Sec. 9. Nuclear physics
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The Director shall carry out a program of experimental and theoretical research, and support associated facilities, to discover, explore, and understand all forms of nuclear matter. The Director— may carry out a program for the production of isotopes, including the development of techniques to produce isotopes, that the Secretary determines are needed for research, medical, industrial, or related purposes; and shall ensure that isotope production activities carried out under the program under this paragraph do not compete with private industry unless the Director determines that critical national interests require the involvement of the Federal Government.
Section 981 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 ( 42 U.S.C. 16321 ) is amended— in the section heading, by striking and inserting Rare Isotope Accelerator ; and Facility for Rare Isotope Beams by striking Rare Isotope Accelerator each place it appears and inserting Facility for Rare Isotope Beams . The Secretary shall provide for a Facility for Rare Isotope Beams to advance the understanding of rare nuclear isotopes and the evolution of the cosmos. In carrying out paragraph (1), the Secretary shall provide for, at a minimum, a rare isotope beam facility capable of 400 kW of beam power.
The Secretary shall, to the maximum extent practicable, ensure that the start of full operations of the facility under this subsection occurs before June 30, 2022, with early operation in 2018. Out of funds authorized to be appropriated under section 11 for Nuclear Physics, there shall be made available to the Secretary to carry out activities, including construction of the facility, under this subsection— $101,200,000 for fiscal year 2018; and $86,000,000 for fiscal year 2019.
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