Title: Spent Nuclear Fuel Solutions Research and Development Act
Policy area: Energy

Summary:
Spent Nuclear Fuel Solutions Research and Development Act
This bill requires the Department of Energy (DOE) to conduct an advanced fuel cycle research, development, demonstration, and commercial application program for spent nuclear fuel. The program must improve fuel cycle performance and support a variety of options for used nuclear fuel storage, use, and disposal, including advanced nuclear reactor concepts. In carrying out the program, DOE must ensure all activities and designs incorporate state of the art safeguards technologies and techniques to reduce risk of proliferation. In addition, DOE must consider the potential benefits and other impacts of those activities for civilian nuclear applications, environmental health and safety, and national security. DOE must also consider the economic viability of all activities and designs.

[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 8258 Introduced in House (IH)]

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116th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 8258

  To direct the Secretary of energy to conduct an advanced fuel cycle 
   research, development, demonstration, and commercial application 
                    program, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 15, 2020

   Mr. Levin of California introduced the following bill; which was 
      referred to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology

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                                 A BILL


 
  To direct the Secretary of energy to conduct an advanced fuel cycle 
   research, development, demonstration, and commercial application 
                    program, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Spent Nuclear Fuel Solutions 
Research and Development Act''.

SEC. 2. USED NUCLEAR FUEL RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, DEMONSTRATION, AND 
              COMMERCIAL APPLICATION.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary shall conduct an advanced fuel cycle 
research, development, demonstration, and commercial application 
program that improves fuel cycle performance and supports a variety of 
options for used nuclear fuel storage, use, and disposal, including 
advanced nuclear reactor concepts, while minimizing environmental and 
public health and safety impacts, including--
            (1) dry cask storage;
            (2) consolidated interim storage;
            (3) deep geological storage and disposal, including mined 
        repository, and other technologies;
            (4) used nuclear fuel transportation;
            (5) integrated waste management systems;
            (6) vitrification;
            (7) fuel recycling and transmutation technologies, 
        including advanced reprocessing technologies and plutonium 
        uranium redox extraction technologies;
            (8) advanced materials to be used in paragraphs (1) through 
        (7); and
            (9) other areas as determined by the Secretary.
    (b) Requirements.--In carrying out the program under this 
subsection, the Secretary shall--
            (1) ensure all activities and designs incorporate state of 
        the art safeguards technologies and techniques to reduce risk 
        of proliferation;
            (2) consult with the Administrator of the National Nuclear 
        Security Administration to integrate safeguards and security by 
        design;
            (3) consider the potential benefits and other impacts of 
        those activities for civilian nuclear applications, 
        environmental health and safety, and national security, 
        including consideration of public consent; and
            (4) consider the economic viability of all activities and 
        designs.
    (c) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be 
appropriated to the Secretary to carry out the program under this 
section--
            (1) $91,875,000 for fiscal year 2021;
            (2) $96,468,750 for fiscal year 2022;
            (3) $101,292,188 for fiscal year 2023;
            (4) $106,356,797 for fiscal year 2024; and
            (5) $111,674,637 for fiscal year 2025.
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