Export Licenses for Chinese Nuclear Reactor Components Issued
The State Department announced today that the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission has issued licenses for the export of nuclear components to China for Chinese nuclear power reactors subject to the terms and conditions of the U.S.-China Agreement for Peaceful Nuclear Cooperation. The State Department also announced that the Department of Energy has also authorized transfers of nuclear technology to China for the Chinese civilian nuclear power program on the basis of written nonproliferation assurances provided by the Government of China.