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116TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 2368 

To amend the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 and the Energy Policy Act 

of 2005 to support licensing and relicensing of certain nuclear facilities 

and nuclear energy research, demonstration, and development, and for 

other purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

JULY 31, 2019 

Mr. COONS (for himself and Ms. MCSALLY) introduced the following bill; 

which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources 

A BILL 

To amend the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 and the Energy 

Policy Act of 2005 to support licensing and relicensing 

of certain nuclear facilities and nuclear energy research, 

demonstration, and development, 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 Energy Re5 newal Act of 2019’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. LIGHT WATER REACTOR SUSTAINABILITY PRO2 GRAM. 

3 Section 621 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (Public 

4 Law 109–58; 119 Stat. 782) is amended— 

5 (1) by striking ‘‘Section’’ and inserting the fol6 lowing: 

7 ‘‘(a) AMENDMENT TO ATOMIC ENERGY ACT OF

8 1954.—Section’’; and 

9 (2) by adding at the end the following: 

10 ‘‘(b) LIGHT WATER REACTOR SUSTAINABILITY PRO11 GRAM.— 

12 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other 

13 provision of law, the Secretary shall expand the light 

14 water reactor sustainability program of the Depart15 ment, to the maximum extent practicable— 

16 ‘‘(A) to ensure the achievement of max17 imum benefits from existing nuclear generation; 

18 ‘‘(B) to accommodate the increase in appli19 cations for nuclear power plant license renewals 

20 expected as of the date of enactment of this 

21 subsection; 

22 ‘‘(C) to enable the continued operation of 

23 existing nuclear power plants through tech24 nology development; 


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1 ‘‘(D) to improve the performance and re2 duce the operation and maintenance costs of 

3 nuclear power plants; and 

4 ‘‘(E) to promote the use of high-perform5 ance computing to simulate nuclear reactor 

6 processes. 

7 ‘‘(2) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 

8 There is authorized to be appropriated to the Sec9 retary to carry out the program under this sub10 section $60,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2020 

11 through 2029.’’. 

12 SEC. 3. INCREASING SUPPORT FOR ADVANCED NUCLEAR 

13 TECHNOLOGIES. 

14 (a) LICENSING BY NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMIS15 SION.—Section 103 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 

16 U.S.C. 2133) is amended— 

17 (1) in subsection d., in the second sentence, by 

18 striking ‘‘any any’’ and inserting ‘‘any’’; and 

19 (2) by inserting after subsection d. the fol20 lowing: 

21 ‘‘e. ADVANCED NUCLEAR FACILITIES AND TECH22 NOLOGIES.— 

23 ‘‘(1) DEFINITION OF ADVANCED NUCLEAR.— 

24 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—In this subsection, the 

25 term ‘advanced nuclear’ means, with respect to 


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1 a production facility, utilization facility, or tech2 nology, the use of a nuclear fission reactor, in3 cluding a prototype plant (as defined in section 

4 50.2 of title 10, Code of Federal Regulations 

5 (or successor regulations)), that represents sig6 nificant improvements compared to the most re7 cent generation of nuclear fission reactors, in8 cluding improvements such as— 

9 ‘‘(i) additional inherent safety fea10 tures; 

11 ‘‘(ii) lower waste yields; 

12 ‘‘(iii) improved fuel performance; 

13 ‘‘(iv) increased tolerance to loss of 

14 fuel cooling; 

15 ‘‘(v) enhanced reliability; 

16 ‘‘(vi) increased proliferation resist17 ance; 

18 ‘‘(vii) increased thermal efficiency; 

19 ‘‘(viii) reduced consumption of cooling 

20 water; 

21 ‘‘(ix) the ability to integrate into elec22 tric applications and nonelectric applica23 tions; 


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1 ‘‘(x) modular sizes to allow for deploy2 ment that corresponds with the demand 

3 for electricity; and 

4 ‘‘(xi) operational flexibility to respond 

5 to changes in demand for electricity and to 

6 complement integration with intermittent 

7 renewable energy. 

8 ‘‘(B) INCLUSION.—In this subsection, the 

9 term ‘advanced nuclear’ includes, with respect 

10 to a production facility, utilization facility, or 

11 technology, the use of a nuclear fusion reactor. 

12 ‘‘(2) ESTABLISHMENT OF PROGRAM.—The Sec13 retary of Energy, in coordination with the Commis14 sion, shall establish and carry out a program— 

15 ‘‘(A) to develop certification and licensing 

16 criteria with respect to advanced nuclear pro17 duction facilities and utilization facilities, in18 cluding for international licensing harmoni19 zation; 

20 ‘‘(B) to provide assistance to eligible appli21 cants with respect to the certification and li22 censing of advanced nuclear production facili23 ties and utilization facilities; and 

24 ‘‘(C) to establish such procedures as the 

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1 mine to be appropriate for general public out2 reach relating to advanced nuclear technologies, 

3 production facilities, and utilization facilities. 

4 ‘‘(3) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 

5 There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out 

6 the program under this subsection $15,000,000 for 

7 the period of fiscal years 2020 through 2029.’’. 

8 SEC. 4. NUCLEAR ENERGY RESEARCH, DEMONSTRATION, 

9 AND DEVELOPMENT. 

10 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 952 of the Energy Policy 

11 Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16272) is amended by adding at 

12 the end the following: 

13 ‘‘(e) ADVANCED REACTOR TECHNOLOGIES DEVEL14 OPMENT PROGRAM.— 

15 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall carry 

16 out a program under which the Secretary shall con17 duct research relating to the development of innova18 tive nuclear reactor technologies that may offer im19 proved safety, functionality, and affordability by en20 hancing existing nuclear technologies. 

21 ‘‘(2) REQUIREMENTS.—The program under this 

22 subsection shall— 

23 ‘‘(A) support efforts to reduce long-term 

24 technical barriers for advanced nuclear energy 

25 systems; 


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1 ‘‘(B) identify potential regulatory issues 

2 relating to advanced nuclear reactors; 

3 ‘‘(C) be carried out in consultation with 

4 the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to ensure 

5 identification of any relevant concerns; 

6 ‘‘(D) support international activities car7 ried out pursuant to— 

8 ‘‘(i) the Generation IV International 

9 Forum; or 

10 ‘‘(ii) any other international collabo11 rative effort with respect to advanced nu12 clear reactor operations and safety; 

13 ‘‘(E) support research and development re14 lating to enhancing the proliferation resistance 

15 of nuclear technologies; and 

16 ‘‘(F) support research and development 

17 projects carried out by National Laboratories, 

18 institutions of higher education, and other in19 dustry entities relating to nuclear technology, 

20 including the development of— 

21 ‘‘(i) codes and standards; 

22 ‘‘(ii) sensors and instrumentation; 

23 ‘‘(iii) probabilistic risk assessments 

24 methods; and 


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1 ‘‘(iv) other technologies to support the 

2 development of advanced nuclear reactor 

3 systems. 

4 ‘‘(3) AREAS OF FOCUS AND INCLUSIONS.—The 

5 program under this subsection shall— 

6 ‘‘(A) focus on research and development 

7 activities relating to— 

8 ‘‘(i) fast reactors; 

9 ‘‘(ii) high-temperature, gas-cooled nu10 clear reactors; and 

11 ‘‘(iii) molten salt reactors; and 

12 ‘‘(B) with respect to the activities de13 scribed in clauses (ii) and (iii) of subparagraph 

14 (A), include research and development relating 

15 to advanced fuels. 

16 ‘‘(4) SUPERCRITICAL TRANSFORMATIONAL

17 ELECTRIC POWER RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT.— 

18 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—In carrying out the 

19 program under this subsection, the Secretary 

20 shall develop and implement a public-private 

21 cost-shared supercritical carbon dioxide (com22 monly known as ‘sCO2’) Brayton cycle subpro23 gram, including research and development of 

24 supercritical carbon dioxide technologies. 


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1 ‘‘(B) REQUIREMENT.—In carrying out the 

2 subprogram under this paragraph, the Sec3 retary shall solicit and evaluate plans to encour4 age innovation, support technology advances, 

5 and enhance the safety and performance of ad6 vanced nuclear reactor systems. 

7 ‘‘(C) TECHNICAL REVIEW PANEL.—The 

8 Secretary shall establish a technical review 

9 panel for the subprogram under this paragraph, 

10 which shall carry out consultation and collabo11 ration with appropriate industry entities— 

12 ‘‘(i) to evaluate advanced nuclear re13 actor technologies; 

14 ‘‘(ii) to identify research and develop15 ment opportunities; and 

16 ‘‘(iii) to publish information regarding 

17 cost-shared research and development in18 vestment decisions to facilitate commer19 cialization. 

20 ‘‘(5) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 

21 There is authorized to be appropriated to the Sec22 retary to carry out the program under this sub23 section $120,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2020 

24 through 2029. 


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1 ‘‘(f) FUEL CYCLE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT

2 PROGRAM.— 

3 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall carry 

4 out a program under which the Secretary shall con5 duct research relating to— 

6 ‘‘(A) consent-based interim storage; 

7 ‘‘(B) transportation of nuclear waste; 

8 ‘‘(C) potential alternative disposal options 

9 for Department-managed— 

10 ‘‘(i) spent nuclear fuel; and 

11 ‘‘(ii) high-level radioactive waste; and 

12 ‘‘(D) disposition alternatives for defense13 related nuclear waste. 

14 ‘‘(2) AREAS OF FOCUS.—In carrying out this 

15 subsection, the Secretary shall focus on activities re16 lating to— 

17 ‘‘(A) relevant research and development; 

18 and 

19 ‘‘(B) integrated waste management, includ20 ing by conducting research and development ac21 tivities relating to the storage, transportation, 

22 and disposal of used nuclear fuel and wastes 

23 generated by existing and future fuel cycles. 

24 ‘‘(3) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 

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1 retary to carry out the program under this sub2 section $200,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2020 

3 through 2029. 

4 ‘‘(g) MATERIAL RECOVERY AND WASTE FORM DE5 VELOPMENT.— 

6 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall carry 

7 out a program under which the Secretary shall— 

8 ‘‘(A) conduct research relating to advanced 

9 nuclear material recovery and advanced nuclear 

10 waste from development technologies to improve 

11 fuel cycle performance with reductions in proc12 essing, waste generation, and potential for ma13 terial diversion; and 

14 ‘‘(B) to the maximum extent practicable, 

15 apply the technical expertise achieved through 

16 that research to a broad range of programs and 

17 activities, including activities relating to— 

18 ‘‘(i) environmental remediation; 

19 ‘‘(ii) national security; and 

20 ‘‘(iii) subject to paragraph (2), civilian 

21 nuclear applications. 

22 ‘‘(2) CIVILIAN NUCLEAR APPLICATIONS.—Any 

23 research carried out under this subsection relating 

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1 proliferation attributes of recycling light water reac2 tor fuels and advanced reactor fuels. 

3 ‘‘(3) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 

4 There is authorized to be appropriated to the Sec5 retary to carry out the program under this sub6 section $50,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2020 

7 through 2029. 

8 ‘‘(h) ADVANCED FUELS.— 

9 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall carry 

10 out a program under which the Secretary shall con11 duct research relating to— 

12 ‘‘(A) next-generation light water reactor 

13 fuels that demonstrate enhanced— 

14 ‘‘(i) performance; and 

15 ‘‘(ii) accident tolerance; and 

16 ‘‘(B) fuels that demonstrate enhanced— 

17 ‘‘(i) proliferation resistance; and 

18 ‘‘(ii) use of resources. 

19 ‘‘(2) REQUIREMENTS.—In carrying out the pro20 gram under this subsection, the Secretary shall— 

21 ‘‘(A) focus on the development of accident22 tolerant fuel and cladding concepts that are ca23 pable of achieving the objective of initiating 

24 core reloads by calendar year 2025; 


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1 ‘‘(B)(i) develop modeling capabilities for 

2 new fuel concepts; 

3 ‘‘(ii) conduct studies regarding the means 

4 by which those concepts would impact reactor 

5 economics, the fuel cycle, operations, safety, 

6 and the environment; and 

7 ‘‘(iii) subject to paragraph (3), publish the 

8 studies conducted under clause (ii); and 

9 ‘‘(C) cooperate with institutions of higher 

10 education through the Nuclear Energy Univer11 sity and Integrated Research Projects programs 

12 of the Department. 

13 ‘‘(3) SENSITIVE INFORMATION.—The Secretary 

14 shall not publish any information under paragraph 

15 (2)(B)(iii) that is detrimental to national security, 

16 as determined by the Secretary. 

17 ‘‘(4) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 

18 There is authorized to be appropriated to the Sec19 retary to carry out the program under this sub20 section $120,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2020 

21 through 2029. 

22 ‘‘(i) NUCLEAR ENERGY ENABLING TECH23 NOLOGIES.— 

24 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall carry 

25 out a program under which the Secretary shall— 


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1 ‘‘(A) conduct research relating to modeling 

2 and simulation tools; 

3 ‘‘(B) provide access to unique nuclear en4 ergy research capabilities through the Nuclear 

5 Science User Facilities of the Department; and 

6 ‘‘(C) address workforce needs in critical, 

7 focused nuclear energy-related fields. 

8 ‘‘(2) SUPPORT FOR NUCLEAR INITIATIVES.— 

9 The program under this subsection shall support the 

10 goals, objectives, and activities of the National Reac11 tor Innovation Center and the Gateway for Acceler12 ated Innovation in Nuclear initiative of the Depart13 ment to make nuclear energy research capabilities 

14 accessible to industry engineers and scientists 

15 through a public-private partnership. 

16 ‘‘(3) CROSSCUTTING TECHNOLOGY DEVELOP17 MENT SUBPROGRAM.— 

18 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—In carrying out the 

19 program under this subsection, the Secretary 

20 shall establish a crosscutting technology subpro21 gram, under which the Secretary shall provide 

22 assistance for high-priority research and devel23 opment activities relating to innovative solu24 tions to nuclear energy challenges carried out 

25 by— 


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1 ‘‘(i) institutions of higher education; 

2 ‘‘(ii) National Laboratories; and 

3 ‘‘(iii) industry entities. 

4 ‘‘(B) REQUIREMENTS.—In carrying out 

5 the subprogram established under subparagraph 

6 (A), the Secretary shall— 

7 ‘‘(i) invest in competitive, nuclear en8 ergy-related infrastructure enhancement 

9 activities carried out at National Labora10 tories to ensure researchers have access to 

11 state-of-the-art research and development 

12 resources; 

13 ‘‘(ii) coordinate with other research 

14 and development programs of the Office of 

15 Nuclear Energy to ensure that developed 

16 technologies and capabilities are part of an 

17 integrated investment strategy, the overall 

18 focus of which is improving safety, secu19 rity, reliability, and economics of operating 

20 nuclear power plants; and 

21 ‘‘(iii) focus on— 

22 ‘‘(I) new capabilities relating to 

23 nuclear energy research and develop24 ment; 


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1 ‘‘(II) enabling technologies be2 yond individual programs; 

3 ‘‘(III) coordinating capabilities 

4 among research and development pro5 grams of the Office of Nuclear En6 ergy; 

7 ‘‘(IV) examining new classes of 

8 materials not considered for nuclear 

9 applications; 

10 ‘‘(V) high-risk research, which 

11 could potentially overcome techno12 logical limitations; and 

13 ‘‘(VI) the potential for industry 

14 partnerships to develop technologies 

15 relating to storage, hydrogen produc16 tion, high-temperature process heat, 

17 and other relevant areas. 

18 ‘‘(4) NUCLEAR ENERGY ADVANCED MODELING

19 AND SIMULATION SUBPROGRAM.—In carrying out 

20 the program under this subsection, the Secretary 

21 shall establish a nuclear energy advanced modeling 

22 and simulation subprogram, under which the Sec23 retary shall develop advanced modeling and simula24 tion tools to support programs carried out by the 

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1 els of physics and chemistry that support advanced 

2 computational methods for simulations of nuclear 

3 energy systems. 

4 ‘‘(5) NUCLEAR SCIENCE USER FACILITIES SUB5 PROGRAM.— 

6 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—In carrying out the 

7 program under this subsection, the Secretary 

8 shall establish a Nuclear Science User Facilities 

9 subprogram under which the Secretary shall 

10 provide assistance— 

11 ‘‘(i) to promote the use of nuclear re12 search facilities; and 

13 ‘‘(ii) to encourage engagement across 

14 institutions of higher education, industry 

15 entities, and National Laboratories relat16 ing to relevant nuclear science research. 

17 ‘‘(B) REQUIREMENTS.— 

18 ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary 

19 shall provide assistance under this para20 graph, and solicit applications under clause 

21 (ii), on an annual basis. 

22 ‘‘(ii) APPLICATIONS.—To be eligible 

23 to receive assistance under this paragraph 

24 for a fiscal year, an individual or entity 

25 conducting nuclear research shall submit 


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1 to the Secretary an application that de2 scribes— 

3 ‘‘(I) the research project pro4 posed to be carried out at a nuclear 

5 research facility; 

6 ‘‘(II) timelines for the proposed 

7 research; and 

8 ‘‘(III) the Nuclear Science User 

9 Facility at which the project is pro10 posed to be carried out. 

11 ‘‘(iii) USE OF FUNDS.—Assistance 

12 provided under this paragraph may be 

13 used— 

14 ‘‘(I) for experiment support and 

15 laboratory services costs; and 

16 ‘‘(II) only at a Nuclear Science 

17 User Facility. 

18 ‘‘(C) ACCESS.—In carrying out the subpro19 gram under this paragraph, the Secretary shall 

20 provide to recipients of assistance under the 

21 subprogram no-cost access to— 

22 ‘‘(i) the advanced test reactor of the 

23 Idaho National Laboratory; 


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1 ‘‘(ii) post-irradiation examination fa2 cilities at the Materials and Fuels Com3 plex; 

4 ‘‘(iii) research reactors at— 

5 ‘‘(I) Oak Ridge National Labora6 tory; 

7 ‘‘(II) Massachusetts Institute of 

8 Technology; and 

9 ‘‘(III) North Carolina State Uni10 versity; 

11 ‘‘(iv) beam line capabilities at the Ad12 vanced Photon Source, in coordination 

13 with the Illinois Institute of Technology; 

14 ‘‘(v) irradiation experiment design and 

15 fabrication capabilities at Pacific North16 west National Laboratory; 

17 ‘‘(vi) hot cells and fabrication capa18 bilities at Westinghouse Electric Company; 

19 and 

20 ‘‘(vii) examination facilities at— 

21 ‘‘(I) the University of California– 

22 Berkeley; 

23 ‘‘(II) the University of Michigan; 

24 ‘‘(III) the University of Nevada– 

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1 ‘‘(IV) Purdue University; 

2 ‘‘(V) the University at Wisconsin; 

3 and 

4 ‘‘(VI) to the maximum extent 

5 practicable, any other facilities needed 

6 to support the Nuclear Science User 

7 Facility. 

8 ‘‘(6) NUCLEAR ENERGY TRAINEESHIPS SUBPRO9 GRAM.— 

10 ‘‘(A) ESTABLISHMENT.—In carrying out 

11 the program under this subsection, the Sec12 retary shall establish a nuclear energy 

13 traineeships subprogram under which the Sec14 retary shall establish competitively awarded 

15 traineeships and apprenticeships in industries 

16 that are represented by skilled labor unions and 

17 with institutions of higher education to provide 

18 focused, graduate-level training to meet highly 

19 focused needs through a tailored academic 

20 graduate program that delivers a curriculum 

21 with a rigorous thesis or dissertation research 

22 requirement aligned with the critical needs of 

23 the Department with respect to mission-driven 

24 workforce. 


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1 ‘‘(B) REQUIREMENTS.—In carrying out 

2 the subprogram under this paragraph, the Sec3 retary shall— 

4 ‘‘(i) encourage appropriate partner5 ships among National Laboratories, af6 fected institutions of higher education, and 

7 industry; and 

8 ‘‘(ii) on an annual basis, evaluate the 

9 needs of the nuclear energy community to 

10 implement traineeships for focused topical 

11 areas addressing mission-specific workforce 

12 needs. 

13 ‘‘(7) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 

14 There is authorized to be appropriated to the Sec15 retary to carry out the program under this sub16 section $150,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2020 

17 through 2029. 

18 ‘‘(j) RADIOLOGICAL FACILITIES MANAGEMENT.— 

19 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall carry 

20 out a program under which the Secretary shall pro21 vide project management, technical support, quality 

22 engineering and inspection, and nuclear material 

23 support to 25 research reactors located at 24 insti24 tutions of higher education. 


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1 ‘‘(2) ELEMENTS.—The program under this sub2 section shall include— 

3 ‘‘(A) delivery of plate fuel elements as re4 quired annually by the recipient research reac5 tors, as determined based on— 

6 ‘‘(i) need; and 

7 ‘‘(ii) fuel availability; 

8 ‘‘(B) delivery of Training, Research, Iso9 topes, General Atomics (commonly known as 

10 ‘TRIGA’) reactor fuel elements from recipient 

11 institutions of higher education to used fuel re12 ceipt facilities of the Department; and 

13 ‘‘(C) funding for required safety upgrades 

14 to allow resumption of research reactor fuel 

15 fabrication operations at TRIGA International 

16 in Romans, France. 

17 ‘‘(3) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 

18 There is authorized to be appropriated to the Sec19 retary to carry out the program under this sub20 section $30,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2020 

21 through 2029. 

22 ‘‘(k) INTERNATIONAL NUCLEAR ENERGY COOPERA23 TION.— 

24 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall carry 

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1 velop bilateral collaboration initiatives with a variety 

2 of countries through— 

3 ‘‘(A) research and development agree4 ments; 

5 ‘‘(B) other relevant arrangements and ac6 tion plan updates; and 

7 ‘‘(C) maintaining existing multilateral co8 operation commitments of— 

9 ‘‘(i) the International Framework for 

10 Nuclear Energy Cooperation; and 

11 ‘‘(ii) the International Atomic Energy 

12 Agency. 

13 ‘‘(2) TREATMENT.—The program under this 

14 subsection shall be considered to be the lead pro15 gram of the Department with respect to inter16 national activities relating to civil nuclear energy, in17 cluding— 

18 ‘‘(A) analysis, development, coordination, 

19 and implementation of international civil nu20 clear energy policy; and 

21 ‘‘(B) integration of international nuclear 

22 technical activities. 

23 ‘‘(3) SUBPROGRAM.—In carrying out the pro24 gram under this subsection, the Secretary shall es25 tablish a subprogram that shall— 


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1 ‘‘(A) support diplomatic, nonproliferation, 

2 climate, and international economic objectives 

3 for the safe, secure, and peaceful use of nuclear 

4 technology in countries developing nuclear en5 ergy programs; and 

6 ‘‘(B) shall be modeled after the Inter7 national Military Education and Training pro8 gram of the Department of State. 

9 ‘‘(4) REQUIREMENTS.—The program under this 

10 subsection shall be carried out— 

11 ‘‘(A) to facilitate, to the maximum extent 

12 practicable, workshops and expert-based ex13 changes to engage industry, stakeholders, and 

14 foreign governments regarding international 

15 civil nuclear issues, such as training, financing, 

16 safety, and options for multinational coopera17 tion on used nuclear fuel disposal; and 

18 ‘‘(B) in coordination with— 

19 ‘‘(i) the National Security Council; 

20 ‘‘(ii) the Secretary of State; 

21 ‘‘(iii) the Secretary of Commerce; and 

22 ‘‘(iv) the Nuclear Regulatory Commis23 sion. 

24 ‘‘(5) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 

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1 retary to carry out the program under this sub2 section $10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2020 

3 through 2029, of which $5,500,000 shall be used 

4 each fiscal year to carry out the subprogram under 

5 paragraph (3).’’. 

6 (b) COST SHARING.—Section 988(b)(2) of the En7 ergy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16352(b)(2)) is 

8 amended— 

9 (1) in the paragraph heading, by striking ‘‘EX10 CLUSION’’ and inserting ‘‘EXCLUSIONS’’; 

11 (2) by striking ‘‘apply to’’ and inserting the fol12 lowing: ‘‘apply— 

13 ‘‘(A) to’’; 

14 (3) in subparagraph (A) (as so designated), by 

15 striking the period at the end and inserting ‘‘; or’’; 

16 and 

17 (4) by adding at the end the following: 

18 ‘‘(B) to programs under subsections (e) 

19 through (k) of section 952.’’. 

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