115th Congress
Nuclear Energy Leadership Act
Purpose
A bill to direct the Secretary of Energy to establish advanced nuclear goals, provide for a versatile, reactor-based fast neutron source, make available high-assay, low-enriched uranium for research, development, and demonstration of advanced nuclear reactor concepts, and for other purposes.
Summary of Selected Provisions
- Directs the Department of Energy to enter agreements to carry out at least four advanced nuclear reactor demonstration projects by the end of fiscal year 2028
- Directs DOE to develop a 10-year Nuclear Energy Strategic Plan
- Directs DOE to construct a versatile, reactor-based fast neutron source user facility by the end of 2025
- Directs DOE to create a University Nuclear Leadership Program that will provide funding to universities for fellowships, scholarships, and R&D projects to further advanced nuclear reactors and to maintain the nuclear science and engineering disciplines
- Directs DOE to establish a program to establish a supply of high-assay low-enriched uranium for use in advanced nuclear reactors
Primary Sponsors
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SENATOR R-AK
Co-sponsors by Party
R
3
D
7
I
0
Actions
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09/06/2018Introduced in Senate