Sec. 3125. REVIEW AND ANALYSIS OF NUCLEAR WASTE REPROCESSING AND NUCLEAR REACTOR TECHNOLOGY

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## SEC. 3125 REVIEW AND ANALYSIS OF NUCLEAR WASTE REPROCESSING AND NUCLEAR REACTOR TECHNOLOGY ###

(a)Study Required The Secretary of Energy, in consultation with the Administrator for Nuclear Security and the Secretary of Defense, as needed, shall conduct a study on waste reprocessing and Generation IV nuclear reactor technology. ###

(b)Elements The study required under subsection

(a)shall include— ####

(1)a review of previous studies conducted by the Department of Energy and the National Academy of Sciences related to the subject of nuclear waste reprocessing and the use of mixed oxide fuel in nuclear reactors, including Generation IV reactors, as a point of reference; ####

(2)a determination of the waste streams resulting from reprocessing and the use of mixed oxide fuel; ####

(3)an analysis of the nuclear proliferation risks of reprocessing and using mixed oxide fuel in nuclear reactors, including effects on the nuclear nonproliferation efforts of the United States; ####

(4)a comparison of the costs and proliferation risks of nuclear waste reprocessing technologies used in other countries and a comparison to the costs and risks of direct disposal of nuclear waste; and ####

(5)an analysis, in coordination with the Secretary of Defense, of the feasibility of deploying proven Generation IV reactors or other nuclear technology that could use mixed oxide fuel at military installations. ###

(c)Report Required ####

(1)In general Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Energy shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report on the study required under subsection (a). ####

(2)Form The report under paragraph

(1)shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex. ####

(3)Appropriate congressional committees In this subsection, the term “appropriate congressional committees” means— #####

(A)the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives; and #####

(B)the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate. ## Subtitle D Other Matters