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Summaries of Major Ethics Rules
Employees of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), both full-time and part-time, are subject to the laws and regulations on ethics. These include the criminal conflict of interest statutes (18 USC 201-209) and the Government-wide regulations on employee conduct, financial disclosure, ethics training, and post-employment (5 CFR parts 2634-2640). The NRC also has regulations on outside employment and security ownership (5 C.F.R. part 5801).
The following is a summary of the major conflict of interest laws and regulations that apply to NRC employees:
- Financial Interests
- Impartiality
- Security Ownership Restrictions
- Gifts
- Bribery
- NRC Time and Property
- NRC Title or Position
- Nonpublic Information
- Outside Employment
- Supplementing Federal Salary
- Teaching, Speaking, or Writing
- Fundraising
- Representations to the Government
- Job Seeking
- Post-Employment Restrictions
- Expert Witness
- Political Restrictions
- Procurement Restrictions
- Administrative False Claims Act
- Foreign Governments
- Financial Disclosure (5 CFR Part 2634)
Page Last Reviewed/Updated Tuesday, September 08, 2026
Page Last Reviewed/Updated Tuesday, September 08, 2026