Program Plan for U.S. Technical Assistance

The safeguards implemented by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) are of major importance to the non-proliferation objectives of the United States of America and other nations of the world. Assurance of safeguards effectiveness is mandatory to continued peaceful use of nuclear power. To enhance the ability of the IAEA to apply safeguards effectively, and to ensure that IAEA does not lack technical assistance which the U.S. could readily supply, the U.S. Congress has made available a special authorization for such technical assistance.