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The US Department of Energy has made it easier to share nuclear information with Mexico and harder to do so for Colombia and Egypt.

US DOE changes rules for nuclear information exchange with Mexico, Colombia, Egypt

S and P Global, William Freebairn,

Mexico rules relaxed after nuclear cooperation agreement reached

Work with Colombia, Egypt now requires specific permission

The US Department of Energy has made it easier to share nuclear information with Mexico and harder to do so for Colombia and Egypt.

In a new rule effective Feb. 9, DOE expanded the requirements for sharing nuclear energy technology with Mexico, doing away with a limit that had only allowed such general sharing on matters related to upgrades and operation of its single nuclear power plant, Laguna Verde, or research reactors. Now, the country becomes a generally-authorized destination for sharing nuclear technology without those limits, DOE said

Under rules in Part 810 covering the exchange of certain non-public commercial nuclear energy technology, countries may be generally authorized, meaning information can be shared with those countries as well as citizens of those countries working at nuclear facilities in the US.

The DOE changes, which were announced in a secretarial determination Dec. 29, also included removing Colombia and Egypt from the list of generally authorized destinations, DOE said. These destinations, and the sharing of information with citizens of those countries in the US, will now require a specific authorization from DOE, it noted……… (Subscribers only) https://www.spglobal.com/commodityinsights/en/market-insights/latest-news/electric-power/021023-us-doe-changes-rules-for-nuclear-information-exchange-with-mexico-colombia-egypt

February 11, 2023 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | politics international, USA