BLUE LANTERN PRE-LICENSE END USE CHECK ON

UNCLAS SECTION 01 OF 02 STATE 116174 SIPDIS FOR POL NICKOLAS G. KATSAKIS E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: ETTC KOMC RS SUBJECT: BLUE LANTERN PRE-LICENSE END USE CHECK ON APPLICATION 05-050127753 REF: MOSCOW 1653 ¶1. This is an action message. See paragraphs 2-7. ¶2. The Department's Office of Defense Trade Controls Compliance (PM/DTCC) requests post assistance in conducting a pre-license check for the export of radiation tolerant DC/DC converters to Russia. Post is requested to complete this Blue Lantern check within 30 days. Lack of response to a Blue Lantern check will affect pending and future licenses involving parties to this license. ¶3. Reason for request: this license application is a re-submittal of a case that was Returned Without Action due to a previous Blue Lantern check that was closed unfavorably because the Russian entities involved in the transaction refused post inquiries (reftel). The U.S. applicant has now provided specific points of contact for these Russian entities. ¶4. The Russian entities listed on this license application had no previous licensing history with our office. The requested commodity is designed for use in low earth orbit satellites and launch vehicles. The license application states that the commodity will be used in a fire alarm and security system (FASS) at a nuclear power plant. ¶5. ACTION: Please contact the Foreign End User, Russian Agency for Atomic Energy, to determine if they can confirm this specific order for components, and the use of these components by the Foreign Consignee TENZOR for a FASS intended for the Novovoronezh Nuclear Power Plant. ¶6. Contact the Novovoronezh Nuclear Power Plant. Inquire with Novovoronezh to ascertain if they can confirm this specific order for components, and the use of these components by the Foreign Consignee TENZOR for a FASS intended for the plant. ¶7. Finally, please contact Foreign Consignee JSC Instrument Plant TENZOR. Ask TENZOR to explain why they need radiation tolerant satellite components for the FASS of Novovoronezh (a FASS is usually not located in radioactive areas). Also ask TENZOR if all of the requested components will be used in the Novovoronezh plant FASS, or were any extra components ordered for stockpiling and use on another program? END ACTION. ¶8. License Information: DDTC Case Number 05-050127753 QUANTITY/COMMODITY: 05 High Reliability DC/DC Converter Modules, P/N: M3L2803R3S �A;11 DC/DC Converter Modules, P/N: M3L2805D 01 Technical Data: Tree Analysis, ELDERS Testing, Thermal Analysis, FMCEA reports LICENSE VALUE: USD 46,225.00 APPLICANT: International Rectifier Corporation 233 Kansas Street El Segundo, California 90245 USA SOURCE: International Rectifier Corporation 2270 Martin Avenue Santa Clara, California 90245 USA FOREIGN INTERMEDIATE CONSIGNEE: JSC MicroEM 4 Savelkinsky Proezd, Zelenograd 124482 Moscow RUSSIA STATE 00116174 002 OF 002 FOREIGN CONSIGNEES: Symmetron 7 Tallinskaya Str. 195196 St. Petersburg RUSSIA Novovoronezh Nuclear Power Plant Novovoronezh City 396072 Voronegh Region RUSSIA POC: Mrs. Nikonova Inna Vasilievna Tel: 7 (473) 647-36-84 JSC Instrument Plant TENZOR 2 Priborostroiteley Str. 141980 Moscow Region RUSSIA POC: Firsov Andrey Alexandrovich Tel: 7 (946) 214-38-80 FOREIGN END USER: Russian Agency for Atomic Energy 24/26 Bolshaya Ordynka Str. 119017 Moscow RUSSIA POC: Mr. Starostin Alexander Nikolaevitch STATEMENT OF PURPOSE: The components will be shipped to Symmetron pursuant to their Purchase Order. Symmetron will forward the DC/DC Converters to JSC MicroEM, who will in turn forward them to TENZOR. TENZOR will test and integrate the hardware into the Fire Alarm and Security System (FASS) for the Nuclear Reactor of Novovoronezh. Novovoronezh is responsible for the FASS. The End User is the Russian Agency for Atomic Energy who is sponsoring the program. ¶9. Additional documentation submitted in support of license application: A) Symmetron Purchase Order Number R071119STHR-565BO, dated 28 March 2008, signed by Savina Olga, General Director. B) JSC Instrument Plant TENZOR ITAR Parts Control and Accountability Plan, signed by Firsov (dated 28.03 2008), Deputy Director, listing Symmetron Purchase Order Number and end-use Program FASS. ¶10. Please slug reply for PM/DTCC - BLUE LANTERN COORDINATOR and include the words "Blue Lantern" and the DDTC Case Number in the subject line. POC on this case is Peter Sabatini, PM/DTCC, phone: 202-663-2819; ClassNet email: sabtinipj@state.sgov.gov; OpenNet email: sabatinipj@state.gov. The 2006 Blue Lantern Guide Book is available on OpenNet at http://fsi.state.gov/fsi/spas/default.asp?ID= 1588 Department thanks Post for its assistance in this matter. RICE