Notice2026-09643
Assistance to Foreign Atomic Energy Activities Secretarial Determination
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Published
May 14, 2026
Issuing agencies
Energy Department
Abstract
On April 13, 2026, the Secretary of Energy (Secretary) issued a Determination adding Thailand to the generally authorized destinations list for exports of controlled nuclear technology and assistance under DOE's regulation on Assistance to Foreign Atomic Energy Activities. Accordingly, DOE is publishing this Determination.
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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 93 (Thursday, May 14, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 27322-27323]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-09643]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Assistance to Foreign Atomic Energy Activities Secretarial
Determination
AGENCY: National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA), Department of
Energy (DOE).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: On April 13, 2026, the Secretary of Energy (Secretary) issued
a Determination adding Thailand to the generally authorized
destinations list for exports of controlled nuclear technology and
assistance under DOE's regulation on Assistance to Foreign Atomic
Energy Activities. Accordingly, DOE is publishing this Determination.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Richard Goorevich, Assistant
Deputy Administrator, Office of Nonproliferation and Arms Control
(NPAC), National Nuclear Security Administration, Department of Energy,
1000 Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20585, telephone (202) 586-
6836, <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#f88a919b90998a9cd69f97978a9d8e919b90b896968b99d69c979dd69f978e"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="7b091218131a091f551c1414091e0d1218133b1515081a551f141e551c140d">[email protected]</span></a>; Ms. Christina Pak, Office of the
General Counsel, GC-74, Department of Energy, 1000 Independence Avenue
SW, Washington, DC 20585, telephone (202) 531-7420,
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#27444f554e54534e49460957464c674f560943484209404851"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="13707b617a60677a7d723d637278537b623d777c763d747c65">[email protected]</span></a>; or Mr. Zachary Stern, Office of the General
Counsel, National Nuclear Security Administration, Department of
Energy, 1000 Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20585, telephone
(202) 586-8627, <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#a8d2c9cbc0c9dad186dbdccddac6e8c6c6dbc986ccc7cd86cfc7de"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="f18b909299908388df828594839fb19f9f8290df959e94df969e87">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On April 13, 2026, the Secretary issued a
Determination adding Thailand to the generally authorized destinations
list for exports of controlled nuclear technology and assistance under
DOE's regulation on Assistance to Foreign Atomic Energy Activities at
10 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) part 810 (Part 810). The text of
the Determination is reprinted below. Section 57 b.(2) of the Atomic
Energy Act of 1954 (AEA), as amended (42 U.S.C. 2077(b)(2)), enables
peaceful nuclear trade by helping to assure that nuclear technologies
exported from the United States will not be used for non-peaceful
purposes.
Part 810 implements section 57 b.(2) of the AEA, pursuant to which
the Secretary has granted a general authorization for certain
categories of activities, which the Secretary has found to be non-
inimical to the interest of the United States--including assistance or
transfers of certain controlled technology to the ``generally
authorized destinations'' listed in Appendix A to part 810.
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Signing Authority
This document of the Department of Energy was signed on April 16,
2026, by Richard Goorevich, Assistant Deputy Administrator, Office of
Nonproliferation and Arms Control, National Nuclear Security
Administration, pursuant to delegated authority from the Secretary of
Energy. That document with the original signature and date is
maintained by DOE. For administrative purposes only, and in compliance
with requirements of the Office of the Federal Register, the
undersigned DOE Federal Register Liaison Officer has been authorized to
sign and submit the document in electronic format for publication, as
an official document of the Department of Energy. This administrative
process in no way alters the legal effect of this document upon
publication in the Federal Register.
Signed in Washington, DC, on May 12, 2026.
Jennifer Hartzell,
Alternate Federal Register Liaison Officer, U.S. Department of Energy.
Appendix
Set forth below is the full text of the Secretarial
Determination:
Determination and Authorization Pursuant to Section 57 b.(2) of the
Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as Amended, Regarding Exports of Nuclear
Technology and Assistance to Thailand
Having considered the recommendation of the Department of
Energy's National Nuclear Security Administration (DOE/NNSA), the
U.S. Department of State's concurrence, and the consultations with
the U.S. Departments of Defense and Commerce and the U.S. Nuclear
Regulatory Commission, I have determined pursuant to section 57
b.(2) of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended, that a general
authorization under DOE's regulations at 10 CFR part 810 (Part 810)
for exports of Part 810-controlled nuclear technology and assistance
to Thailand will not be inimical to the interest of the United
States, provided that no sensitive nuclear technology or activities
described in 10 CFR 810.7, Activities Requiring Specific
Authorization, are involved.
Whether a destination is determined to be generally or
specifically authorized depends on several factors, including the
existence of a peaceful nuclear cooperation agreement (123
agreement) with the United States. The Agreement for Cooperation
Between the Government of the United States of America and the
Government of the Kingdom of Thailand Concerning Peaceful Uses of
Nuclear Energy, was signed in Bangkok, Thailand on January 14, 2025,
and entered into force on July 9, 2025. As such, and in
consideration of the relevant factors, I have determined that
general authorization status for Thailand to cover exports of Part
810-controlled nuclear technology and assistance under 10 CFR
810.6(a), Generally Authorized Activities, meets the non-inimicality
standard.
I therefore grant Thailand status as a generally authorized
destination under 10 CFR 810.6(a).
Accordingly, as of the date on which this Determination is
issued, all currently issued specific authorizations pursuant to 10
CFR 810.7(a) for exports of Part 810-controlled nuclear technology
and assistance to Thailand are eligible for the general
authorization under 10 CFR 810.6(a), subject to the reporting
requirements described in 10 CFR 810.12(e), Reports. Initial
reporting in accordance with 10 CFR 810.12(e) may also serve to
satisfy reporting requirements under 10 CFR 810.12(b) if specified
accordingly. Activities subject to 10 CFR 810.7(b)-(c) continue to
require specific authorization and separate reporting.
[FR Doc. 2026-09643 Filed 5-13-26; 8:45 am]
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