[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 188 (Friday, October 1, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Page 54487]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-21342]


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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

[Docket No. EA-21-014; NRC-2021-0177]


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.

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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: Please refer to Docket ID NRC-2021-0177 when contacting the 
NRC about the availability of information regarding this document. You 
may obtain publicly available information related to this document 
using any of the following methods:
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CONTACT section of this document.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Office of International Programs, U.S. 
Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001, telephone: 
301-287-9241, email: [email protected].

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.

[FR Doc. 2021-21342 Filed 9-30-21; 8:45 am]
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