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### Viewing cable 09TRIPOLI950, LIBYAN HEU SHIPMENT SECURE; NO DECISION YET REGARDING NEXT

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09TRIPOLI950 | 2009-12-07 16:04 | 2011-01-31 21:09 | SECRET//NOFORN | Embassy Tripoli

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    TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC IMMEDIATE 5524
    INFO RUEHUNV/USMISSION UNVIE VIENNA IMMEDIATE 0088
    RUEHMO/AMEMBASSY MOSCOW IMMEDIATE 0103
    RHMFISS/CDR USAFRICOM STUTTGART GE
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    S E C R E T SECTION 01 OF 02 TRIPOLI 000950

    NOFORN
    SIPDIS

    STATE FOR NEA/FO AND NEA/MAG.

    E.O. 12958: DECL:  12/7/2019
    TAGS: PREL MNUC PARM PINR RS KGIC KNNP KRAD ENRG LY
    SUBJECT: LIBYAN HEU SHIPMENT SECURE; NO DECISION YET REGARDING NEXT
    STEPS

    REF: A) TRIPOLI 938; B) TRIPOLI 941

    CLASSIFIED BY: Joan A. Polaschik, Charge d'Affaires, U.S.
    Embassy Tripoli, Department of State.
    REASON: 1.4 (b), (d)
    ¶1.  (S/NF) Summary:  Visiting DOE experts confirmed December 6
    that the Libyan Government had taken the requisite steps to
    increase the security of the seven casks of HEU, and that the
    contents -- and IAEA seals -- remained unchanged since the
    shipment was halted November 25.  The Libyan Government has not
    yet provided guidance to its nuclear scientists regarding next
    steps on the shipment, but Libyan scientists are developing
    contingency plans to remove the HEU from the casks in Libya in
    the event the casks must be returned empty to Russia.  DOE
    experts estimate that Libyan approval must be received by
    December 10 in order for the shipment to be completed by the end
    of December.  XXXXXXXXXXXX
    XXXXXXXXXXXX  We continue to underscore with Libyan officials the
    need to resolve this issue.  End summary.

    HEU CASKS SECURE, UNCHANGED

    ¶2.  (S/NF) Visiting DOE experts confirmed December 6 that the
    Libyan Government had taken the requisite steps to increase
    security at the Tajura Nuclear Facility, and that the seven
    casks of highly enriched uranium (HEU) appeared to have remained
    unchanged since the planned shipment to Russia was halted on
    November 25 (ref a).  The DOE experts reported a visible
    increase in the number of armed guards surrounding the facility.
    They also confirmed that Tajura staff had disengaged the crane
    within the facility and had assured the team that a new,
    unassembled crane would not be built until after the shipment
    had taken place.  DOE's measurements of the spent fuel within
    the casks determined that the content had remained unchanged.
    Likewise, the IAEA seals on each cask remained in place and
    uncompromised.

    NO DECISIONS

    ¶3.  (S/NF) The DOE team also reported that Libyan technical
    specialists at Tajura had not yet received guidance from the
    Libyan Government on next steps regarding the shipment.  XXXXXXXXXXXX
    XXXXXXXXXXXX  The
    team also reported that although the Libyan Government had sent
    the Russian Government a diplomatic note confirming that the GOL
    would complete its contract to return the casks to Russia by the
    end of the calendar year, the note did not specify whether the
    casks would be returned empty or with the HEU spent fuel
    shipment.  The DOE team assessed the diplomatic note as an
    attempt to mollify Russian demands that the casks be returned.

    POSSIBLE NEXT STEPS

    ¶4.  (S/NF) The DOE team estimated that the GOL must give its
    approval to move forward on the shipment by December 10 in order
    for the shipment to take place by the end of December.  The DOE
    experts emphasized that significant lead time is required in
    order set up the necessary logistical arrangements, permits and
    overflight clearances for the specialized Russian plane to
    return to Tripoli and transport the HEU to Russia.

    ¶5.  (S/NF) The DOE team reported that Russian engineers had
    begun to design a remote-controlled grapple to be used in the
    event that the HEU spent fuel must be off-loaded from the casks
    in Libya. XXXXXXXXXXXXtold the DOE experts that, if GOL
    approval for the shipment was not forthcoming by December 10,
    XXXXXXXXXXXX planned to start training on how to use the
    grapple to off-load the casks.  (According to DOE experts, spent
    nuclear fuel has never been removed from casks for restorage;
    the removal of the spent fuel in Libya would be an unprecedented
    initiative.)  DOE experts also commented that the return of the
    empty casks to Russia, if necessary, would be best done by boat
    and said they are developing contingency plans for that
    scenario.

    POSITIVE FEEDBACK FROM THE SECRETARY'S CALL

    ¶6.  (S/NF) Separately, emboffs have attempted to seek
    clarification of the Libyan Government's next steps regarding
    the HEU shipment.  XXXXXXXXXXXX
    XXXXXXXXXXXX told Pol/Econ Chief that the Secretary's
    December 3 call to Libyan Foreign Minister Musa Kusa had
    expressed the statement of commitment requested by Saif during

    TRIPOLI 00000950  002 OF 002

    his recent meeting with the Ambassador (ref b), and that Kusa
    had passed the message to the "highest levels" of the Libyan
    Government. XXXXXXXXXXXX emphasized that Saif had made a "commitment"
    to the Ambassador to ensure that the HEU shipment would be
    approved by the Libyan Government, and "Saif will follow-through
    on that commitment." XXXXXXXXXXXX said Kusa intended to call the
    Secretary within the "coming days" in order to personally assure
    her that the GOL had approved the shipment.  Emboffs also
    briefed Ahmed and MFA officials on the requisite timeline and
    lengthy logistical preparations needed to ensure the spent
    fuel's transfer to Russia by the end of the year.

    COMMENT

    ¶7.  (S/NF) XXXXXXXXXXXX comments indicate that the Secretary's
    message to Kusa was positively received.  A flurry of phone
    calls between DOE and Libyan experts today also indicated that
    working-level Libyan officials are seeking more time to resolve
    the issue, as the Libyans successfully convinced the DOE experts
    to extend the deadline for a Libyan decision by two days, to
    December 10 (the initial deadline proposed by DOE was December
    8).  At this point, we are interpreting the Libyan experts'
    technical preparations for a possible unloading of the casks in
    Libya as the contingency planning required to address the very
    real safety and security concerns raised by the halted shipment.
    We will reassess that view on December 10, and will continue to
    underscore with Libyan officials the need for a resolution of
    the issue this week.
    POLASCHIK

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