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42 U.S.C. § 16274a — Nuclear energy

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42 U.S.C. § 16274a — Nuclear energy

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**(a) Mission** (1) **In general** — The Secretary shall carry out programs of civilian nuclear research, development, demonstration, and commercial application, including activities under this part. (2) **Considerations** — The programs carried out under paragraph (1) shall take into consideration the following objectives: (A) Providing research infrastructure to promote scientific progress and enable users from academia, the National Laboratories, and the private sector to make scientific discoveries relevant for nuclear, chemical, and materials science engineering. (B) Maintaining nuclear energy research and development programs at the National Laboratories and institutions of higher education, including infrastructure at the National Laboratories and institutions of higher education. (C) Providing the technical means to reduce the likelihood of nuclear proliferation. (D) Increasing confidence margins for public safety of nuclear energy systems. (E) Reducing the environmental impact of activities relating to nuclear energy. (F) Supporting technology transfer from the National Laboratories to the private sector. (G) Enabling the private sector to partner with the National Laboratories to demonstrate novel reactor concepts for the purpose of resolving technical uncertainty associated with the objectives described in subparagraphs (A) through (F). **(b) Definitions** In this part: (1) **Advanced nuclear reactor** — The term “advanced nuclear reactor” means— (A) a nuclear fission reactor, including a prototype plant (as defined in sections 50.2 and 52.1 of title 10, Code of Federal Regulations (or successor regulations)), with significant improvements compared to reactors operating on December 27, 2020, including improvements such as— (i) additional inherent safety features; (ii) lower waste yields; (iii) improved fuel and material performance; (iv) increased tolerance to loss of fuel cooling; (v) enhanced reliability or improved resilience; (vi) increased proliferation resistance; (vii) increased thermal efficiency; (viii) reduced consumption of cooling water and other environmental impacts; (ix) the ability to integrate into electric applications and nonelectric applications; (x) modular sizes to allow for deployment that corresponds with the demand for electricity or process heat; and (xi) operational flexibility to respond to changes in demand for electricity or process heat and to complement integration with intermittent renewable energy or energy storage; (B) a fusion reactor; and (C) a radioisotope power system that utilizes heat from radioactive decay to generate energy. (2) **Commission** — The term “Commission” means the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. (3) **Fast neutron** — The term “fast neutron” means a neutron with kinetic energy above 100 kiloelectron volts. (4) **National Laboratory** (A) *In general* — Except as provided in subparagraph (B), the term “National Laboratory” has the meaning given the term in [section 15801 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section15801&num=0&edition=prelim). (B) *Limitation* — With respect to the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, the Los Alamos National Laboratory, and the Sandia National Laboratories, the term “National Laboratory” means only the civilian activities of the laboratory. (5) **Neutron flux** — The term “neutron flux” means the intensity of neutron radiation measured as a rate of flow of neutrons applied over an area. (6) **Neutron source** — The term “neutron source” means a research machine that provides neutron irradiation services for— (A) research on materials sciences and nuclear physics; and (B) testing of advanced materials, nuclear fuels, and other related components for reactor systems.

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42 U.S.C. § 18851 — Model guidance for combined heat and power systems and waste heat to power systems

**(a) Definitions** In this section: (1) **Additional services** — The term “additional services” means the provision of supplementary power, backup or standby power, maintenance power, or interruptible power to an electric consumer by an electric utility. (2) **Waste heat to power system** — The term “waste heat to power system” means a system that generates electricity through the recovery of waste energy. (3) **Other terms** (A) *Purpa* — The terms “electric consumer”, “electric utility”, “interconnection service”, “nonregulated electric utility”, and “State regulatory authority” have the meanings given those terms in the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 ([16 U.S.C. 2601](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title16-section2601&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.), within the meaning of title I of that Act ([16 U.S.C. 2611](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title16-section2611&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.). (B) *EPCA* — The terms “combined heat and power system” and “waste energy” have the meanings given those terms in [section 6341 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section6341&num=0&edition=prelim). **(b) Review** (1) **In general** — Not later than 180 days after November 15, 2021, the Secretary, in consultation with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission and other appropriate entities, shall review existing rules and procedures relating to interconnection service and additional services throughout the United States for electric generation with nameplate capacity up to 150 megawatts connecting at either distribution or transmission voltage levels to identify barriers to the deployment of combined heat and power systems and waste heat to power s

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42 U.S.C. § 15801 — National Laboratory Jobs ACCESS Program

**(a) In general** On or after the date that is 180 days after December 20, 2019, the Secretary may establish a program, to be known as the “Department of Energy National Lab Jobs ACCESS Program”, under which the Secretary may award, on a competitive basis, 5-year grants to eligible entities described in subsection (c) for the Federal share of the costs of pre-apprenticeship programs and apprenticeship programs described in subsection (b). **(b) Pre-apprenticeship and apprenticeship programs described** A pre-apprenticeship program or apprenticeship program described in this subsection is a pre-apprenticeship program or apprenticeship program that— (1) leads to recognized postsecondary credentials for secondary school and postsecondary students; (2) is focused on skills and qualifications needed, as determined by the Secretary in consultation with the directors of the National Laboratories, to meet the immediate and ongoing needs of traditional and emerging technician positions (including machinists and cybersecurity technicians) at the National Laboratories and covered facilities of the National Nuclear Security Administration; (3) is established in consultation with a National Laboratory or covered facility of the National Nuclear Security Administration; (4) is registered with and approved by the Secretary of Labor or a State apprenticeship agency; and (5) ensures that participants in the pre-apprenticeship program or apprenticeship program do not displace paid employees. **(c) Eligible entities described** An eligible entity described in this subsection is a workforce intermediary or an eligible sponsor of a pre-apprenticeship program or apprenticeship program that— (1) demonstrates experience in implementing and providing career planning and career pathways

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42 U.S.C. § 16277 — Nuclear science and engineering support

**(a) University nuclear science and engineering support** (1) **In general** — The Secretary shall conduct a program to invest in human resources and infrastructure in the nuclear sciences and related fields, including health physics, nuclear engineering, and radiochemistry, consistent with missions of the Department related to civilian nuclear research, development, demonstration, and commercial application. (2) **Requirements** — In carrying out the program under this subsection, the Secretary shall— (A) conduct a graduate and undergraduate fellowship program to attract new and talented students, which may include fellowships for students to spend time at National Laboratories in the areas of nuclear science, engineering, and health physics with a member of the National Laboratory staff acting as a mentor; (B) conduct a junior faculty research initiation grant program to assist universities in recruiting and retaining new faculty in the nuclear sciences and engineering by awarding grants to junior faculty for research on issues related to nuclear energy engineering and science; (C) support fundamental nuclear sciences, engineering, and health physics research through a nuclear engineering education and research program; (D) promote collaborations, partnerships, and knowledge sharing between institutions of higher education, National Laboratories, other Federal agencies, industry, and associated labor unions; and (E) support communication and outreach related to nuclear science, engineering, and health physics. (3) **University-National Laboratory interactions** — The Secretary shall conduct— (A) a fellowship program for professors at universities to spend sabbaticals at National Laboratories in the areas of nuclear science and technology; and

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42 U.S.C. § 16274a — University Nuclear Leadership Program

Page 8828 TITLE 42—THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE § 16274a Pub. L. 117–263, div. E, title LIX, § 5914(2), Dec. 23, 2022, 136 Stat. 3449; Pub. L. 118–31, div. C, title XXXI, § 3131(p)(2), Dec. 22, 2023, 137 Stat. 803.) Editorial Notes REFERENCES IN TEXT Section 502 of the America COMPETES Reauthoriza- tion Act of 2010, referred to in subsec. (a)(9)(C), is sec- tion 502 of Pub. L. 111–358, which is set out as a note under section 1862p of this title. AMENDMENTS 2023—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 118–31, § 3131(p)(2)(A), struck out ‘‘graduate’’ before ‘‘traineeship’’ in heading. Subsec. (b)(1). Pub. L. 118–31, § 3131(p)(2)(B), struck out ‘‘graduate’’ before ‘‘traineeship’’ and before ‘‘traineeships’’. Subsec. (b)(2)(A). Pub. L. 118–31, § 3131(p)(2)(F), added subpar. (A) relating to focus areas. Amendment direct- ing addition of subpar. (A) ‘‘after paragraph (2)’’ was executed by adding subpar. (A) at end of par. (2). Pub. L. 118–31, § 3131(p)(2)(C), inserted ‘‘community colleges, trade schools, registered apprenticeship pro- grams, pre-apprenticeship programs,’’ after ‘‘affected universities,’’ in subpar. (A) relating to appropriate partnerships among National Laboratories. Subsec. (b)(2)(B). Pub. L. 118–31, § 3131(p)(2)(B), struck out ‘‘graduate’’ before ‘‘traineeships’’. Subsec. (b)(3), (4). Pub. L. 118–31, § 3131(p)(2)(D), (E), substituted ‘‘2023 through 2027’’ for ‘‘2021 through 2025’’ in par. (3) and then redesignated par. (3) as (4). 2022—Subsec. (a)(2)(D). Pub. L. 117–167, § 10743(1), amended subpar. (D) generally. Prior to amendment, subpar. (D) read as follows: ‘‘encourage collaborative nuclear research among industry, National Labora- tories, and universities; and’’. Subsec. (a)(4). Pub. L. 117–167, § 10743(2), amended par. (4) generally.

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