Sunday, 1 November 2026
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3.1.Irradiated fuel element decladding equipment and chopping machines

List
NSG – Trigger List (Part 1) – INFCIRC/254/Rev.15/Part 1 (21 April 2026)
Remotely operated equipment especially designed or prepared for use in a reprocessing plant as identified above and intended to expose or prepare the irradiated nuclear material in fuel assemblies, bundles or rods for processing.
EXPLANATORY NOTE
This equipment cuts, chops, shears or otherwise breaches the cladding of the fuel to expose the irradiated nuclear material for processing or prepares the fuel for processing. Especially designed cutting shears are most commonly employed, although advanced equipment, such as lasers, peeling machines, or other techniques, may be used. Decladding involves removing the cladding of the irradiated nuclear fuel prior to its dissolution.