USDOC Finalizes 20-Year Amendment to Russian Suspension Agreement

摘要

The US Department of Commerce (DOC) and Russia's State Atomic Energy Corporation Rosatom have signed a final amendment to the Agreement Suspending the Antidumping Investigation on Uranium from the Russian Federation (Russian Suspension Agreement [RSA]), which extends the Agreement through 2040, and reduces US reliance on uranium from Russia during that period. In an October 6 statement, DOC noted the amendment, which is unchanged from a draft amendment released for public comment on September 11, will extend the RSA that was previously set to expire on December 31. The amended Agreement will reduce US imports of uranium from Russia. The previous Agreement allowed Russian uranium exports to meet approximately 20 percent of US enrichment demand, while the amended Agreement drops this amount to an average of approximately 17 percent over the next 20 years, and will be no higher than 15 percent starting in 2028.