(C) the current and expected participation 
by non-Federal entities. 
(2) CONTENTS.—The report shall include— 
(A) an analysis of the proposed facility’s 
technical capabilities and remaining techno-
logical development challenges, and a cost esti-
mate and construction schedule; 
(B) an assessment of the advantages and 
disadvantages of funding a pilot-scale research 
reactor project in lieu of a full-scale commercial 
power reactor; 
(C) an assessment of alternative construc-
tion sites proposed by private industry; 
(D) an assessment of the extent to which 
the Department of Energy is working with in-
dustry and the Nuclear Regulatory Commission 
to ensure that the Next Generation Nuclear 
Plant program meets industry expectations for 
long-term application of technologies and ad-
dresses potential licensing procedures for de-
ployment; 
(E) an assessment of the known or antici-
pated challenges to securing private non-Fed-
eral cost share funds and any measures to over-
come these challenges, including any alternative 
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funding approaches such as front loading the 
Federal share; 
(F) an assessment of project risks, includ-
ing those related to— 
(i) project scope, schedule, and re-
sources; 
(ii) the formation of partnerships or 
agreements between the Department and 
the private sector necessary for the 
project’s success; and 
(iii) the Department’s capabilities to 
identify and manage such risks; and 
(G) an assessment of what is known about 
the potential impact of natural gas and other 
fossil fuel prices on private entity participation 
in the project. 
SEC. 10. TECHNICAL STANDARDS COLLABORATION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Director of the National In-
stitute of Standards and Technology shall establish a nu-
clear energy standards committee (in this section referred 
to as the ‘‘technical standards committee’’) to facilitate 
and support, consistent with the National Technology 
Transfer and Advancement Act of 1995, the development 
or revision of technical standards for new and existing nu-
clear power plants and advanced nuclear technologies. 
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(b) MEMBERSHIP.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The technical standards 
committee shall include representatives from appro-
priate Federal agencies and the private sector, and 
be open to materially affected organizations involved 
in the development or application of nuclear energy- 
related standards. 
(2) CO-CHAIRS.—The technical standards com-
mittee shall be co-chaired by a representative from 
the National Institute of Standards and Technology 
and a representative from a private sector standards 
organization. 
(c) DUTIES.—The technical standards committee 
shall, in cooperation with appropriate Federal agencies— 
(1) perform a needs assessment to identify and 
evaluate the technical standards that are needed to 
support nuclear energy, including those needed to 
support new and existing nuclear power plants and 
advanced nuclear technologies; 
(2) formulate, coordinate, and recommend pri-
orities for the development of new technical stand-
ards and the revision of existing technical standards 
to address the needs identified under paragraph (1); 
(3) facilitate and support collaboration and co-
operation among standards developers to address the 
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needs and priorities identified under paragraphs (1) 
and (2); 
(4) as appropriate, coordinate with other na-
tional, regional, or international efforts on nuclear 
energy-related technical standards in order to avoid 
conflict and duplication and to ensure global com-
patibility; and 
(5) promote the establishment and maintenance 
of a database of nuclear energy-related technical 
standards. 
(d) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated $1,000,000 for each of 
fiscal years 2011 through 2013 to the Director of the Na-
tional Institute for Standards and Technology for activi-
ties under this section. 
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