MESSAGE NO: 6180111 DATE: 06 28 1996
CATEGORY: ADA TYPE: INF
REFERENCE: REFERENCE DATE:
CASES: A - 462 - 102 - -
- - - -
- - - -

PERIOD COVERED: 06 28 1996 TO

LIQ SUSPENSION DATE:

TO: CMC DIRECTORS,
PORT DIRECTORS

FROM: DIRECTOR, TECHNICAL PROGRAMS

RE: SUPPLEMENTAL INSTRUCTIONS FOR SUSPENSION AGREEMENT ON
URANIUM FROM THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION (A-462-102)


1. COMMERCE HAS RECEIVED WORD THAT A SHIPMENT OF RUSSIAN
URANIUM IS SCHEDULED TO ARRIVE IN THE UNITED STATES AT THE
PORT OF CAMDEN, NEW JERSEY, ON OR ABOUT JUNE 30, 1996. THE
TOTAL QUANTITY OF ENRICHED URANIUM IS 9,871.397 KILOGRAMS AT
ASSAYS OF 3.80 AND 4.95 WEIGHT-PERCENT U235, WHICH IS
EQUIVALENT TO 274,749.797 POUNDS U3O8 AND CONTAINS
APPROXIMATELY 64,960.409 SWU.

2. COMMERCE HAS DETERMINED THAT GNSS, THE IMPORTER OF RECORD,
HAS SUBMITTED THE APPROPRIATE INFORMATION AND THAT THIS
SHIPMENT SHOULD BE PERMITTED TO ENTER INTO THE UNITED
STATES,PROVIDED THAT CUSTOMS RECEIVES THE RELEVANT IMPORT
DOCUMENTATION AND CERTIFICATIONS:

1) CERTIFICATIONS FROM THE IMPORTER OF RECORD STATING THAT:

A) THE COUNTRY OF ORIGIN OF THE URANIUM ORE, CONVERSION
AND ENRICHMENT SERVICES IS RUSSIA;

B) THE URANIUM PRODUCT BEING IMPORTED WAS NOT OBTAINED
UNDER ANY ARRANGEMENT, SWAP, EXCHANGE, OR OTHER
TRANSACTION DESIGNED TO CIRCUMVENT THE AGREEMENTS WITH
KAZAKSTAN, KYRGYZSTAN, THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION AND
UZBEKISTAN AND THE ANTIDUMPING DUTY ORDER ON UKRAINE OR
THE EXPORT LIMITS FOR URANIUM OF KAZAKSTANI-ORIGIN
ESTABLISHED BY THE MARCH 27, 1995 AMENDMENT TO THE
KAZAKSTANI AGREEMENT AND THE OCTOBER 13, 1995 AMENDMENT
TO THE UZBEK AGREEMENT; AND

C) THE MATERIAL IS IMPORTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE
PROVISIONS OF SECTION IV(K) OF THE AGREEMENT SUSPENDING
THE ANTIDUMPING INVESTIGATION ON URANIUM FROM THE
RUSSIAN FEDERATION AND WILL NOT BE SOLD, LOANED,
SWAPPED OR UTILIZED OTHER THAN FOR DELIVERY TO
COMMONWEALTH EDISON UNDER THE CONTRACT GRANDFATHERED IN
APPENDIX C OF THE AGREEMENT;

2) A CERTIFICATE OF ORIGIN; AND

3) A CERTIFICATE OF EXPORT.

3. SHOULD YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS CONCERNING THIS SHIPMENT,
PLEASE CONTACT JAMES DOYLE OR LISETTE LACH AT (202) 482-0172
OR (202) 482-6412, RESPECTIVELY.

NANCY MCTIERNAN