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APPLICATIONS.—Not later than 18 months after the date 
of enactment of this section, the Comptroller General, in 
consultation with the Secretary, shall submit to Congress 
a report containing the results of a study on the estimated 
effect of eliminating the requirement to hold a hearing for 
uncontested applications for an operating license or con-
struction permit under section 189 of the Atomic Energy 
Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2239). 
(d) INFORMAL HEARING PROCEDURES.— 
(1) PROCEDURES.—Section 189 a. of the Atom-
ic Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2239(a)) is 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(3) Any hearing under this section shall be con-
ducted using informal adjudicatory procedures in accord-
ance with section 555 of title 5, United States Code, un-
less the Commission determines that formal adjudicatory 
procedures under section 554, 556, or 557 of title 5, 
United States Code are necessary— 
‘‘(A) to develop a sufficient record; or 
‘‘(B) to achieve fairness.’’. 
(2) HEARINGS ON LICENSING OF URANIUM EN-
RICHMENT
FACILITIES.—Section 193(b) of the 
Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2243(b)) is 
amended— 
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(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘on the 
record’’ and all that follows through ‘‘and 63’’ 
and inserting ‘‘upon a request for a hearing on 
the licensing of construction and operation of a 
uranium enrichment facility under sections 53 
and 63, the Commission shall conduct a single 
adjudicatory hearing’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘Such 
hearing’’ and inserting ‘‘If a hearing is held 
under paragraph (1), the hearing’’. 
(e) APPLICATION REVIEWS FOR NUCLEAR ENERGY 
PROJECTS.—Section 185 of the Atomic Energy Act of 
1954 (42 U.S.C. 2235) is amended by adding at the end 
the following: 
‘‘c. APPLICATION REVIEW FOR NUCLEAR ENERGY 
PROJECTS.— 
‘‘(1) STREAMLINING LICENSE APPLICATION RE-
VIEW.—With respect to an application for a con-
struction permit, operating license, or combined con-
struction permit and operating license for a produc-
tion facility or utilization facility, the Commission 
shall— 
‘‘(A) undertake an expedited environmental 
review process and issue any draft environ-
mental impact statements (as required under 
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the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 
(42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.)) for the application 
not later than 24 months after the date on 
which the application is accepted for docketing; 
and 
‘‘(B) complete the technical review process 
of the application, issue any safety evaluation 
reports, and issue any final environmental im-
pact statements (as required under the Na-
tional Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 
U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) for the application) not 
later than 24 months after the date on which 
the application is accepted for docketing. 
‘‘(2) USE OF EARLY SITE PERMIT ENVIRON-
MENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT.— 
‘‘(A) SUPPLEMENTAL ENVIRONMENTAL IM-
PACT STATEMENT.—In a proceeding for a com-
bined construction permit and operating license 
for a site for which an early site permit has 
been issued, any environmental impact state-
ment prepared by the Commission and cooper-
ating agencies (as required under the National 
Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 
4321 et seq.)) shall be prepared as a supple-
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ment to the environmental impact statement 
prepared for the early site permit. 
‘‘(B) INCORPORATION
BY
REFERENCE.— 
The supplemental environmental impact state-
ment prepared under subparagraph (A) shall— 
‘‘(i) incorporate by reference the anal-
ysis, findings, and conclusions from the en-
vironmental impact statement prepared for 
the applicable early site permit; and 
‘‘(ii) include additional discussion, 
analyses, findings, and conclusions on mat-
ters resolved in the early site permit pro-
ceeding only to the extent necessary to ad-
dress information that— 
‘‘(I) is new; and 
‘‘(II) would materially change the 
prior findings or conclusions. 
‘‘(3) PRODUCTION
OR
UTILIZATION
FACILITY 
LOCATED AT AN EXISTING SITE.—In reviewing an 
application for an early site permit, construction 
permit, operating license, or combined construction 
permit and operating license for a proposed produc-
tion facility or utilization facility that is to be lo-
cated at the site of an already licensed production 
facility or utilization facility, the Commission shall, 
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to the extent practicable, use information that was 
part of the determination to issue a license for the 
already licensed production facility or utilization fa-
cility. 
‘‘(4) HEARING ON EARLY SITE PERMIT, CON-
STRUCTION PERMIT, AND COMBINED CONSTRUCTION 
PERMIT AND OPERATING LICENSE.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Commission shall 
issue and make immediately effective an early 
site permit or construction permit for a produc-
tion facility or utilization facility upon the Com-
mission’s finding that the application therefor 
satisfies the requirements of this Act, notwith-
standing any outstanding request for a hearing 
for such license. 
‘‘(B) APPROPRIATE
ACTION.—Following 
completion of any required hearing, the Com-
mission shall take any appropriate action with 
respect to the early site permit, construction 
permit, or combined construction permit and 
operating license to the extent necessary to ac-
count for the hearing results. 
‘‘(5) EARLY SITE PERMIT DEFINED.—In this 
subsection, the term ‘early site permit’ has the 
meaning given such term in section 52.1 of title 10, 
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Code of Federal Regulations (as in effect on the 
date of enactment of this subsection).’’. 
(f) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) ADVANCED NUCLEAR REACTOR.—The term 
‘‘advanced nuclear reactor’’ means a nuclear fission 
or nuclear fusion reactor, including a prototype 
plant (as such term is defined in section 50.2 or sec-
tion 52.1 of title 10, Code of Federal Regulations, 
as in effect on the date of enactment of this section), 
with significant improvements compared to a com-
mercial nuclear reactor that is under construction as 
of the date of enactment of this section, including 
improvements such as— 
(A) additional inherent safety features; 
(B) significantly lower levelized cost of 
electricity; 
(C) lower waste yields; 
(D) greater fuel utilization; 
(E) enhanced reliability; 
(F) increased proliferation resistance; 
(G) increased thermal efficiency; 
(H) reduced consumption of cooling water; 
(I) the ability to integrate into electric ap-
plications and nonelectric applications; 
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(J) modular sizes to allow for deployment 
that corresponds with the demand for elec-
tricity; or 
(K) operational flexibility to respond to 
changes in demand for electricity and to com-
plement integration with intermittent renewable 
energy. 
(2) APPLICANT.—The term ‘‘applicant’’ means 
an applicant for a license, certification, permit, or 
other form of approval from the Commission for an 
advanced nuclear reactor or a research and test re-
actor. 
(3) COMMISSION.—The term ‘‘Commission’’ 
means the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. 
(g) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to be 
appropriated to carry out subsections (a), (b), and 
(c) $20,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2021 
through 2030, to remain available until expended. 
(2) OFF-FEE APPROPRIATION.—Any funds ap-
propriated to carry out this section may not be re-
covered by the Commission through the collection of 
user fees from existing licensees. 
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SEC. 305. DEMONSTRATION AND EARLY DEPLOYMENT OF 
ADVANCED NUCLEAR REACTORS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subtitle B of title VI of the En-
ergy Policy Act of 2005 (Public Law 109–58; 119 Stat. 
782) is further amended by adding after section 639(A) 
(as added by this Act) the following: 
‘‘SEC. 639B. ADVANCED NUCLEAR REACTOR RESEARCH 
AND DEVELOPMENT GOALS. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall, as soon as 
practicable after the date of enactment of this section, en-
able the commercial deployment of domestic, advanced, af-
fordable, and clean nuclear energy by— 
‘‘(1) demonstrating different advanced nuclear 
reactor technologies that may be used by the private 
sector to produce— 
‘‘(A) emission-free power at a cost of not 
more than $70 per mWh; 
‘‘(B) heat for industrial purposes or syn-
thetic fuel production; 
‘‘(C) a supply of remote or off-grid energy; 
or 
‘‘(D) a power supply that is a necessary 
backup to a mission for which uninterrupted 
power is critical; 
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‘‘(2) developing goals for nuclear energy re-
search programs, which are carried out by the Office 
of Nuclear Energy of the Department of Energy; 
‘‘(3) identifying research that the private sector 
is unable or unwilling to undertake due to the cost 
of, or risks associated with, the research; and 
‘‘(4) facilitating the access of the private sec-
tor— 
‘‘(A) to Federal research facilities; and 
‘‘(B) to the results of research funded by 
the Federal Government. 
‘‘(b) DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than December 
31, 2025, the Secretary shall establish a program to 
enter into agreements to carry out no fewer than 5 
demonstration projects pursuant to subsection (a)(1) 
to demonstrate the suitability of advanced nuclear 
reactors for commercial applications. 
‘‘(2) REQUIREMENTS.—In carrying out dem-
onstration projects under paragraph (1), the Sec-
retary shall— 
‘‘(A) ensure the demonstration projects 
under paragraph (1) cover a diverse range of 
designs, including designs using different pri-
mary coolants; 
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‘‘(B) ensure that— 
‘‘(i) the long-term cost of electricity or 
heat for each design involved in a dem-
onstration project carried out under this 
subsection is cost-competitive in the appli-
cable market; and 
‘‘(ii) 
such 
cost-competitiveness 
is 
verified by an external review; 
‘‘(C) enter into cost-sharing agreements 
with partners in accordance with section 988 
for the conduct of activities relating to the re-
search, development, and demonstration of pri-
vate-sector advanced nuclear reactor designs 
under the program established under paragraph 
(1); 
‘‘(D) work with private sector partners to 
identify potential sites, including sites owned by 
the Department, to carry out demonstration 
projects, as appropriate; and 
‘‘(E) align specific activities carried out 
under demonstration projects that are carried 
out under this subsection, with priorities identi-
fied through direct consultation between— 
‘‘(i) the Secretary; 
‘‘(ii) the National Laboratories; 
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‘‘(iii) traditional end-users (such as an 
electric utility); 
‘‘(iv) potential end-users of new tech-
nologies (such as petrochemical compa-
nies); and 
‘‘(v) developers of advanced nuclear 
reactor technology. 
‘‘(c) RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT GOALS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall estab-
lish and annually update goals for the research to 
support the demonstration of advanced reactors 
under subsection (b) and the deployment of subse-
quent advanced reactors. 
‘‘(2) COORDINATION.—In developing and up-
dating the goals, the Secretary shall coordinate with 
members of private industry. 
‘‘(3) REQUIREMENTS.—In developing the goals, 
the Secretary shall ensure that— 
‘‘(A) research activities are focused on— 
‘‘(i) key areas of nuclear research, de-
velopment, and deployment that range 
from basic research on advanced nuclear 
reactor generation to full-design develop-
ment, safety evaluation, and licensing; 
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‘‘(ii) resolving materials challenges re-
lating to radiation damage or corrosive 
coolants; and 
‘‘(iii) qualification of advanced nuclear 
fuel; 
‘‘(B) infrastructure, such as a versatile re-
actor-based fast neutron source, which is re-
quired to be established in section 955(c)(1) of 
the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 
16275(c)(1)), or a molten salt testing facility to 
aid in research, is constructed; and 
‘‘(C) advanced manufacturing and con-
struction techniques and materials are analyzed 
to identify strategies to reduce the commer-
cialization cost of advanced nuclear reactors. 
‘‘(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) 
ADVANCED
NUCLEAR
REACTOR.—The 
term ‘advanced nuclear reactor’ means a nuclear fis-
sion or nuclear fusion reactor, including a prototype 
plant (as such term is defined in section 50.2 or sec-
tion 52.1 of title 10, Code of Federal Regulations 
(as in effect on the date of enactment of this sec-
tion)), with significant improvements compared to a 
commercial nuclear reactor that is under construc-
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tion as of the date of enactment of this section, in-
cluding improvements such as— 
‘‘(A) additional inherent safety features; 
‘‘(B) significantly lower levelized cost of 
electricity; 
‘‘(C) lower waste yields; 
‘‘(D) greater fuel utilization; 
‘‘(E) enhanced reliability; 
‘‘(F) increased proliferation resistance; 
‘‘(G) increased thermal efficiency; 
‘‘(H) reduced consumption of cooling 
water; 
‘‘(I) the ability to integrate into electric 
applications and nonelectric applications; 
‘‘(J) modular sizes to allow for deployment 
that corresponds with the demand for elec-
tricity; or 
‘‘(K) operational flexibility to respond to 
changes in demand for electricity and to com-
plement integration with intermittent renewable 
energy. 
‘‘(2) DEMONSTRATION
PROJECT.—The term 
‘demonstration project’ means a project carried out 
under subsection (b) that— 
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‘‘(A) includes operation of an advanced nu-
clear reactor as part of the power generation fa-
cilities of an electric utility system; or 
‘‘(B) demonstrates the suitability of an ad-
vanced nuclear reactor for commercial applica-
tion. 
‘‘(e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry 
out this section $1,000,000,000 for each of fiscal years 
2021 through 2030.’’. 
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS AMENDMENT.—The table 
of contents of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 
15801 note) is further amended by adding after the item 
relating to section 639A (as added by this Act) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘Sec. 639B. Advanced nuclear reactor research and development goals.’’. 
SEC. 306. ADVANCED NUCLEAR FUEL SECURITY PROGRAM. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds that— 
(1) the national security nuclear enterprise, 
which supports the nuclear weapons stockpile stew-
ardship and reactors functions of the National Nu-
clear Security Administration, requires a domestic 
fuel cycle, including uranium mining, uranium proc-
essing, uranium enrichment, and fuel fabrication, ca-
pable of producing low- and high-enriched uranium; 
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(2) many domestic advanced nuclear power in-
dustry participants require access to high-assay, low- 
enriched uranium fuel for— 
(A) initial fuel testing; 
(B) operation of demonstration reactors; 
and 
(C) commercial operation of advanced nu-
clear reactors; 
(3) as of the date of enactment of this Act, no 
domestic uranium enrichment or fuel fabrication ca-
pability exists for uranium fuel enriched to greater 
than 10 weight percent of the uranium-235 isotope; 
(4) a healthy commercial nuclear fuel cycle ca-
pable of providing higher levels of enriched uranium 
would benefit— 
(A) the relevant national security functions 
of the National Nuclear Security Administra-
tion; and 
(B) the domestic advanced nuclear indus-
try of the United States; and 
(5) making limited quantities of high-assay, 
low-enriched uranium available from Department 
stockpiles of uranium would allow for initial fuel 
testing and demonstration of advanced nuclear reac-
tor concepts, accelerating— 
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(A) the path to market of those concepts; 
and 
(B) the development of— 
(i) a market for advanced nuclear re-
actors; and 
(ii) a resulting growing commercial 
nuclear fuel cycle capability. 
(b) NUCLEAR ENERGY.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Subtitle E of title IX of the 
Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16271 et 
seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘SEC. 959A. ADVANCED NUCLEAR FUEL SECURITY PRO-
GRAM. 
‘‘(a) HIGH-ASSAY, LOW-ENRICHED URANIUM PRO-
GRAM FOR ADVANCED NUCLEAR REACTORS.— 
‘‘(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than 1 year 
after the date of enactment of this section, the Sec-
retary shall establish a program (in this section 
known as the ‘Program’) to make available high- 
assay, low-enriched uranium, through contracts for 
sale, resale, transfer, or lease, for use in advanced 
nuclear reactors. 
‘‘(2) NUCLEAR FUEL OWNERSHIP.—Each con-
tract under paragraph (1) shall include a provision 
that— 
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‘‘(A) requires that any high-assay, low-en-
riched uranium sold, resold, transferred, or 
leased under such contract shall remain the 
property of the Secretary; and 
‘‘(B) the Secretary shall be responsible for 
the final disposition of all radioactive waste cre-
ated by the irradiation, processing, or purifi-
cation of any such uranium. 
‘‘(3) QUANTITY.—In carrying out the Program, 
the Secretary shall make available— 
‘‘(A) by December 31, 2022, high-assay, 
low-enriched uranium containing not less than 
2 metric tons of the uranium-235 isotope; and 
‘‘(B) by December 31, 2025, high-assay, 
low-enriched uranium containing not less than 
10 metric tons of the uranium-235 isotope, 
which shall include the quantities of the ura-
nium-235 isotope required to be made available 
under subparagraph (A). 
‘‘(4) FACTORS FOR CONSIDERATION.—In car-
rying out the Program, the Secretary shall take into 
consideration options for providing high-assay, low- 
enriched uranium from the stockpile of uranium 
owned by the Department (including the National 
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Nuclear Security Administration), including by pro-
viding from among such stockpile— 
‘‘(A) fuel that— 
‘‘(i) directly meets the needs of an 
end-user; and 
‘‘(ii) has been previously used or fab-
ricated for another purpose; 
‘‘(B) fuel that can meet the needs of an 
end-user after removing radioactive contami-
nants or other contaminants that resulted from 
a previous use or fabrication of the fuel for re-
search, development, demonstration, or deploy-
ment activities of the Department (including ac-
tivities of the National Nuclear Security Admin-
istration); and 
‘‘(C) fuel from a high-enriched uranium 
stockpile, which can be blended with lower- 
assay uranium to become high-assay, low-en-
riched uranium that may be used in an ad-
vanced nuclear reactor. 
‘‘(5) LIMITATION.—The Secretary shall not 
barter or otherwise sell, resell, or transfer uranium 
in any form in exchange for services relating to the 
final disposition of radioactive waste from uranium 
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that is the subject of a sale, lease, release, or trans-
fer under this section. 
‘‘(6) SUNSET.—The Program shall terminate 
on the earlier of— 
‘‘(A) January 1, 2035; or 
‘‘(B) the date on which uranium enriched 
up to, but not equal to, 20 weight percent can 
be obtained in the commercial market from do-
mestic suppliers, as determined by the Sec-
retary. 
‘‘(b) REPORT.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of enactment of this section, the Sec-
retary shall submit to the Committee on Energy and 
Natural Resources of the Senate and the Committee 
on Energy and Commerce of the House of Rep-
resentatives a report that— 
‘‘(A) describes the actions the Secretary 
proposes to carry out under the Program; and 
‘‘(B) includes— 
‘‘(i) the estimates under paragraph 
(3); and 
‘‘(ii) the evaluations under paragraph 
(4). 
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‘‘(2) 
COORDINATION
AND
STAKEHOLDER 
INPUT.—In developing the report required under 
paragraph (1), the Secretary shall seek input from— 
‘‘(A) the Nuclear Regulatory Commission; 
‘‘(B) the National Laboratories; 
‘‘(C) institutions of higher education (as 
such term is defined in section 101 of the High-
er Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001(a))); 
‘‘(D) a diverse group of entities operating 
in the nuclear energy industry; and 
‘‘(E) a diverse group of technology devel-
opers. 
‘‘(3) COST AND SCHEDULE ESTIMATES.—The 
report required under paragraph (1) shall include es-
timated costs, budgets, and timeframes for enabling 
the use of high-assay, low-enriched uranium. 
‘‘(4) REQUIRED EVALUATIONS.—The report re-
quired under paragraph (1) shall evaluate— 
‘‘(A) the costs of the actions required to 
establish and carry out the Program, including 
with respect to— 
‘‘(i) proposed preliminary terms for 
the sale, resale, transfer, and leasing of 
high-assay, low-enriched uranium (includ-
ing guidelines defining the roles and re-
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sponsibilities of the Department and the 
purchaser, transfer recipient, or lessee); 
and 
‘‘(ii) the potential to coordinate with 
purchasers, transfer recipients, and lessees 
regarding— 
‘‘(I) fuel fabrication; and 
‘‘(II) fuel transportation; 
‘‘(B) the potential sources of uranium and 
fuel forms available to carry out the Program; 
‘‘(C) options to coordinate carrying out the 
Program with the operation of the versatile re-
actor-based fast neuron source, which is re-
quired to be established under section 955(c) of 
the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 
16275(c)); 
‘‘(D) the ability of the domestic uranium 
market to provide materials for advanced nu-
clear reactor fuel; and 
‘‘(E) any associated legal, regulatory, and 
policy issues that should be addressed to— 
‘‘(i) carry out the Program; and 
‘‘(ii) enable the establishment of a do-
mestic industry capable of providing high- 
assay, low-enriched uranium for commer-
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cial and noncommercial purposes, including 
with respect to the needs of— 
‘‘(I) the Department; 
‘‘(II) the Secretary of Defense; 
and 
‘‘(III) the under Secretary of the 
National Nuclear Security Adminis-
tration. 
‘‘(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) HIGH-ASSAY, LOW-ENRICHED URANIUM.— 
The term ‘high-assay, low-enriched uranium’ means 
uranium that is enriched with the uranium-235 iso-
tope in an assay weight that is greater than 5 per-
cent, but less than 20 percent. 
‘‘(2) HIGH-ENRICHED
URANIUM.—The term 
‘high-enriched uranium’ means uranium that is en-
riched with the uranium-235 isotope in an assay 
weight of 20 percent or more.’’. 
(2) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of con-
tents of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (Public Law 
109–58; 119 Stat. 594) is amended— 
(A) in the item relating to section 957, by 
inserting ‘‘Sec.’’ before ‘‘957’’; 
(B) in the item relating to section 958, by 
inserting ‘‘Sec.’’ before ‘‘958’’; 
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(C) in the item relating to section 959, by 
inserting ‘‘Sec.’’ before ‘‘959’’; and 
(D) by adding after the item relating to 
section 959 (as amended by this paragraph) the 
following: 
‘‘Sec. 959A. Advanced nuclear fuel security program.’’. 
SEC. 307. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR LOAN 
GUARANTEES FOR ADVANCED NUCLEAR FA-
CILITIES. 
Section 1704 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 
U.S.C. 16514) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(c) ADVANCED NUCLEAR ENERGY FACILITIES.— 
The Secretary is authorized to make guarantees and credit 
subsidies for advanced nuclear energy facilities under sec-
tion 1703(b)(4) for loans of $10,000,000,000 for each of 
fiscal years 2021 through 2030, to remain available until 
expended.’’. 
SEC. 308. EXPANDING THE PRODUCTION TAX CREDIT FOR 
NUCLEAR POWER. 
Section 45J of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)(1), by striking ‘‘1.8 cents’’ 
and inserting ‘‘2.7 cents’’; 
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(2) in subsection (b)(5)(B)(ii), by striking 
‘‘6,000 
megawatts’’ 
and 
inserting 
‘‘15,000 
megawatts’’; and 
(3) in subsection (e), by striking paragraph (1) 
and redesignating paragraphs (2) and (3) as (1) and 
(2), respectively. 
SEC. 309. AUTHORIZATIONS OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR IN-
NOVATION IN NUCLEAR POWER. 
There are authorized to be appropriated to the Sec-
retary $1,000,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2021 
through 2030— 
(1) for Gateway for Accelerated Innovation in 
Nuclear vouchers; 
(2) for advanced nuclear technology develop-
ment funding opportunity announcements; 
(3) for advanced small modular reactor research 
and development; 
(4) for the advanced reactor demonstration pro-
gram; and 
(5) up to $60,000,000 for the Nuclear Reactor 
Innovation Center. 
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