[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 44 (Wednesday, March 5, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 11894-11895]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-4215]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY


Office of International Regimes and Agreements; Proposed 
Subsequent Arrangement

AGENCY: Department of Energy.

ACTION: Notice of Proposed 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 United States and the European Atomic Energy 
Community (EURATOM) and the Agreement for Cooperation between the 
Government of the United States of America and the Government of Norway 
for Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Energy.
    This subsequent arrangement concerns a request for a three-year 
extension of the current programmatic approval for retransfer of U.S.-
obligated irradiated fuel rods between Studsvik Nuclear AB, Sweden and 
the Institutt for Energiteknikk, Norway. The rods are being transferred 
for irradiation service, tests and examination, and will be returned to 
Sweden for further test and disposal. The total shipping amounts will 
be the same as allowed under the current approval--a maximum of 30,000 
grams uranium, 400 grams U-235 and 400 grams plutonium in all shipments 
combined, with a maximum of 100 grams of plutonium per shipment.

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    The original programmatic consent was approved in June 2006 
(published in the Federal Register June 13, 2006). A one-year extension 
was approved in January 2007 (published in the Federal Register January 
23, 2007). If approved, the third extension, for three years, will 
extend to 2011. All transactions will be subject to U.S.-Euratom 
Agreement for Cooperation on Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Energy.
    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 15 days 
after the date of publication of this notice.

    Dated: February 20, 2008.

    For the Department of Energy.
Richard Goorevich,
Director, Office of International Regimes and Agreements.
 [FR Doc. E8-4215 Filed 3-4-08; 8:45 am]
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