116th 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
Selected provisions in both bills
- Directs the Department of Energy to complete at least two advanced nuclear reactor demonstration projects by the end of 2025 and between 2 and 5 additional projects by the end of fiscal year 2035
- Requires DOE to partner with the Defense Department or another federal agency to enter into at least one agreement by the end of 2023 to purchase nuclear power from a newly licensed reactor for up to 40 years, giving “special consideration” to “first-of-a-kind or early deployment nuclear technologies”
- Directs DOE to develop a 10-year Nuclear Energy Strategic Plan
- Directs DOE to establish a program to make available 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
13
D
9
I
0
Actions
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03/27/2019Introduced in Senate