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(C) use fuels that are proliferation resistant and have 
substantially reduced production of high-level waste per 
unit of output; and 
(D) use improved instrumentation. 
(e) REACTOR PRODUCTION OF HYDROGEN.—The Secretary shall 
carry out research to examine designs for high-temperature reactors 
capable of producing large-scale quantities of hydrogen. 
SEC. 953. ADVANCED FUEL CYCLE INITIATIVE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, acting through the Director 
of the Office of Nuclear Energy, Science and Technology, shall 
conduct an advanced fuel recycling technology research, develop-
ment, and demonstration program (referred to in this section as 
the ‘‘program’’) to evaluate proliferation-resistant fuel recycling and 
transmutation technologies that minimize environmental and public 
health and safety impacts as an alternative to aqueous reprocessing 
technologies deployed as of the date of enactment of this Act in 
support of evaluation of alternative national strategies for spent 
nuclear fuel and the Generation IV advanced reactor concepts. 
(b) ANNUAL REVIEW.—The program shall be subject to annual 
review by the Nuclear Energy Research Advisory Committee of 
the Department or other independent entity, as appropriate. 
(c) INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION.—In carrying out the program, 
the Secretary is encouraged to seek opportunities to enhance the 
progress of the program through international cooperation. 
(d) REPORTS.—The Secretary shall submit, as part of the annual 
budget submission of the Department, a report on the activities 
of the program. 
SEC. 954. UNIVERSITY NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING SUP-
PORT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall conduct a program to 
invest in human resources and infrastructure in the nuclear sciences 
and related fields, including health physics, nuclear engineering, 
and radiochemistry, consistent with missions of the Department 
related to civilian nuclear research, development, demonstration, 
and commercial application. 
(b) REQUIREMENTS.—In carrying out the program under this 
section, the Secretary shall— 
(1) conduct a graduate and undergraduate fellowship pro-
gram to attract new and talented students, which may include 
fellowships for students to spend time at National Laboratories 
in the areas of nuclear science, engineering, and health physics 
with a member of the National Laboratory staff acting as 
a mentor; 
(2) conduct a junior faculty research initiation grant pro-
gram to assist universities in recruiting and retaining new 
faculty in the nuclear sciences and engineering by awarding 
grants to junior faculty for research on issues related to nuclear 
energy engineering and science; 
(3) support fundamental nuclear sciences, engineering, and 
health physics research through a nuclear engineering edu-
cation and research program; 
(4) 
encourage 
collaborative 
nuclear 
research 
among 
industry, National Laboratories, and universities; and 
(5) support communication and outreach related to nuclear 
science, engineering, and health physics.
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(c) UNIVERSITY-NATIONAL
LABORATORY
INTERACTIONS.—The 
Secretary shall conduct— 
(1) a fellowship program for professors at universities to 
spend sabbaticals at National Laboratories in the areas of 
nuclear science and technology; and 
(2) a visiting scientist program in which National Labora-
tory staff can spend time in academic nuclear science and 
engineering departments. 
(d) STRENGTHENING UNIVERSITY RESEARCH AND TRAINING REAC-
TORS AND ASSOCIATED INFRASTRUCTURE.—In carrying out the pro-
gram under this section, the Secretary may support— 
(1) converting research reactors from high-enrichment fuels 
to 
low-enrichment 
fuels 
and 
upgrading 
operational 
instrumentation; 
(2) consortia of universities to broaden access to university 
research reactors; 
(3) student training programs, in collaboration with the 
United States nuclear industry, in relicensing and upgrading 
reactors, including through the provision of technical assistance; 
and 
(4) reactor improvements as part of a taking into consider-
ation effort that emphasizes research, training, and education, 
including through the Innovations in Nuclear Infrastructure 
and Education Program or any similar program. 
(e) OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE.—Funding for a project pro-
vided under this section may be used for a portion of the operating 
and maintenance costs of a research reactor at a university used 
in the project. 
(f) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘‘junior faculty’’ means 
a faculty member who was awarded a doctorate less than 10 years 
before receipt of an award from the grant program described in 
subsection (b)(2). 
SEC. 955. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY CIVILIAN NUCLEAR INFRASTRUC-
TURE AND FACILITIES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall operate and maintain 
infrastructure and facilities to support the nuclear energy research, 
development, demonstration, and commercial application programs, 
including radiological facilities management, isotope production, 
and facilities management. 
(b) DUTIES.—In carrying out this section, 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 investments which com-
plement rather than duplicate capabilities; and 
(4) develop a timeline and a proposed budget for the comple-
tion 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. 
(c) PLAN.—The Secretary shall develop a comprehensive plan 
for the facilities at the Idaho National Laboratory, especially taking