VZCZCXRO4338
RR RUEHRG
DE RUEHBR #1289 2731955
ZNR UUUUU ZZH
R 291955Z SEP 08
FM AMEMBASSY BRASILIA
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC 2529
RHEBAAA/DEPT OF ENERGY WASHDC
INFO RUEHRI/AMCONSUL RIO DE JANEIRO 6658
RUEHSO/AMCONSUL SAO PAULO 2808
RUEHRG/AMCONSUL RECIFE 8497
UNCLAS BRASILIA 001289
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: ENRG KNNP TRGY BR
SUBJECT: BRAZIL: DIPLOMATIC NOTE ON APPLICATION OF IAEA SAFEGUARDS
FOR SHIPMENT OF IRRADIATED RESEARCH REACTOR FUEL
REF: A. STATE 89032, B. E-MAIL DELABARRE-DRISCOLL 09/12/2008
Per REFTEL A (as clarified by REF B), on September 24, 2008, Post
delivered diplomatic note number 387 (dated September 22, 2008) to
the Brazilian Ministry of External Relations' (MRE) Division of
Disarmament and Sensitive Technologies (DDS) with respect to
arrangements that proposed to apply International Atomic Energy
Agency (IAEA) safeguards to irradiated research reactor fuel of U.S.
origin to be returned to the U.S. Department of Energy Savannah
River Facility for disposition. The note requested the MRE to
confirm that the proposed arrangements are satisfactory. Post will
advise Washington on the response from the MRE.
KUBISKE