ML20029A227

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Discusses Nukem,Co New Mgt Reconsideration of Basic Operating Principles of Company,Per Shutdown of U Processing Sections Ordered by NRC
ML20029A227
Person / Time
Issue date: 03/17/1988
From: Wright B
NRC OFFICE OF GOVERNMENTAL & PUBLIC AFFAIRS (GPA)
To: Mangusi J
TRANSNUCLEAR, INC.
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FOIA-90-355 NUDOCS 9102050092
Download: ML20029A227 (2)


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The existirn pro $octicn pla it "FMPAlt" vill rot be restarted.

In ocordimtion with the Hoe ilan Kinister fcr the Envircreent ard Pv,*ctor Safety, a proposal v.11 be wied cut for d*crxrniestantry the "tCKDbAlt" phnt. ?br safety roasma, the phnt vt11 be mn s, *

own, i.e. cnly the uranium furrently contalm1 in the plant will to prososped.

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'Ihe pro $oction of fuel eitments for rmterial an$ reparth t4st reac%rs (KrR) has to be tortuinsted ':he rea0cri boirn that it wWid be inpossible to reooter NJKm's manet share of the wxid rte.Wot for HTR fuel, which his been icet doe to the current shut-own, because of the very stif f ccupetitir.n from foreign suppl.iers in this mrket. NJK1M's kne < hcu in the prcducticn of thei.r fuel olomnta, which had attMr 53 highly advanced levoh will rest

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She - prcouction of spherical fuel elemente for high tarperature re ctors (RPR) can cnly reorrence in bMDi's ned high-vorurity buildirg. ihe <xopleticn cf this tvu prc3uction bullojrg (Ltdi-dirg-2) vill be pushed forwar 3 sith the highest. priority.1Em is of the opinAcn, in princt pai, that the nlevant Gernan reactor o:nstructirn arvi cperatirg crArpanias stvxid also participate in the ourpletion arvi Cperaticn of thi6.m ga:ulacAion plant. Talks gre rod taking place to reallr,e this aim.

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An a result of the acticn cut lined above, the folloeisg conneruen.

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shuta wn at NUKD4. Fo110/11 g the actrpleticn of the run-own 70-gram, abxt 60 enployees will to require 3 for the folicwirg deocitr-missicnirn masures and othe) wafk. A further 80 cuploysea vill be mgaged at mightouring fin s untti the occpletim of R.tilding-2, at which time prcducticn can reccesrence. iihether or rot the remainirs ertployees can K vo be ergegos at the neiuhleurity crxpanies to currently be: rn examined. In every cae, social hardship will be avoicbd. 'ihe NUKD4 weeks council is M 1y a-involved in all the alternat vee under conoideraticn.

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For the future, FJKD4'o new i anagemnt believen that the certpany's min scope of cperaticne wil te conpriso$ of its ten-uranium pre cessirs divisicos "Pn: cess Ergineerity;", "Tuol cycle Services",

ard "Nutrcnik", Which, tcg.:ther with the NUKDi sutnidlaries also en9 Nod in these areas, alre.aty account for cuar 75 % of the ce pany's total turnove.r.

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NUKD4 is also currently h ildirn negotiaticos regan51rg the poe-sible sale of its sharebo.(11rge in the Germn nuclaar orpanies h

AMDi and Reutor Bramelen ct Unim (igd. NJKD1 currently holds a 40 % share in oach of th : te conpanies, the reme.inder is_ held

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