UNCLASSIFIED US Department of State Case No F-2016-02521 Doc No 006119615 Date 10 31 2016 CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 01 STATE 018777 ORIGIN INFO OCT-00 AID-07 330-00 INRE-OO NSCE-OO CIAE-OO L-03 NSAE-OO EB-08 NRC-02 DES-09 1-1-01 DOE-10 33-15 SP-02 CEO-01 PM-OT SPRS-OZ 115 DRAFTED BY APPROVED BY - WILLIAM CLARK JR 2400022 1'63 2322312 JAN 81 FM SECSTATE WASHDC TO AMEMBASSY TOKYO IMMEDIATE CONFIDENTIALSTATE018777 E O 12065 GDS 1 23 86 CLARK WILLIAM JR TAGS TNUC JA US SUBJECTITOKAI MURA REPROCESSING PLANT OPERATING EXTENSION 1 NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION HAS INFORMED THE DEPT OF ENERGY THAT IT HAS NO OBJECTION TO THE PROPOSED SEQUENT ARRANGEMENT FOR EXTENSION OF THE AGREEMENT FOR REPROCESSING US ORIGIN SPENT FUEL IN THE TOKAI MURA PLANT 2 DEPT PLANS TO SUBMIT SUBSEQUENT ARRANGEMENT TO CONGRESS 1 ON MONDAY JANUARY 26 TO BEGIN PERIOD OF CONGRESSIONAL RE- VIEW 3 DEPT HAS PREPARED PRESS GUIDANCE FOR USE IN RESPONDING TO INQUIRIES ABOUT THE TOKAI MURA AGREEMENT EXTENSION BEGIN TEXT QUESTION WHAT IS THE STATUS OF THE US-JAPAN DISCUSSIONS CONFIDENTIAL CONFIDENTIAL REVIEW AUTHORITY Charles Lahiguera Senior Reviewer PAGE 02 STATE 018777 ON AN EXTENSION OF THE PERIOD OF OPERATION OF THE TOKAI- MURA REPROCESSING ANSWER UNITED STATES AND JAPANESE AUTHORITIES HAVE SUCCESSFULLY CONCLUDED THE DISCUSSIONS FOR THE CONTINUED OPERATION OF THE REPROCESSING FACILITY THE THE ARRANGEMENTS WHICH ARE TO FURTHER INTERNAL REVIEW BY US GOVERNMENT AGENCIES AND TO REVIEW BY THE CONGRESS WOULD PAVE THE WAY FOR THE REPROCESSING OF AN UNCLASSIFIED US Department of State Case No F-2016-02521 Doc No 006119615 Date 10 31 2016 UNCLASSIFIED US Department of State Case No F-2016-02521 Doc No C06119615 Date 10 31 2016 ADDITIONAL 50 TONNES OF SPENT NUCLEAR FUEL AND WOULD RUN THROUGH JUNE 1 1981 QUESTION WHAT DOES THIS EXTENSION MEAN FOR THE STATUS OF PROPOSED SECOND REPROCESSING ANSWER WE HAVE IN ESSENCE EXTENDED THE PERIOD OF COVERAGE OF THE ORIGINAL JOINT COMMUNIQUE ON TOKAI MURA CONSULTATIONS WOULD BE HELD ON THE SECOND PLANT ISSUE SHOULD IT PROVE NECESSARY DURING THE EXTENDED PERIOD 4 FYI THE TEXT OF THE PRESS GUIDANCE WAS PREPARED BY DEPT AND GOJ EMBASSY OFFICIALS 5 FYI NRC DECISION WAS DELIVERED WITH A NOTE THAT COMMISSIONERS BRADFORD AND GILINSKY DID NOT PARTICIPATE IN THE DECISION END FYI HAIG CONFIDENTIAL UNCLASSIFIED US Department of State Case No F-2016-02521 Doc No 006119615 Date 10 31 2016 This document is from the holdings of The National Security Archive Suite 701 Gelman Library The George Washington University 2130 H Street NW Washington D C 20037 Phone 202 994-7000 Fax 202 994-7005 nsarchiv@gwu edu