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112TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 1808 

To amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to require the Secretary of Energy 

to carry out programs to develop and demonstrate 2 small modular 

nuclear reactor designs, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MAY 10, 2011 

Mr. ALTMIRE (for himself and Mr. MURPHY of Pennsylvania) introduced the 

following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in 

each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 

A BILL 

To amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to require the 

Secretary of Energy to carry out programs to develop 

and demonstrate 2 small modular nuclear reactor designs, and for other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Nuclear Power 2021 

5 Act’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. NUCLEAR POWER 2021 INITIATIVE. 

2 Section 952 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 

3 U.S.C. 16272) is amended by adding at the end the fol4 lowing: 

5 ‘‘(f) NUCLEAR POWER 2021 INITIATIVE.— 

6 ‘‘(1) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection: 

7 ‘‘(A) COMBINED LICENSE.—The term 

8 ‘combined license’ has the meaning given the 

9 term in section 52.1 of title 10, Code of Federal 

10 Regulations (or a successor regulation). 

11 ‘‘(B) DESIGN CERTIFICATION.—The term 

12 ‘design certification’ has the meaning given the 

13 term in section 52.1 of title 10, Code of Federal 

14 Regulations (or a successor regulation). 

15 ‘‘(C) SMALL MODULAR REACTOR.—The 

16 term ‘small modular reactor’ means a nuclear 

17 reactor— 

18 ‘‘(i) with a rated capacity of less than 

19 300 electrical megawatts; and 

20 ‘‘(ii) that can be constructed and op21 erated in combination with similar reactors 

22 at a single site. 

23 ‘‘(2) DUTY OF SECRETARY.—The Secretary 

24 shall carry out, through cooperative agreements with 

25 private sector partners— 

26 ‘‘(A) a program— 


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1 ‘‘(i) to develop a standard design for 

2 each of 2 small modular reactors; and 

3 ‘‘(ii) to obtain a design certification 

4 from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission 

5 for each of the standard designs by Janu6 ary 1, 2018; and 

7 ‘‘(B) a program to demonstrate the licens8 ing of small modular reactors by— 

9 ‘‘(i) developing applications for a com10 bined license for each of the designs cer11 tified pursuant to subparagraph (A); and 

12 ‘‘(ii) obtaining a combined license 

13 from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission 

14 for each of the designs by January 1, 

15 2021. 

16 ‘‘(3) MERIT REVIEW OF PROPOSALS.—The Sec17 retary shall select proposals for cooperative agree18 ments under this subsection— 

19 ‘‘(A) on the basis of an impartial review of 

20 the scientific and technical merit of the pro21 posals; and 

22 ‘‘(B) through the use of competitive proce23 dures. 

24 ‘‘(4) TECHNICAL CONSIDERATIONS.—In evalu25 ating proposals, the Secretary shall take into acVerDate Mar 15 2010 06:06 May 12, 2011 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H1808.IH H1808

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1 count the efficiency, cost, safety, and proliferation 

2 resistance of competing reactor designs. 

3 ‘‘(5) COST-SHARE REQUIREMENTS.— 

4 ‘‘(A) DESIGN DEVELOPMENT.—Notwith5 standing section 988, the Secretary shall re6 quire that not less than 50 percent of the cost 

7 of the development of each small modular reac8 tor design under paragraph (2)(A) be provided 

9 by a non-Federal source. 

10 ‘‘(B) LICENSING DEMONSTRATION.—Not11 withstanding section 988, the Secretary shall 

12 require that not less than 75 percent of the cost 

13 of the licensing demonstration of each small 

14 modular reactor design under paragraph (2)(B) 

15 be provided by a non-Federal source. 

16 ‘‘(C) CALCULATION OF AMOUNT.—Non17 Federal contributions under this subsection 

18 shall be calculated in accordance with section 

19 988(d).’’. 

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