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imhoguy • 04/26/2025 • 2 replies • view on HN

Would ordering e.g. uranim glass beads [0] be acceptable?

[0] https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uranium_glass

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dhx • 04/26/2025

Maybe covered by the following exemptions of section 3 of Nuclear Non‑Proliferation (Safeguards) Regulations 1987?[1]

  (1) For the purposes of paragraph 9(c) of the Act, each of the following kinds of nuclear material is nuclear material of a kind to which Part II of the Act does not apply:
    (c) source material that is incorporated in:
      (i) the glazing of a finished ceramic product; or
      (ii) an alloy in the form of a finished constructional product, being an alloy the source material component of which is not more than 4% by weight of uranium or thorium;
    (d) source material that is contained in:
      (i) a chemical mixture, compound or solution, or an alloy, in which the uranium or thorium content by weight is less than 0.05% of the weight of the mixture, compound, solution or alloy;
There's probably dozens of other acts and regulations which would also apply to which the exemptions above may not apply--for example, legislation related to import declarations and use of mail services.

[1] https://www.legislation.gov.au/F1996B02071/2023-10-27/2023-1...

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feraloink • 04/26/2025

Probably would be entirely acceptable if one applied for and received a permit for them.

>can be imported legally by contacting the Australian Safeguards and Non-Proliferation Office for a permit first.