ML20050A796

Advises That Planning Underway for Shipment of 0.7 Kg Irradiated Fuel Assemblies to Id Chemical Reprocessing Plant.Paragraphs Deleted as Not Germane to Scope of Request

ML20050A796
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Site:	05000142
Issue date:	11/30/1978
From:	Catton I CALIFORNIA, UNIV. OF, LOS ANGELES, CA
To:	Harold Denton Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
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FOIA-81-481 NUDOCS 8204020280
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.;Mr.' Harold R. Denton n;;,,Q,','.,.'Of fice of. Nuclear Reactor, Regulatica i

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Docket 50-142 Dhar.Mr.Denton:

to the sensitive nature' of the c'ontents of this letter, we request to Section Du that this document be withheld from public disclosure pursuant 2.790 of 1,0CFR Part 2.

Two paragraphs have been deleted from this letter is they are not

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