Plutonium-Uranium Mixed Oxide (MOX) Powder
Mixture of plutonium oxide and 5% enriched uranium oxide powder for MOX fuel production, containing both fissile materials. Falls under HTS 2844.20.00 as a mixture containing compounds of uranium enriched in U235 and plutonium. Used in advanced reactor fuel cycles.
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If prepared as chemical preparations not chemically defined
Complex mixtures without defined composition might shift to 3824 as 'other chemical preparations,' but defined Pu/U compounds stay in Chapter 28.
If thorium compounds present
Compounds of thorium (Th-232) are in 2844.30; pure Pu/U mixtures remain in 2844.20.
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Import Tips & Compliance
• File NRC Form 741 with material balance; criticality calculations per ANSI N16.1 required; ship in IP-2 packages max 1g Pu-239
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Plutonium-239 Dioxide Powder
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High-Assay Low-Enriched Uranium (HALEU) Oxide
UO2 or U3O8 powder enriched to 19% U235, classified as HALEU for advanced reactors. Covered by HTS 2844.20.00 as a compound of uranium enriched in U235. Emerging for small modular reactor fuel.
Plutonium Metal Ingot
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