2A290 Category 2A

Generators and other equipment “specially designed”, prepared, or intended for use with nuclear plants.

Category 2: Materials Processing

Reasons for control

NP: Nuclear nonproliferation
AT: Anti-terrorism

Country chart

Control	Column
AT applies to entire entry	AT 1
NP applies to entire entry	NP 2

List-based license exceptions

Exception	As stated in the entry
GBS	N/A
LVS	N/A

Items

Items: a. Generators, turbine-generator sets, steam turbines, heat exchangers, and heat exchanger type condensers designed or intended for use in a nuclear reactor;
b. Process control systems intended for use with the equipment controlled by 2A290.a.

Related controls

(1) See ECCN 2D290 for software for items controlled under this entry. (2) See ECCNs 2E001 (“development”), 2E002 (“production”), and 2E290 (“use”) for technology for items controlled under this entry. (3) Also see ECCN 2A291. (4) Certain nuclear equipment “specially designed” or prepared for use in nuclear plants is subject to the export licensing authority of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (see 10 CFR part 110).

Source: eCFR, version 2026-08-01, retrieved 2026-08-20T04:04:59+00:00.