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nology plan and to support research, development, dem-
onstration, and commercial application necessary to make
an informed technical decision about the most promising
candidates for the eventual commercial application of ad-
vanced fission reactor technology for the generation of
electricity. The Initiative shall examine advanced prolifera-
tion-resistant and passively safe reactor designs, including
designs that—
(1) are economically competitive with other elec-
tric power generation plants;
(2) have higher efficiency, lower cost, and im-
proved safety compared to reactors in operation on
the date of enactment of this Act;
(3) use fuels that are proliferation-resistant and
have substantially reduced production of high-level
waste per unit of output; and
(4) use improved instrumentation.
SEC. 953. CIVILIAN INFRASTRUCTURE AND FACILITIES.
The Secretary shall operate and maintain infrastruc-
ture and facilities to support the nuclear energy research,
development, demonstration, and commercial application
programs, including radiological facilities management,
isotope production, and facilities management.
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SEC. 954. NUCLEAR ENERGY RESEARCH AND DEVELOP-
MENT INFRASTRUCTURE PLAN.
In carrying out section 919, the Secretary shall—
(1) develop an inventory of nuclear science and
engineering facilities, equipment, expertise, and
other assets at all of the National Laboratories;
(2) develop a prioritized list of nuclear science
and engineering plant and equipment improvements
needed at each of the National Laboratories;
(3) consider the available facilities and expertise
at all National Laboratories and emphasize invest-
ments which complement rather than duplicate capa-
bilities; and
(4) develop a timeline and a proposed budget
for the completion of deferred maintenance on plant
and equipment,
with the goal of ensuring that Department programs
under this subtitle will be generally recognized to be
among the best in the world.
SEC. 955. IDAHO NATIONAL LABORATORY FACILITIES
PLAN.
(a) PLAN.—The Secretary shall develop a comprehen-
sive plan for the facilities at the Idaho National Labora-
tory, especially taking into account the resources available
at other National Laboratories. In developing the plan, the
Secretary shall—
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(1) evaluate the facilities planning processes
utilized by other physical science and engineering re-
search and development institutions, both in the
United States and abroad, that are generally recog-
nized as being among the best in the world, and con-
sider how those processes might be adapted toward
developing such facilities plan;
(2) avoid duplicating, moving, or transferring
nuclear science and engineering facilities, equipment,
expertise, and other assets that currently exist at
other National Laboratories;
(3) consider the establishment of a national
transuranic analytic chemistry laboratory as a user
facility at the Idaho National Laboratory;
(4) include a plan to develop, if feasible, the
Advanced Test Reactor and Test Reactor Area into
a user facility that is more readily accessible to aca-
demic and industrial researchers;
(5) consider the establishment of a fast neutron
source as a user facility;
(6) consider the establishment of new ‘‘hot
cells’’ and the configuration of ‘‘hot cells’’ most like-
ly to advance research, development, demonstration,
and commercial application in nuclear science and
engineering, especially in the context of the condition