eclassified Case 44598 ate 12 06 2018 Department of Stat TELEGRAM AN PAGE 01 STATE 053088 ORIGIN INFO OCT-01 001 66011 DRAFTED BY APPROVED BY 1002582 096236 70 1002092 HAP T7 ZFFS FF SECSTATE HASHDC INFO AHEHBASSY TAIPEI 7383 TE 0 530 88 NODIS FOL RPT TOKYO 3212 ACTION SECSTATE 3 MAP T7 QUOTE 3212 NODIS FOR DAVIS FROH J H HENZEL E O 11652 605 TABS PARH ROC SUBJECT SAFEGUARDS HENZEL CONTACTED HEAD OF IAEA FAR EAST SECTION THORNE PROTECT IN TOKYO FOLLOWING INFORMATION MAY BE OF INTEREST I THORNE VISITED RDC MARCH-8 HHILE DESIGN INFORMATION ON TRR SUBHITTED BY ROC T0 IAEA DOES NOT SHON POND EXIT PORT THE CANADIAN DRAWINGS SEEN BY THORHE AT INEP DURING THIS VISIT CLEARLY SHON DESIGN AND COMPLETED CONSTRUCTION OF SAID PORT SECRET SECRET PAGE 02 STATE 053088 ACCORDING TO moans THE CANADIAHS HAD row HIM r Nw# 44598' 'b cIdz32706511 i 0 i gii igig zsgi 5 I 2 Egii 3 5 EARLIER THAT THE PORT HAD BEEN DESIGNED AND CONSTRUCTEO AT ROC REGUEST - 2 DURING HIS VISIT THORNE CLIMBED DOHN THE MANHOLE T0 EXAHINE CLOSELY THE BOLTS ON THE EXTERNAL PORT COVER IN CONTRAST TO THE RUSTED RUNGS OF THE MANHOLE LADDER NE FOUND THE BOLTS TO BE IN VERY GOOD CONDITION THORNE SEEMED CON- VINCEO THAT THE PORT COVER HAD BEEN REMOVED SOMETIME SINCE CONSTRUCTION 3 HHEREAS ACCORDING TO THORNE VICTOR CHENG NAINTAINS THAT THERE IS ACTUALLY NO HOLE THROUGH THE CONCRETE HALL THORNE CONFIRMED PRESENCE OF HOLE BY HIS HIGH RADIATION MONITOR READING DURING THE EXAMINATION OF THE EXTERNAL PORTHOLE COVER H THE UNSAFEGUARDED POND EXIT PORT DISCOVERED BY INSPECTOR FRITTUF AND ITS FULL IMPLICATIONS OF INEFFEC- TIVE IAEA SAFEGUARDS AT TRR HAS REPORTED BY ROMETSCH T0 EKLUND ON ABOUT FEBRUARY 7 HEAD OF FAR EAST SECTION PUT HUCH EMPHASIS ON THE FACT THAT THIS CAUSED EKLUNO T0 CONE ALL THE HAY DOWN TO OFFICE FOR FURTHER DETAILS NOTE THAT NEHS OF EXIT PORT BUT ONLY THAT IS COMMON KNOHLEDGE AT THE PRESENCE OF SPECIAL FUEL RODS IS NOT A STRONG FACTOR IN THINKING BECAUSIE BELIEVE THE STANDARD RODS CAN BE CUT EASILY D 5 IAEA GAVE ROC PERMISSION TO MOVE SPENT FUEL FROH TRR POND TO DRY STORAGE DURING MARCH 7-25 THO INSPECTORS ARRIVED ROC ON MARCH 3 TO PERFORM MEASURE- MENTS IN THE POND ON ALL SPENT FUEL SINCE THE SAMPLING PLAN FOR HEASURENENTS DURING THE JULY 1976 INSPECTION HAS TOTALLY INADEGUATE IN OF THE UNDECLARED EXIT PORT HILL STAY OVER THREE HEEXS TO COMPLETE SECRET PAGE 03 STATE 063088 MEASUREMENTS AND WITNESS TRANSFER OF SPENT FUEL TO DRY STORAGE 6 FAR EAST SECTION HAS COMPARED TRR FUEL INVENTORY RECORDS PROVIDED DURING PREVIOUS INSPECTIONS WITH A DETAILED ANALYSIS OF THE RECENTLY ACQUIRED TRR OPERATION COMPUTER DATA THIS ANALYSIS SEEMS TO INDICATE THAT THE SECRET DocId 32706511 IRRADIATIDN AND DISCHARGE OF NINE FUEL RODS HAD NOT BEEN OECLARED TO IAEA SINCE THESE INVENTORY RECORDS ARE COMPLEX AND ARE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF SEVERAL SEPARATE GROUPS OF PEOPLE AT INER A CLOSE COMPARISON OF ALL AVAILABLE DATA HAY REVEAL THE HENZEL SUGGESTS THAT IF OKAYED BY ROHETSCH AND STATE SECRET DISCUSSIONS BETWEEN U S NUCLEAR TEAH AND IAEA INVOLVING EXCHANGE OF FNSITFNVENTORY RECORD INFORMATION COULD PRDVE TO BE VER UL - 7 FEELING AT IAEA SEEHS TO BE THAT DISCLOSURE OF CIRCUM- STANCES AT TRR REFLECT ON LACK OF ROC COOPERATION RATHER THAN LACK OF IAEA SAFEGUARDS EFFECTIVENESS SINCE UP TILL NON NO DIVERSION OF SIGNIFICANT EHPHASIS ON SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF NUCLEAR MATERIALS HAS BEEN FOUND 8 IT IS ESSENTIAL TO PROTECT THORNE AND HENZEL AS SOURCE OF ABOVE 9 REPLY IF ANY SHOULD BE SENT THROUGH SCIENCE COUNSELOR EMBASSY TOKYO SHOESHITH UNOUOTE VANCE SEERET DocIdz32706511 This document is from the holdings of The National Security Archive Suite 701 Gelman Library The George Washington University 2130 H Street NW Washington D C 20037 Phone 202 994-7000 Fax 202 994-7005 nsarchiv@gwu edu