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Division [2A225] Crucibles made of materials resistant to liquid actinide metals, as follows:F1

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  1. a..

    Crucibles having both of the following characteristics:

    1. 1..

      A volume of between 150 cm3 and 8 000 cm3; and

    2. 2..

      Made of or coated with any of the following materials, or combination of the following materials, having an overall impurity level of 2 % or less by weight:

      1. a..

        Calcium fluoride (CaF2);

      2. b..

        Calcium zirconate (metazirconate) (CaZrO3);

      3. c..

        Cerium sulphide (Ce2S3);

      4. d..

        Erbium oxide (erbia) (Er2O3);

      5. e..

        Hafnium oxide (hafnia) (HfO2);

      6. f..

        Magnesium oxide (MgO);

      7. g..

        Nitrided niobium-titanium-tungsten alloy (approximately 50 % Nb, 30 % Ti, 20 % W);

      8. h..

        Yttrium oxide (yttria) (Y2O3); or

      9. i..

        Zirconium oxide (zirconia) (ZrO2);

  2. b..

    Crucibles having both of the following characteristics:

    1. 1..

      A volume of between 50 cm3 and 2 000 cm3; and

    2. 2..

      Made of or lined with tantalum, having a purity of 99,9 % or greater by weight;

  3. c..

    Crucibles having all of the following characteristics:

    1. 1..

      A volume of between 50 cm3 and 2 000 cm3;

    2. 2..

      Made of or lined with tantalum, having a purity of 98 % or greater by weight; and

    3. 3..

      Coated with tantalum carbide, nitride, boride, or any combination thereof.

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F1

Substituted by Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/1749 of 7 October 2020 amending Council Regulation (EC) No 428/2009 setting up a Community regime for the control of exports, transfer, brokering and transit of dual-use items.