Sec. 401. REPORT ON ADVANCED METHODS OF MANUFACTURING AND CONSTRUCTION FOR NUCLEAR ENERGY PROJECTS
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## SEC. 401 REPORT ON ADVANCED METHODS OF MANUFACTURING AND CONSTRUCTION FOR NUCLEAR ENERGY PROJECTS ###
(a)In General Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Commission shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report (referred to in this section as the “report”) on manufacturing and construction for nuclear energy projects. ###
(b)Stakeholder Input In developing the report, the Commission shall seek input from— ####
(1)the Secretary of Energy; ####
(2)the nuclear energy industry; ####
(3)National Laboratories; ####
(4)institutions of higher education; ####
(5)nuclear and manufacturing technology developers; ####
(6)the manufacturing and construction industries, including manufacturing and construction companies with operating facilities in the United States; ####
(7)standards development organizations; ####
(8)labor unions; ####
(9)nongovernmental organizations; and ####
(10)other public stakeholders. ###
(c)Contents ####
(1)In general The report shall— #####
(A)examine any unique licensing issues or requirements relating to the use, for nuclear energy projects, of— ######
(i)advanced manufacturing processes; ######
(ii)advanced construction techniques; and ######
(iii)rapid improvement or iterative innovation processes; #####
(B)examine— ######
(i)the requirements for nuclear-grade components in manufacturing and construction for nuclear energy projects; ######
(ii)opportunities to use standard materials, parts, or components in manufacturing and construction for nuclear energy projects; ######
(iii)opportunities to use standard materials that are in compliance with existing codes and standards to provide acceptable approaches to support or encapsulate new materials that do not yet have applicable codes and standards; and ######
(iv)requirements relating to the transport of a fueled advanced nuclear reactor core from a manufacturing licensee to a licensee that holds a license to construct and operate a facility at a particular site; #####
(C)identify safety aspects of advanced manufacturing processes and advanced construction techniques that are not addressed by existing codes and standards, so that generic guidance may be updated or created, as necessary; #####
(D)identify options for addressing the issues, requirements, and opportunities examined under subparagraphs
(A)and (B)— ######
(i)within the existing regulatory framework; or ######
(ii)through a new rulemaking; #####
(E)identify how addressing the issues, requirements, and opportunities examined under subparagraphs
(A)and
(B)will impact opportunities for domestic nuclear manufacturing and construction developers; and #####
(F)describe the extent to which Commission action is needed to implement any matter described in the report. ####
(2)Cost estimates, budgets, and timeframes The report shall include cost estimates, proposed budgets, and proposed timeframes for implementing risk-informed and performance-based regulatory guidance for advanced manufacturing and construction for nuclear energy projects.