Press Release-05-086, NRC Adds Syria to List of Embargoed Destinations
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| Issue date: | 06/01/2005 |
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NRC NEWS U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION Office of Public Affairs Telephone: 301/415-8200 Washington, D.C. 20555-0001 E-mail: opa@nrc.gov Web Site: http://www.nrc.gov/OPA No.05-086 June 1, 2005 NRC ADDS SYRIA TO LIST OF EMBARGOED DESTINATIONS The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has revised its import/export regulations to reflect current U.S. law and foreign policy on Syria. The changes remove Syria from the list of restricted destinations for exports and add it to the list of embargoed destinations. These changes are necessary to conform the NRCs export controls to the Syria Accountability and Lebanese Sovereignty Restoration Act of 2003.
The regulations, published in the Federal Register on May 25, are contained in Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations, Part 110. They prohibit the export of nuclear material or equipment to Syria under a general license. A general license allows for the export of certain nuclear equipment and material without the filing of an application with the NRC. Potential shipments of nuclear material to Syria will now require the filing of an application requesting a specific license.
Publicly available documents related to this rule may be viewed electronically via the NRCs rule making Web site at http://ruleforum.llnl.gov, or at the NRCs Public Document Room, One White Flint North, 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland.