99-4707. Office of Arms Control and Nonproliferation Policy; Proposed Subsequent Arrangement

[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 37 (Thursday, February 25, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Page 9323]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-4707]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY


Office of Arms Control and Nonproliferation Policy; Proposed 
Subsequent Arrangement

AGENCY: Department of Energy.

ACTION: Subsequent arrangement.

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SUMMARY: Pursuant to Section 131 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as 
amended (42 U.S.C. 2160), notice is hereby given of a proposed 
``subsequent arrangement.'' The Government of the United States of 
America and the Government of the Republic of Korea hereby jointly 
determine pursuant to Article VIII.C of the Agreement for Cooperation 
Between the Government of the United States of America and the 
Government of the Republic of Korea Concerning Civil Uses of Atomic 
Energy, signed November 24, 1972, as amended, that the provisions in 
Article XI of that Agreement may be effectively applied for the 
alteration in form or content of U.S.-origin nuclear material contained 
in irradiated nuclear fuels from pressurized water reactors at the Post 
Irradiation Examination Facility and the DUPIC Fuel Fabrication 
Facility at the Headquarters of the Korea Atomic Energy Research 
Institute in accordance with the plan contained in KAERI/AR-510/98-
rev.1, dated October 1998, as clarified by ``Supplementary Statements 
for the Clarification of Several Technical Issues,'' dated November 
1998. These facilities are acceptable to both parties pursuant to 
Article VIII(C) of the Agreement for the sole purpose of alteration in 
form or content of irradiated fuel elements for research and 
development and manufacture of DUPIC fuel powders, pellets, and 
elements for the period ending March 31, 2002.
    The Government of the United States of America and the Government 
of the Republic of Korea also refer to the Joint Determination signed 
on March 29, 1996 concerning the alteration in form or content of U.S.-
origin nuclear material contained in irradiated nuclear fuels from 
pressurized water reactors, CANDU reactors, and a research reactor at 
the Post Irradiation Examination Facility and the Irradiated Materials 
Examination Facility at the Headquarters of the Korea Atomic Energy 
Research Institute in accordance with the plan contained in KAERI/AR-
417/95-rev.1, dated May 1995. KAERI/AR-510/98-rev.1, as clarified, is 
hereby incorporated into the 1995 plan. Incorporation of activities 
described in KAERI/AR-510/98-rev.1 affects only activities in the Post 
Irradiation Examination Facility. The Government of the United States 
and the Government of the Republic of Korea agree that the 1995 Joint 
Determination remains effective following that incorporation. These 
facilities are hereby found acceptable to both parties pursuant to 
article VIII(C) of the Agreement for the sole purpose of alteration in 
form or content of irradiated fuel elements from the aforementioned 
reactors for post-irradiation examination for the period ending 
December 31, 2001.
    In accordance with Section 131 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as 
amended, it has been determined that this subsequent arrangement will 
not be inimical to the common defense and security.
    This subsequent arrangement will take effect no sooner than fifteen 
days after the date of publication of this notice.

    Dated: February 19, 1999.

    For the Department of Energy.
Edward T. Fei,
Deputy Director, International Policy and Analysis Division, Office of 
Arms Control and Nonproliferation.
[FR Doc. 99-4707 Filed 2-24-99; 8:45 am]
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