Sec. 2. Advanced reactor demonstration program
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Section 959A(b) of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 ( 42 U.S.C. 16279a(b) ) is amended— by redesignating paragraphs
(2)and
(3)as paragraphs
(3)and (4); and by inserting after paragraph (1), the following: prioritizing testing and development of, on at least 10 different sites, advanced reactor designs of which one shall be a specialized micro-reactor described in subparagraph (C), including— fourth-generation nuclear reactors, such as sodium-cooled fast reactors, high-temperature gas-cooled reactors, and molten salt reactors; small modular reactors and factory-produced nuclear reactors with a generation capacity of not more than 500 megawatts of electricity; and specialized micro-reactors that are— capable of producing up to 10 megawatts of electricity; and designed for deployment in remote locations or for specialized applications; . Section 959A(c) of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 ( 42 U.S.C. 16279a(c) ) is amended— in paragraph (9)(C), by striking and at the end; in paragraph (10)(F), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and ; and by adding at the end the following: test and develop an advanced reactor design, as described in subsection (b)(2), on any site regardless of whether it is owned or operated by the Department of Energy. . The Secretary of Energy shall seek to enter into cost-sharing arrangements with private industry and research institutions to enhance the effectiveness and reach of testing and developing of advanced nuclear designs under section 959A(b)(2) of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 ( 42 U.S.C. 16279a(b) ), as amended by subsection (a).
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