Sec. 102. Nuclear licensing efficiency

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Section 181 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 ( 42 U.S.C. 2231 ) is amended— by striking The provisions of and inserting the following: The provisions of ; and by adding at the end the following: Consistent with the declaration in section 1, the Commission shall provide for efficient, timely, and predictable reviews and proceedings for the granting, suspending, revoking, or amending of any license or construction permit, or application to transfer control, and in any proceeding for the issuance or modification of rules and regulations dealing with the activities of licenses. .

Section 185 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 ( 42 U.S.C. 2235 ) is amended by adding at the end the following: In reviewing an application for an early site permit, construction permit, operating license, or combined construction permit and operating license for a production facility or utilization facility located at the site of a production facility or utilization facility licensed by the Commission, the Commission shall, to the extent practicable, use information that was part of the licensing basis of the licensed production facility or utilization facility. .

Section 102(c) of the Nuclear Energy Innovation and Modernization Act ( 42 U.S.C. 2215(c) ) is amended— in paragraph (3)— in the paragraph heading, by striking and inserting 180 ; and 90 by striking 180 and inserting 90 ; and by adding at the end the following: Not less frequently than once every 3 years, the Commission shall review and assess, based on the licensing and regulatory activities of the Commission, the performance metrics and milestone schedules developed under paragraph (1).

After each review and assessment under subparagraph (A), the Commission shall revise, as appropriate, the performance metrics and milestone schedules developed under paragraph

(1)to provide the most efficient performance metrics and milestone schedules reasonably achievable. . Section 103(a)(4) of the Nuclear Energy Innovation and Modernization Act ( 42 U.S.C. 2133 note; Public Law 115–439 ) is amended— by striking Not later and inserting the following: Not later ; and by adding at the end the following: Notwithstanding section 3(1), for purposes of subparagraph (A), the term advanced nuclear reactor applicant does not include an applicant for a license for a nuclear fusion reactor. . Section 104 c. of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 ( 42 U.S.C. 2134(c) ) is amended— by striking the third sentence and inserting the following: The Commission may issue a license under this section for a utilization facility useful in the conduct of research and development activities of the types specified in section 31 if— not more than 75 percent of the annual costs to the licensee of owning and operating the facility are devoted to the sale, other than for research and development or education and training, of— nonenergy services; energy; or a combination of nonenergy services and energy; and not more than 50 percent of the annual costs to the licensee of owning and operating the facility are devoted to the sale of energy. ; in the second sentence, by striking The Commission and inserting the following: The Commission ; and by striking and inserting the following: The Commission c. c. Research and development activities. Subject to paragraphs

(2)and (3), the Commission .

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