Alert

Due to a lapse in appropriations, the NRC has ceased normal operations. However, excepted and exempted activities necessary to maintain critical health and safety functions—as well as essential progress on designated critical activities, including those specified in Executive Order 14300—will continue, consistent with the OMB-Approved NRC Lapse Plan.

Foreign Assignee Program

A personnel exchange program for foreign regulatory counterparts. This helps the NRC and partners better understand each other’s regulatory programs, capabilities, and commitments and fosters relationships between the NRC and key officials in other countries. The assignees’ regulatory authorities generally identify the individuals participating and pay their salaries.

Page Last Reviewed/Updated Wednesday, February 15, 2023