The U.S. Department of Commerce has suspended export licenses for nuclear plant parts and equipment destined for China, according to multiple sources familiar with the matter. The suspensions, issued in recent days, impact U.S. nuclear equipment suppliers such as Westinghouse and Emerson, whose technologies are widely used in the global nuclear industry. The Commerce Department is reviewing exports of strategic significance to China, and the suspended licenses typically have a validity of four years. The affected export licenses pertain to components used in China's nuclear power plants and are part of a broader set of U.S. trade restrictions imposed over the past two weeks. These include limits on exports of hydraulic fluids, jet engines—such as the suspension of GE Aerospace licenses for China's COMAC aircraft—ethane shipments by Enterprise Product Partners, and electronic design automation software from firms like Cadence Design Systems. The suspensions are expected to affect business contracts worth hundreds of millions of dollars, according to two sources. It remains unclear whether a recent call between U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping will influence the status of these license suspensions. China has responded by emphasizing its adherence to the May 12 agreement and has called for the U.S. to remove what it describes as negative measures. The current restrictions coincide with Chinese controls on critical metals, which have threatened global supply chains, particularly for major U.S. automakers. Further talks between U.S. and Chinese officials are scheduled for June 9.