ML20094A064

Informs That Conditions for Withdrawal of License Renewal Application Unchanged.Use of Suitable Shipping Casks Secured & Arrangements Made to Ship Remaining Nuclear Fuel

ML20094A064
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Site:	05000142
Issue date:	10/31/1984
From:	Cormier W CALIFORNIA, UNIV. OF, LOS ANGELES, CA
To:	Bright G, Frye J, Luebke E Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel
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CON-#484-904 OL, NUDOCS 8411060230
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.1 s October 31, 1984 John H. Frye, III, Chairran Dr. Emmeth A. Luebke Administrative Judge Administrative Judge Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Atomic Safety and Licensing Board U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Coraission U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, D.C.

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20555 Glenn 0. Bright Administrative Judge Atomic Safety and Licensing Board U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, D.C.

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In the Matter of THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA (UCLA Research Reacto?)L--

Docket No. 50-142 o (Proposed Renewal of Facility License)

Dear Administrative Judges:

I am responding to Ms. Woodhead's letter of October 26, 1984, to fir. Hirsch which stated that the Board wished to be informed, prior to November 1st, of the results of any negotiations among the parties concerning CBG's proposed conditions of withdrawal.

In her September 28th letter to Mr. Hirsch, Ms. Woodhead referred to the fact that on September 6th Mr. Hirsch had proposed to arrange a conference call among the parties to discuss such matters.

For your information, neither I nor any of the other attorneys for the, University have been contacted by CBG inviting the discussions suggested by Ms. Woodhead in her two letters. Apparently, CBG has decided not to arrange the conference call it first proposed.

In any event, University's position concerning the appropriate conditions for withdrawal of its license renewal application are unchanged from the position expressed in its pleadings.

Respecting progress on the fuel shipment, please be advised that UCLA has secured the use of suitable shipping casks and has made the other arrangements necessary to ship its remaining nuclear fuel.

The facility designated by the Department of Energy to receive the fuel for reprocessing, Idaho Chemical Processing Plant (ICPP), has agreed to accept the fuel shipment sometime before May,1985, but so far has declined to accept the fuel as soon as we would like to ship it.

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e-e John H. Frya, III, Chairman Glenn 0. Bright

'Dr. Emmeth A. Luebke October 3.1, 1984 Page 2' Jour understanding that ICPP intends to reprocess the fuel in May,1985,

- and that it does not want the responsibility for storing the fuel prior

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to the time of its reprocessing. We are attempting to get ICPP to change' its position and accept the fuel at a much earlier _ time. The

' Commission Staff has offered its assistance in this regard. For practical ~ reasons, the dismantlement of the reactor core cannot begin until the fuel is off the site.

Very truly yours, I

r William H. Cormier Representing UCLA cc: Service list 4