BRAZIL - WEST GERMANY: NUCLEAR ISSUES

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• Case Number: F-2017-01987
• Publication Date: March 8, 1978

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WESTERN EUROPE WEEKLY REVIEW
8 March 1978
CONTENTS.
Brazil � West Germany: Nuclear Issues
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This publication is prepared for regional specialists in the Washington community by
analysts in the Western Europe/Canada Division, Office of Regional and Political
Analysis. Other offices within the National Foreign Assessment Center occasionally
contribute. Articles do not necessarily represent consensus among experts on the
topic; disagreements frequently are highlighted by expressions of dissent. Comments
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Brazil - West Germany: Nuclear Issues
Brazilian President Geisel, visiting West Germany
this week, wants to reaffirm Brazil's nuclear accord
with Bonn before President Carter goes to Brazil. Geisel
intends to sign an agreement to cooperate with the West
Germans in high temperature reactors and the thorium
fuel cycle. The West Germans in turn are to gain long-
term access to Brazilian thorium.
Both Brazil and West Germany remain committed to
fulfilling their nuclear agreement--including sale of
nuclear reactors and pilot uranium enrichment and fuel
reprocessing facilities--despite the serious difficulties
Brazil's nuclear program faces.
The two countries agreement on the thorium fuel
cycle undercuts a US offer to Brazil to loin the US -
West German - French - Swiss consortium on thorium re-
search as an alternative to acquiring a reprocessing fa-
cility.
Brazilian and West German officials are also likely
to discuss the Netherlands' effort to require further
safeguards on plutonium storage before URENCO, the West
German - Dutch - British consortium, ships enriched
uranium fuel to Brazil for its Angra II and III reactors.
Dutch officials are to report to their parliament on
Thursday whether their URENCO partners and Brazil will
accept this requirement, but with or without Dutch ap-
proval, the other p-rinimedthatthe fuel
will be supplied.
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