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115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6141 
To require the Secretary of Energy to develop a report on a pilot program 
to site, construct, and operate micro-reactors at critical national security 
locations, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 19, 2018 
Mr. WILSON of South Carolina (for himself, Mr. NORCROSS, Mr. HUDSON, 
and Mr. PETERS) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Armed Services 
A BILL 
To require the Secretary of Energy to develop a report 
on a pilot program to site, construct, and operate micro- 
reactors at critical national security locations, and for 
other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. REPORT ON PILOT PROGRAM FOR MICRO-RE-
ACTORS. 
(a) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than 12 months 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
Energy shall develop and submit to the Committee on 
Armed Services and the Committee on Energy and Com-
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merce in the House of Representatives and the Committee 
on Armed Services and the Committee on Energy and 
Natural Resources in the Senate a report describing the 
requirements for, and components of, a pilot program to 
provide energy resilience for critical national security in-
frastructure at Department of Defense and Department 
of Energy facilities by contracting with a commercial enti-
ty to site, construct, and operate at least one licensed 
micro-reactor at a facility identified under the report by 
December 31, 2027. 
(b) CONSULTATION.—As necessary to develop the re-
port required under subsection (a), the Secretary of En-
ergy shall consult with— 
(1) the Secretary of Defense; 
(2) the Nuclear Regulatory Commission; and 
(3) the Administrator of the General Services 
Administration. 
(c) CONTENTS.—The report required under sub-
section (a) shall include— 
(1) identification of potential locations to site, 
construct, and operate a licensed micro-reactor at a 
Department of Defense or Department of Energy fa-
cility that contains critical national security infra-
structure that the Secretary of Energy determines 
may not be energy resilient; 
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(2) assessments of different nuclear tech-
nologies to provide energy resiliency for critical na-
tional security infrastructure; 
(3) a survey of potential commercial stake-
holders with which to enter into a contract under the 
pilot program to construct and operate a licensed 
micro-reactor; 
(4) options to enter into long-term contracting 
for electricity acquisition and reactor operations, in-
cluding various financial mechanisms for such pur-
pose; 
(5) identification of requirements for licensed 
micro-reactors to provide energy resilience to mis-
sion-critical functions at facilities identified under 
paragraph (1); 
(6) an estimate of the costs of the pilot pro-
gram; 
(7) a timeline with milestones for the pilot pro-
gram; 
(8) an analysis of the existing authority of the 
Department of Energy, Nuclear Regulatory Commis-
sion, and Department of Defense to enable the 
siting, construction, and operation of a licensed 
micro-reactor; and 
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(9) recommendations for any legislative changes 
to the authorities analyzed under paragraph (8) nec-
essary for the Department of Energy, Nuclear Regu-
latory Commission, or the Department of Defense to 
enable the siting, construction, and operation of a li-
censed micro-reactor. 
(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) CRITICAL
NATIONAL
SECURITY
INFRA-
STRUCTURE.—The term ‘‘critical national security 
infrastructure’’ means any site or installation that 
the Secretary of Energy or the Secretary of Defense 
determines supports mission-critical functions of the 
national security enterprise. 
(2) LICENSED.—The term ‘‘licensed’’ means 
holding a license under section 103 or 104 of the 
Atomic Energy Act of 1954. 
(3) MICRO-REACTOR.—The term ‘‘micro-reac-
tor’’ means a nuclear reactor that has a thermal 
power production capacity that is not greater than 
50 megawatts. 
(4) PILOT
PROGRAM.—The term ‘‘pilot pro-
gram’’ means the pilot program described in sub-
section (a). 
(e) FORM.—The report required under subsection (a) 
shall be submitted in unclassified form, but, if the Sec-
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retary of Energy determines it necessary, may include a 
classified appendix. 
(f) LIMITATIONS.—This Act does not authorize the 
Department of Energy or Department of Defense to enter 
into a contract with respect to the pilot program. 
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