SCHEDULE 1

PART II

GROUP 2AAtomic Energy Minerals and Materials

A1, A13

Nuclear materials, the following–

(1)

Special and other fissile materials, the following–

(a)

plutonium, all istopes, alloys, compounds and any material containing any of the foregoing

A

(b)

uranium 233, uranium enriched in the isotopes 235 or 233, alloys, compounds and any material containing any of the foregoing

A

(c)

americium –242m, curium –245 and –247, and californium –249 and –251, and any material containing the foregoing

A

  • In this entry “Uranium enriched in the isotopes 235 or 233” is defined as uranium containing the isotopes 235 or 233, or both, in an amount such that the abundance ratio of the sum of these isotopes to the isotope 238 is more than the ratio of the isotope 235 to the isotope 238 occurring in nature.

A2

Source material, the following–

Natural and depleted uranium, in any form, or incorporated in any substance in which the concentration of uranium exceeds 0.05%

A

Note:

“Natural uranium” is defined as uranium containing the mixtures of isotopes occurring in nature;

“Depleted uranium” is defined as uranium depleted in the isotope 235 below that occurring in nature.

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Source material, the following–

Thorium, in any form, or incorporated in any substance in which the concentration of thorium exceeds 0.05%

A

A3

Deuterium, heavy water, deuterated paraffins and other organic and inorganic compounds, mixtures and solutions containing deuterium, in which the isotopic ratio of deuterium to hydrogen exceeds 1:5,000

A

A4

Zirconium in which the ratio of hafnium content to zirconium content is less than one part to five hundred parts by weight, the following–

(1)

Zirconium and alloys containing more than 50% zirconium, in crude or semi-fabricated forms

A

(2)

Zirconium compounds, except zirconium oxide thermally stabilised with calcium oxide or magnesium oxide or both

A

(3)

Manufactures wholly of any of the foregoing

A

A5

Nickel powder having a nickel content of 99% or more and a mean particle size of less than 100 micrometers, whether compacted or not

A

A6

Graphite, nuclear grade, having a purity level less than 5 parts per million boron equivalent and with a density greater than 1.5 g/cmu23

A

A7

Lithium, the following–

(1)

Lithium and alloys containing 50% or more of lithium, in crude or semi-fabricated forms

A

(2)

Lithium and alloys, mixtures, concentrates and compounds, containing lithium enriched in the lithium-6 isotope

A

(3)

Hydrides in which lithium, whether normal, depleted or enriched in the lithium-6 isotope, is compounded with hydrogen or its isotopes or complexed with other metals or aluminium hydride

A

(4)

Substances not specified above containing lithium enriched in the lithium-6 isotope

A

A8

Hafnium, the following–

(1)

Hafnium and alloys containing more than 60% of hafnium, in crude or semi-fabricated forms

A

(2)

Hafnium compounds containing more than 60% of hafnium

A

(3)

Manufactures of any of the foregoing

A

A9

Beryllium, the following–

(1)

Beryllium and alloys containing more than 50% of beryllium, in crude or semi-fabricated forms

A

(2)

Beryllium compounds

A

(3)

Manufactures of any of the foregoing except metal windows for medical X-ray machines

A

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Fluorine

A

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Chlorine trifluoride

A

A12

Tritium, compounds and mixtures containing tritium, in which the ratio of tritium to hydrogen by atoms exceeds 1 part in 1,000, and products containing one or more of the foregoing

A

except

(1)

labelled compounds not exceeding 100 curies per shipment (In this entry “labelled compounds” means compounds in which one of the atoms is a different isotope from that found normally);

(2)

luminous paint, self luminous products, gas and aerosol detectors, electron tubes, lightning or static electricity gradient meters, devices designed for the ionisation of air including static elimination devices, ion generating tubes, detector cells of gas chromatography devices, calibration standards, or apparatus and instruments not elsewhere specified in this Schedule incorporating such products or devices, provided that each product or device contains not more than 40 curies of tritium in any chemical or physical form; and

(3)

compounds and mixtures of tritium, where the separation of the constituents cannot result in the evolution of an isotopic mixture of hydrogen in which the ratio of tritium to hydrogen by atoms exceeds 1 part in 1,000.

A13

Neptunium 237 in any form for nuclear heat sources,

A

A14

Specially designed or prepared materials for the separation of isotopes of natural uranium, and depleted uranium, and special and other fissile materials referred to in heads A1, A2 and A3 of this Group including specially designed chemical exchange resins

A

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Specially designed or prepared materials for the separation of isotopes of thorium, including specially designed chemical exchange resins

A

(For isotopic separation plants, see the entry in Group 2B relating thereto).

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Calcium containing both less than 100 parts per million by weight of impurities other than magnesium and less than 10 parts per million by weight of boron

A

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Alloys containing a higher percentage of magnesium than of any other element and 10% or more of lithium

A