DoE amends general licences for controlled nuclear technology
The US Department of Energy (‘DoE’) has published amendments to general licences relating to giving Assistance to Foreign Atomic Energy Activities.
The Federal Register notes:
‘On December 29, 2022, the Secretary of Energy issued determinations modifying the generally authorized destination status of Mexico and revoking the general authorizations for exports of controlled nuclear technology and assistance to Colombia and Egypt under DOE’s regulation on Assistance to Foreign Atomic Energy Activities. Accordingly, DOE is issuing this final rule to remove the restriction on the general authorization previously applicable to Mexico and to remove Colombia and Egypt from the generally authorized destinations list in appendix A.’
It explains: ‘The Appendix A list currently includes Colombia, Egypt, and Mexico, with Mexico currently listed as a generally authorized destination only for activities related to INFCIRC/203 Parts 1 and 2 and INFCIRC/825. In light of the Secretary’s Determinations to expand Mexico’s generally authorized status to cover the full scope of exports of part 810-controlled nuclear technology and assistance, and to revoke the general authorizations for exports of part 810-controlled nuclear technology and assistance to Colombia and Egypt, DOE is amending the generally authorized destinations list in appendix A by removing the restrictive language after Mexico and removing Colombia and Egypt from Appendix A.’
