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Viewing cable 09PRETORIA103, SAG APPROVES RETURN OF U.S.-ORIGIN SPENT FUEL

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Reference ID Created Released Classification Origin
09PRETORIA103 2009-01-21 06:23 2011-08-24 01:00 UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY Embassy Pretoria 
VZCZCXRO1161
RR RUEHBZ RUEHDU RUEHJO RUEHMR RUEHRN
DE RUEHSA #0103 0210623
ZNR UUUUU ZZH
R 210623Z JAN 09 ZDS
FM AMEMBASSY PRETORIA
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC 7043
INFO RUCNSAD/SOUTHERN AF DEVELOPMENT COMMUNITY COLLECTIVE
RUEHBJ/AMEMBASSY BEIJING 0904
RUEHLO/AMEMBASSY LONDON 1666
RUEHMO/AMEMBASSY MOSCOW 0915
RUEHFR/AMEMBASSY PARIS 1498
RUEHUL/AMEMBASSY SEOUL 0243
RUEHKO/AMEMBASSY TOKYO 0525
RUCPDC/DEPT OF COMMERCE WASHDC
RUEHUNV/USMISSION UNVIE VIENNA 0309
RHEBAAA/DEPT OF ENERGY WASHINGTON DC
 
UNCLAS PRETORIA 000103 
 
SENSITIVE 
SIPDIS 
 
C O R R E C T E D  C O P Y  (SIGNATURE LA LIME) 
 
DEPT FOR AF/S, EEB/ESC, ISN 
DOE FOR M. SCOTT, T.SPERL, G.PERSON, A.BIENAWSKI, L.PARKER 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: ENRG TRGY KNNP PREL BEXP IAEA SF
SUBJECT: SAG APPROVES RETURN OF U.S.-ORIGIN SPENT FUEL 
 
Department of Minerals and Energy Directorate Nuclear Safety 
official Ditebogo Kgomo informed Energy Officer on January 15 
that the SAG cabinet approved the recommendations of the 
feasibility study on participation in the Foreign Research 
Reactor Spent Nuclear Fuel Acceptance Program and 
repatriation of the spent fuel back to the U.S.  This cable 
provides formal notification to DOE.  According to the study, 
the next step would be for DOE National Nuclear Security 
Administration to send a technical team to South Africa. 
Embassy is pleased that this key and long-awaited bilateral 
cooperation step is proceeding. 
LA LIME