?eprocessing, and the value of any high enriched" uranium separated. fTom that spent fuel- was used as a credit on purchases of future fuel reloads. Since ]975, however, the United States Goverr:ment has refused to authorize shipments of fuel-, and in 1976 it required cancellation of pre-existing contracts and the reflrnd of Scuth African deposits. Underlying that United States decision has been its obJection to South Africa's rmwillingness to sign the non-pro1iI'eration Treaty. )+5/ Because of this teruination of United States fuel- supplies, the Atonic Energy Boarrl has been !/ Affroxirnately loo tons SWU/year \ri1a lrovide fuet for a l-,OOo l4we nucaear Dower rl-ant . \2/ t'South Africa Disrnj.sses Reports of A-Test", Washington Post, 27 October 1979; and rrsouth Africa's Pilot Xnrichment P1ant", Washington Post, \3/ "Soutn Africa Ready to Accept IA-EA Safeguards on Conmercial Enrichment P l onl-'r Ih,.laqr Fnoinperino Trl-evnetinnql August f9??. 50-53, 62; and Uervenka and Rogers, !)+/ Nevbv-Fraser. chain Feaction, pp. r']'t a Nrrr.iAAp Aviq nn. 16,0-163. )+5/ Nevby-Fraser, Chain Reaction, p. 55; "U.S. Cancels Uranirm Delivery ContriJt with South arriiEl-Fin.""i"r Times (iondon), 5 Novenber 19?6; and "South Africans Reported Ready for tt@, 2p Jrme 1978.'j i'' !t a /3i/\oP English Annex fal1e J"4 force(l to xeduce markedly the operating power of th reactol ard the n\:mber of daysi.t operates in order to stretch the existing fuel-. Tn the absence of replacementfuel, it may become necessary to shut dovn SAFARf before too long. l+5/ 23. The SAI'ARI-I- reaetor ltas been covered by TAEA safeguards since 196T inaccordance r,rith a safeguard s /trans fer agreernent betveen the IAEA, the united states,and south arrica. !7 Three to four inspections are performeal by rAEA. personnel