ests require the involvement of the Federal Govern-
ment. 
(b) RENAMING
OF
THE RARE ISOTOPE ACCEL-
ERATOR.—Section 981 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 
(42 U.S.C. 16321) is amended— 
(1) in the section heading, by striking ‘‘RARE 
ISOTOPE ACCELERATOR’’ and inserting ‘‘FACIL-
ITY FOR RARE ISOTOPE BEAMS’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘Rare Isotope Accelerator’’ each 
place it appears and inserting ‘‘Facility for Rare Iso-
tope Beams’’. 
SEC. 309. SCIENCE LABORATORIES INFRASTRUCTURE PRO-
GRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Director shall carry out a 
program to improve the safety, efficiency, and mission 
readiness of infrastructure at laboratories of the Office of 
Science. 
(b) INCLUSIONS.—The program under subsection (a) 
shall include projects— 
(1) to renovate or replace space that does not 
meet research needs; 
(2) to replace facilities that are no longer cost 
effective to renovate or operate; 
(3) to modernize utility systems to prevent fail-
ures and ensure efficiency; 
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(4) to remove excess facilities to allow safe and 
efficient operations; and 
(5) to construct modern facilities to conduct ad-
vanced research in controlled environmental condi-
tions. 
TITLE IV—NUCLEAR ENERGY 
INNOVATION CAPABILITIES 
SEC. 401. SHORT TITLE. 
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Nuclear Energy Inno-
vation Capabilities Act’’. 
SEC. 402. NUCLEAR ENERGY INNOVATION CAPABILITIES. 
(a) NUCLEAR ENERGY.—Section 951 of the Energy 
Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16271) is amended to read 
as follows: 
‘‘SEC. 951. NUCLEAR ENERGY. 
‘‘(a) MISSION.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall carry 
out programs of civilian nuclear research, develop-
ment, demonstration, and commercial application, 
including activities under this subtitle. 
‘‘(2) CONSIDERATIONS.—The programs carried 
out under paragraph (1) shall take into consider-
ation the following objectives: 
‘‘(A) Providing research infrastructure to 
promote scientific progress and enable users 
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from academia, the National Laboratories, and 
the private sector to make scientific discoveries 
relevant for nuclear, chemical, and materials 
science engineering. 
‘‘(B) Maintaining nuclear energy research 
and development programs at the National 
Laboratories and institutions of higher edu-
cation, including infrastructure at the National 
Laboratories and institutions of higher edu-
cation. 
‘‘(C) Providing the technical means to re-
duce the likelihood of nuclear proliferation. 
‘‘(D) Increasing confidence margins for 
public safety of nuclear energy systems. 
‘‘(E) Reducing the environmental impact 
of activities relating to nuclear energy. 
‘‘(F) Supporting technology transfer from 
the National Laboratories to the private sector. 
‘‘(G) Enabling the private sector to part-
ner with the National Laboratories to dem-
onstrate novel reactor concepts for the purpose 
of resolving technical uncertainty associated 
with the objectives described in subparagraphs 
(A) through (F). 
‘‘(b) DEFINITIONS.—In this subtitle: 
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‘‘(1) 
ADVANCED
NUCLEAR
REACTOR.—The 
term ‘advanced nuclear reactor’ means— 
‘‘(A) a nuclear fission reactor with signifi-
cant improvements over the most recent genera-
tion of nuclear fission reactors, which may in-
clude— 
‘‘(i) inherent safety features; 
‘‘(ii) lower waste yields; 
‘‘(iii) greater fuel utilization; 
‘‘(iv) superior reliability; 
‘‘(v) resistance to proliferation; 
‘‘(vi) increased thermal efficiency; and 
‘‘(vii) the ability to integrate into elec-
tric and nonelectric applications; or 
‘‘(B) a nuclear fusion reactor. 
‘‘(2) COMMISSION.—The term ‘Commission’ 
means the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. 
‘‘(3) FAST NEUTRON.—The term ‘fast neutron’ 
means a neutron with kinetic energy above 100 
kiloelectron volts. 
‘‘(4) NATIONAL LABORATORY.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in 
subparagraph (B), the term ‘National Labora-
tory’ has the meaning given the term in section 
2. 
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‘‘(B) LIMITATION.—With respect to the 
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, the 
Los Alamos National Laboratory, and the 
Sandia National Laboratories, the term ‘Na-
tional Laboratory’ means only the civilian ac-
tivities of the laboratory. 
‘‘(5) NEUTRON FLUX.—The term ‘neutron flux’ 
means the intensity of neutron radiation measured 
as a rate of flow of neutrons applied over an area. 
‘‘(6) NEUTRON
SOURCE.—The term ‘neutron 
source’ means a research machine that provides neu-
tron irradiation services for— 
‘‘(A) research on materials sciences and 
nuclear physics; and 
‘‘(B) testing of advanced materials, nuclear 
fuels, and other related components for reactor 
systems.’’. 
(b) NUCLEAR ENERGY RESEARCH PROGRAMS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 952 of the Energy 
Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16272) is amended— 
(A) by striking subsection (c); and 
(B) by redesignating subsections (d) and 
(e) as subsections (c) and (d), respectively. 
(2) 
CONFORMING
AMENDMENT.—Section 
641(b)(1) of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 
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