ML25099A336
| ML25099A336 | |
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| Site: | 11006629 |
| Issue date: | 04/09/2025 |
| From: | Janelle Jessie NRC/OIP/ECNP |
| To: | Warden J US Dept of State, Bureau of International Security & Nonproliferation, US Dept of State, Office of Nuclear Energy Safety & Security Affairs |
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| Download: ML25099A336 (1) | |
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April 9, 2025 James Warden Director, Office of Nuclear Energy, Safety & Security, Room 3320 HST Bureau of International Security
& Nonproliferation U.S. Department of State 2201 C Street, NW, Room 3320 HST Washington, D.C. 20520
Dear Dir. Warden:
Enclosed is export license application XSOU8871, which was accepted for review by the U.S.
Nuclear Regulatory Commission on March 28, 2025. In this application, Eckert & Ziegler Isotope Products (Eckert & Ziegler) is seeking approval to export 1.15E-9 kilograms of thorium-230 (Th-230) contained in a sealed vial to be used as a calibration source to test water quality detectors in Hong Kong, a Special Administrative Region of the Peoples Republic of China (PRC).
Ordinarily, this export would be authorized under NRC regulations in Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations Part 110.22, General License for the export of source material. However, in August 2023, the NRC issued an 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. Given the issuance of this order, 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 Peoples Republic of China and now must apply for a specific license in accordance with NRC regulations. We request views in accordance with established procedures and from the overall perspective of the Executive Branch, as to whether the export authorization requested meets the applicable criteria in the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended.
If you have any questions, please contact the Licensing Officer, Andrea Jones at (Andrea.Jones2@nrc.gov) and please forward your response to ecnp_ebresponse.resource@nrc.gov.
Sincerely, 4/9/2025 X Janelle B. Jessie Janelle B. Jessie Signed by: Janelle B. Jessie Janelle B. Jessie, Acting Branch Chief Export Controls and Nonproliferation Branch Office of International Programs
Enclosure:
Export License Application (XSOU8871)
J. Warden, DOS J. Norles, DOE/NNSA A. Kessler, DTSA P. Megahan, DOS J. Semones, DHS/CBP S. Bragonje, DOC R. Bennett, DHS/CBP B. Zack, DOE/NNSA C. Fox, DOE/NNSA A. Lyman, DOE/NNSA H. Shirley, DOS J. Goodman, DOE/NNSA