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2.B.2.Lithium isotope separation facilities or plants, and systems and equipment therefor, as follows:

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NSG – Nuclear-related dual-use equipment, materials, software and related technology (Part 2) – INFCIRC/254/Rev.13/Part 2
N.B.: Certain lithium isotope separation equipment and components for the plasma separation process (PSP) are also directly applicable to uranium isotope separation and are controlled under INFCIRC/254 Part 1 (as amended).
a. Facilities or plants for the separation of lithium isotopes;
b. Equipment for the separation of lithium isotopes based on the lithium-mercury amalgam process, as follows:
1. Packed liquid-liquid exchange columns specially designed for lithium amalgams;
2. Mercury or lithium amalgam pumps;
3. Lithium amalgam electrolysis cells;
4. Evaporators for concentrated lithium hydroxide solution;
c. Ion exchange systems specially designed for lithium isotope separation, and specially designed component parts therefor;
d. Chemical exchange systems (employing crown ethers, cryptands, or lariat ethers) specially designed for lithium isotope separation, and specially designed component parts therefor.