NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE BULLETIN

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• Publication Date: October 28, 1977

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FRIDAY 28 OCTOBER 1977
VOLUME 4, NUMBER 250 TCS 750/77
Brazil -
W. Europe
Efforts to Secure Uranium
In anticipation of President Carter's
visit next month, the Brazilian Govern-
ment is intensifying its attempt to en-
sure that it will acquire enriched
uranium from the West German -
Dutch - British Urenco group and sen-
sitive nuclear technology from West
Germany. The West Europeans are
aware of US concern about Brazil's
nuclear program but are eager to court
Brazil not only as a nuclear client but
also as an economic partner in other
fields and as a political ally on global
issues.
Last month, Brazilian officials and
Dutch Foreign Minister van der Stoel
agreed in principle to a Brazilian
safeguards program that satisfies Dutch
conditions for supplying Brazil, through
Urenco, with enriched uranium for the
Angra II and III reactors to be built by
West German firms. The program is not
significantly stricter than that already pro-
vided for in the Brazil - West Germany -
IAEA safeguards agreement, but the
Dutch believe it is no longer possible to
impose wider safeguards or to prevent the
Brazilians from reprocessing nuclear fuel
by imposing restraints on fuel supply.
Last week, the new French Am-
bassador to Brazil said publicly that his
government could export enriched
uranium. He refused to say whether
French fuel could become an alternative
to US fuel for Brazil's Angra I reactor,
but he confirmed that a Brazilian request
would receive serious consideration in
Paris. Brazilian officials are certain to
view a French offer as a way to reduce
their vulnerability on nuclear issues.
Brazilian Mines and Energy Minister
Ueki said yesterday that Brazilian of-
ficials will soon sign a contract in Bonn to
acquire a nuclear fuel reprocessing plant.
The decision to advance the
signing�originally scheduled for 1978
under the Brazilian - West German
nuclear cooperation accord�was
reportedly made to avoid US diplomatic
pressure. One West German firm involved
has denied that a contract for a plant will
be signed, but the Brazilians may be seek-
ing assurances about the reprocessing
deal. The West Germans probably also
want to allay Brazilian concern over the
slow progress in imnlementation of the
nuclear accord.
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