Sunday, 1 November 2026
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on Countering the Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction
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1B228Hydrogen-cryogenic distillation columns having all of the following characteristics:

List
EU dual-use list – Annex I to Regulation (EU) 2021/821, updated annually
Originating regime
NSG
a. Designed for operation with internal temperatures in the range of 15 K (-258 °C) to 35 K (-238 °C);
b. Designed for operation at internal pressures in the range of 0,1 MPa to 1 MPa;
c. Constructed of either:
1. Austenitic stainless steel; or
2. Equivalent materials which are both cryogenic and hydrogen (H2)-compatible between 15 K (-258 °C) and 35 K (-238 °C); and
d. With internal diameters of 30 cm or greater and 'effective lengths' of 4 m or greater.
Technical Note 1:
In 1B228 'effective length' means the active height of packing material in a packed-type column, or the active height of internal contactor plates in a plate-type column.
Technical Note 2:
Equivalent materials could include, but are not limited to the following materials:
a. aluminium,
b. aluminium alloys,
c. copper alloys,
d. nickel alloys,
and
e. titanium alloys.