https://declassified.library.utoronto.ca/files/original/82f94f5c1af1803592cf44bc8b09df2f.pdf 6b79bafc4b0a1ba6f4f6d603bd56bfdd PDF Text Text Documentedisclosed under the Access to Information Act DqB^^j£i||^vulgue en vertu de la Loi sur I'acces a I'informatio ^r?F B. E. Burton Nuclear Division 995-7546 ? October 19, 1987 ."•urf-3s i •CONFIDENTIAL ESN- * • - . - > : . p SN» ' ... V_r If, Ji-_ Mw^orandum for: The Secretary of State fo£%Sfctorna 1 Affairs Tha Minister for International* Tr": .yie cc. r > SUBJECT: Minister for External Relations ; - iy}-: E . M i l i t a r y U s e s of N u c l e a r Material SUMMARY: *—?.. •' This memorandum recom: ^nis that you approve, from a •'- "- . non-proliferation and safeguards policy perspective, the purchase by the Department of National Defence (DND) oi: ammunition containing depleted uranism from the USA. BACKGROUND: -: In May 1986, Ministers reviewed the policy implications related to the nuclear and non-nuclear uses of auclear material for military purposen and agreed to consider proposals for the military use of nuclear material on a jase-by-case basis. At the same time. Ministers agreed that ;.he activities of Eldorado Nuclear Limited (ENL-): in importing •J.S. depleted uranium for the fabrication of ammunition for re-export to the USA could continye within specific parameters -m . and that a similar proposed activity by . Industries Vaicaz-tier could proceed under the same conditions. These conditions are: �' * ' " l ^ l s t t j r f m m t - disclosed under the Access to Information Act ..- '(< ' Document divulgue en vertu de la Loi sur I'acces a I'information ""*>!te'>. ' .r . .... . q •...'" y (1) the depleteW'^ran m usea i.sga£ U.Sg origin"; (2) y Dn ' t h e USA e x p o r t s t h d e p l e t e d uranium t o Canada f o r a : ar "f;fc;r • .- ,, n o n - n u c l e a r use-,.""th -reftufe ^ o t making i t s u b j e c t t h e Canada-USA' £ nuc!ear c o o p e r a t i o n agreement.'; :tt: y I (3) to the depleted uijihium undergoes ho change in its strategic value: While .in Canada from a nuclear perspective, thereDy iot requiring the application of Canadian nuclear polioy; (4) the operation is ofte'wh.'ch Canada would be prepared to see subject to IAEA :?afeguards* and to which the IAEA, for its part, would be prepared to apply 'v safeguards; .a (5) the nuclear material Ais subject to safeguards* in Canada and is exported back to the USA in ac^ordarlce with the Canada-IAEA "safeguards agreement and withotlt its being made subject i O the Canada-USA nuclear cooperation agreement; una (6) the imported material' is in a form not recognizable as having a military usta 001095 �g .DSpfiwrtt disclosed under the Access to Information Act ,, j j , <h-P9Cuirnent divulgue en vertu de la Loi sur I'acces a I'information •? o DND i s now.jLin the .. vocte *.* -C^aequirin g d e p l e t e d .uranium ammunition fromlflwU-.*. s u r - p l i s r - ' f o r t h e Phalanx ^ T ^ • 'a'Vi> >-a,, •'. ' d o s e - i n weapons system under the Canadian Patrol F r i g a t e program and the Tribal-v.Clgfes Update and .Modernization 'Project. ,. • ';••,• • : • '..' : •-" i ' ': . " • • This is the only source^<&fe?operat:Jonal ammunition for this : : •' •-._••, Car s- • v . . . weapons system and DND iscaftxAOus to*proceed with its procurement. However, DNDghas enquired of this Department whether there are nuclear.vricjsa^j.sjroiiferstion and safeguards policy considerations relate.chXo this purchase, particularly "• atcci ' ' ....... ^ .; with respect to the application of IAEA safeguards. jpNlJ wgul£ not want this ammunition subject to safeguards for defence security reasons (all of the 5de tailed information related to - *. ..* this procurement is classified secret by 0N0)» " ~ " - • We have reviewed the DND request -|.n light of the conditions established for the previous eases involving imports of depleted uranium for non-nuclear military uses* This case would satisfy conditions. (1) (2) and (3) listed above. not satisfy conditions (4) (5) and .(6). It do®£ However, since this material would at no time be used in a peaceful nuclear activity in Canada, and would be imported .as a finished military product (ammunition),. IAEI-. .safeguards wouldi *x?t h® applied to it and it would not be identified as nuclear material for import purposes. DND has confirmed that there is no requirement or intention to alter this ammunition or to fire o»: dispose of it on Canadian soil, end that appropriate safety arid security systems will be applied to ensure this*. �Documentdisclosed under the Access to Information Act BoqumeifCdivulgue en vertu de la Loi sur I'acces a I'information •V^s? t-J1 >' o RECOMMENDATION : ^.-.-. -.y\ or; We recommeny^+thf-a-. DND's proposed procurement of ',y •_ i~y • depleted uranium ammugf^yon for the Phalanx close-in Weapons yvi. c~ system be approved from ;j&t.n<>n-proliferation and safeguards perspective and that this in writing. 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