IEC Documents Database

The U.S. Department of Energy has longstanding cooperative arrangements with foreign governments and international organizations in all areas of its mission: energy supply and security, science and technology, non-proliferation, and the environment, including promoting clean energy technologies to address climate change. The Department has over four hundred active commitments with 80-plus countries and eight international organizations. Through this site, you can search and access the Department's library of active and historic (expired) commitments.
Country/IO Document Title Programmatic Focus Start Date
Japan Memorandum of Understanding between the United States Department of Energy and the Power Reactor and Nuclear Fuel Development Corporation, Japan, in a Joint Physics Large Core Critical Experiments Program Energy Information>Information Exchange, Nuclear>Civilian Nuclear Energy Cooperation>International Nuclear Fuel Services Framework, Nuclear>Nuclear Nonproliferation>Nuclear Fuel Cycle
Spain Memorandum of Understanding between the United States Department of Energy and the Spanish Instituto Geologicio Y Minero for Cooperation in Energy Research and Development Energy Information>Information Exchange, Energy Information>Technical Assistance
Spain Memorandum of Understanding between the United States Department of Energy and the Spanish Junta De Energia Nuclear for Cooperation in Energy Research and Development Nuclear>Nuclear Nonproliferation>Nuclear Safeguards
Austria Memorandum of Understanding between the United States Department of Energy and the United Nations Industrial Development Organization concerning on Inclusive and Sustainable Industrial Development Energy Efficiency>Industrial Efficiency, Energy Efficiency>Standards, Energy Information>Information Exchange
China Memorandum of Understanding between the United States Department of Energy National Energy Technology Laboratory and Chinese Academy of Sciences Institute of Process Engineering Basic Sciences>Advanced Scientific Computing Research, Climate Change>Low-Emission Fossil-Based Fuels/Power, Energy Information>Data Sharing, Energy Information>Information Exchange, Energy Information>Technical Assistance
Brazil Memorandum of Understanding between the United States Department of Energy National Energy Technology Laboratory and the Brazilian Coal Association Concerning Cooperation in Carbon Capture and Carbon Management Technology Development and Deployment Low-Emission Fossil-Based Fuels/Power>Carbon Capture, Storage & Sequestration>Carbon Capture
South Korea Memorandum of Understanding between the United States Department of Energy the Korean Ministry of Science and Technology Providing for a Cooperative Laboratory Relationship among the U.S. Deparment of Energy Pittsburgh Energy Technology Center the Kore... Basic Sciences>Basic Energy Sciences, Energy Information>Information Exchange
France Memorandum of Understanding between the United States Energy Research and Development Administration and the French Centre National de La Recherche Scientifique on certain Safety Aspects of Solar Towers Renewables>Solar>Concentrating Solar Power
France Memorandum of Understanding Between the United States Energy Research and Development Administration and the French National Center for Scientific Research for Cooperation in Joint Research on Solar Thermal Conversion Systems Renewables>Solar>Solar Thermal Power
Poland Memorandum of Understanding between the United States of America and the Republic of Poland on A U.S. - Poland Strategic Dialogue on Energy Infrastructure Security>Cyber Security, Nuclear>Civilian Nuclear Energy Cooperation>Nuclear Infrastructure Development
Japan Memorandum of Understanding between the United States Research and Development Organizations and the Japanese Research Organizations for Cooperation in Nuclear Reactor Technologies Research and Development Energy Information>Information Exchange, Nuclear>Nuclear Nonproliferation>Nuclear Security
Turkey Memorandum of Understanding between the University of Adiyaman and Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory concerning cooperation in Accelerator Physics and Related Fields Basic Sciences>Basic Energy Sciences, Basic Sciences>High Energy Physics, Energy Information>Data Sharing, Energy Information>Information Exchange, Energy Information>Technical Assistance
China Memorandum of Understanding between the University of Science and Technology of China and Institute of Plasma Physics/Chinese Academy of Sciences and Princeton University/Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory for Cooperation on Fusion Energy Alternate Fuels>Fusion, Basic Sciences>Fusion Energy Sciences, Energy Information>Technical Assistance
Japan Memorandum of Understanding between The University of Tokyo, Information Technology Center and the Regents of the University of California, as Management and Operating Contractor for Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory Concerning Collaboration on Hig... Basic Sciences>Advanced Scientific Computing Research, Energy Information>Information Exchange, Energy Information>Technical Assistance
Germany Memorandum of Understanding between the Wismut GmbH of Germany and the United States Department of Energy for the Exchange of Information, professional development Staff, and Cooperation in the Effective Management of Legacy Uranium Mines and Mills Energy Information>Data Sharing, Energy Information>Information Exchange, Energy Information>Technical Assistance
South Africa Memorandum of Understanding between the World Wildlife Fund-South Africa, EarthKind International, U.S. Department of Energy and U.S. Agency for International Development on Creating the Sustainable Development Resource Center Energy Efficiency>Standards
Japan Memorandum of Understanding between Tohoku University and Argonne National Laboratory concerning Synchrotron Science Basic Sciences>Advanced Scientific Computing Research, Basic Sciences>Basic Energy Sciences
South Korea Memorandum of Understanding between UChicago Argonne LLC, Operator of Argonne National Laboratory and Korea Institute for Advancement of Technology for Cooperation in Research and Development of Transportation System Technologies
 		Energy Information>Data Sharing, Energy Information>Information Exchange
China Memorandum of Understanding between UChicago Argonne, LLC and Wuhan University for Cooperation on Chemistry, Catalysis, Nanoscience and Nanotechnology Chemistry, Catalysis, Nanoscience & Nanotechnology
South Korea Memorandum of Understanding between UChicago Argonne, LLC Operator of Argonne National Laboratory and Faculty of Natural Sciences and Engineering, Chung-Ang University for Cooperation concerning Renewable Energy, Nanoscale and Mesoscale Sciences, and E... Energy Information>Data Sharing, Energy Information>Information Exchange, Energy Information>Technical Assistance
South Korea Memorandum of Understanding between UChicago Argonne, LLC Operator of Argonne National Laboratory and Pusan National University regarding Advanced Materials Basic Sciences>Advanced Scientific Computing Research
South Korea Memorandum of Understanding between UChicago Argonne, LLC Operator of Argonne National Laboratory and Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology Energy Information>Data Sharing, Energy Information>Information Exchange, Energy Information>Technical Assistance
Russia Memorandum of Understanding between UChicago Argonne, LLC, Operator of Argonne National Laboratory and Technological Institute for Superhard and Novel Carbon Materials for Cooperation on High Quality Diamond Crystals for Research Basic Sciences>Basic Energy Sciences, Basic Sciences>Biological & Environmental Research
France Memorandum of Understanding between UChicago Argonne, LLC, operator of Argonne National Laboratory and University de Technology at Troyes, France Energy Information>Data Sharing, Energy Information>Information Exchange, Energy Information>Technical Assistance
Brazil Memorandum of Understanding between UT-Battelle, LLC and Centro De Pesquisas De Energia Electrica regarding Industrial Energy Efficiency Assessments and Information Energy Efficiency>Industrial Efficiency