US·Bill·114th Congress
HR 4066
Nuclear Innovation Act
Introduced 2015-11-18Last action 2016-09-30 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy.Committee House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology
Sponsor
Cosponsors
None⚫
Died in committee
The 114th Congress ended on 2017-01-03. This bill was in committee when the session adjourned and did not advance to enactment.
Legislative Progress
✓
Introduced
✗
In Committee
3
Passed Chamber
4
Enacted / Signed
Action History
Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.
2015-11-18 · House floor actions
Introduced in House
2015-11-18 · Library of Congress
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy.
2016-09-30 · House committee actions
Summary
Nuclear Innovation Act
This bill directs the Department of Energy (DOE) to carry out a program for enhancing the U.S. capability to develop new reactor technologies through high-performance computation modeling and simulation techniques. Such program shall coordinate with relevant federal agencies through the National Strategic Computing Initiative while taking into account specified objectives.
DOE shall also carry out a program to:
- enable the testing and demonstration of reactor concepts proposed and funded by the private sector, and
- leverage the technical expertise of relevant federal agencies and national laboratories to minimize the time required to enable construction and operation of privately funded experimental reactors at national laboratories or other DOE-owned sites.
These reactors shall operate to:
- enable physical validation of novel reactor concepts;
- resolve technical uncertainty and increase practical knowledge relevant to safety, resilience, security, and functionality of first-of-a-kind reactor concepts; and
- generate research and development to improve nascent technologies.
Full Bill Text
https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/hr/4066