Sec. 2002. Amendments to definitions in Energy Policy Act of 2005
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Section 951(b)(1) of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 ( 42 U.S.C. 16271(b)(1) ) is amended to read as follows: The term advanced nuclear reactor means— a nuclear fission reactor, including a prototype plant (as defined in sections 50.2 and 52.1 of title 10, Code of Federal Regulations (or successor regulations)), with significant improvements compared to reactors operating on the date of enactment of the Energy Act of 2020 , including improvements such as— additional inherent safety features; lower waste yields; improved fuel and material performance; increased tolerance to loss of fuel cooling; enhanced reliability or improved resilience; increased proliferation resistance; increased thermal efficiency; reduced consumption of cooling water and other environmental impacts; the ability to integrate into electric applications and nonelectric applications; modular sizes to allow for deployment that corresponds with the demand for electricity or process heat; and operational flexibility to respond to changes in demand for electricity or process heat and to complement integration with intermittent renewable energy or energy storage; and a fusion reactor. .
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