[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 155 (Monday, August 14, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 55081-55082]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-17394]


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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

[Docket No. EA-23-083; NRC-2023-0142]


Order Suspending General License Authority To Export Special 
Nuclear Material, Source Material, and Deuterium for Nuclear End Use to 
the People's Republic of China

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 special nuclear material, source material, and deuterium for 
nuclear end use to the People's Republic of China. Exporters are no 
longer authorized to use the general license to export special nuclear 
material, source material, or deuterium for nuclear end use to the 
People's Republic of China and now must apply for a specific license in 
accordance with NRC regulations.

DATES: This Order is effective immediately.

ADDRESSES: Please refer to Docket ID NRC-2023-0142 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:
     Federal Rulemaking website: Go to https://www.regulations.gov and search for Docket ID NRC-2023-0142. Address 
questions about Docket IDs in Regulations.gov to Stacy Schumann; 
telephone: 301-415-0624; email: [email protected]. For technical 
questions, contact the individual listed in the For Further Information 
Contact section of this document.
     NRC's Agencywide Documents Access and Management System 
(ADAMS): You may obtain publicly available documents online in the 
ADAMS Public Documents collection at https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html. To begin the search, select ``Begin Web-based ADAMS 
Search.'' For problems with ADAMS, please contact

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the NRC's Public Document Room (PDR) reference staff at 1-800-397-4209, 
at 301-415-4737, or by email to [email protected].
     NRC's PDR: The PDR, where you may examine and order copies 
of publicly available documents, is open by appointment. To make an 
appointment to visit the PDR, please send an email to 
[email protected] or call 1-800-397-4209 or 301-415-4737, between 8 
a.m. and 4 p.m. eastern time (ET), Monday through Friday, except 
Federal holidays.

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: August 9, 2023.

    For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
David L. Skeen,
Director, Office of International Programs.

Attachment--Order

In the Matter of General License Holders

EA-23-083

ORDER SUSPENDING GENERAL LICENSE AUTHORITY TO EXPORT SPECIAL NUCLEAR 
MATERIAL, SOURCE MATERIAL, AND DEUTERIUM FOR NUCLEAR END USE TO THE 
PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA

(Effective Immediately)

    The licensees that are subject to this order are authorized by the 
NRC through the general licenses granted in title 10 of the Code of 
Federal Regulations (CFR) sections 110.21, 110.22, and 110.24, pursuant 
to Sections 54, 64, and 109b of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as 
amended (AEA), to export special nuclear material, source material, and 
deuterium for nuclear end use to the People's Republic of China.
    The Executive Branch of the United States Government has determined 
that suspending the general license authority under 10 CFR part 110 for 
exports of special nuclear material, source material, and deuterium for 
nuclear end use to the People's Republic of China is necessary to 
improve oversight and control of these exports. For this reason, the 
Executive Branch has requested that the NRC suspend the general license 
authority in 10 CFR 110.21, 110.22, and 110.24 for any exports to 
destinations in the People's Republic of China. It is the view of the 
Executive Branch that this action is necessary to further the national 
security interests of the United States and to enhance the common 
defense and security, and is consistent with the Atomic Energy Act of 
1954, as amended.
    Accordingly, pursuant to Sections 161b., 161i., 183, and 186 of the 
AEA, 10 CFR 110.20 (b) and (f) and 10 CFR 110.50(a)(1) and (2), NRC 
general license authority to export special nuclear material, source 
material, and deuterium for nuclear end use to the People's Republic of 
China under Sections 54, 64, and 109b of the AEA and 10 CFR 110.21, 
110.22, and 110.24 is suspended, effective immediately.\1\ This 
suspension will remain in effect until further notice. Any person 
wishing to export special nuclear material, source material, or 
deuterium for nuclear end use to the People's Republic of China must 
apply for a specific license in accordance with 10 CFR 110.31.
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    \1\ This order does not affect the previous NRC order suspending 
general license authority to export radioactive material and 
deuterium to China General Nuclear (CGN), its subsidiaries, or 
related entities, published in the Federal Register on October 1, 
2021 (86 FR 54487), which remains in effect.

    For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

/RA/

David L. Skeen,
Director, Office of International Programs.

    Dated at Rockville, Maryland this 8th day of August 2023.

[FR Doc. 2023-17394 Filed 8-11-23; 8:45 am]
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