ML20248B528
| ML20248B528 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Issue date: | 07/24/1989 |
| From: | Rathbun D NRC OFFICE OF GOVERNMENTAL & PUBLIC AFFAIRS (GPA) |
| To: | Breaux J, Fascell D, Jeanne Johnston, Kostmayer P, Murkowski F, Pell C, Sharp P, Stevens T, Udall M, Young D HOUSE OF REP., HOUSE OF REP., ENERGY & COMMERCE, HOUSE OF REP., FOREIGN AFFAIRS, HOUSE OF REP., INTERIOR & INSULAR AFFAIRS, SENATE, SENATE, ENERGY & NATURAL RESOURCES, SENATE, ENVIRONMENT & PUBLIC WORKS, SENATE, FOREIGN RELATIONS |
| References | |
| CCS, NUDOCS 8908090252 | |
| Download: ML20248B528 (10) | |
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July 24, 1989 The Honorable Ted Stevens United States Senate Washington, D.C.
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Dear Senator Stevens:
Enclosed for your information is an interim report entitled " Draft Criteria for Package Drop and Aircraft Crash Tests." The report was prepared by Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory uncer contract to the Nuclear Regulation Commission (NRC).
Section 5062 of Public Law 100-203 imposes requirements on plutonium air transport packages to be used to ship plutonium from one foreign country to another through U.S. airspace. The law requires the NRC to certify the safety of plutonium air transport package designs to Congress.
This interim report provides draf t criteria for the package drop test and aircraf t crash test of a candidate packaoe design for certification by testing.
Development of the draf t test criteria was req.:ested and funded by the Power Reactor and Nuclear Fuel Development Corporation (PNC) on behalf of the Japanese government. The interim report was provided to PNC on July la, 1989. A final report on the development of the draft criteria is scheouled for September 1990.
If PNC decides to proceed further, public comments will be requested cnd considereo prior to publication of final criteria.
I will continue to keep you informed of future devt.lopments, and if I can be of further assistance, please contact me.
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i July 24, 1989 The Honorable Don Young United States House of Representatives i
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Dear Congressman. Young:
Enclosed for your information is an interim report entistled " Draft Cri.teria for Package Drop and Aircraf t Crash Tests." The report was prepared by Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory under contract to the Nuclear Regulation Commission (NRC).
Section 5062 of Public Law 100-203 imposes requirements on plutonium air o
transport packages to be used to ship plutonium from one foreign country to another through U.S. airspace. The law requires the NRC to certify the safety of plutonium air transport package designs to Congress. This interim report provides draf t criteria for the package drop test and aircraft crash test of a candidate package design for certification by j
testing.
Development of the draft test criteria was requested and funded by the Power Reactor and Nuclear Fuel Development Corporation (PNC) on behalf of the Japanese government. The interim report was provided to PNC on July 14, 1989. A final report on the development of the draft criteria is scheduled for September 1990.
If PNC decides to proceed further, public comments will be requested and considered prior to publication of final criteria.
1 I will continue to keep you informed of future developments, and if I can i
be of further assistance, please contact me.
l Sincerely, Dennis K. Rathbun, Director Congressional Affairs I
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Dear Mr. Chairman:
i Enclosed for your information.is an interim report entitled " Draft Criteria for Package Drop and Aircraft Crash Tests." The report was prepared by Lawrence Livermor'e National Laboratory under contract to the Nuclear j
l Regulation Commission (NRC).
Section 5062 of Public Law 100-203 imposes requirements on plutonium air transport packages to be used to ship plutonium from one foreign country to another through U.S. airspace.' The law requires the NRC to certify-the safety of plutonium air transport package designs to Congress. This l
interim report provides draft criteria for the package drop test and aircraft crash test of a candidate package design for certification by 4
testing.
Development of the draft test criteria was requested and funded by the Power Reactor and Nuclear Fuel Development Corporation (PNC) on behalf of l
the Japanese government. The interim report was provided to PNC on l
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A final report on the development of the draft criteria is scheduled for September 1990.
If PNC decides to proceed further, public comments will be requested and considered prior to publication of final criteria.
I will continue to keep you informed of future developments, and if 1.can be of further assistance, please contact me.
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July 24, 1989 The Honorable Morris K. Udall, Chairman Subcommittee on Energy and the Environment Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs United States House of Representatives Wasington, D. C.
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Dear Mr. Chairman:
Enclosed for your information is an interim report entitled "Draf t Criteria for Package Drop and Aircraft Crash Tests." The report was prepared by Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory under contract to the Nuclear Regulation Commissicn (NRC).
Section 5062 of Public Law 100-203 imposes requirements on plutoniun air transport packages to be used to ship plutonium from one foreign country to another through U.S. airspace. The law requires the NRC to certiff the safety of plutonium air transport packege designs to Congress. This interim report provides draf t criteria for the package drop test and aircraft crash test of a candidate package design for certification by testing.
Development of the draft test criteria was requested and funded by the Power Reactor and Nuclear Fuel Developtrent Corporation (PNC) on behalf of the Japanese government. The interim report was provided to PNC on July 14,1989. A final report on the development of the draft criteria is scheduled for September 1990.
If PNC decides to proceed further, public comments will be requested ano censidered prior to publication of final criteria.
I will continue to keep you informed of future developments, and if I can be of further assistance, please contact me.
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July 24, 1989 The. Honorable Dante B. Fascell, Chairman Committee.on Foreign Affairs United' States House of Representatives Wasington, D. C.
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Dear Mr. Chairman:
Enclosed for your. information is an interim report entitled "Draf t Criteria' for Package Drop and Aircraft Crash Tests." The report was prepared by' Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory under contract to the Nuclear Regulation Commission (NRC).
Section 5062 cf Puolic Law 100-203 imposes requirements on plutonium air transport packages to be used to. ship plutonium f rom one foreign' country to another through-U.S. airspace. The law requires the NRC to certify.the safety of plutonium air transport package designs to Congress.
This interim report provides draft criteria for the package drop test and j
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Development of the draft test criteria was requested and funded by the Power Reactor and Nuclear Fuel Development Corporation (PHC) on behalf of the Japanese government. The interim report was provided to PNC on July 14,1989. A final report on the development of the draft criteria is scheduled for September 1990.
If PNC decides to proceed further, public comments will be requested ano considered prior to publication of final criteria.
I will continue to keep you informed of future developments, and if I can be of further assistance, please contact me.
S incerely,
M Dennis K. Rathbun, Director Congressional Affairs Office of Governmental anc Fublic Affairs-
Enclosure:
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July 24, 1989 The Honorable Philip R. Sharp, Chairman Subcommittee on Energy'and Power Committee on Energy and Commerce United States House of Representatives Wasington, D. C.
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Dear Mr. Chairman:
q Enclosed for your information is an interim report entitled " Draft Criteria for Package Drop and Aircraft Crash Tests." The report was prepared _by-Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory under contract to the Nuclear-Regulation Commission (NRC).
Section 5062 of Public Law 100-203 imposes requirements on plutonium air i
transpcrt packages to be used to ship plutonium from one foreign country.
f to another.through U.S. airspace. The law requires the hRC to certify.the safety of plutonium air transport package designs to Congress. -This interim report provides draft criteria for the package drop test and-aircraft crash test of a candidate package design for certification by testing.
Development of the draft test criteria was requested and funded by the Power Reactor and Nuclear Fuel Development Corporation (PNC) on behalf of the Japanese government. The interim report was provided to PNC on July 14, 1989. A final report on the development of the draft criteria is scheduled for September 1990.
If PNC decides to proceed further, public comments will be requested and considered prior to publication of final criteria.
I will continue to keep you informed of future developments, and if I can
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l Sincerely,
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. Dennis K. Rathbun, Director Congressional Affairs j
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July 24, 19891 The_ Honorable J. Bennett Johnston, Chairman Committee on Energy and Natural Resources
_ United States. Senate Washington, D.C.
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Dear Mr. Chairman:
. Enclosed for your information is an interim; report entitled "Draf t Criteria for Package Dt'op and Aircraf t Crash Tests;" The report was prepared by j
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory under contract to the Nuclear L
l RegulationCommission(NRC).
Section 5062 of Public. Law 100-203 imposes requirements on plutonium air transport packages to be used to ship plutonium from one foreign country to another through U.S. airspace. The law requires the NRC-to certify the safety of plutonium air transport package designs to Congress. This interim report provides draft criteria for the package drop test and aircraft crash test of a candidate package design for certification by testing.
Development of the draft test criteria was requested and funded by the Power Reactor and Nuclear Fuel Development Corporation (PNC) on behalf of-the Japanese government. The interim report was provided to PNC on July 14,1989. A final report on the development of the draft criteria is scheduled for September 1990.
If PNC decides to proceed further, public comments will be requested and considered prior to publication of final criteria.
I will continue to keep you informed of future developments, and if I' can be of further assistance, please contact me.
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Sincerely,
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Dear Mr. Chairman:
Enclosed for your information is an interim report entitled " Draft Criteria for Package Drop and Aircraft Crash Tests." The report was. prepared by Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory under contract to the Nuclear Regulation Commissicn (NRC).
Section 5062 of Public Law 100-203 imposes requirements on plutonium air transport packages to be used to ship plutonium from one foreign country to another through U.S. airspace. The law requires the NRC to_ certify the safety of plutonium air transport package designs' to Congress'. -This interim report provides draft criteria for the package drop test-and dirCraft crash test of'a' Candidate package design for Certification by testing.
Development of the draft test criteria was requested and funded by the Power Reactor and Nuclear Fuel Development Corporation (PNC) on behalf of-the Japanese government. The interim report was provided to PNC on July.14, 1989. A final report on the development of the draft cr!i.eria is scheduled for September 1990.
If PNC decides to proceed further, public comments will be requested and considered prior to publication of final ~
criteria.
I will continue to keep you informed ~of future developments, and if ~ I can be of furtner assistance, please contact me.
Sincerely, M
Dennis K. Rathbun, Director Congressional Affairs Office of-Goverr, mental and Public Affairs l:.
Enclosure:
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i The Honorable Peter H. Kostmayer, Chairman Subcommittee on General Oversight and Investigations Committee on Interior and Insular Affair-j United States House of Representatives Wasington, D. C.
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Dear Mr. Chairman:
Enclosed for your information is an interim report entitled " Draft Criteria.
for Package Drop and Aircraf t Crash Tests." The report was prepared by Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory under contract to the Nuclear Regulation Coma.ission (NRC).
Section 5062 of Public Law 100-203 imposes requirements on plutonium air transport packages to be used to ship plutonium from one foreign country j
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safety of plutonium air transport package designs to Congress.
interim report provides draft criteria for the package drop test and l
aircraft crash test of a candidate package design for certification by testing.
the draft test criteria was requested and funded by the Development OT Power Reactor and huclear Fuel Development Corporation (PNC) on behalf of the Japanese government. The interim report was provided to PNC on July 14, 1989.
A final report on the development of the draft criteria is i
scheduled for September 1990.
If PNC decides to proceed further, public comments will be requested and considered prior to publication of final criteria.
I will continue to keep you informed of future developments, and if I can be of further assistance, please contact me.
Sincerely, Dennis K. Rathbun, Director Congressional Affairs Office of Governmental-and Public-Affairs
Enclosure:
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United States Senate Washington, D.C.
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Dear Senator Murkowski:
l Enclosed for your information'is an interim report entitled "Draf t Criteria i
for Package Drop and Aircraft Crash. Tests." The report was prepared by Lawrence Livermore National. Laboratory under contract to the Nuclear
. Regulation Commission (NRC).
Section SD62 of Public Law-100-203 imposes requirements on plutonium air transport packages to be used to ship plutonium from one foreign country-to another through U.S. airspace. The law requires the NRC to certify the safety of plutonium air transport package designs to Congress. This interim report provides draft criteria for the package drop test and l
dlrcraft crash test of a candidate' package design for certification by testing.
Development of the draft test criteria was requested and funded by the Power Reactor and Nuclear Fuel Development Corporation (PNC).on behalf of the Japanese government. The interim report was provided to PNC on July 14, 1989.
A final report on the development of-the draft criteria is-scheduled for September 1990.
If PNC decides to proceed further, public comments will be requestec and considereo prior to publication of final criteria.
I will continue to keep you informed of future developments, and if I can l
be of further assistance, plesse contact me.
Sincerely, ej M
e Dennis K. Rathbun, Director Congressional Affairs Offica of Governmental and Public Affairs
Enclosure:
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