ML20148T462

Recommends That Commission Approve Transnuclear,Inc Applications for Licenses to Export Enriched U to Austria

ML20148T462
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Issue date:	01/26/1981
From:	Dircks W NRC OFFICE OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FOR OPERATIONS (EDO)
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APPROVAL OF THREE PROPOSED LICENSES TO EXP0RT HIG,

DIUM, AND* LOW ENRICHED URANIUM TO AUSTRIA (LICENSE APPLICATION NOS.

XSNM01725, XSNM01726, AND XSNM01727)

Purpose:

Commission review of proposed issuance of subject licenses to

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Review Dates:

60-day period expires on February 13, 1981.

120-day period expires on April 14, 1981.

Discussion:

On September 8, 1980 Transnuclear, Inc.

submitted three applications for licenses to export enriched uranium to Austria.

The material, in the form of UF, will be shipped to 6

NUKEM in the FRG for ccnversion, and CERCA in France for fabrication of fuel elements for the ASTRA reactor in Austria.

l The material requested is as follows:

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XSNM01725:

4.371 kilograms of uranium enriched to 93.3%,

containing 4.078 kilograms of U 235; 2.

XSNM01726:

33.0 kilograms of uranium enriched to 19.95%,

containing 6.584 kilograms of U-235; and 3.

XSNM01727:

3.735 kilograms of uranium enriched to 45.4%,

containing 1.704 kilograms of U-235.

ASTRA is a 12 megawatt reactor using MTR-type, high enriched uranium fuel.

It achieved criticality in September 1960, is owned ard operated by the Oesterreichische Studiengesellschaft-fuer Atomenergie, and is used for research in neutron physics, isotope production, and engineering tests.

The US has furnished HEU for thfs facility since it became operational.

In response to our request for views, the Executive Branch has (1) concluded that the requirements of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended, and P.L.95-242 have been met and that issuance of the proposed license would not be inimical to the common

Contact:

J. D. Lee, IP (492-7984) 810226OM

The Commission 2

Discussion:

defense and security of the United States; (2) confirmed that (Continued) the material will be subject to all the terms and conditions of the US-Austria Agreement for Cooperation and,during the time it is in the FRG and France, the US-EURATOM Additional Agreement for Cooperation; (3) noted that Austria and the members of EURATOM have adhered to the provisions of their Agreements for Cooperation with the United States; and (4) advised that there were no material changed circumstances since submission of its detailed analyses of July 3,1979 on a proposed export to Austria (see XSNM01428, SECX-78-656A),and of December 8, 1978 on a proposed export to EURATOM (see XSNM01241,SECY-78-645A).

Among other things, the Executive Branch's. November 10, 1980 memorandum notes that:

-- The July 3,1979 Executive Branch analysis on XSNM01428 for HEU to Austria identified ASTRA as a reactor which can be converted to the use of lower enriched fuels. The materials covered by applications XSNM01726 and XSNM01727 are pursuant to the cooperative US-Austria pro-gram to reduce enrichment of research reactor fuels.

These materials will be used for the fabrication of prototype fuel elements for testing in the ASTRA. The HEU, requested under application XSNM01725 will permit the continued operation of the ASTRA reactor,while the medium and low enriched fuels are being tested.

-- Austria has an in-country inventory of approximately 2.5 kilograms of U-235 in the form of high enriched uranium.

Annual fuel consumption rate at normal operating level is approximately 1.77 kilograms U-235.

The amount of HEU requested in XSNM01725 would, therefore, permit operation of the ASTRA reactor until the end of 1983.

However, depending on the rate at which the lower enriched (45% and 19.9%)

prototype fuel elements are able to be incorporated into the reactor, the HEU under XSNM01725 may permit operation of the reactor beyond the end of 1983.

In examining the three proposed export licenses for Austria, the staff noted that the government of Austria had not provided written assurances regarding the levels of physical protection to be provided U.S.-origin nuclear materials in Austria, as required by 10 CFR 110.43.

By letter dated November 25, 1980 we requested the Department of State to obtain these necessary assurances from the Austrian Government. On December 15,IP received a letter from State which forwarded a written assurance from the Embassy of Austria regarding maintenance of physical

The Commission 3

Discussion:

security protection at levels e_,nparable to that set forth-in (Continued)_

INFCIRC/225/Rev.1, with respect to the Laterials identified in export. license applications XSNM01725,1726 and 1727, The staff notes that the President has issued Executive Order 12193 dated February 12, 1980 extending the exe70 tion of EURATOM from certain requirements of Section 127 of the Atomic Energy Act, as amended, for a period of twelve months through March 10, 1981.

International The proposed exports will be covered by IAEA safeguards in the Safeguards FRG and Austria and by EURATOM safeguards in France. As parties and Foreign to the NPT, Austria and the FRG have committed themselves to Physical maintaining T AE.?. safeguards on all source and special nuclear Security Review:

material under their jurisdiction.

Although insufficient information is available to fully evaluate the adequacy of IAEA safeguards in Austria, staff believes that accounting for and control of the reactor fuel elements on an item i

basis is within the capabilities of Austria and the IAEA.

A detailed analysis of IAEA safeguards at NUKEM was transmitted to the Commission in SECY 80-207, and is also discussed in a recently approved export of HEU to the FRG (see SECY 80-430A, Classified).

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France is not a party to the NPT, but has signed a safeguards f

agreement with the IAEA under its voluntary offer.

However, it is unlikely that this agreement will be implemented in the near future.

We have no information on whether CERCA would be listed as an eligible facility for application of IAEA safeguards under this agreement.

EURATOM has a resident inspector at CERCA for application t

of EURATOM safeguards.

Staff has reviewed the physical security programs in the FRG, France and at the ASTRA reactor, and found them in accordance with 10 CFR 110.42 and 110.43.

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The staff believes that there are no material changed circumstances concerning exports to Austria and EURATOM which would affect the Commission's consideration of licensing criteria and which have occurred since' issuance of export t

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licenses (e.g., XSNM01428, SECY-78-656A, XSNM01241, (Continued)

SECY-78-645A, and XSNM01680, SECY-80-430A) for material to Austria and EURATOM after Commission review.. Accordingly, the staff believes that the proposed licenses to Austria should be issued. This procedure is authorized by ll10.44(a)(2) of Part 110 and is based on section 126(a)(2) of the AEA, as-amended by the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Act of 1978.

Recommendation:

That the Connission authorize the issuance of the proposed licenses to Transnuclear, Inc.

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L-William J. Dircks Executive Director.for Operations

- Acpendices:

Appendix A - Applications XSNM01725, XSNM01726, and XSNM01727 dtd 9/8/80 Appendix B - Executi've Branch meme dtd 11/10/80 Appendix C - Ltr fn State dtd 12/12/80 Appendix 0 - Copies of proposed licenses Commissioners' comments should be provided directly to the Office of the Secretary by c.o.b.

Tuesday, February 3, 1981.

Commission Staff Office comments, if any, should be submitted to the Commissioners NLT January 30, 1981, with an information copy to the Office of the Secretary.

If the paper is of such a nature that it requires additional time for analytical review and comment, the Commissioners and the Secretariat should be apprised of when comments may be expected.

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h. DOCKET NO.

1. APruCANT S [ oATE oP AepuCATeoN D. APPWGANT'S REPERENCE USE

= Sept =4er 8,1980 NUK-345 80-199/01 USE

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3. APPLICANT"S NAME AND ADORESS l Ri$

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a.NAME Transnuclame, I x:.

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a. STREET AOCRESE e.NAME Cne Skyline Place, 5205 Leest,1rT pike

/o CMear Atem4c cere.

s. CITY STATE ZIP CODE

o. STREET ADDRESS Falle Church VA 22041 Boute che

4. TE LEPHONE NUMSER lares COOr - Numos, = istensoonf

4. ClTY STATE ZIP CQQE (703) 820-2450 Piketon OH 45661

5. FIRST SHIPMENT

4. PlNAL SHIPMt'NT '7. APPUCANT'S CONTRACTUAL 4. PROPOSEO LICENSE

3. Us. OEPARTMENT QP ENERGY SCHEDULEO SCHEDULEO DELIVERY OATE EXPtRATION DATE CONTRACT NO. IIIKaouse/

as soon as One year f=tzn 14~ nrm 4 = =A Ib be de*a minad date of issuance mne assic;ned to date

10. Ut.TIMATE CONSIGNEE IRWkh-

11. ULTIMATE END USE bOdh -

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NAME Osterreichische Studiengesellschaft fur A* nar.ergie Ges m.b.H.

• aill be used for the ::anuface1re of fuel elet!EntS or the ASTRA Peactor

o. STREET AcoREsa Lenaugasse 10 A-1082 (see attached End Use Statement)

c. ClTY = STATE - COUNTRY 00' d A

11a. EST. QATE OF FIRST USE

12. INTERMEDI ATE CONSIGNEE I RIS.-

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..NAME -

- -Converstion of UF6 and manufacetre of Nukem, OtH, fuel eleffents

a. STREET ADDRESS D-6450 Hanau, Federal Pepublic of Gerrany ACture of 6.lel elStents (see attached a

e. CITY - STATE - COUNTRY MD Carca, Pcman, Wance

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13. INTERMEDIATE ENO USE l+ IAM M a.NAME Transnuklear, OtH

a. STREET AOCRES5 OMU Hanau, Postfaca h0030 Wolfgang-bei-Hanau Industriegelande In**msad4*te for transport purposes only

s. CITY - STATE - COUNTRY Hesse, West da " 2Y 18 EST. oATE op PiRST uSE 16.

17. OESCRIPTION

18. MAX. ELEMENT 13. MAX. 20. MAX 21.

NRC (incluce cnemcel ed onysocet torm ar nuemer meenat; p.e ootta vetue of WElO T WT.%

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UNIT USE macteer eaut=r and comn. _;

hf6 Uranium in the fonn of uranium hexafluoride 4.371 Kg U 93.3%

4.078 Kg Kgs enriched to a I:aximum of 93.3 pan::ent U235 na

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August 12th, 198o i

..a To whom it may concern End Use Statement The undersigner certifies that the following material; i. e.

4.371 kgs of uranium (93.3 per cent u-235 enriched) in the

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form of UF and containing 4.o78 kgs of u-235 which will be 6

furnished to us under a Short-Term Fixed-Commitment contract with US-DOE will be used for the reactor ASTRA, Seibersdorf, 3

Austria.

NUKEM GmbH, D 645o Hanau, Federal Republic of Germany shall and manufacturing of the perform the conversion of the UF6 fuel-elements.

ej We authorize Transnuclear Inc., Falls Church, Va., to apply for the export license.

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ASTPA-Seacter; Pesearch Center Seih+2C, Austrian At:2nic 1

1. Name of Facility:

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2. Quantity of Uranium Requested (Kgs): 4*371 e

3. Enrichment in the'Icotope W235 (Q:

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4. Sale or Toll D.riching:

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5. Current Core Loading (xgs of w235): 3.5o+0.2 kg U-235 (5.75 Ne_ments)

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7. Criticality and hil Operating Power Datcs and Power Rating (if request involves l

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a. Ahcunt of W23] in Fabr.ication outcide USA Including Scrap q

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3.647 kg (5.8o1 kg U-235 in unirradiated fuel els-

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d. Amount of W235 in Spent Nel Storage within the Co== unity Including Chemical Recrocessing Plants, and the Reprocessing Schedulo for Such Material:

ij 1.234 kg U-235 (3.1o3 kg U-235 in uni W4=ted fuel eleents) j

'e. A=ount of U-235 2005CW7%3 Censumed During Operation of Above Facility:

1) 14.o.ka sir.ce sts%. of creraticn in 196o

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f. Amount of U-235 :er Fuel Element:

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g. Average Core Life:

3.5 years (Ecuilibriu:n Core) ~ 6 - 7 fuel elevents/ year 1

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3. APPL.lCANT"3 NAME AND ADORESS l Ri$

4. SUPPLIER'S NAME AND ADORESS lRIS (Comone if aneruantis not autone of meerrat) g.NAME U.S.D.D.E.

Transnuclear, Inc.

o. STREET ADDRESS e.NAME Cne Skyline Place, 5205 T_ % r g Pike e/o Gcxadyear Atcznic Corp.

c. CITY STATE 2IP CODE D. STREET ACORESS F=11 a Cmrch, VA 22041 acute One

a. TELEPHONE NuMEER IArse Cooe-Numor-hewisent

c. CITY STATE ZIP CODE Piketon OH 45661 (703) 820-2450

5. PlRST SHIPMENT

4. FINAL SHIPMENT '7. APPLICANT'S CONTRACTUAL 8. PROPOSSO LICENSE S. U.S.OEPARTMENT OF ENERGY SCHEDULEO SCHEDULEO DELIVERY DATE EXPlRATION DATE CONTRACT NO. /// Known/

as soon as One year frtzn license issued To be de*a m4r*4

! ate of issuance ncne assiened to date to. ULTIMATE CONSIGNEE lfAgg e W N a e M 11. ULTIMATE ENO USE b*~ O I W-

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a.NAME CStarreiCh2. sche Studie.Mchaft will be used for the manufacture of fuel far Atmicue Ges m.b.H.

elements for the ASTRA Reactor

n. srREET Acomess Is.naugasse 10 A-1082 (see at*h End Use Statment)

c. CITY - ST ATE - COUNTRY Ien, AuS D.a 11a. EST. DATE OF PtRST USE

12. INTERMEDI ATE CONSIGNEE

- 1: RW - mh-@_H 13. INTERMEDIATE ENO USE l-s.NAME

- - Ccnversion of UF6 and ::mdar-ture of Nukem, GsH fuel elements

3. STREET AgoRgss D-6450 Hanau, Federal Republic of Gemiany of fuel elenants (see

c. CITY - STATE - COUNTRY at*

End Use Statamnt) and Cerca, Pcman, France. -

13a. EET. DATE OF PIRST USE

14. INTERMEDIATt CONSIGNEE

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a,NAME Transnuklear, G2H h*1h*.Q*

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s. CITY - STATE - COUNTRY Hessen, Mast C+many 16e. EST. Os.TE OF PlRST uSE 16.

17. DESCRIPTION

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SOURCE MATERIAL WHERE ENRICHED OR PRODUCEO SAFEGUAROS (1/ Known)

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To whom it may concern End Use Statement The undersigner certifies that the following material; i. e.

33.o kgs of uranium (19.95 per cent u-235 enriched) in the form of UF and containing 6.584 kgs of u-235 which will be 6

furnished to us under a Short-Term Fixed-Commitment Contract with US-DOE will be used for the reactor ASTRA, Seibersdorf, Austria.

NUKEM GmbH, D 645o Hanau, Federal Republic of Germany shall and manufacturing of the j

perform the conversion of the UF6 fuel-elements.

We authorize Transnuclear Inc., Falls Church, Va.,

to apply for the export license.

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'~ 3 ASTRA-Paam; Pasearch Center SehC, Austrian At::mid h.$

1. Name of Facility:

Enecrf wach Organisation Ltd.

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2. Quantity of Uranium Requected (Egs):

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3. Enrichment in the Icotope U-235 (%):

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5. Current Core Leading (Egs of U-235): 3.5>+o.2 kg U-235 (5.75 kg U-235 uni _eted y

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6. Current Power Level (IGth):

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7. Criticality and Full Operating Fower Dates and Power Rating (if request involves

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@i Allowances:

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b. Amount of U-235 in Storage in Completed, Unirradiated Fuel Elenents:

35dd dy 2.51o kg 5;

3.647 kg (5.So1 kg U-235 in unirradiated fuel elements

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c. A=ount of U-235 in Core:

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Recrecessing Plants, and the Reprocessing Schedulo for Such Material.

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1.234 kg U-235 (3.1o3 kg U-235 in unirradiated fuel elenets) r.:4

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'e. Arount of U-235 3stebeecdder Consumed Duri::g Operation of Above Facility:

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i. APeuCANrs je. OATE OF APPUCATION b. APPUCANT*S REPERENCE 2.NRC pucasEB5 %n-y.n% W ttist2.M io Ms4vwo

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NAME O, STREET AQQRESS

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Cne Skyline Place, 5205 Iaah Pike f

c. CITY STATE ZIP 0008

p. STREET ADOMESS No or h &

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Falls Church, VA 22041

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c. CITY STATE ZIP CQQE

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1. D' D (703) 820-2450 S. FIRST SHIPMENT

6. PINAL SHIPMENT '7. APPt.lCANT*S CONTRACTUAL 8. PROPOSED LICENSE

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SCHEDULED SCHEDULED DELIVERY DATE EXPIRATION DATE CONTR ACT NO. /// (nowu as soon as One year f:cm license issued Ib be de+a + ad date of issuance none assicned to d! ate

10. ULTIMATE CONSIGNEE h AS/dN '

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c. CITY - STATE - COUNTRY End Use Statement) 1'le. EST. D ATE OP PIRST USE

14. INTERMEDI ATE CONSIGNEE

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3.753 kgs of uranium (4 5.'4 per cent u-235 enriched) in the form of UF and containing 1.7o4 kgs of u-235 which will be 6

furnished to us under a Short-Term Fixed-Commitment Contract with US-DOE will be used for the reactor ASTRA, Seibersdorf, Austria.

NUKF.V GmbH, D 645o Hanau, Federal Republic of Germany shall and manufacturing of the perform the conversion of the UF6 fuel-elements.

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Dear Mr. Shea:

This letter is in response to the letter from your office dated September 17, 1980, requesting Executive Branch views as to whether issuance of an export license in accordance with the application hereinafter described would be inimical to the common defense and security of the United States and whether the proposed export meets the applicable criteria of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended by the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Act of 1973:

NRC No. ISNM01725 ' - Appilcation by Transnuclear, Inc. for authorization to export to Austria, via the Federal Republic of Germany and France, 4.078 kilograms of'U-235 contained in 4.371 kilograms of uranium enriched to a maximum of 93.3 percent. The enriched uranium in the form of uranium hexafluoride will be shipped to NUKEM for conversion and then fabricated ^ fnto fuel elements for use in the ASTRA Research Reactor

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Additional Agreement for Cooperation Between the United States and the European Atomic Energy Community (EURATOM) as confirmed in a letter from the Delegation of the Commission of the European Communities, a ecpy of which is enclosed..

EURATOM has adhered to the provisions of its Agreement for Cooperation with the United States.

The proposed export to the ultimate consignee for loading into the ASTRA Research Reactor would take place pursuant to the Agreement for Cooperation Between the United States and Austria as confirmed in a letter from the Embassy of Austria, a copy of which is enclosed.

The Executive Branch has reviewed the application and concluded that the requirements of the Atomic Energy Act, as amended by the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Act of 1978, have been met and that the proposed export will not be !nimical to the common defense and security of the United States. A detailed analysis for Austria was suomitted July 3,1979 for NRC application No. XSNM01423. There has been no material change in circumstances since that submission. A detailed analysis for EURATOM was. submitted December 3,1973 fcr NRC application No. XSNM01:41. In view of Executive Order 12193, ~ extending the duration of the period specified in the first proviso to Duet: 84.u u M34

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In the analysis which accompanied the July 3,1979 Executive Branch recommendation for issuance of license XSNM01428 for the export of 3.8 kilograms of 93.3 percent enriched uranium, we explained that the ASTRA has been identified as a reactor which can be converted to the use of lower enriched fuels.

The provision of HEU. under application XSNM01725 will permit the continued operation of the reactor while the medium and low enriched fuels are being tested.

Austria has an in-country inventory of approximately 2.5 kilograms of U-235 in the fctm of highly-enriched uranium. Annual fuel consumption rate at normal' operating level is approximately 1.77 kilograms U-235. The amount of HEU requested in this application would permit operation of the ASTRA Reactor until 1983. A favorable Executive Branch recommendation is being submitted under a separate letter with respect to export requests XSNM01726 and 1727 for medium-enriched (45%) and low-enriched (19.9%) uranium for the fabrication of prototype fuel elements for testing in ASTRA. Depending on the rate at which these prototype fuel elemects are able to be incorporated into the reactor, the HEU being requested under this application will permit operation of the reactor beyond the end of 1983.

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Transnuclear, Inc. application 'NUK-34 5 80-188/01 '

dated September 8, 1980 for Austria - XSNM-l?25 f

We certify that the material mentioned in this applica-tion, namely 4.078 kilograms of U235 contained in 4.371 kilo-grams of total uranium,.and.the transfer of this material will be subject to all terms and conditions of the Additional Agreement for Cooperation, dated July 25, 1960, as amended.

Further, we certify that Transnuklear, GmbH, Hanau, West Germany (for transport purposes only), Nukem, GmbH, Hanau, West Germany '(for conversion and fuel fabrication only), and Cerca, Romans sur Isere, France (for fuel fabrication only),

as intermediate consignees, are authori::ed by EURATOM to receive and possess this material pursuant to the aforementioned Agreement for Cooperation.

The material, in the form of UF6, after conversion and manufacture into fuel elements will be used in - Austria.

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Nuclear Supply ajs cc: Ar. Robin De La3arre, U.S.

Department of State Ms. Setty Wright, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commissi0n Ms. vicki Matson, Transnuclear, Inc.

Mr. Philippe Courcier, Pechiney Ugina Kuhlmann Development, Inc.

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Ref. No. 7486-A/80

Dear Mrs. Martin,

I would like to refer to our telephone conversation of this morning as well as to previous correspondence concerning the export of nuclear material to Austria.

The Embassy is authorized to confirm the following:

a) The transfer of the material, as identified on the license applications (XSNMO 1725, XSNMO 1726, XSNMO 1727) will be subject to all of the terms and conditions of the Agreement for Cooperation, which entered into force on January 24, 1970, as amended, concerning.the. civil uses of atomic energy between the Government of the United States and the Government of Austria.

b) The ultimate consignee, as identified on the applications is Luthorized by the Austrian Government to receive and possess the material.

An early approval of the license applications would be j

highly appreciated.

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This letter is in response to the letter from your office dated September 17,1980, requesting Executive Branch views as to whether issuance of export licenses in accordance with the applications hereinafter described would be inimical to the common defense and security of the United States and whether the proposed exports meet the applicable criteria of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended by the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Act of 1978:

NRC Nos. XSNM01727 and -1726 - Applications by Transnuclear, Inc. for authorization to export to Austria, via the Federal Republic of Germany and France,1.704 kilograms U-235 in 3.735 kilograms uranium enriched to 45.4 percent; and 8.584 kilograms U-235 in 33.0

' kilograms uranium enriched to 19.95 percent.

The enriched uranium !n the form of uranium hexafluoride will be shipped to use in the ASTRA Research ReactorQt NUKEM and CERCAK,ts NUKEM for conversion and then fabricated into fuel elemen j

The proposed exports to the intermediate consignees in the FRG and France for conversion and fabrication would take place pursuant to the Additional Agreement for Cooperation Between the United States and the European Atomic Energy Community (EURATOM) as confirmed in a letter from the Delegation of the Commission of the European Communities, a copy of which is enclosed.

EURATOM has adhered to the provisions of its Agreement for Cooperation with the United States.

The proposed exports to the ultimate consignee for loading into the ASTRA Research Reactor would take place pursuant to the Agreement for Cooperation Between the United States and Austria as confirmed in a letter from the Embassy of Austria, a copy of which is enclosed.

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Non-Proliferation Act of 1978, have been met and that the proposed exports will not be inimical to the common defense and security of the United States.

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t that submission. A detailed analysis for EURATOM was submitted November 27, 1979 for NRC application No. XU08427. In view of Executive Order 12193, extending the duration of the period specified in the first proviso to Section 126a(2) of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended, to March 10, 1981, that detailed analysis remains valid. There has been no other material change in circumste1ces since that submission.

In the analysis which accompanied the July 5,1979 Executive Branch recommendation for issuance of license XSNM01428, we explained that the ASTRA has been identified as a reactor which can be converted to the use of lower enriched fuels. The proposed exports are pursuant to the cooperative U.S.-Austria program to reduce enrichment of research reactor fuels.

On the basis of the foregoing, the Executive Branch recommends that the licenses be issued.

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EURMCM SUPPLY AGENCY November 3, 1980

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Griffin Director, Di tsion of Politico-Military Security Affairs Office of. International Security Affairs U.S.

Department of Energy Washington, D.C.

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Subject:

Transnuclear, Inc. application 'NUK-344 80-187/01'

' dated September 8, 1980 for Austria - XSNM-1726 We certify that the material mentioned in this applica-

' tion,'namely 6.584 kilograms of-U235 cont,ained in-33.0 kilo-grams of total uranium, and the transfer of this material will.be subject to all terms and conditions of the Additional Agreement for Cooperation, dated July 25, 1960, as amended.

Further, we certify that Transnuklear, GmbH, Hanau, West 1

Germany (for' transport purposes only), Nukem, GmbH, Hanau,

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West Germany (for conversion and fuel fabrication only),and Cerca, Romans sur Isere, France (for. fuel fabrication only),

as intermediate consignees, are authorized by EURATOM to receive and possess this. material pursuant to the aforemen-tiened Agreement for Cooperation.

The material, in the form of UFg, after conversion and l

manufacture into fuel elements wil-1 be used in - Austria.

Sincerely, M.c.k J. Marchal Secretary Nuclear Supply ajs cc:

. Robin De LaBarre, U.S. Department of State Ms. Betty Wright, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Ms. Vicki Matson, Transnuclear, Inc.

Mr. P. Courcier, Pechiney Ugine Kuhlmann Development, Inc.

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Griffin Director, Division of Politico-Military Security Affairs Office of International Security Affairs

,U.S. Department of Energy Wdshington, D.C.

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Subject:

Transnuclear, Inc. application 'NUK-343 90-136/01' dated September 9, 1990 for Austria - XSNM-1727 We certify that the material mentioned in this applica-tion, namely 1.704 kilograms of U235 contained in 3.735 kilograms of total uranium, and the transfer of this material will be subject to all terms and conditions of the Additional Agreement for Cooperation, dated July 25, 1960, as amended.

Further, we certify that Transnuklear, GmbH, Hanau, West Germany (for transport purposes only), Mukem, GmbH, Hanau, West Germany (for conversion and fuel fabrication only), and Cerca, Romans sur Isere, France (for fuel fabrica-tion only), as intermediate consignees, are authorized by EURATOM to receive and possess this material pursuant to the aforementioned Agreement for Cooperation.

The material, in the form of UF6 or U metal, after conversion and fabrication into fuel elements will be used in - Austria.

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Robin De La3arre, U.S. Department of State Ms. Setty Wright, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission i

Ms. Vicki Matson, Transnuclear, Inc.

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Dear Mr. Shen:

I refer to your letter dated November 25, 1980 regarding physical security assurances with respect to enriched uranium fuel for the ASTRA research reactor in Austria requested under export license applications XSNM017.25,1726 and 1727, now under review by the NRC.

A written assurance regarding maintenance of physical security protection at levels comparable to that set forth in INFCIRC/225 Revision 1, with respect to the material identified in export application XSNM01725,1726 and 1727, has been received from the Embassy of Austria. A copy of this assurance is enclosed.

It is the judgment of the Executive Branch that for the currently pending nuclear export license applications for Austria, XSNM01725,1726 and 1727, the above cited assurance should be deemed to meet the requirement of Section 127 (3) of the Atomic Energy Act since it confirms that a level of protection will be maintained equivalent to that set forth by the Commission in Section 110.43 of title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations, which was promulgated pursuant to Section 304(d) of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Act of 1978.

Sincerely, 46 Louis V. Nosenzo Deputy Assistant Secretary

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Dear Mr. Nosenzo,

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Austrian Federal Government that physical security measures, '

providing as a minimum a level of protection conparable to the one set forth in IAEA-Oocunent ISFCIRC/225/Rev/1 wi1L s

be naintained with respect to the material as identified on the applications for export licenses No XSmio 1725, XSNMO 1726 and XSS10 1727, to be transferred from the United States to the ASTRA-Reactor in S(ebersdorf, Austria, as well As to any special nuclear r.ateria.1 produced in or by the use thereof..

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