Sec. 5. Licensing considerations relating to use of nuclear energy for nonelectric applications
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Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (in this section referred to as the Commission ) shall submit to the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate a report addressing any unique licensing issues or requirements relating to— the flexible operation of advanced nuclear reactors, such as ramping power output and switching between electricity generation and nonelectric applications; the use of advanced nuclear reactors exclusively for nonelectric applications; and the collocation of advanced nuclear reactors with industrial plants or other facilities.
In developing the report, the Commission shall seek input from— the Secretary of Energy; the nuclear energy industry; technology developers; the industrial, chemical, and medical sectors; nongovernmental organizations; and other public stakeholders. The report shall describe— any unique licensing issues or requirements relating to the matters described in paragraphs
(1)through
(3)of subsection (a), including, with respect to the nonelectric applications referred to in paragraphs
(1)and
(2)of that subsection, any licensing issues or requirements relating to the use of nuclear energy— for hydrogen or other liquid and gaseous fuel or chemical production; for water desalination and wastewater treatment; for heat used in industrial processes; for district heating; in relation to energy storage; for industrial or medical isotope production; and other applications, as identified by the Commission; options for addressing those issues or requirements— within the existing regulatory framework; through the technology-inclusive, regulatory framework to be established under section 103(a)(4) of the Nuclear Energy Innovation and Modernization Act ( 42 U.S.C. 2133 note; Public Law 115–439 ); or through a new rulemaking; the extent to which Commission action is needed to implement any matter described in the report; and cost estimates, proposed budgets, and proposed timeframes for implementing risk-informed and performance-based regulatory guidance for licensing advanced nuclear reactors for nonelectric applications.
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