Sec. 607. Fusion energy research
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As part of the activities authorized under section 209 of the Department of Energy Organization Act ( 42 U.S.C. 7139 ) and section 972 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16312), the Director shall carry out a fusion energy sciences research and enabling technology development program to effectively address the scientific and engineering challenges to building a cost-competitive fusion power plant and a competitive fusion power industry in the United States. As part of this program, the Director shall carry out research activities to expand the fundamental understandings of plasmas and matter at very high temperatures and densities.
The Director shall coordinate and carry out the responsibilities of the United States with respect to the ITER international fusion project pursuant to the Agreement on the Establishment of the International Fusion Energy Organization for the Joint Implementation of the ITER Project. Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall transmit to the Congress a report on the Department’s proposed research and development activities in magnetic fusion over the 10 years following the date of enactment of this Act under at least three realistic budget scenarios.
The report shall— identify specific areas of fusion energy research enabling technology development in which the United States can and should establish or solidify a lead in the global fusion energy development effort; and identify priorities for initiation of facility construction and facility decommissioning under each of those scenarios. The report shall be reviewed by the Fusion Energy Sciences Advisory Committee prior to its transmittal to Congress. The Secretary shall provide the Fusion Energy Sciences Advisory Committee with the opportunity and sufficient resources to submit its own recommendations and additional views on the Department’s final report to Congress.
As part of the activities authorized in section 978 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16318), the Director, in coordination with the Assistant Secretary for Nuclear Energy of the Department, shall carry out research and development activities to identify, characterize, and create materials that can endure the neutron, plasma, and heat fluxes expected in a commercial fusion power plant. As part of the activities authorized under subsection (c), the Secretary shall— provide an assessment of the need for a facility or facilities that can examine and test potential fusion and next generation fission materials and other enabling technologies relevant to the development of commercial fusion power plants; and provide an assessment of whether a single new facility that substantially addresses magnetic fusion, inertial fusion, and next generation fission materials research needs is feasible, in conjunction with the expected capabilities of facilities operational as of the date of enactment of this Act.
The Secretary shall carry out a program of research and technology development in inertial fusion for energy applications, including ion beam, laser, and pulsed power fusion systems.
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