ML20062G571
| ML20062G571 | |
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| Site: | (XCOM-1050) |
| Issue date: | 11/21/1990 |
| From: | Hauber R NRC OFFICE OF GOVERNMENTAL & PUBLIC AFFAIRS (GPA) |
| To: | Thorne C STATE, DEPT. OF, BUREAU OF OCEANS & INTL. ENVIRONMENT |
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| NUDOCS 9011290322 | |
| Download: ML20062G571 (6) | |
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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, D.C.
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Dear Mr. Thorne:
Enclosed - is an export license application from Reuter-Stokes, Inc.. dated.
November 12, 1990, for the export of a fission counter and compensated ionization chamber for use at the Institute Politechnico for Nuclear Research in Mexico.
Before taking action on this request, we; would appreciate your obtaining necessary assurances under Section 109 of the Act and receiving your views,. from the overall-perspective of the Executive Branch, as to whether the proposed export meets the other applicable criteria in.the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 as amended by the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Act of 1978.
Sincerely, i
L4M b Ronald D. Hauber, Assistant Director Exports, Security, and Safety Cooperation International Programs Office of Governmental!and Public Affairs
Enclosure:
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- a. DATE oF APPLic ATioN D. APPLIC ANT'S DEFERCNCE 2.NRC
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u (Complete It sopicant os not suponer of instenal) 4.NAME Reuter-Stokes, Inc.
D. STT.LE T ADORF.SG e.NAME 8499 Darrow Road, Edison Park
- c. CITY STATE ZIP CODE D. STREET ADDRE55 Twinsburg, 0 11 44087-
- 2. T E LEP HON E NUM B E R lares Cooe - tvumoer - e stension/
- s. CITY STATE ZIP CODE (216) 425-3755 t
- 5. FIRST EHIPMENT 6.. FINAL SMIPMENT 7, APPLICANT'S CONTR ACTUAL 8. PROPOSED LICENSE
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_ PELIVERY DATE EXPIR ATION DATE CONTR ACT NO. (if Kriownl 1
Ju cays aIter Tcccapb 12/15/90 of export License 12/15/91
- 10. ULTIMATE CONSIGNEE l Ritt MX-C
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(inctucie plant or racirsty namel e.NAME (INLN)
At Institute Politechnico Institute Nacional de Investigaciones Nucleares for Nuclear Research D. sinEET ADDRESS Carretera-Mexico-Toluca Km 36.5
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- 17. DESCRIPTION
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- 25. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION (Usc sepa ste sheet o/nocessaryl A P6-1608-110 has approximately 1.87 gms Uranium, 93% enriched in U 235. Therefore, Reuter-Stokes will ship direct to ININ, once license is approved. See attached data sheets and Lette of Assurance.
'23. Thi opplent cettifies that this application is p: soared in conformity with Title 10, Code of Fedetel Heeulations, and that allinformation in this appi cation is zeerect to the best of Itts/her knowisdge.
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OFFICE OF NUCLEAR EXPORT AND IMPORT CONTROL.
BUREAU OF OCEANS AND INTERNATIONAL ENVIROMENTAL & SCIENTIFIC AFFAIRS.
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DEPARTMENT OF STATE WASHI NGTON. D.
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20520 Att'n.
Robyn DeLaBarre.
Haciendo referencia a
la orden de compra ncmer o 220-1236-90150 de Ia eompaM1a The Andreus Group Inter nati onal.
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a la compaMia Reuter-Stokes. Inc.
para la compra de una CAmara de Ioni zaci 6n Compensada.
Itodel o RS-Ci ~2514-115 y
un Contador de Fisi6n Medelo RS PS-1000-110. el Inatituto Nacional de I nvesti gaciones Nucleares, por este conducto. cer ti fica que el equi po amparado por la orden de compra anteri or t. ente c1Lada, no sera transferido a ninpqn otro organismo sin consultar y recibir l
la aprobaci6n del Gobierno de los Estados Unidos de Norte Ameri ca y que dicho equi po sera utilizado estrictamente para fi nes pacificos en la excl usi vi dad para el Instituto. Naci onal de Investigaciones Nucleares.
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?!6 til 3166. fr 475 4043 DRAFT FOR REUTER-81 VERS Attn Roybn DeLaBarre Referencing the purchase order 220-1236-90150 for The Andrews Group International, Inc. and Reuter-Stokes, Inc.
for the purchase of an Compensated Ionization Chamber, Model RS-Cl-2514-115 and a Fission Counter Model RS-P6-1608-110, for the National Institute of Nuclear Investigations.
We certify that the equipment covered under this contract of which the order l
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Yottrs truly, M. en C. Iioerto Macon Ramirez l
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