1B230 Category 1B

Pumps capable of circulating solutions of concentrated or dilute potassium amide catalyst in liquid ammonia (KNH2/NH3), having all of the following characteristics (see List of Items Controlled).

Category 1: Special Materials and Related Equipment, Chemicals, “Microorganisms,” and “Toxins”

Reasons for control

• NP: Nuclear nonproliferation
• AT: Anti-terrorism

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List-based license exceptions

Items

1. Items: a. Airtight (i.e., hermetically sealed);
2. b. A capacity greater than 8.5 m 3/h; and
3. c. Either of the following characteristics:
4. c.1. For concentrated potassium amide solutions (1% or greater), an operating pressure of 1.5 to 60 MPa (15-600 atmospheres); or
5. c.2. For dilute potassium amide solutions (less than 1%), an operating pressure of 20 to 60 MPa (200-600 atmospheres).

Related controls

(1) Equipment “specially designed” or prepared for the production of heavy water is subject to the export licensing authority of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (see 10 CFR part 110). (2) See ECCNs 1E001 (“development” and “production”) and 1E201 (“use”) for technology for items controlled by this entry.

Source: eCFR, version 2026-08-01, retrieved 2026-08-20T04:04:59+00:00.