US Engineer Helped China's Nuclear Program for 2 Decades, Authorities Say

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The FBI has arrested an American nuclear engineer in Delaware for allegedly spending the past two decades illegally helping China build nuclear material with expertise he gleaned from others inside the United States.

Under the direction of a Chinese government agency, Ho allegedly identified and recruited experts from the U.S. civil nuclear industry who could provide the technical assistance he sought - often paying them for their help or arranging for them to travel to China, prosecutors say.

Specifically, Ho and others looked to obtain what the Justice Department calls "Integral assistance" and "Sensitive nuclear technology" relating to a "Small Modular Reactor Program" and an "Advanced Fuel Assembly Program" in China, and the group allegedly also sought help with nuclear reactor-related computer codes.

"Prosecuting those who seek to evade U.S. law by attaining sensitive nuclear technology for foreign nations is a top priority for [us]," the head of the Justice Department's National Security Division, John Carlin, said in a statement.

While operating his own technology firm based in Delaware, Ho has also been a senior adviser with China's largest nuclear power company, which specializes in the development and manufacture of nuclear reactors, according to prosecutors.

"The federal government has regulations in place to oversee civil nuclear cooperation, and if those authorities are circumvented, this can result in significant damage to our national security."

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