3.0.0 2461 2023-01-11T13:32:14Z 2023-01-11T13:32:14Z Senate S 2016-01-21 114 sseg00 Energy and Natural Resources Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2016-01-21T16:37:14Z 2016-01-21 sseg00 Energy and Natural Resources Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. IntroReferral 2016-01-21 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress C000880 Sen. Crapo, Mike [R-ID] Mike Crapo R ID N W000802 Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI] Sheldon Whitehouse D RI 2016-01-21 True R000584 Sen. Risch, James E. [R-ID] James Risch R ID E. 2016-01-21 True B001288 Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ] Cory Booker D NJ 2016-01-21 True H000338 Sen. Hatch, Orrin G. [R-UT] ORRIN HATCH R UT GRANT 2016-01-21 True K000360 Sen. Kirk, Mark Steven [R-IL] MARK KIRK R IL STEVEN 2016-01-27 False Energy Advanced technology and technological innovations Computers and information technology Congressional oversight Energy research Licensing and registrations Nuclear power Public-private cooperation Research administration and funding Research and development Technology assessment Energy 00 2016-01-21 Introduced in Senate 2016-04-29T17:55:01Z Nuclear Energy Innovation Capabilities Act

This bill amends the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to revise the objectives for the civilian nuclear energy research and development programs of the Department of Energy (DOE).

DOE shall carry out a specified program to enhance U.S. capabilities to develop new reactor technologies and related systems technologies through high-performance computation modeling and simulation techniques.

DOE shall: (1) determine the mission need for a versatile reactor-based fast neutron source, which shall operate as a national user facility; and (2) submit a plan to Congress for establishment of such a facility.

DOE may enter into a memorandum of understanding with the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) to establish a National Nuclear Innovation Center that:

  • enables the testing and demonstration of reactor concepts to be proposed and funded by the private sector,
  • establishes and operates a database to store and share data and knowledge on nuclear science between federal agencies and private industry, and
  • establishes capabilities to develop and test reactor electric and nonelectric integration and energy conversion systems.

DOE shall submit to Congress three alternative 10-year budget plans for civilian nuclear energy research and development.

The NRC shall report to Congress on:

  • the extent to which it is capable of licensing advanced reactor designs developed under this bill by the end of a specified four-year period, and
  • any organizational or institutional barriers it will need to overcome to be able to license such designs.
]]> Nuclear Energy Innovation Capabilities Act Display Title Nuclear Energy Innovation Capabilities Act Official Title as Introduced A bill to enable civilian research and development of advanced nuclear energy technologies by private and public institutions, to expand theoretical and practical knowledge of nuclear physics, chemistry, and materials science, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Nuclear Energy Innovation Capabilities Act Introduced in Senate 2016-01-21T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114s2461is/xml/BILLS-114s2461is.xml 2016-01-21 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.