EURATOM TO ROMANIA TRANSFER OF NUCLEAR MATERIAL

UNCLAS BUCHAREST 000228

SIPDIS

DEPT FOR EUR/NCE - WSILKWORTH/TERATH
DEPT FOR NP/NE - RDELABARRE
DEPT PASS DOE

DOE FOR SOLICH/KOHEN/RIVERS
UNVIE FOR IAEA - L.HILLIARD

E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: ENRG KNNP TRGY KSCA RO
SUBJECT: EURATOM TO ROMANIA TRANSFER OF NUCLEAR MATERIAL
CONFIRMED

REF: STATE 011536

SENSITIVE BUT UNCLASSIFIED. PLEASE PROTECT ACCORDINGLY.


1. EconOff transmitted the Department's inquiry regarding
EURATOM's shipment to Romania of nuclear material to Dr.
Lucian Biro, President of the National Commission for
Nuclear Activity Control (CNCAN) and Dr. Serban Valeca,
President of Romanian Nuclear Agency.


2. On January 24, Dr. Biro sent a letter informing the
Embassy that the Nuclear Research Institute in Pitesti,
Romania received the nuclear material imported from France,
with specifications as cited in Reftel. Dr. Biro confirmed
that the nuclear material transferred was made subject to
the terms and conditions of the bilateral U.S.-Romanian
Agreement for Peaceful Nuclear Cooperation.

Crouch