3.0.0 97 2023-09-05T17:28:32Z 2023-09-05T17:28:32Z Senate S 2017-01-11 115 sseg00 Energy and Natural Resources Committee Senate Standing Reported by 2017-06-21T18:24:57Z Markup by 2017-03-30T13:30:00Z Referred to 2017-01-11T17:32:38Z S. Rept. 115-115 Energy and Natural Resources Act of 2017 115 1460 S 2017-09-19 Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 115-485. Related bill CRS Nuclear Energy Innovation Capabilities Act of 2017 115 431 HR 2017-04-25 Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy. Related bill CRS 2018-09-28 Became Public Law No: 115-248. President E40000 2 House floor actions 2018-09-28 Became Public Law No: 115-248. BecameLaw 36000 9 Library of Congress 2018-09-28 Signed by President. President E30000 2 House floor actions 2018-09-28 Signed by President. BecameLaw 36000 9 Library of Congress 2018-09-24 Presented to President. Floor E20000 2 House floor actions 2018-09-24 Presented to President. President 28000 9 Library of Congress 2018-09-13 14:47:00 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. Floor H38310 2 House floor actions 2018-09-13 14:46:59 On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H8235-8237) Floor H37300 2 House floor actions 2018-09-13 14:46:59 Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H8235-8237) Floor 8000 9 Library of Congress 2018-09-13 14:33:45 DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. 97. Floor H8D000 2 House floor actions 2018-09-13 14:33:42 Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H8235-8239) Floor H30000 2 House floor actions 2018-09-13 14:33:31 Mr. Weber (TX) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill. Floor H30300 2 House floor actions 2018-03-08 13:55:31 Held at the desk. Floor H15000 2 House floor actions 2018-03-08 Senate Message on Senate action sent to the House. Floor 2018-03-08 12:25:23 Received in the House. Floor H14000 2 House floor actions 2018-03-07 Senate Passed Senate with amendments by Voice Vote. (text: CR S1419-1421) Floor 2018-03-07 Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with amendments by Voice Vote.(text: CR S1419-1421) Floor 17000 9 Library of Congress 2018-03-07 Senate Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S1419-1423) Floor 2017-06-21 Senate Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 153. Calendars 2017-06-21 sseg00 Energy and Natural Resources Committee Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Murkowski without amendment. With written report No. 115-115. Committee 2017-06-21 Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Murkowski without amendment. With written report No. 115-115. Committee 14000 9 Library of Congress sseg00 Energy and Natural Resources Committee 2017-03-30 sseg00 Energy and Natural Resources Committee Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably. Committee 2017-01-11 sseg00 Energy and Natural Resources Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. IntroReferral 2017-01-11 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 2017-01-11 True B001288 Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ] Cory Booker D NJ 2017-01-11 True R000584 Sen. Risch, James E. [R-ID] James Risch R ID E. 2017-01-11 True H000338 Sen. Hatch, Orrin G. [R-UT] ORRIN HATCH R UT GRANT 2017-01-11 True M001153 Sen. Murkowski, Lisa [R-AK] Lisa Murkowski R AK 2017-01-11 True D000563 Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] Richard Durbin D IL J. 2017-01-11 True S001202 Sen. Strange, Luther [R-AL] Luther Strange R AL 2017-05-25 False 2017-06-13T19:00:00Z S. 97, Nuclear Energy Innovation Capabilities Act of 2017 https://www.cbo.gov/publication/52805 As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources on March 30, 2017 Public Law 115-248 Energy Advanced technology and technological innovations Computers and information technology Congressional oversight Energy research Government buildings, facilities, and property Licensing and registrations Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) Nuclear power Research and development User charges and fees Energy 00 2017-01-11 Introduced in Senate 2017-04-10T15:37:31Z Nuclear Energy Innovation Capabilities Act of 2017

This bill amends the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to revise the objectives of the civilian nuclear energy research, development, demonstration, and commercial application programs of the Department of Energy (DOE) to emphasize research infrastructure and private sector participation.

By December 31, 2017, DOE shall determine the mission need for a versatile reactor-based fast neutron source, which shall operate as a national user facility.

DOE shall carry out a program for enhancing the capability to develop new reactor technologies through high-performance computation modeling and simulation techniques.

DOE shall also carry out a program to: (1) enable the testing and demonstration of reactor concepts proposed and funded by the private sector, and (2) leverage the technical expertise of relevant federal agencies and national laboratories to minimize the time required to enable construction and operation of privately funded experimental reactors at national laboratories or other DOE-owned sites.

Within 1 year of this bill's enactment, DOE must submit to Congress 2 specified alternative 10-year budget plans for civilian nuclear energy research and development by the DOE.

DOE shall establish an Advanced Nuclear Energy Cost-Share Grant Program.

]]> 80 2017-06-21 Reported to Senate without amendment 2017-08-16T18:59:13Z (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.)

Nuclear Energy Innovation Capabilities Act of 2017

(Sec. 2) This bill amends the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to revise the objectives of the civilian nuclear energy research, development, demonstration, and commercial application programs of the Department of Energy (DOE) to emphasize : (1) providing research infrastructure to promote scientific progress and enable users from academia, the National Laboratories, and the private sector to make scientific discoveries relevant for nuclear, chemical, and materials science engineering; and (2) enabling the private sector to partner with the National Laboratories to demonstrate novel reactor concepts for the purpose of resolving technical uncertainty associated with the aforementioned objectives.

The bill repeals the Nuclear Power 2010 Program, and makes technical corrections removing the Office of Nuclear Energy, Science and Technology as the designated entity to conduct the research, development, and demonstration programs on advanced fuel recycling technology and cost-effective technologies for increasing the safety and security of nuclear facilities. (The Office of Nuclear Energy, Science and Technology was replaced in DOE by the Office of Nuclear Energy, the Office of Science, and the Office of Technology Transitions.)

The bill repeals requirements for development of a comprehensive plan for the operation and maintenance of its facilities at the Idaho National Laboratory to support civilian nuclear energy research, development, demonstration, and commercial application programs, including radiological facilities management, isotope production, and facilities management.

By December 31, 2017, DOE shall determine the mission need for a versatile reactor-based fast neutron source, which shall operate as a national user facility.

DOE shall ensure that the user facility will provide at a minimum: (1) fast neutron spectrum irradiation capability, and (2) capacity for upgrades to accommodate new or expanded research needs.

DOE shall leverage from the Office of Science the best practices for management, construction, and operation of national user facilities.

DOE shall carry out a program for enhancing the capability to develop new reactor technologies through high-performance computation modeling and simulation techniques. Such program shall coordinate with relevant federal agencies through the National Strategic Computing Initiative while taking into account specified objectives.

The bill authorizes a program to enable the testing and demonstration of reactor concepts to be proposed and funded by the private sector. DOE shall leverage the technical expertise of relevant federal agencies and the National Laboratories in order to minimize the time required to enable construction and operation of privately funded experimental reactors at national laboratories or other DOE-owned sites.

Such reactors shall operate to enable physical validation of advanced nuclear reactor concepts and generate research and development to improve nascent technologies.

DOE may enter into a memorandum of understanding with the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) in order to share technical expertise and knowledge through:

  • testing and demonstration of advanced nuclear reactor concepts to be proposed and funded by the private sector,
  • operating a database to store and share data and knowledge relevant to nuclear science and engineering between federal agencies and the private sector,
  • developing and testing electric and nonelectric integration and energy conversion systems relevant to advanced nuclear reactors,
  • leveraging expertise from the NRC respecting safety analysis, and
  • enabling the technical staff of the NRC to actively observe and learn about technologies developed under such testing and demonstration program.

The NRC and DOE shall enter into another memorandum of understanding to ensure that:

  • DOE has sufficient technical expertise to support the timely research, development, demonstration, and commercial application by the civilian nuclear industry of safe and innovative advanced nuclear technology; and
  • the NRC has sufficient technical expertise to assist in the evaluation of applications for licenses, permits, and design certifications and other requests for regulatory approval for advanced nuclear reactors.

Also, the NRC and DOE shall enter into such memorandum regarding:

  • the use of computers and software codes to calculate the behavior and performance of advanced nuclear reactors, and
  • ensuring that DOE maintains and develops the necessary facilities to enable timely research, development, demonstration, and commercial application by the civilian nuclear industry of safe and innovative reactor technology, and that the NRC has access to those facilities, as needed.

DOE shall assess its capabilities to authorize, host, and oversee privately funded experimental advanced nuclear reactors at national laboratories or other DOE-owned sites.

The bill subjects any activities carried out under such testing and demonstration program which involves the risk of public liability to the financial protection or indemnification requirements under the Price-Anderson Act.

Within 1 year of this bill's enactment, DOE must submit to Congress 2 specified alternative 10-year budget plans for civilian nuclear energy research and development by DOE, one assuming constant annual funding for 10 years at the appropriated FY2016 level, and the other an unconstrained budget.

DOE must also identify to Congress: (1) engineering designs for innovative fusion energy systems that have the potential to demonstrate net energy production within 15 years of the start of construction, and (2) budgetary requirements necessary for DOE to carry out a fusion innovation initiative to accelerate research and development of those designs.

(Sec. 3) DOE shall establish an Advanced Nuclear Energy Cost-Share Grant Program, under which it shall make cost-share grants to applicants to fund a portion of the applicant's NRC fees for pre-application and application review activities.

DOE shall: (1) seek out technology diversity in making such grants, and (2) determine each grant's cost-share amount.

Grant recipients may use their grant funds to cover NRC fees, including those associated with developing a licensing project plan, obtaining a statement of licensing feasibility, reviewing topical reports, other pre-application and application review activities, and interactions with the NRC.

The bill authorizes appropriations to DOE to carry out such grant program.

]]> 49 2018-09-28 Public Law 2019-01-02T21:20:51Z Nuclear Energy Innovation Capabilities Act of 2017

(Sec. 2) This bill amends the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to revise the objectives of the civilian nuclear energy research, development, demonstration, and commercial application programs of the Department of Energy (DOE) to emphasize : (1) providing research infrastructure to promote scientific progress and enable users from academia, the National Laboratories, and the private sector to make scientific discoveries relevant for nuclear, chemical, and materials science engineering; and (2) enabling the private sector to partner with the National Laboratories to demonstrate novel reactor concepts for the purpose of resolving technical uncertainty associated with the aforementioned objectives.

The bill repeals the Nuclear Power 2010 Program, and makes technical corrections removing the Office of Nuclear Energy, Science and Technology as the designated entity to conduct the research, development, and demonstration programs on advanced fuel recycling technology and cost-effective technologies for increasing the safety and security of nuclear facilities. (The Office of Nuclear Energy, Science and Technology was replaced in DOE by the Office of Nuclear Energy, the Office of Science, and the Office of Technology Transitions.)

The bill repeals requirements for development of a comprehensive plan for the operation and maintenance of its facilities at the Idaho National Laboratory to support civilian nuclear energy research, development, demonstration, and commercial application programs, including radiological facilities management, isotope production, and facilities management.

By December 31, 2017, DOE shall determine the mission need for a versatile reactor-based fast neutron source, which shall operate as a national user facility.

DOE shall ensure that the user facility will provide at a minimum: (1) fast neutron spectrum irradiation capability, and (2) capacity for upgrades to accommodate new or expanded research needs.

DOE shall leverage from the Office of Science the best practices for management, construction, and operation of national user facilities.

DOE shall carry out a program for enhancing the capability to develop new reactor technologies through high-performance computation modeling and simulation techniques. Such program shall coordinate with relevant federal agencies through the National Strategic Computing Initiative while taking into account specified objectives.

The bill authorizes a program to enable the testing and demonstration of reactor concepts to be proposed and funded by the private sector. DOE shall leverage the technical expertise of relevant federal agencies and the National Laboratories in order to minimize the time required to enable construction and operation of privately funded experimental reactors at national laboratories or other DOE-owned sites.

Such reactors shall operate to enable physical validation of advanced nuclear reactor concepts and generate research and development to improve nascent technologies.

DOE may enter into a memorandum of understanding with the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) in order to share technical expertise and knowledge through:

  • testing and demonstration of advanced nuclear reactor concepts to be proposed and funded by the private sector,
  • operating a database to store and share data and knowledge relevant to nuclear science and engineering between federal agencies and the private sector,
  • developing and testing electric and nonelectric integration and energy conversion systems relevant to advanced nuclear reactors,
  • leveraging expertise from the NRC respecting safety analysis, and
  • enabling the technical staff of the NRC to actively observe and learn about technologies developed under such testing and demonstration program.

The NRC and DOE shall enter into another memorandum of understanding to ensure that:

  • DOE has sufficient technical expertise to support the timely research, development, demonstration, and commercial application by the civilian nuclear industry of safe and innovative advanced nuclear technology; and
  • the NRC has sufficient technical expertise to assist in the evaluation of applications for licenses, permits, and design certifications and other requests for regulatory approval for advanced nuclear reactors.

This memorandum must also address:

  • the use of computers and software to calculate the behavior and performance of advanced nuclear reactors, and
  • ensuring that DOE maintains and develops the necessary facilities to enable timely research, development, demonstration, and commercial application by the civilian nuclear industry of safe and innovative reactor technology, and that the NRC has access to those facilities, as needed.

DOE shall assess its capabilities to authorize, host, and oversee privately funded experimental advanced nuclear reactors at national laboratories or other DOE-owned sites.

The bill subjects any activities carried out under such testing and demonstration program which involves the risk of public liability to the financial protection or indemnification requirements under the Price-Anderson Act.

Within 1 year of this bill's enactment, DOE must submit to Congress two specified alternative 10-year budget plans for civilian nuclear energy research and development by DOE, one assuming constant annual funding for 10 years at the appropriated FY2016 level, and the other an unconstrained budget.

DOE must also identify to Congress: (1) engineering designs for innovative fusion energy systems that have the potential to demonstrate net energy production within 15 years of the start of construction, and (2) budgetary requirements necessary for DOE to carry out a fusion innovation initiative to accelerate research and development of those designs.

(Sec. 3) DOE shall establish an Advanced Nuclear Energy Cost-Share Grant Program to make cost-share grants to applicants to fund a portion of the applicant's NRC fees for pre-application and application review activities.

DOE shall: (1) seek out technology diversity in making such grants, and (2) determine each grant's cost-share amount in accordance with the Energy Policy Act of 2005.

Grant recipients may use their grant funds to cover NRC fees, including those associated with developing a licensing project plan, obtaining a statement of licensing feasibility, reviewing topical reports, other pre-application and application review activities, and interactions with the NRC.

]]> Nuclear Energy Innovation Capabilities Act of 2017 Display Title Nuclear Energy Innovation Capabilities Act of 2017 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 Passed House Nuclear Energy Innovation Capabilities Act of 2017 H House Short Titles as Introduced Nuclear Energy Innovation Capabilities Act of 2017 Short Titles as Enacted Nuclear Energy Innovation Capabilities Act of 2017 Short Titles as Passed Senate Nuclear Energy Innovation Capabilities Act of 2017 S Senate Short Titles as Reported to Senate Nuclear Energy Innovation Capabilities Act of 2017 S Senate 2104 115 SAMDT To modify provisions relating to the advanced nuclear energy licensing cost-share grant program. 2020-12-15T17:17:54Z 2018-03-07 Amendment SA 2104 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent. SA 2104 https://www.congress.gov/amendment/115th-congress/senate-amendment/2104 C000880 Sen. Crapo, Mike [R-ID] Mike Crapo R ID 2018-03-07T05:00:00Z 2018-03-07T05:00:00Z Senate 115 S Senate S 97 Nuclear Energy Innovation Capabilities Act of 2017 2023-09-05T17:28:32Z 6 2018-03-07 0 Senate Amendment SA 2104 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent. Floor 2018-03-07 0 Senate Amendment SA 2104 proposed by Senator Crapo. (consideration: CR S1419; text: CR S1419) To modify provisions relating to the advanced nuclear energy licensing cost-share grant program. Floor 2018-03-07 Senate amendment agreed to: Amendment SA 2104 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent. Floor 94000 9 Library of Congress 2018-03-07 Senate amendment proposed (on the floor): Amendment SA 2104 proposed by Senator Crapo.(consideration: CR S1419; text: CR S1419) Floor 93000 9 Library of Congress 2018-03-07 Senate amendment submitted Floor 91000 9 Library of Congress Enrolled Bill https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115s97enr/xml/BILLS-115s97enr.xml Engrossed in Senate 2018-03-07T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115s97es/xml/BILLS-115s97es.xml Reported to Senate 2017-06-21T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115s97rs/xml/BILLS-115s97rs.xml Introduced in Senate 2017-01-11T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115s97is/xml/BILLS-115s97is.xml 2018-09-29T03:59:59Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/PLAW-115publ248/uslm/PLAW-115publ248.xml Public Law 2018-09-28 Became Public Law No: 115-248. 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.