‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—In carrying out this sec-
tion, the Secretary shall give special consideration to 
power purchase agreements for first-of-a-kind or 
early deployment nuclear technologies that can pro-
vide reliable and resilient power to high-value assets 
for national security purposes or other purposes as 
the Secretary determines to be in the national inter-
est, especially in remote off-grid scenarios or grid- 
connected scenarios that can provide capabilities 
commonly known as ‘islanding power capabilities’ 
during an emergency scenario. 
‘‘(2) EFFECT
ON
RATES.—An agreement to 
purchase power under this section may be at a rate 
that is higher than the average market rate, if the 
agreement fulfills an applicable consideration de-
scribed in paragraph (1).’’. 
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents of 
the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (Public Law 109–58; 119 
Stat. 594) is amended by inserting after the item relating 
to section 639 the following: 
‘‘Sec. 640. Long-term nuclear power purchase agreement pilot program.’’. 
SEC. 4. ADVANCED NUCLEAR REACTOR RESEARCH AND DE-
VELOPMENT GOALS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subtitle E of title IX of the En-
ergy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16271 et seq.) is 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
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‘‘SEC. 959A. ADVANCED NUCLEAR REACTOR RESEARCH 
AND DEVELOPMENT GOALS. 
‘‘(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) 
ADVANCED
NUCLEAR
REACTOR.—The 
term ‘advanced nuclear reactor’ means— 
‘‘(A) a nuclear fission reactor, including a 
prototype plant (as defined in sections 50.2 and 
52.1 of title 10, Code of Federal Regulations 
(or successor regulations)), with significant im-
provements compared to the most recent gen-
eration of fission reactors, including improve-
ments such as— 
‘‘(i) additional inherent safety fea-
tures; 
‘‘(ii) lower waste yields; 
‘‘(iii) improved fuel performance; 
‘‘(iv) increased tolerance to loss of 
fuel cooling; 
‘‘(v) enhanced reliability; 
‘‘(vi) increased proliferation resist-
ance; 
‘‘(vii) increased thermal efficiency; 
‘‘(viii) reduced consumption of cooling 
water; 
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‘‘(ix) the ability to integrate into elec-
tric applications and nonelectric applica-
tions; 
‘‘(x) modular sizes to allow for deploy-
ment that corresponds with the demand 
for electricity; or 
‘‘(xi) operational flexibility to respond 
to changes in demand for electricity and to 
complement integration with intermittent 
renewable energy; and 
‘‘(B) a fusion reactor. 
‘‘(2) DEMONSTRATION
PROJECT.—The term 
‘demonstration project’ means an advanced nuclear 
reactor operated— 
‘‘(A) as part of the power generation facili-
ties of an electric utility system; or 
‘‘(B) in any other manner for the purpose 
of demonstrating the suitability for commercial 
application of the advanced nuclear reactor. 
‘‘(b) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this section is to di-
rect the Secretary, as soon as practicable after the date 
of enactment of this section, to advance the research and 
development of domestic advanced, affordable, and clean 
nuclear energy by— 
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‘‘(1) demonstrating different advanced nuclear 
reactor technologies that could be used by the pri-
vate sector to produce— 
‘‘(A) emission-free power at a levelized cost 
of electricity of $60 per megawatt-hour or less; 
‘‘(B) heat for community heating, indus-
trial purposes, or synthetic fuel production; 
‘‘(C) remote or off-grid energy supply; or 
‘‘(D) backup or mission-critical power sup-
plies; 
‘‘(2) developing subgoals for nuclear energy re-
search programs that would accomplish the goals of 
the demonstration projects carried out under sub-
section (c); 
‘‘(3) identifying research areas 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 per-
sonnel; and 
‘‘(B) to the results of research relating to 
civil nuclear technology funded by the Federal 
Government. 
‘‘(c) DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS.— 
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‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall, to the 
maximum extent practicable— 
‘‘(A) complete not fewer than two ad-
vanced nuclear reactor demonstration projects 
by not later than December 31, 2025; and 
‘‘(B) establish a program to demonstrate 
not fewer than two, and not more than five, ad-
ditional operational advanced reactor designs by 
not later than December 31, 2035. 
‘‘(2) REQUIREMENTS.—In carrying out dem-
onstration projects under paragraph (1), the Sec-
retary shall— 
‘‘(A) include diversity in designs for the 
advanced nuclear reactors demonstrated under 
this section, including designs using various— 
‘‘(i) primary coolants; 
‘‘(ii) fuel types and compositions; and 
‘‘(iii) neutron spectra; 
‘‘(B) seek to ensure that— 
‘‘(i) the long-term cost of electricity or 
heat for each design to be demonstrated 
under this subsection is cost-competitive in 
the applicable market; 
‘‘(ii) the selected projects can meet 
the deadline established in paragraph (1) 
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to demonstrate first-of-a-kind advanced 
nuclear reactor technologies, for which ad-
ditional information shall be considered, in-
cluding— 
‘‘(I) the technology readiness 
level of a proposed advanced nuclear 
reactor technology; 
‘‘(II) the technical abilities and 
qualifications of teams desiring to 
partner with the Department to dem-
onstrate a proposed advanced nuclear 
reactor technology; and 
‘‘(III) the capacity to meet cost- 
share requirements of the Depart-
ment; 
‘‘(C) ensure that each evaluation of can-
didate technologies for the demonstration 
projects is completed through an external re-
view of proposed designs, which review shall— 
‘‘(i) be conducted by a panel that in-
cludes not fewer than 1 representative of 
each of— 
‘‘(I) an electric utility; and 
‘‘(II) an entity that uses high- 
temperature process heat for manu-
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facturing or industrial processing, 
such as a petrochemical company, a 
manufacturer of metals, or a manu-
facturer of concrete; and 
‘‘(ii) include a review of cost-competi-
tiveness and other value streams, together 
with the technology readiness level, of each 
design to be demonstrated under this sub-
section; 
‘‘(D) 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; 
‘‘(E) work with private sector partners to 
identify potential sites, including Department- 
owned sites, for demonstrations, as appropriate; 
and 
‘‘(F) align specific activities carried out 
under demonstration projects carried out under 
this subsection with priorities identified through 
direct consultations between— 
‘‘(i) the Department; 
‘‘(ii) National Laboratories; 
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‘‘(iii) institutions of higher education; 
‘‘(iv) traditional end-users (such as 
electric utilities); 
‘‘(v) potential end-users of new tech-
nologies (such as users of high-tempera-
ture process heat for manufacturing proc-
essing, including petrochemical companies, 
manufacturers of metals, or manufacturers 
of concrete); and 
‘‘(vi) developers of advanced nuclear 
reactor technology. 
‘‘(3) ADDITIONAL
REQUIREMENTS.—In car-
rying out demonstration projects under paragraph 
(1), the Secretary shall— 
‘‘(A) identify candidate technologies that— 
‘‘(i) are not developed sufficiently for 
demonstration within the initial required 
timeframe described in paragraph (1)(A); 
but 
‘‘(ii) could be demonstrated within the 
timeframe described in paragraph (1)(B); 
‘‘(B) identify technical challenges to the 
candidate technologies identified in subpara-
graph (A); 
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‘‘(C) support near-term research and devel-
opment to address the highest-risk technical 
challenges to the successful demonstration of a 
selected advanced reactor technology, in accord-
ance with— 
‘‘(i) subparagraph (B); and 
‘‘(ii) the research and development ac-
tivities under section 958; 
‘‘(D) establish such technology advisory 
working groups as the Secretary determines to 
be appropriate to advise the Secretary regard-
ing the technical challenges identified under 
subparagraph (B) and the scope of research 
and development programs to address the chal-
lenges, in accordance with subparagraph (C), to 
be comprised of— 
‘‘(i) private-sector advanced nuclear 
reactor technology developers; 
‘‘(ii) technical experts with respect to 
the relevant technologies at institutions of 
higher education; and 
‘‘(iii) technical experts at the National 
Laboratories. 
‘‘(d) GOALS.— 
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‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall estab-
lish goals for research relating to advanced nuclear 
reactors facilitated by the Department that support 
the objectives of the program for demonstration 
projects established under subsection (c). 
‘‘(2) COORDINATION.—In developing the goals 
under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall coordinate, 
on an ongoing basis, with members of private indus-
try to advance the demonstration of various designs 
of advanced nuclear reactors. 
‘‘(3) REQUIREMENTS.—In developing the goals 
under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall ensure 
that— 
‘‘(A) research activities facilitated by the 
Department to meet the goals developed under 
this subsection are focused on key areas of nu-
clear research and deployment ranging from 
basic science to full-design development, safety 
evaluation, and licensing; 
‘‘(B) research programs designed to meet 
the goals emphasize— 
‘‘(i) resolving materials challenges re-
lating to extreme environments, including 
extremely high levels of— 
‘‘(I) radiation fluence; 
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‘‘(II) temperature; 
‘‘(III) pressure; and 
‘‘(IV) corrosion; and 
‘‘(ii) qualification of advanced fuels; 
‘‘(C) activities are carried out that address 
near-term challenges in modeling and simula-
tion to enable accelerated design and licensing; 
‘‘(D) related technologies, such as tech-
nologies to manage, reduce, or reuse nuclear 
waste, are developed; 
‘‘(E) nuclear research infrastructure is 
maintained or constructed, such as— 
‘‘(i) currently operational research re-
actors at the National Laboratories and in-
stitutions of higher education; 
‘‘(ii) hot cell research facilities; 
‘‘(iii) a versatile fast neutron source; 
and 
‘‘(iv) a molten salt testing facility; 
‘‘(F) basic knowledge of non-light water 
coolant physics and chemistry is improved; 
‘‘(G) advanced sensors and control systems 
are developed; and 
‘‘(H) advanced manufacturing and ad-
vanced construction techniques and materials 
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are investigated to reduce the cost of advanced 
nuclear reactors.’’. 
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents of 
the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (Public Law 109–58; 119 
Stat. 594) is amended— 
(1) in the item relating to section 917, by strik-
ing ‘‘Efficiency’’; 
(2) in the items relating to sections 957, 958, 
and 959, by inserting ‘‘Sec.’’ before ‘‘9’’ each place 
it appears; and 
(3) by inserting after the item relating to sec-
tion 959 the following: 
‘‘Sec. 959A. Advanced nuclear reactor research and development goals.’’. 
SEC. 5. NUCLEAR ENERGY STRATEGIC PLAN. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subtitle E of title IX of the En-
ergy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16271 et seq.) (as 
amended by section 4(a)) is amended by adding at the 
end the following: 
‘‘SEC. 959B. NUCLEAR ENERGY STRATEGIC PLAN. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after 
the date of enactment of this section, the Secretary shall 
submit to the Committee on Energy and Natural Re-
sources of the Senate and the Committees on Energy and 
Commerce and Science, Space, and Technology of the 
House of Representatives a 10-year strategic plan for the 
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Office of Nuclear Energy of the Department, in accord-
ance with this section. 
‘‘(b) REQUIREMENTS.— 
‘‘(1) COMPONENTS.—The strategic plan under 
this section shall designate— 
‘‘(A) programs that support the planned 
accomplishment of— 
‘‘(i) the goals established under sec-
tion 959A; and 
‘‘(ii) 
the 
demonstration 
programs 
identified under subsection (c) of that sec-
tion; and 
‘‘(B) programs that— 
‘‘(i) do not support the planned ac-
complishment of demonstration programs, 
or the goals, referred to in subparagraph 
(A); but 
‘‘(ii) are important to the mission of 
the Office of Nuclear Energy, as deter-
mined by the Secretary. 
‘‘(2) PROGRAM PLANNING.—In developing the 
strategic plan under this section, the Secretary shall 
specify expected timelines for, as applicable— 
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‘‘(A) the accomplishment of relevant objec-
tives under current programs of the Depart-
ment; or 
‘‘(B) the commencement of new programs 
to accomplish those objectives. 
‘‘(c) UPDATES.—Not less frequently than once every 
2 years, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on 
Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate and the 
Committees on Energy and Commerce and Science, Space, 
and Technology of the House of Representatives an up-
dated 10-year strategic plan in accordance with subsection 
(b), which shall identify, and provide a justification for, 
any major deviation from a previous strategic plan sub-
mitted under this section.’’. 
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents of 
the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (Public Law 109–58; 119 
Stat. 594) (as amended by section 4(b)(3)) is amended 
by inserting after the item relating to section 959A the 
following: 
‘‘Sec. 959B. Nuclear energy strategic plan.’’. 
SEC. 
6. 
VERSATILE, 
REACTOR-BASED 
FAST 
NEUTRON 
SOURCE. 
Section 955(c)(1) of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 
(42 U.S.C. 16275(c)(1)) is amended— 
(1) in the paragraph heading, by striking ‘‘MIS-
SION NEED’’ and inserting ‘‘AUTHORIZATION’’; and 
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(2) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘determine 
the mission need’’ and inserting ‘‘provide’’. 
SEC. 7. 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 naval reactors functions of the National 
Nuclear Security Administration, requires a domes-
tic source of low- and high-enriched uranium in ac-
cordance with legal restrictions regarding foreign ob-
ligations relating to the beginning stage of the nu-
clear fuel cycle; 
(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 5 weight percent of the uranium-235 isotope; 
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(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 of 
Energy stockpiles of uranium would allow for initial 
fuel testing and demonstration of advanced nuclear 
reactor concepts, accelerating— 
(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) AMENDMENT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Subtitle E of title IX of the 
Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16271 et 
seq.) (as amended by section 5(a)) is amended by 
adding at the end the following: 
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‘‘SEC. 960. ADVANCED NUCLEAR FUEL SECURITY PRO-
GRAM. 
‘‘(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) HALEU TRANSPORTATION
PACKAGE.— 
The term ‘HALEU transportation package’ means a 
transportation package that is suitable for trans-
porting high-assay, low-enriched uranium. 
‘‘(2) HIGH-ASSAY, LOW-ENRICHED URANIUM.— 
The term ‘high-assay, low-enriched uranium’ means 
uranium with an assay greater than 5 weight per-
cent, but less than 20 weight percent, of the ura-
nium-235 isotope. 
‘‘(3) HIGH-ENRICHED
URANIUM.—The term 
‘high-enriched uranium’ means uranium with an 
assay of 20 weight percent or more of the uranium- 
235 isotope. 
‘‘(b) HIGH-ASSAY, LOW-ENRICHED URANIUM PRO-
GRAM FOR ADVANCED REACTORS.— 
‘‘(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than 1 year 
after the date of enactment of this section, the Sec-
retary shall establish a program to make available 
high-assay, low-enriched uranium, through contracts 
for sale, resale, transfer, or lease, for use in com-
mercial or noncommercial advanced nuclear reactors. 
‘‘(2) NUCLEAR FUEL OWNERSHIP.—Each lease 
under this subsection shall include a provision estab-
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lishing that the nuclear fuel that is the subject of 
the lease shall remain the property of the Depart-
ment, including with respect to responsibility for the 
final disposition of all radioactive waste created by 
the irradiation, processing, or purification of any 
leased uranium. 
‘‘(3) QUANTITY.—In carrying out the program 
under this subsection, 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 (as 
determined including the quantities of the ura-
nium-235 isotope made available before Decem-
ber 31, 2022). 
‘‘(4) FACTORS FOR CONSIDERATION.—In car-
rying out the program under this subsection, the 
Secretary shall take into consideration options for 
providing the high-assay, low-enriched uranium 
under this subsection from a stockpile of uranium 
owned by the Department (including the National 
Nuclear Security Administration), including— 
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‘‘(A) fuel that— 
‘‘(i) directly meets the needs of an 
end-user; but 
‘‘(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 or other 
contaminants that resulted from a previous use 
or fabrication of the fuel for research, develop-
ment, demonstration, or deployment activities 
of the Department (including activities of the 
National Nuclear Security Administration); 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 to meet the needs of an end- 
user. 
‘‘(5) LIMITATION.—The Secretary shall not 
barter or otherwise sell or transfer uranium in any 
form in exchange for services relating to the final 
disposition of radioactive waste from uranium that is 
the subject of a lease under this subsection. 
‘‘(6) SUNSET.—The program under this sub-
section shall terminate on the earlier of— 
‘‘(A) January 1, 2035; and 
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‘‘(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. 
‘‘(c) REPORT.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of enactment of this section, the Sec-
retary shall submit to the appropriate committees of 
Congress a report that describes actions proposed to 
be carried out by the Secretary— 
‘‘(A) under the program under subsection 
(b); or 
‘‘(B) otherwise to enable the commercial 
use of high-assay, low-enriched uranium. 
‘‘(2) 
COORDINATION
AND
STAKEHOLDER 
INPUT.—In developing the report under this sub-
section, the Secretary shall seek input from— 
‘‘(A) the Nuclear Regulatory Commission; 
‘‘(B) the National Laboratories; 
‘‘(C) institutions of higher education; 
‘‘(D) a diverse group of entities operating 
in the nuclear energy industry; and 
‘‘(E) a diverse group of technology devel-
opers. 
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‘‘(3) COST AND SCHEDULE ESTIMATES.—The 
report under this subsection shall include estimated 
costs, budgets, and timeframes for enabling the use 
of high-assay, low-enriched uranium. 
‘‘(4) REQUIRED
EVALUATIONS.—The report 
under this subsection shall evaluate— 
‘‘(A) the costs and actions required to es-
tablish and carry out the program under sub-
section (b), 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-
sponsibilities between the Department and 
the purchaser, transfer recipient, or les-
see); and 
‘‘(ii) the potential to coordinate with 
purchasers, transfer recipients, and lessees 
regarding— 
‘‘(I) fuel fabrication; and 
‘‘(II) fuel transport; 
‘‘(B) the potential sources and fuel forms 
available to provide uranium for the program 
under subsection (b); 
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‘‘(C) options to coordinate the program 
under subsection (b) with the operation of the 
versatile, reactor-based fast neutron source 
under section 959A; 
‘‘(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 en-
able— 
‘‘(i) the program under subsection (b); 
and 
‘‘(ii) the establishment of a domestic 
industry capable of providing high-assay, 
low-enriched uranium for commercial and 
noncommercial purposes, including with re-
spect to the needs of— 
‘‘(I) the Department; 
‘‘(II) the Department of Defense; 
and 
‘‘(III) the National Nuclear Se-
curity Administration. 
‘‘(d) HALEU TRANSPORTATION
PACKAGE
RE-
SEARCH PROGRAM.— 
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‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—As soon as practicable 
after the date of enactment of this section, the Sec-
retary shall establish a research, development, and 
demonstration program under which the Secretary 
shall provide grants, on a competitive basis, to es-
tablish the capability to transport high-assay, low- 
enriched uranium. 
‘‘(2) REQUIREMENT.—The focus of the pro-
gram under this subsection shall be to establish one 
or more HALEU transportation packages that can 
be certified by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission 
to transport high-assay, low-enriched uranium to the 
various facilities involved in producing or using nu-
clear fuel containing high-assay, low-enriched ura-
nium, such as— 
‘‘(A) enrichment facilities; 
‘‘(B) fuel processing facilities; 
‘‘(C) fuel fabrication facilities; and 
‘‘(D) nuclear reactors.’’. 
(2) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of con-
tents of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (Public Law 
109–58; 119 Stat. 594) (as amended by section 
5(b)) is amended by inserting after the item relating 
to section 959B the following: 
‘‘Sec. 960. Advanced nuclear fuel security program.’’. 
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SEC. 8. UNIVERSITY NUCLEAR LEADERSHIP PROGRAM. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds that— 
(1) nuclear power plants— 
(A) generate billions of dollars in national 
economic 
activity 
through 
procurements 
throughout the United States; and 
(B) provide tens of thousands of people in 
the United States with high-paying jobs, con-
tributing substantially to the local economies of 
the communities in which the plants operate; 
(2) the world market for the growth of commer-
cial nuclear power was estimated by the Department 
of 
Commerce 
to 
be 
valued 
at 
up 
to 
$740,000,000,000 during the period of calendar 
years 2018 through 2028; 
(3) the participation and leadership of the 
United States in the market described in paragraph 
(2) will— 
(A)(i) increase economic activity in the 
United States through robust nuclear exports, 
leading to the enhanced economic security of 
the United States; and 
(ii) preserve and enhance the ability of the 
United States to positively influence inter-
national nuclear safety, security, and non-
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proliferation standards through commercial en-
gagement with other nations; but 
(B) require significant investment in 
United States-origin advanced nuclear tech-
nologies; 
(4) in order to lead the world in the next gen-
eration of commercial nuclear power, the advanced 
nuclear industry in the United States should be posi-
tioned for accelerated growth, which requires public- 
private partnerships between industry entities and 
the Federal Government; 
(5) success in achieving the goals described in 
this subsection will require a whole-government Fed-
eral approach that focuses on the shared needs and 
individual mission requirements of, at a minimum— 
(A) the Department of Energy; 
(B) the National Nuclear Security Admin-
istration; and 
(C) the Nuclear Regulatory Commission; 
(6) advanced reactors present new challenges 
and opportunities in reactor design, safeguards, and 
regulation; 
(7) the challenges referred to in paragraph 
(6)— 
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(A) are directly relevant to the missions 
of— 
(i) the Office of Nuclear Energy of 
the Department of Energy; 
(ii) the National Nuclear Security Ad-
ministration; and 
(iii) the Nuclear Regulatory Commis-
sion; and 
(B) require a highly skilled workforce in 
order to be met; and 
(8) nuclear science and engineering programs 
at institutions of higher education in the United 
States— 
(A) annually award degrees in nuclear en-
gineering and related fields to more than 600 
undergraduate students, and 500 graduate stu-
dents, who are critical to maintaining United 
States leadership in the development of ad-
vanced nuclear systems; 
(B) perform cutting-edge research and 
technology development activities that have 
made fundamental contributions to advancing 
United States nuclear technology; and 
(C) support workforce development critical 
to maintaining United States leadership in nu-
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clear detection, nonproliferation, nuclear medi-
cine, advanced manufacturing, and other non- 
energy areas. 
(b) AMENDMENT.—Section 313 of the Energy and 
Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations 
Act, 2009 (42 U.S.C. 16274a), is amended to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘SEC. 313. UNIVERSITY NUCLEAR LEADERSHIP PROGRAM. 
‘‘(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) 
ADVANCED
NUCLEAR
REACTOR.—The 
term ‘advanced nuclear reactor’ means— 
‘‘(A) a nuclear fission reactor, including a 
prototype plant (as defined in sections 50.2 and 
52.1 of title 10, Code of Federal Regulations 
(or successor regulations)), with significant im-
provements compared to the most recent gen-
eration of fission reactors, including improve-
ments such as— 
‘‘(i) additional inherent safety fea-
tures; 
‘‘(ii) lower waste yields; 
‘‘(iii) improved fuel performance; 
‘‘(iv) increased tolerance to loss of 
fuel cooling; 
‘‘(v) enhanced reliability; 
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‘‘(vi) increased proliferation resist-
ance; 
‘‘(vii) increased thermal efficiency; 
‘‘(viii) reduced consumption of cooling 
water; 
‘‘(ix) the ability to integrate into elec-
tric applications and nonelectric applica-
tions; 
‘‘(x) modular sizes to allow for deploy-
ment that corresponds with the demand 
for electricity; or 
‘‘(xi) operational flexibility to respond 
to changes in demand for electricity and to 
complement integration with intermittent 
renewable energy; and 
‘‘(B) a fusion reactor. 
‘‘(2) INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION.— 
The term ‘institution of higher education’ has the 
meaning given the term in section 101(a) of the 
Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001(a)). 
‘‘(3) PROGRAM.—The term ‘Program’ means 
the University Nuclear Leadership Program estab-
lished under subsection (b). 
‘‘(b) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary of Energy, 
the Administrator of the National Nuclear Security Ad-
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ministration, and the Chairman of the Nuclear Regulatory 
Commission shall jointly establish a program, to be known 
as the ‘University Nuclear Leadership Program’. 
‘‘(c) USE OF FUNDS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para-
graph (2), amounts made available to carry out the 
Program shall be used to provide financial assistance 
for scholarships, fellowships, and research and devel-
opment projects at institutions of higher education 
in areas relevant to the programmatic mission of the 
applicable Federal agency providing the financial as-
sistance with respect to research, development, dem-
onstration, and deployment activities for technologies 
relevant to advanced nuclear reactors, including rel-
evant fuel cycle technologies. 
‘‘(2) EXCEPTION.—Notwithstanding paragraph 
(1), amounts made available to carry out the Pro-
gram may be used to provide financial assistance for 
a scholarship, fellowship, or multiyear research and 
development project that does not align directly with 
a programmatic mission of the applicable Federal 
agency providing the financial assistance, if the ac-
tivity for which assistance is provided would facili-
tate the maintenance of the discipline of nuclear 
science or nuclear engineering. 
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‘‘(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated such sums as are nec-
essary to carry out the Program.’’. 
Æ 
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