ML20148E710

Forwards Executive Branch Position on Two Pending Export License Applications Involving KNK-II & HFR-Petten Reactors in West Germany & the Netherlands,Respectively

ML20148E710
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Issue date:	10/07/1980
From:	James Shea NRC OFFICE OF INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS (OIP)
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TASK-IR, TASK-SE SECY-80-459, NUDOCS 8010300009
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UNITED STATES October 7, 1980 NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION SECY-80-459 WASHINGTON, D. C. 2o555 INFORMATION REPORT For:

The f oc=issioners From:

Ja:es R. Shea, Director Office of International F/cgrams Executive Director for Operations N h M.I D.

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Subject:

EXEC 8JTIVE BRANCH RESPONSE ON PENDING EXPORT APPLICATIONS XSNM01339 AND XSNt101390, HEU FOR BR-2, HFR-PETTEN AND VJiK-II REACTORS

Purpose:

To inform the Ccenission of the above subject.

Discussion:

Enclosed for the information of the Contssion are copies of the Executive Branch response on two pending expart license applications. (Also enclosed are the subject applications.) Copies of the Executive Branch coe=ents have been placed in the Public Document Rocc. A Cornission Action Paper will be forwarded soon.

Co:nissioners are requested to advise the staff of any particular issues or infor=ation which they can identify at this stage and which they wish included in the staff's analysis.

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DISTRIBUTION:

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i Enclosed is an Executive Branch analysis covering two license applications for export of highly enriched

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cordance with the requirements of Section 126 a.

(1) of the Atomic Energy Act, as amended, the analysis addresses the extent to which the specific criteria in Sections 127 and 123 are met, as well as certain additional fac-tors envisaged by Section 126 a.(1).

A detailed analysis for the European Community was submitted Decemoer 8, 1978 for NRC applications Nos.

XSNM01212, 1232, 1235 and 1241.

In view of Executive O rde r 1219 3, extending the duration of the period speci-fied in the first prcrtso to Section 126 a.

(2) of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended, to March 10, 1981, tnat detailed analysis remains valid.

The Executive 3 ranch, on the basis of its review of nese cases, has toncluded that the requirements of the Atomic Energy Act and ?.L.95-242 have been met and that the proposed export would not be inimical to the common def ense and security of the United States.

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There-fore, the Executive Franch recommends issuance of the re-quested export licenses.

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EXPCRT LICENSE APPLICATION XSNM01389 Country:

Federal Republic of Germany Transaction:

The export of 484.408 kilograms of U-235 contained in 802.0 kilo-grams of uranium enriched to 60.4 percent in the form of uranium hexafluoride for manufacture of fuel elements for KNK-II Compact Sodium-Cooled Prototype Reactor Applicant:

Transnuclear, Inc.

Date of Application:

October 13, 1978 Purpose of Export The export of the 302 kilograms of 60 percent en-riched uranium is to oe used for the third _ core loading of the KNK-II Compact Sodium-Cooled Prototype Reactor which was designed for fast breeder research and development pro-grams of the Government of the Federal Republic of Germany.

The owner / operator of the KNK-II is the Kernforschungscen-trum Karlsruhe (KFK).

The KNK-II is used for irradiation of test fuel ele-ments and for reactor safety and instrumentation tests.

The reactor coce contains both uranium oxide and mixed uranium and plutonium oxide fuel elements.

The KFK re-secrch is intendec to demonstrate the complete technical and saf ety feasici_ity of a large f ast breeder reactor, the commercial introduction of which will not come up for cecision in the FR3 until the 1990's.

Scecial Non-Proliferation and Otner Foreign Policy Consicerations l

The proposed expor: was approved by the President after revies by the SSC Ad Hoc Group determined that the request was within the scope of the President's HEU export policy, would not ce inimical to U.S.

common defense and security and met the recuirements of the Atomic Energy Act, as amended oy the Nuclear Son-Proliferation Act of 1978.

The KNK-II is a reactor designed for the fast breeder re-search and development program of the FRG, The U.S.

has sup-plied the HEU for two previous core loadings.

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The redesigned fuel elements utilize uraniur enriched to a maximum cf 60 percent.

In 1979, :ne Argonne National Laboratory (ANL) con-cluded that it sign: not be possible to reduce the level of enrichment of KNK-II fuel elements significantly lower than the current 60 percent without seriously affecting the performance of the reactor.

Justification of the Need for HEU at This Time A total of 302 kilograms of 60 percent enriched uran-ium has been requested for the third core loading plus spare fuel elements.

Approximately one and a half years are required for the conversion and fuel fabrication pro-cess.

Insertion of the third core is scheduled for January 1932.

Current availacle inventory of HEU at KFK is 141 kilo-grams.

The proposed export plus current inventory will equal approximatelv 940 kilegrams.

Of this amount, 500 kilocrams will ce 3 sed f or :he manuf acture of 28 core fuel elements; 140 kilc::ams will be used to fabricate 8 spare elements and 300 kilograms will represent fabrication sur-clus and productten scrap, most of wnich will be recovered

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Transnuclear, Inc. application NUK 247 UES/EU/78-300/01 dated October 13, 19 78 for West Germany, XSNM-1389 We certify that the material mentioned in this applica-

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tion, namely 484.408 kg of U235 contained in 802.0 kg of U and the transfer-of this material will be subject to all terms and conditions of the Additional Agreement for Cooperation, j

dated July 25, 1960, as amended.

Further, we certify that Nukem GmbH, West Germany and Transnuklear GmbH, West Germany as intermediate consignees, and Kernforschungszentrum Karlsruhe, Karlsruhe, West Germany, as ultimate consignee,-are authorized by EURATOM to receive and possess this material pursuant to the aforementioned Agreement for Cooperation.

The material will be used for the manufacturing of fuel elements for the K5K-II reactor (second reload), West Germany.

Conversion will be performed by Nukem.

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EXPORT LICENSE APPLICATION X5HM01390 Countries:

Belgium, the Federal Republic of Germany, the Netherlands Transaction:

Tae export of 14.030 kilograms of U-235 in 15.038 kilograms of uran-ium enriched to 93.3 percent and 35.288 kilograms of U-235 in 50.125 kilograms U' enriched to 70.4 percent to be used for ir-radiation experiments in the BR-2, HFR Petten and KNK-II Research Reactors Applicant:

Transnuclear, Inc.

Application Date:

October 13, 1978 Purpose of Export The export of :ne 90 percent-enriched uranium is in-tended for the facrication of test fuel pins and elements for safety-related irradiation experiments to be performed in the SR-2 at Mol, Belgium and in the HFR at Petten, the Netherlands.

Tne expor: of 70 percent-enriched uranium is intendeo for faorication of an advanced test fuel element for insertion in tne KSK-II reactor and for fabrication of test fuel elements for irradiation experiments in the 3R-2.

Justificatton of :ne Seed for HEU at This Time Tne export of this 90 and 70 percent-enriched mate-rial is not rela:ed to the fuels used in the normal core loadings of these reactors, all of which operate on U.S.-

supplied HEU.

Tne Argonne National Laboratory has reviewed the proposed experimentation to be performed with :ne mate-rial o. roc.osed for exper: and has concluded that HEU is re-quired for tnese :sses.

3pecial Mon-Proliferation and Other Foreicn Policy consicerations The proposed exper: was approved oy the President after review cy the N3' Ad Hoc Group determined that the request was within the scope of the Fresident's HEU export policy, woald not ce inimical to U.S.

common defense and security and net the requirements of the Atonic Energy Act, as amended oy :ne ;.uclear cn-Proliferation Act of 1973.

DELEGATION OF THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES EU: ATOM SUPot.Y AGENCY March 16, 1979 ft. Vance H.

Hudgins Assistant Director for Politico-Military security Affairs Division of International Security Affairs Department of Energy Washington, D.C.

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Amendment to licence application XSNM-1390

Reference:

Transnuclear, Inc. amendment addressed to NRC on December 19, 1978 With reference to our letter of Movember 20, 1978, this is to acknowledge that the percents of enrichment in U-235 listed in the above application have been changed.

Consequently the HEU specifications indicated in our letter of November 20, 1978 should now read as follows:

a) 14.030 kilograms of U-235 centained in 15.038 kilograms of total uranium; b) 35.238 kilograms of U-235 centained in 50.125 kilograms of total urahium.

The other data mentioned in our letter of November 20, 1978 remain unchangef.

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(C) $Hl* PING AMO P ACKINC FRoCECUR E$ (Required lOr special radleg mgerial. See instructions on back.)

I.A.E.A. Certificate of Competent Authority 4909 in accordance with 10 CFR Part 71.

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3,0 CF R 20,40 yn/#4/M0 APPLICATION FOR LICENSE TO EXPORT

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S. (a) Qu e N TtTY TO B E sNtPPEC (b) Coke *ColTY DESCR t9T50N (incluae chemacal and physscallomtr for special rnaclee magenal aruf (See snstructions on b byproduct matersal also spect]y isotopse content; ef en a demce, Ldentify the device, manufacturer, 65.163 v d

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Will be used for maa.ufacturing of fuel pins and test elements for safety related irradi tion experiments which will be performed in BR-2 reactor, Mol, Belgium and in the EFR reactor, Petten, Netherlands and for fuel irradiation connected with the development of advanced fuel development, to be inserted in the KNK-II at Karlsruhe, Federal Republic cf Germany - See attached E.d Use Statement.

to. The applicant, and any official executang enis certificate on behalf of the app'icant named in item 4, certify that this application is prepared in conformiry with Title 10, Code of Federal Regulations. Parts 30 and M (if for byproduct material) or Part 40 (if for eeurce material), or Part 70 (if for special nuclear material), and Part 71 (for transport of radioactive material, if applicable) and that all information contained hetein. including any supplements attached hereto, is true and correct to the best of their knowledge and belief.

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7 End Use Statement The undersigners certify that the quantity of a ) 15 038 kgs of uranium (90.40 per cent u-235 enriched) and containins 13 594 kgs of u-235 and b) 50.125 kgs of uranium (70.4 per cent u-235 enriched) and containing 35 288 kgs of u-235 which will "^ furnished to us under a fixed-commitment-contract with US-DOE shall be used for manufacturing of fael pins and test clements for safety related irradiation experiments, which will be performed in SR-2 Reaktor, Mol-Belgien and in the HFR-reactor, Petten-Netherlands, and for fuel irradiation, connected with the development of advanced fuel material, to be inserted into the KNK II, at Karlsruhe, Federal Republic of

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Germany, syhy y ud NUKEM GmbH, Hanau, shall perform the conversion work for us.

We authorise Transnuclear Inc., Falls Church, Virginia, USA, to aplly for the US-export-lincense.

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Re : Expor. License Application for 65.163 Kg U 301/01 (NUK-248)

Export License Application for 802.0 Kg U 300/01 (NUK-247)

Export License Application for 113.182 Kg U

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Dear Mr. Moores Enclosed is an application for Export License, in triplicate, for your handling on the following material:

65.163 Kg U containing 48.882 Kg U235 enriched to a maximum of 90.4 percent U235 802.0 Kg U contai: ting 484.408 Kg U235 enriched to a raximum 60.4 percent U235 113.182 Kg U containing 105.599 Kg U235 enriched to a maximum 93.3 percent U235 Thanking you in advance for your help and cooperation.

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Three original End Use statements Three Export License Applications

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REGARDING 6 5 16 3 KGS U AT ;90 4 PER CENT FOR.KNK 2 WE HAVE RECEIVED FOLLOWING INFORMATI ON FROM KFK,.KARLS RUHE:

1. PRELIMINARY CONSIDERATIONS OF KFK FORESEE C ONS TRUCTI ON OF 'A '

RING ELEMENT.WHICH"SHALL. BE INSERTED.INTO THE KNK 2 REACTOR.

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