ML20153B306

Forwards Doe,Ofc of Energy Research,Div of Univ & Industry Programs Notifying That Funds for Conversion of Reactor from Highly Enriched U to Low Enriched U Will Not Be Available During FY88

ML20153B306
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Site:	05000139
Issue date:	03/17/1988
From:	Robkin M WASHINGTON, UNIV. OF, SEATTLE, WA
To:	Michaels T Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
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• UNIVERSITY OF' WASHINGTON SEATTLE, WASHINGTON 98105 College of Engineering Nuclear Reactor Laboratories

- Nuclear Reactor Building Director Office of Nuclear' Reactor Regulation U.S.N.R.C.

-Washington, D.C. 20555 March 17, 1988 Attention: Mr. Theodore Michaels, Project Manager re: Docket No. 50-139 Dear Sir Enclosed is a copy of a letter from the Division of University and industry Programs of the Office of Energy Research.

o f _ t he U.S. Department of Energy not!fying us.that funds for conversion of- our reactor f rom HEU to LEU wil I not be-available during Fiscal Year 1988.

Therefore, under the provisions of 10CF R5 0.64 (c)(2)( 1 ) and 10CF R5 0.64 (c)(2)( I I ), we are notifying you of our inability to initiate the conversion from HEU to LEU fue: due to l ack of f und ing.

Very iruly yours,

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MaurIce A. Robkin Professor of Environmental Heslth and Nuclear Engineering Director, Nuclear Engineering Laboratory FD-10 University of Washington Seattle, Washington 98195 c . c '. J. R. Bowen, Dean, College of Engineering K. L. Garild, Chairman, Department of Nuclear Engineering h0 egS3RB8SRSSSSNR' '\

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Department of Energy Washington, DC 20585 FEB 4 1988 Dc. Maurice Robkin

, Nuclear Reactor Laboratory University of *.!ashington Seattle, Washington 08195

Dear Dr. Robkin:

In accordance with Nuclear Regulatory Commission Rule, 10 CFR Part 50, "Limiting The Use of liighly Enriched Uranium in Domestically Licensed Research and Test Reactors," you are hereby notified that Federal funding for .

conversion of your reactor will not be available during Fiscal Year '1988.

You will be notified in the event these circumstances change.

Sincerely, Richard E. Stephens, Director Division of Un~versity and

, Industry Programe Office of Energy Research i

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