42 U.S.C. § 16021 | Project establishment

(a)

Establishment

The Secretary shall establish a project to be known as the “Next Generation Nuclear Plant Project” (referred to in this part as the “Project”).

(b)

Content

The Project shall consist of the research, development, design, construction, and operation of a prototype plant, including a nuclear reactor that—

(1)

1 See References in Text note below.

is based on research and development activities supported by the Generation IV Nuclear Energy Systems Initiative under section 16272(c)  of this title; and

(2)

shall be used—

(A)

to generate electricity;

(B)

to produce hydrogen; or

(C)

both to generate electricity and to produce hydrogen.

Pub. L. 109–58, title VI, § 641Aug. 8, 2005119 Stat. 794 Pub. L. 115–248, § 2(b)(2)Sept. 28, 2018132 Stat. 3155 (, , ; , , .)

Editorial Notes

References in Text

Section 16272 of this title Pub. L. 116–260, div. Z, title II, § 2003(a)Dec. 27, 2020134 Stat. 2459 section 16272(c) of this title, referred to in subsec. (b)(1), was amended generally by , , and, as amended, no longer refers to the Generation IV Nuclear Energy Systems Initiative.

Amendments

Pub. L. 115–248 section 942(d) of Pub. L. 109–582018— substituted “section 16272(c)” for “section 16272(d)”, which had been an editorial translation of a reference in original text to .