§2153a Approval for Enrichment After Export of Source or Special Nuclear Material; Export of Major Critical Components of Enrichment Facilities

Summary

The United States must approve any enrichment done after exporting source or special nuclear material, unless a cooperation agreement says otherwise. The way the U.S. approves must follow the same steps used for approving proposed subsequent arrangements under section 2160. Any promises from the recipient that the Secretary of Energy and the Secretary of State think are needed to make sure approval will be given before enrichment must be gotten before the executive branch sends its export judgment and must be included in that submission. No material may be sent for enrichment or reactor fuel to a nation or group that signed a new or changed cooperation agreement with the U.S. after March 10, 1978, except under that agreement. Major parts needed to run uranium enrichment, fuel reprocessing, or heavy water production plants cannot be exported under a cooperation agreement (except agreements under sections 2121(c), 2164(b), or 2164(c)) unless the agreement specifically lists those parts. A “major critical component” means any part or set of parts the President finds essential to operate a full facility.