99-6477. Office of Arms Control and Nonproliferation Policy; Proposed Subsequent Arrangement

[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 51 (Wednesday, March 17, 1999)]
[Notices]
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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: This notice is being issued under the authority of Section 131 
of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended (42 U.S.C. 2160). The 
Department is providing notice of a proposed ``subsequent arrangement'' 
under the Agreement for Cooperation in the Peaceful Uses of Nuclear 
Energy Between the Government of the United States of America and the 
European Atomic Energy Community (EURATOM).
    This subsequent arrangement concerns the approval of RTD/RS(EU)-2 
which involves the retransfer of U.S.-origin nuclear components 
including 632 pieces of stainless steel fuel guard, 649,690 meters of 
zircaloy fuel cladding tubes, 7,296 pieces of zircaloy spacers, and 
1,480 kilograms of zircaloy end-plug from Germany to the Elektrostal 
Nuclear Fuel Fabrication Facility in Moscow, Russia for fabrication of 
fuel assemblies. Siemens AG will then sell the fuel assemblies to 
nuclear power plants in western Europe.
    This request is the commercial phase of a three-part cooperation 
between Siemens AG and Elektrostal. DOE approved the qualification 
phase and test phase in January 1995 and April 1998, respectively. The 
Russian government has confirmed that the assurances it gave in 1994 
for the transfer of zircaloy fuel cladding tubes, confirming no nuclear 
explosive or other military use and no retransfer except to Western 
European countries without prior U.S. consent, would apply equally to 
the transfer of fuel guards, spacers, and end-plugs.
    In accordance with Section 131 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as 
amended, we have 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: March 9, 1999.
    For the Department of Energy.
Terry Tyborowski,
Acting Director, International Policy and Analysis Division, Office of 
Arms Control and Nonproliferation.
[FR Doc. 99-6477 Filed 3-16-99; 8:45 am]
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