42 U.S.C. § 2155b: International nuclear export and innovation activities

import and export licensing for nuclear reactors and radioactive materials; and the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development; or the Nuclear Energy Agency; and the consideration of international technical standards to establish the licensing and regulatory basis to assist the design, construction, and operation of nuclear reactors and use of radioactive materials; efforts to help build competent nuclear regulatory organizations and legal frameworks in foreign countries that are seeking to develop civil nuclear industries; and exchange programs and training provided, in coordination with the Secretary of State, to foreign countries relating to civil nuclear licensing and oversight to improve the regulation of nuclear reactors and radioactive materials, in accordance with paragraph (2). the Secretary of Energy; the Secretary of State; the National Laboratories; the private sector; and institutions of higher education. The Commission may establish within the Office of International Programs a branch, to be known as the “International Nuclear Export and Innovation Branch”, to carry out the international nuclear export and innovation activities described in subsection (a) as the Commission determines to be appropriate and within the mission of the Commission. The Commission shall coordinate all international activities under this section with the Secretary of State, the Secretary of Energy, and other applicable agencies, as appropriate. Nothing in this section alters the authority of the Commission to license and regulate the civilian use of radioactive materials.