2021-21342. Order Suspending General License Authority To Export Radioactive Material and Deuterium to China General Nuclear (CGN), CGN Subsidiaries, or Related Entities

AGENCY:

Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

ACTION:

Order; issuance.

SUMMARY:

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is issuing an Order suspending the general license authority under NRC regulations to export radioactive material and deuterium to China General Nuclear (CGN), CGN subsidiaries, or related entities.

DATES:

This Order takes effect immediately.

ADDRESSES:

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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

The text of the Order is attached.

Dated: September 27, 2021.

For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

Nader L. Mamish,

Director, Office of International Programs.

Attachment—Order

In the Matter of General License Holders—EA-21-014

Order Suspending General License Authority To Export Radioactive Material and Deuterium to China General Nuclear (CGN), CGN Subsidiaries, or Related Entities (Effective Immediately)

The licensees that are subject to this order are authorized by the NRC through the general license granted in sections 110.21 through 110.24 of title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), pursuant to Sections 54, 64, 82, and 109b of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended (AEA), to export radioactive material and deuterium to CGN, CGN subsidiaries, or related entities. The Executive Branch has determined that suspending general license authority under 10 CFR part 110 for exports to CGN, CGN subsidiaries, and related entities is necessary to further the national security interests of the United States and to enhance the United States common defense and security consistent with the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended. This determination is an extension of the licensing framework for civil nuclear exports from the United States to China established by the Executive Branch in 2018. For this reason, the Executive Branch has recommended that the NRC suspend the general license authority in 10 CFR 110.21 through 110.24 for any exports of radioactive material and deuterium to CGN, CGN subsidiaries, and related entities.

Accordingly, pursuant to Sections 161b., 161i., 183, and 186 of the AEA, and 10 CFR 110.20(b) and (f) and 10 CFR 110.50(a)(1) and (2), NRC general license authority to export radioactive material and deuterium to CGN, CGN subsidiaries, or related entities under Sections 54, 64, 82 and 109b of the AEA and 10 CFR 110.21 through 110.24 is suspended, effective immediately. This suspension will remain in effect until further notice.

Dated: September 27, 2021.

For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

Nader L. Mamish,

Director, Office of International Programs.