Classification Details
| Category | 2 — Materials Processing |
| Product Group | A — Systems, Equipment & Components |
| Description | Generators and other equipment "specially designed", prepared, or intended for use with nuclear plants. |
| Control Reasons | ATNP |
| License Exceptions | GBSLVS |
Items Controlled
a. Generators, turbine-generator sets, steam turbines, heat exchangers, and heat exchanger type condensers designed or intended for use in a nuclear reactor; b. Process control systems intended for use with the equipment controlled by 2A290.a.
Related Controls
(1) See ECCN 2D290 for software for items controlled under this entry. (2) See ECCNs 2E001 ("development"), 2E002 ("production"), and 2E290 ("use") for technology for items controlled under this entry. (3) Also see ECCN 2A291. (4) Certain nuclear equipment "specially designed" or prepared for use in nuclear plants is 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 2 covers materials processing equipment including machine tools, isostatic presses, and numerically controlled manufacturing equipment. These items have significant dual-use potential for precision manufacturing of weapons components.
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
955
Recent BIS Amendments
Expansion of Nuclear Nonproliferation Controls on the People's Republic of China and Macau
Commerce Control List Additions and Revisions; Implementation of Controls on Advanced Technologies Consistent With Controls Implemented by International Partners
Commerce Control List: Expansion of Controls on Certain Biological Equipment “Software”
Expansion of Export, Reexport, and Transfer (in-Country) Controls for Military End Use or Military End Users in the People's Republic of China, Russia, or Venezuela
Elimination of License Exception Civil End Users (CIV)
Related Export Codes (Schedule B)
Sources: BIS Commerce Control List (eCFR), Census Schedule B, Federal Register (BIS), BIS Consolidated Screening List