Classification Details
| Category | 1 — Materials, Chemicals, Microorganisms & Toxins |
| Product Group | B — Test, Inspection & Production Equipment |
| Description | Lithium isotope separation facilities or plants, and systems and equipment therefor (see List of Items Controlled). |
| Control Reasons | ATNP |
| License Exceptions | GBSLVS |
Items Controlled
a. Facilities or plants for the separation of lithium isotopes; b. Equipment for the separation of lithium isotopes based on the lithium-mercury amalgam process, as follows: b.1. Packed liquid-liquid exchange columns "specially designed" for lithium amalgams; b.2. Mercury and/or lithium amalgam pumps; b.3. Lithium amalgam electrolysis cells; b.4. Evaporators for concentrated lithium hydroxide solution. c. Ion exchange systems "specially designed" for lithium isotope separation, and "specially designed" component parts therefor; d. Chemical exchange systems (employing crown ethers, cryptands, or lariat ethers) "specially designed" for lithium isotope separation, and "specially designed" component parts therefor.
Related Controls
(1) See ECCN 1E001 ("development" and "production") and ECCN 1E201 ("use") for technology for items described in this entry. (2) Facilities and plants described in 1B233.a are subject to the export licensing authority of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (see 10 CFR part 110). (3) Certain lithium isotope separation equipment and components for the plasma separation process (PSP) that are described in 1B233.b through .d are also directly applicable to uranium isotope separation and are subject to the export licensing authority of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (see 10 CFR part 110).
Items may also be controlled under the ITAR (22 CFR 121) administered by the State Department Directorate of Defense Trade Controls (DDTC).
Related ECCNs
Export Control Context
Category 1 covers advanced materials, chemicals, microorganisms, and toxins. Many items are controlled under the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC) and Australia Group commitments. Chemical precursors and biological agents require careful screening of end-use and end-user.
Source: BIS Commerce Control List, eCFR Title 15 Part 774. This reference is for informational purposes only. For licensing determinations, consult BIS.doc.gov or a licensed export compliance attorney.
Cross-Source Intelligence
Fed Reg Amendments
5
CSL Entities
3221
Recent BIS Amendments
Implementation of Additional Controls on Pakistan
Implementation of Certain Australia Group Decisions
Allied Governments Favorable Treatment: Revisions to Certain Australia Group Controls; Revisions to Certain Crime Control and Detection Controls
Proposed Enhancements and Simplification of License Exception Strategic Trade Authorization (STA)
Clarifications of Availability and Expansion of Restrictions on Availability of License Exception Strategic Trade Authorization Under the Export Administration Regulations
Related Export Codes (Schedule B)
Sources: BIS Commerce Control List (eCFR), Census Schedule B, Federal Register (BIS), BIS Consolidated Screening List