42 U.S.C. § 13491 — Purposes and definitions
submitted 34 years ago by Pub. L. 102-486 to r/title-42-THE-PUBLIC-HEALTH-AND-WELFARE · 205 words · no verdicts yet
This section states the purpose of this part: pushing advanced nuclear reactors toward commercial availability. It defines "advanced nuclear reactor technologies," covering near-term light water reactors and longer-term designs needing prototype testing. It also defines "Commission," "standardized design," and "certification."
(a) Purposes. This part's purposes are to: (1) require the Secretary* to run civilian nuclear programs in a way that leads to advanced nuclear reactor technologies becoming commercially available; and (2) authorize activities that help make advanced nuclear reactor technologies available on time, including ones using standardized designs or having passive safety features.
(b) Definitions. In this part: "Advanced nuclear reactor technologies" means (A) advanced light water reactors that might become commercially available in the near term — including, but not limited to, mid-sized reactors with passive safety features that generate commercial electric power from nuclear fission — and (B) other advanced nuclear reactor technologies that might need prototype testing before they're commercially available in the mid- or long-term — including, but not limited to, high-temperature gas-cooled reactors and liquid metal reactors that generate commercial electric power from nuclear fission. "Commission" means the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. "Standardized design" means a nuclear power plant design usable at multiple units or multiple sites. "Certification" means the Commission's approval of a standardized design.
The purposes of this part are—
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
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.
For purposes of this part—
the term “advanced nuclear reactor technologies” means—
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
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;
the term “Commission” means the Nuclear Regulatory Commission;
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
the term “certification” means approval by the Commission of a standardized design.
Source credit: (Pub. L. 102–486, title XXI, § 2121, Oct. 24, 1992, 106 Stat. 3081.)
- 1992Enacted · Pub. L. 102-486 · 106 Stat. 3081
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