Office of Arms Control and Nonproliferation; Proposed Direct Distribution

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The Department is providing notice of a proposed ``direct distribution'' under the Agreement for Cooperation Between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of Canada Concerning the Civil Uses of Atomic Energy. This notice is being issued under the authority of section 54 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended (42 U.S.C. 2160). The proposed transfer involves the shipment of test samples of nine (9) mixed oxide (MOX) fuel pins containing 119 grams of plutonium as a direct distribution described in Section 54(d) of the Atomic Energy Act to the Chalk River Laboratories of Atomic Energy of Canada, Ltd., for irradiation in the Chalk River NRU Reactor and subsequent Post Irradiation Examination (PIE). This experimental shipment is part of the PARALLEX (parallel experiment) program being conducted by Atomic Energy of Canada, Ltd., and funded by the Department of Energy. In accordance with section 54 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended, we have determined that this transfer will not be inimical to the common defense and security. This transfer will take effect no sooner than fifteen days after the date of publication of this notice.