ML20147G403

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Discusses Ofc of Intl Programs Daily Item of Interest Re Air Shipments of Plutonium Through State of Ak
ML20147G403
Person / Time
Issue date: 03/19/1987
From: Peterson M
NRC OFFICE OF INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS (OIP)
To: Becker J, Kent S, Macdonald C
NRC
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FOIA-87-722 NUDOCS 8801220115
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X .A7FG6 Air Shimnts of Plutoniun Through Alaska Or. Watch 16, the NRC staff (IP, NMS, CGC. and CCO hrie'ed Ten Ocberts of Senator Murkewski's staff (Alastra) concern rg pecsible future air shiements of olutonium betw*en Europe and Js:sn which wnuld require landing in Alaska for tircraft refueline. Mr. Rcberts was prirerily interested in the technicil heelth and safety and p5ye.ical security regulatory re'uirerents for such thicments. Fe had been briefed secarately by the State Departter.t on the colicy aspects of Dl uteatur air shigants and the rela +ed provisions of the Droposed new U.S./ Japan Agreement for Coooeratinn.

Vith respect to NRC's regulatory roie, Me, on berts was particularly interested in the design recuirementi for the centsirer', used te ship plutonium by air.

The staff described the rignrnus criterit fer tuch containers and the very signi'icant difficultiet ir designirq in acceptable contairer for the larger quantities of plutor.ium the Japanese cnntenciate thirping.

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