NRC Updates Export Controls to Align With NSG Decisions

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission revised its export controls over “reprocessing plant components” to align with recent changes made by the multilateral Nuclear Suppliers Group, the NRC said in a July 27 final rule. The rule specifically conforms the NRC’s export controls over its “Illustrative List of Reprocessing Plant Components” with changes recently made to the NSG’s guidelines for nuclear transfers. “The NRC has determined that these changes are consistent with current U.S. policy, and will pose no unreasonable risk to the public health and safety or to the common defense and security of the United States,” the agency said. The changes include revisions to the text for “Irradiated fuel element chopping machines” and “dissolvers.”