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Expresses Appreciation for Hospitality Shown During Recent Visit to Spain to Sign Renewal of Research Agreement & to Discuss Us Spanish Policy Initiatives & Licensing Issues
ML20138G334
Person / Time
Issue date: 11/01/1996
From: Shirley Ann Jackson, The Chairman
NRC COMMISSION (OCM)
To: Kindelan J
SPAIN, GOVT. OF
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Dear President Kindeldn:

' 3 I wish to thank you and the other Commissioners of the Consejo de Seguridad  ;

t Nuclear (CSN) for the time devoted to me and my delegation during my recent visit to Spain to sign the renewal of our research agreement and to discuss U.S.-Spanish policy initiatives and licensing issues. I found our talks to be ,

very informative and productive, and ho]e they will pave the way for even  ;

greater cooperation in nuclear matters Jetween our agencies. i 2
I wish you well in your effort to enhance nuclear safety in Spain under your initiative " Strategic Guidance Plan 1995-2000." As I mentioned during the I visit, my initiative regarding the strategic assessment and rebaselining of  !

NRC's regulatory activities is well underway. Public conferences have been i held to discuss the issue papers developed during the second phase of this

effort.

With.res3ect to your future efforts to trans,'er more responsibility from the i i CSN to t1e Autonomous Regions in Spain. similar to our Agreement States '

program I have instructed my staff to work ciMy with your staff to 3rovide any information that may be useful to your organization to facilitate t1is transfer 'of authority.

Please pass on to Mr. ' Jose Villadoniga my sincere thanks for the excellent arrangements he made for my. visit, including those for the tour of the  !

Almaraz nuclear power plant. His work contributed significantly to the .

success of the visit.

I look forward to continuing and expanding the cooperation between our agencies. '

Sincerely, b

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