocessing plants, in particular by the use of Centrifugal Contactors, with a view of eventual testing on a reprocessing plant, and the cooperation has now reached a stage at which further advance would be facilitated by a specific Memorandum of Agreement on the topic; the DOE's Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) has considerable expertise in the development of Centrifugal Contactors for incorporation into future reprocessing plants; the UKAEA has a plant for reprocessing LMFBR fuel from its Prototype l

Fast Reactor (PFR) and supporting test facilities at Dounreay Nuclear j

Power Development Establishment (DNE) in Scotland, and in addition the UKAEA has a requirement to develop alternative extraction process equipment for fissile materials in reprocessing plants; and the Parties believe that a joint project for collaboration in the development and application of Centrifugal Contactors for fissile material extraction, coupled with the experience obtained during plant operations, would be of significant benefit to the Parties.

IT IS AGREED AS FOLLOWS:

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4 ARTICLE 1 - 0BJECTIVE i

1.1 The objective of cooperation under this specific Memorandum of Agreement (SMA) is to establish and to carry out a joint experimental and analytical program (hereinafter referred to as the

" Program") to investigate the performance of Centrifugal Contactors for the extraction of fissile material and to exchange infomation i

derived from the Program.

1.2 This cooperation shall be a joint project under and as envisaged in i

the LMFBR Agreement.

i ARTICLE 2 - PROGRAM, t

2.1 A joint Program designed to meet the objectives of this SMA has been agreed between the Parties and is given in the Appendix. It is recognized at the outset that this Program may be subject to l

changes as the work progresses. Any changes to the Program shall require the prior agreement in writing of the Parties.

l 2.2 In summary, the Program envisages:

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Visits and attachment, as required, of ORNL staff to DNE and of UKAEA staff to DRNL for the purpose of discussions on, and participation in, the Program.

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The supply, on loan, by DOE of several banks of Centrifugal l

4' Contactors for the purpose of the Program.

(c)

Transport of the above equipment from DOE to DNE and, unless agreed otherwise, the return of the above equipment from DNE to D0E.

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Implementation of the Program for the application of this i

equipment in DNE test rigs and later in the Pi'R Fuel Reprocessing Plant, (e)

Recording and exchange between the Parties of agreed data analysis and results arising from the Program in each of the Party's facilities, t

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Preparation and exchange between the oarties of agreed reports during the Program and preparation of a joint report at the end of the Program.

ARTICLE 3 - PROVISION 0F COMP 0NENTS AND SERVICES 3.1 To meet the requirements of the Program defined in the Appendix DOE shall, et its own expense:

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Discuss and agree with UKAEA on an experimental plan to carry L

out the Program.

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Arrange and provide for the attachment and visits of ORNL staff to DNE where appropriate in accordance with paragraph 3.3 of this SMA and Article 9 of the LMFBR Agreement.

(c)

Provide suitable office facilities for the UKAEA attached staff to enable them to fulfill the agreed function of participation in the Program.

(d)

Supply on loan ORNL Centrifugal Contactors for the purpose of the agreed Program. The details of the loan shall be' the subject of separate written arrangements between Martin Marietta Energy Systems, and the UKAEA.

(e)

Provide to UKAEA, reports, general ~ arrangements or layout drawings for placement of equipment components, and sufficient details of the above equipment necessary for the implementation of the Program.

(f)

Arrange and provide for transport of the above equipment to en agreed point of entry into the UK.

(g)

Responsibility for expenses, safekeeping and insurance during the transport of the equipment from the original-location in the country of the sending Party to the place of entry in the country of the receiving Party shall rest with the sending e

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Party.

If returned the sending Party it shall be responsible for expenses, safekeeping, and insurance during the transport of the equipment from the original point of entry in the country of the receiving Party to the final destination in the country of the sending Party.

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Responsibility for expenses, safekeeping, and insurance during the transport of the equipment from the place of entry l

in the country of the receiving Party to the final destination in the country of the receiving Party shall rest l

with the receiving Party.

If returned, the receiving Party shall be responsible for expenses, safekeeping, and insurance during the transport of the equipment from the final destination in the country of the receiving Party to the original point of entry in the country of the

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The host establishment shall provide the necessary premists and shelter for the equipment, etc., and shall provide for i

electric power, water, gas, etc., in accordance wf th l

technical requirements which shall be mutually agreed upon.

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3.2 To meet the requirements of the Program defined in the Appendf x the UKAEA shall at its own expense:

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(a)

Discuss and agree with DOE,on an experimental plan to carry i

out the program.

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Arrange and provide for visits and attachment of UKAEA staff to ONRL where appropriate in accordance with paragraph 3.3 of l

this SMA and Article 9 of the LMFBR Agreement.

(c)

Provide suitable office facilities for the ONRL attached staff to enable them to fulfill the agreed function of participation in the Program.

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Install the ORNL Centrifugal Contactor equipment in the DNE test facilities or the PFR Fuel Reprocessing Plant.

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Se responsible for the preparation of any documents necessary for securing approval at DNE for utilizing the equipment provided by DOE, _in the DNE facilities.

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Implement the agreed program of trials in the DNE facilities.

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Se responsible for the recording of agreed data from the tests in 3.2(f) and make then available to D0E.

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Arrange and provide for the return of the above equipment to DOE, unless agreed otherwise by DOE.

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3.3 Each Party shall at its own expense have the right to observe l

measurement performance at the other Party's facilities. This right may be exercised by short tem visits or by the attachment of

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staff subject to prior agreement on each occasion. The Party

. proposing an attachment shall notify the receiving Party of the names of the persons proposed for attachment and shall provide such information and complete such other written arrangements in respect to any of the said persons as may be required by the Parties. The receivin'g Party may either approve or reject any persons so proposed and may at any time during the continuance of this Agreement without stating any reason revoke any approval previously given.

3.4 The Parties each propose to analyze the results arising from the Program according to'their own requirements at their own expense.

However, each Party shall inform the other Party of its intentions in this respect so as to provide for the possibility of cooperation on appropriate aspects of the analysis if desired between the Parties.

3.5 Termination costs if any shall be borne by each Party for the portion of the Program that Party is obligated to perform.

3.6 Except where otherwise provided, all costs incurred from the performance of the Program shall be borne by the Party that incurs them.

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1 3.7 Each Party shall be responsible for obtaining any documentation, i

customs clearance or other procedures necessary to permit the t

import or export of the Centrifugal Contactor equipment into or out i

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ARTICLE 4 - GENERAL PROVISIONS d

4.1 Articles 7, 81 (para 1.b. 2 and 3 only), 9 and 11 of the LMFBR Agreement are hereby incorporated by reference. With the exception of the following modification, Article 6 of the LMFOR Agreement is hereby incorporated by reference in its entirety:

"6.2.A(ii) The tem " proprietary infomation" means information j

developed prior to or outside this Agreement which contains trade secrets or commercial or financial information which is privileged

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or confidential, and may only include such information which:

I a) has been held in confidence by its owner; b) is of a type which is customarily held in confidence by its owner; c) has not been transmitted by the transmitting Party to other entities (including the receiving Party) except on the basis that it be held in confidence; and

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1 The Parties agree that information arising from joint activities I,

l conducted under this Agreement shall be designated proprietary if the Parties mutually agree that it discloses or can reveal proprietary information that has been developed outside the scope of the Agreement.

4.2 The LMFBR Agreement is hereby attached to the SMA as a reference document.

4.3 Implementation of this SMA is subject to the availability of appropriated funds.

ARTICLE 5 - USE AND DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION 5.1 ' The Parties shall provide to each other sufficient information of the Centrifugal Contactor equipment and the DNE facilities to enable each Party to fulfill its commitments under this SMA including the requirements of Article 3.2(e) above.

E.2 The Parties shall produce an agreed schedule for testing and analysis and each Party shall promptly discloie to the other Party all information arising from the testing and analysis of results obtained under the Program.

5.3 The Parties recognize that in certain cases, information contained in the results of activities conducted during the Program may x

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disclose proprietary information as defined in Article 6 of the LVBR Agreement. Such information shall be identified as soon as possible after it arises by the Party asserting that its proprietary infomation may be disclosed and the other Party J

advised of its identification. Results which disclose proprietary a

infomation shall be controlled as provided in Article 6 of the LWBR Agreement. Either Party may provide to the other a -

non exclu.1ve list of those types of infomation arising under the Program which may disclose proprietary informttion as defined in j

Article 6 of the LMFBR Agreement and which are to be treated as prescribed therein.

i 5.4 Each Party shall make available to the other Party information from other programs of work agreed to be specific to the Program and may 1

agree to exchange computer prograns to implement or support the Progreca.

1 5.5 The Parties may publish jointly or either Party may publish individually a series of reports after mutual agreement in writing of the tests and analysis of the results.

ARTICLE 6 - MANAGEMENT OF THE PROGRAM 6.1 Pursuant to the terms of Article 4 of the LMFBR Agreement the DOE /UKAEA Joint Coordinating Committee shall be responsible for

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6.2 One person shall be nominated by each Party for the purpose of

- day to day management of the Program in the country of that Party.

6.3 Each Party shall nominate one or more representatives who, at periodic meetings, shall together review the progress of the Program and consider and, where appropriate, make decisions and put such decisions in writing consistent with paragraph 2.1, on any necessary or desirable modifications to the Program taking into account information arising from the Program and elsewhere, and shall report such decisions to the persons nominated for day-to day management of the Program for implementation.

I 6.4 Each Party shall nominate one representative to be responsible for coordinating the arrangements for all transport of material or equipment required by the Program.

ARTICLE 7 - FACILITIES AND EQUIPMENT 7.1. In the event that equipment, other than that agreed in support of I

the Centrifugal Contractors is to be provided by one Party to the other Party for the purposes of implementing the Program, the loan or transfer of ownership of such equipment shall be the subject of separate written agreements as may be required by the Parties.

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but each Party shall retain the right to suspend operation of its L

facilities at any time for operational or safety reasons.

ARTICLEA-PA1TNTJ l

8.1 In accordance with parkgraph 1.C of Article 8 of tne LMFBR I

Agreement. DOE shall acquire all right, title and interest in and to any inventions or discoveries made or conceivsd in the course of or under this SMA, which are improvements to the equipment providtd by DOE pursuant to paragraph 3.t(d), in its own country and in third countries, subject to a non exclusive, irrevocable.

royalty-free license in all such countries to UKAEA, its Government, and its nationals designated by it. UKAEA shall acquire all right, title and interest in and to such improvements l

in its own country, subject to a non exclusive, irrevocable, royalty free If eense to 00E, its Government and its nationals designated by it.

8.2 In accordance with paragraph 1.c of Article'8 of the LMFBR Agreement, UKAEA shall acquire all right, title and interest in and 1

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countries, subject to a non-exclusive, irrevocable, royalty-free license in all such countries to 00E, its Government, and its l

nationals designated by it. 00E shall acquire all right, title and interest in end to such improvements in its own country, subject to a non-exclusive, irrevocable, cuyalty free Itcense to UKAEA, its l

Governent and its nationals designated by it.

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3.3 With regard to other inventions or discoveries made or conceived in the course of or under this SMA, the provisions of paragraph 1.b of Article 8 of the LMFBR Agreement shall apply.

8.4 With regard to all inventions or discoveries made or conceived in d

the course of or under this SMA, the provisions of paragraph 3 of Article 8 of the LMFBR Agreement shall apply.

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ARTICLC 9 - LIABILITY 9.1 Equipment loaned by one Party to the other Party under this SMA shall be suitable for its prescribed duty to the best knowledge and belief of the Loaning Party. However, the Loaning Party shall not be responsible for mal. operation or accident that may occur whilst the equipment is being used at the other Party's Facility.

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SMA shall be in accordance with the applicable laws of the l

countries of the Parties.

ARTICLE 10 - DELAYS 1

If, during the course of this SMA, any event occurs which signifienrtly delays the Program, the Parties shall discuss the Ation to be teker, to achieve an equitaole solution.

I ARTICLE 11-* DURATION AND TERMINATION i

11.1 This Sl4A shall en;er into force upoti the latter date of signaturo and, except as provided in Article 11.2 and 11.3, shall continue j

for a five year (5) period.

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11.2 This SMA may be amended or extended at any time by mutual agreement of the Parties in writing.

11.3 This SMA inay be teminated at any time at the discretion of either

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either Party up to the date of such temination.

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l 11.4 In the event of termination of this SMA Articles 6, 7, and B (para 1.b. 2 and 3 only) of the 1.MFBR Agreement incor;, orated by reference into this SMA and Articles 5 and 8 of this SMA shall survive its temination.

11.5 In the event of temination by either Party pu.w.,1t to Article 11'.3 after completion of the Centrifugal Contactor trials at DNE, all infomation and results available up to the time of such temination sFall be exchanged by the Parties under the terms of

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i Done in duplicate at FOR THE UNITED STATES FOR THEnUNITED KINGDOM DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY ATOMIC INERGY AUTHORITY wf (signature 1 (5ignaturei David E. Bailey H B Hickey (Printed Name)

(Prf nted Name)

Director. Division of Fuels Manaser, Process Technology Branch and Ranrocettina (T1tle)

(Title) 5 July 388 February 25, 1988 (pate}

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i page 17 APPENDIX 1 DESCRIPT!0W 0F CENTRIFUGAL CONTACTOR PRhGRAM The program of work under this SMA shall comprise:

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DDE CONTRIBUTION 1.

DOE shall provide three tested four-stage 5.5 cm Centrifugal Centactors, (plus one single-stage unt*, manufactured in clear i

piastic for familiarization studies) cenplete with drives and b

control geer.

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DOC shall provide detailed drawings of eli manufactured components to provide for appropriate hook-up and maintenance of the equipment.

3.

DOE shall provido installation recommendat,1ons and mounting requirements.

4.

DOE personnel shall provide on site assistance as necessary during 1

the commissioning of the unit.

I DOE shall provide the necessary existina software control algorithms.

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00E BENEFITS 1.

00E would obtain confimation of contactor operation for U feeds at different TBP concentrations.

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00E would obtiin infomation on contactor operation for feeds.

containing U and Pu, in the absence of fission products, under j

extract, backwash and U/Pu separation modes including mixed nitric /sulphuric streams.

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DOE would obtaia infomation on contractor operation for feeds containing U and Pu in the presence of some fission prcducts, under extract conditions.

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DOE would ootain infomation on the operation, behavior and 1'

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DOE would obtain reliability data for the hardware under field tests in a plutonium active but non. gamma radiation environment.

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00E would obtain reliability data for the hardware under field tests in a gama radiation environment.

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UKAEA CONTRIBUTION 1.

Make available a laboratory test rig for confimatory U trials of the DOE centrifugal contactor at 205 TBP with a UKAEA-associated spectrophotometer control system.

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Make available the D2670 Pulsed Column Glovebox for mounting and subsequent trials of the DOE tentrifugal contactor on uranium-l.

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c control system.

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Make available a location in D1206 for mounting and subsequent i

trials of the 00E centrifugal contactor on uranium-plutonium-fission product plant streams with a UKAEA associated spectrophotometer control system.

4.

Make existing U(AEL spectrophotometer eculpmet.t available for ute with the DSE equipment as f ar as is prac*icable.

5.

Provide full analytical servicrs to quantify cont:ct operation,

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Provide measurement of any physical property data required to characterize operational behavior of the contactor.

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Make existing UKAEA data interpretation procedures available for the above requirements.

8.

Develop measurements and interpretation procedures in conjunction with DOE which optimize the UKAEA control system for use with UKAEA flowsheets.

9.

Make available and evaluate alternative sensors where spectrophotometric devices cannot be used.

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UKAEA BENEFITS i

1.

Infomation of the operating enaracteristics of a bank of centHfugal contactors for t.MFBR fuel reprocessing under a variety of conditions.

2.

Infomation on the fossibility of in line control of centrifugal contactors under a vs af ety of operating conditions.

3.

Iniomation on the stutup, shutdown, washout and accountancy of a bank of cent 71 fugal contactors,

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Infomation on the instailation and mchanical reliability of j

in-cell centrifugal contactors, q

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Providing design infomation for fitting similar equipment to

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similar plants or for fitting to new plants.

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Operating infomation on the reliability of the spectrophotometer i

detector head.

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D'epartment of Energy WasNngton, DC 20545 J

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I Mr. H. 8. Hickey, Manager Process Technology Branch l

United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority Risley, Warrington, Chesire WA3 6AT United Kingdom l

Dear Mr. Hickey:

j In the Specifir. Memorudum of Agrwnent between the United States f

Department of Energy and the United Kingdom (traic Energy Authority in the tres of 501 vent Extraction Cencrifugal i

Contactort that was entered into force on July 5,19%, it is recognf red (Article 2, paragraph 2.1) that thc Program, as given in Appendix 3 to the Agreement, may be subject to changes as the i

work progresses.

Itisalsostated(paragraph 2.1)that"A.1y j

changes to the Program shall require the pt1or agreement in The Progttm description (Appendix 1, writing c/ the Parties."

I.A.I.) provides that the United State. Department of Energy shall supply three ' tested four-stage 5.5 cm Centrifugal Contactors to the United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authoritpf.

t At the meetings in Risley, United Kingdom, on 19 October 1989, the principal fuel cycle coordinators, R. H. A11ardice for the United Kingdom and D. E. Bailey for the United States, agreed that there are mutual program benefits in having all centrifugal contactor housings in an uncontaminated state before introducing them into the Centrifugal Contactor Facility Building No. D1206, at the Dounreay Nuclear Power Development Establishment.

It was further agreed that the most effective way to accomplish this would be for the United States Department of Energy to supply on loan to the United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority three additional housings for the four stage 5.5 cm Centrifugal ContactorsperArticle2, paragraph 2.2(b)andArticle3, paragraph 3.1(d).

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DOE shall provide three tested four.-stage 5.5 cm Centrifugal Contactors (plus one single-stage unit i

manufactured in clear plastic for familiarization studies) complete with drives and control gear. In addition DOE shall provide three spare housings for the contactors."

All other elements of the Program remain in effect as do all provisions of the Agreement.

Sincerely.

sh *q David E. Sailey, Directo Division of Fuels and Reprocessing Office of facilities. Fuel tycle.

and Test Programs Office of Nuclear Energy S

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thank you for your letter of Bth Novester 1984 proposi.x an noendment to the j

i specifis Memorendum of Agreement between the United States Department cf; i

Energy and the United Kingden Atomic Energy'Anhority in the area of solysat astractic.n contrifugal centactots that was antared into force on 5th July 1

1998.

By this letter I monf tra that we estee to the proposal in rw letter to amend the programme as given in Appendix 1 of the Agresiaent and we gree tAat an other elements of the programme ream.Ln in effect as do all provisions e,f the i

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