S 512 · 112th Congress · Energy

Nuclear Power 2021 Act

Introduced 2011-03-08· Sponsored by Sen. Bingaman, Jeff [D-NM]· Senate

Bill Progress

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Committee
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Senate Vote
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House
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Enacted
Latest: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 137.(2011-08-30)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Nuclear Power 2021 Act - Amends the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to instruct the Secretary of Energy to implement, through cooperative agreements with private sector partners, programs to: (1) develop a standard design for each of two small modular reactors, at least one of which has a rated capacity of not more than 50 electrical megawatts; (2) obtain a design certification from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) for each of the designs by January 1, 2018; and (3) demonstrate the licensing of small modular reactors by developing applications for a combined license for each of the designs so certified, and obtaining a combined license from the NRC for each of the certified designs by January 1, 2021. Requires the Secretary to select proposals for such cooperative agreements through the use of competitive procedures and an impartial review of their scientific and technical merit.…

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CBO Cost Estimate

Congressional Budget Office

S. 512, Nuclear Power 2021 Act

Jul 28, 2011

Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Seante Committee on Energy and Natural Resources on July 14, 2011

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Cosponsors (7)

3 Democrats4 Republicans