[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 34 (Monday, February 22, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Page 8710]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-03572]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Proposed Subsequent Arrangement
AGENCY: Office of Nonproliferation and Arms Control, Department of
Energy.
ACTION: Proposed subsequent arrangement.
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SUMMARY: This document is being issued under the authority of section
131a. of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended. The Department is
providing notice of a proposed subsequent arrangement under Article 6
paragraph 2 of the Agreement for Cooperation Between the Government of
the United States of America and the Government of the Republic of
Indonesia Concerning Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Energy.
DATES: This subsequent arrangement will take effect no sooner than
March 8, 2016.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Sean Oehlbert, Office of
Nonproliferation and Arms Control, National Nuclear Security
Administration, Department of Energy. Telephone: 202-586-3806 or email:
[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This subsequent arrangement concerns the
alteration in form or content of 1.3 kg of U.S.-origin highly enriched
uranium (HEU), 1.21 kg of which is in the isotope of U-235 (93 percent
enrichment) and currently located at PT Industri Nuklir (PT INUKI) in
Serpong, Indonesia, through down-blending to reduce its enrichment to
less than 20 percent U-235. The purpose of the down-blending of the HEU
is to achieve permanent threat reduction by eliminating HEU from
Indonesia. PT INUKI will down-blend the HEU contained in 514 bottles of
irradiated HEU targets in liquid form and 14 containers of un-
irradiated liquid HEU used in the plating process for medical isotope
production, on-site at the Pusat Penelitian Ilmu Pengetahuan dan
Teknologi facility in Serpong. The quantity of uranium will increase
from 1.3 kg to 6.72 kg while the U-235 enrichment will decrease from 93
percent to 18 percent. The down-blend operation is scheduled to last
for approximately three months.
In accordance with section 131a. of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954,
as amended, it has been determined that this subsequent arrangement
concerning the alteration in form or content of nuclear material of
United States origin will not be inimical to the common defense and
security of the United States of America.
Dated: February 11, 2016.
For the Department of Energy.
Anne M. Harrington,
Deputy Administrator, Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation.
[FR Doc. 2016-03572 Filed 2-19-16; 8:45 am]
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