ML20041E026

Requests Commission Views on Proposed Exports.Licenses XMAT-0223 & XMAT-0101 Concern Small Quantities of Deuterium for Export to Brazil.Recommends Issuance of Proposed License & License Amend to Aldrich Chemical Co & Sigma Chemical Co

ML20041E026
Person / Time
Issue date:	02/12/1982
From:	Dircks W NRC OFFICE OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FOR OPERATIONS (EDO)
To:
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TASK-PINV, TASK-SE SECY-82-067, SECY-82-67, NUDOCS 8203090822
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PROPOSED MINOR EXPORTS OF DEUTERIUM TO BRAZIL M

Purpose:

To obtain Commission views on the proposed exports.

Review Dates:

60-day period expires on March 19, 1982 for XMA10223.

120-day period expires on May 19, 1982 for XMAT0223.

Review dates are not applicable for XMAT0101 since license remains valid until Commission acts on license extension request.

Discussion:

The proposed exports discussed in this paper involve small quantities of deuterium and, as such, would not normally be referred to the Commission for review. However, in view of possible proliferation concerns regarding Brazil,which have previously been brought to the Commission's attention, the staff believes Commission review is warranted.

(Weare arranging to recirculate the relevant documents to refresh your memories.)The proposed exports are as follows:

License Number / Applicant Description XMAT0223 5.0 kilograms of heavy water Aldrich Chemical Company for research and development activities XMAT0101 (Amendment 1).

Extend expiration date on i

Sigma Chemical Company license to export 5.0 kilograms of heavy water for research and development activities.

Copies of the export requests are enclosed.

Executive Branch review of these two cases is not required because the quantity of material requested falls within the limits of the proposed deuterium general license previously

Contact:

E.0. Hemby, IP 8203090822 820212 492-7984 PDR SECY 82-067 PDR

The Commissioners Discussion:

approved by the Executive Branch.

Commission review (Continued) also would not normally be sought for the heavy water requests as the staff was granted generic authority by the Commissioners on June 4,1980 to license all exports of up to 10.0 kilograms of heavy water without referral to the Commission (See SECY-80-237).

In Secy-80-237, the staff provided a generic analysis showing how minor exports of deuterium would normally meet the export licensing criteria in Section 109 of the Atomic Energy Act, as amended, regardless of the country of destination.

In view of the small quantities of heavy water involved, the proposed exports do not present any proliferation concerns.

Small quantities of deuterium compounds are especially useful in nuclear material resonance (NMR) applications in analytical chemistry.

It is the staff's view that the existing proliferation concerns regarding Brazil do not warrant denial of the two pending deuterium export requests and that the proposed exports would nct be inimical to the comon defense and security of the United States.

Recommendation:

That the Commission authorize the issuance of the proposed license and license amendment to Aldrich Chemical

'and Sigma Chemical.

4 Will s' J. Dircks m

Executive Director for Operations

Enclosures:

Appli, dtd.1/19/82 XMAT0223 : Ltr. dtd.12/2/81 XMAT0101, Amend.1 Comissioners' comments or consent should be provided directly to the Office of the Secretary by c.o.b. Wednesday, February 24, 1982.

Comission Staff Office comments, if any, should be submitted to the Commissioners NLT February 19, 1982, with an information copy to the Office of the Secretary.

If the paper is of such a nature that it requires additional time for analytical review and comment, the Comissioners and the Secretariat should be apprised of when comments may oe expected.

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Extension of Licenses

Dear Ms. He=by:

Please extend the follcwing licenses for 2 additional years:

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