ML20091M633

Forwards DOE to NIST Advising That Funds for Conversion of Reactor to Low Enriched U Unavailable in FY93 & FY94.Schedule for Conversion Cannot Be Submitted at Present Time

ML20091M633
Person / Time
Site:	National Bureau of Standards Reactor
Issue date:	01/24/1992
From:	Rowe J NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS & TECHNOLOGY (FORMERL
To:	Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
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NUDOCS 9201290164
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Docket No. 50-104 As indicated in the enclosed letter from the Department of Enorgy, funding for conversion of the NIST reactor to LEU fuel is not available. Accordingly, a schedule for conversion of the NBE R cannot be submitted at this time.

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Chief, Reactor Radiation Division National Institute of Standards and Technology U.S. Department of Convaerce Gaithersburg, Maryland 20899

Dear Mr. Rowe:

In reference to your January 2, 1992, letter inquiring about the availability of funds from the Department of Energy for the conversion of the NIST reactor to low enriched uranium, you are hereby advised that funds are unavailable in DOE's fY 1992 budget and have not been submitted in DOE's FY 1993 and fY 1994 planning budgets.

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