[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
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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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