§2155b International nuclear export and innovation activities

Summary

The Commission must run and coordinate its work on licenses for bringing nuclear reactors and radioactive materials into or out of the country. It must also work with other countries to help regulate nuclear reactors and radioactive materials, including with members of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and the Nuclear Energy Agency. The Commission must help other U.S. agencies and foreign partners use international technical standards for licensing and regulation, help countries build strong nuclear regulatory agencies and laws, and run exchange programs and training with the Secretary of State to improve civil nuclear licensing and oversight. For those exchange programs, the Commission must coordinate with the Secretary of Energy, the Secretary of State, the National Laboratories, the private sector, and colleges and universities. The Commission may create an “International Nuclear Export and Innovation Branch” inside its Office of International Programs to do this work. It must also coordinate all international activities under this authority with the Secretary of State, the Secretary of Energy, and other relevant agencies. Nothing here changes the Commission’s power to license and regulate the civilian use of radioactive materials.