擔心民用變軍用 美國將限制向華輸出核科技 點名警告中廣核 法廣20181011

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DOE Announces Measures to Prevent China’s Illegal Diversion of U.S. Civil Nuclear Technology for Military or Other Unauthorized Purposes

擔心民用變軍用 美國將限制向華輸出核科技 點名警告中廣核    法廣20181011

美國能源部本周四在一份公告中表示，出於“對非法把民用科技轉而用在軍事用途”的擔憂，將開始限制對中國輸出民用核能技術。

美國能源部的這份聲明表示，將重點關注中國是否把美國授權的民用核能技術用在軍事用途上，或者不經美國授權，做其他用途。美國能源部部長佩里強調：“中國正在努力，通過美中兩國核能領域合作框架之外的途徑，來獲取美國的核能技術，美國不能對此坐視不管，忽略美國的國家安全”。這份聲明引述美國聯邦管理法第10章第810條款等，表示向中廣核已經授權或者未來將要授權的技術有可能被否決，而中廣核目前已經受到“合謀偷竊美國核能技術”的指控。

美國商務部，國防部，能源部，聯邦調查局，情報機構等，均參與了這一決定的達成，該決定的起草與探討由美國國家安全委員會牽頭。該文件最後表示，這些努力是為了“在美國國家安全和經濟利益的長期博弈當中尋求平衡，同時兼顧美國核工業基礎的保護”。

DOE Announces Measures to Prevent China’s Illegal Diversion of U.S. Civil Nuclear Technology for Military or Other Unauthorized Purposes

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced measures to prevent China’s illegal diversion of U.S. civil nuclear technology for military or other unauthorized purposes.

These national security measures are the result of a U.S. government policy review prompted by concerns about China’s efforts to obtain nuclear material, equipment, and advanced technology from U.S. companies.

“The United States cannot ignore the national security implications of China’s efforts to obtain nuclear technology outside of established processes of U.S.-China civil nuclear cooperation,” said U.S. Secretary of Energy Rick Perry.

The policy guidance establishes a clear framework for the disposition of DOE’s 10 CFR Part 810 authorization requests for transfers to China that are currently on hold because of military diversion and proliferation concerns.

Notably, there will be a presumption of denial for new license applications or extensions to existing authorizations related to the China General Nuclear Power Group, which is currently under indictment for conspiring to steal U.S. nuclear technology.

The Department of Commerce, Department of Defense, Department of Energy/National Nuclear Security Administration, FBI, Intelligence Community, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, and Department of State all participated in the U.S. policy review, which was led by the National Security Council.

These efforts are necessary to strike an appropriate balance between the long-term risk to U.S. national security and economic interests, as well as the immediate impact to the U.S. nuclear industrial base.