Sec. 2121. PURPOSES AND DEFINITIONS
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## SEC. 2121 PURPOSES AND DEFINITIONS **[**[42 U.S.C. 13491](/us/usc/t42/s13491)**]** ###
(a)Purposes The purposes of this subtitle are— ####
(1)to require the Secretary to carry out civilian nuclear programs in a way that will lead toward the commercial availability of advanced nuclear reactor technologies; and ####
(2)to authorize such activities to further the timely availability of advanced nuclear reactor technologies, including technologies that utilize standardized designs or exhibit passive safety features. ###
(b)Definitions For purposes of this subtitle— ####
(1)the term “**advanced nuclear reactor technologies**” means— #####
(A)advanced light water reactors that may be commercially available in the near-term, including but not limited to mid-sized reactors with passive safety features for the generation of commercial electric power from nuclear fission; and #####
(B)other advanced nuclear reactor technologies that may require prototype demonstration prior to commercial availability in the mid- or long-term, including but not limited to high-temperature, gas-cooled reactors and liquid metal reactors, for the generation of commercial electric power from nuclear fission; ####
(2)the term “**Commission**” means the Nuclear Regulatory Commission; ####
(3)the term “**standardized design**” means a design for a nuclear power plant that may be utilized for a multiple number of units or a multiple number of sites; and ####
(4)the term “**certification**” means approval by the Commission of a standardized design.
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