HR 5163
111th Congress
House
Energy
Arms control and nonproliferation
Energy research
Licensing and registrations
Nuclear power
Research administration and funding
Research and development
Nuclear Energy Research Initiative Improvement Act of 2010
Introduced: April 28, 2010
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Everywhere this bill has been
4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 30, 2010
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Environment.
Apr 29, 2010
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H3018)
Apr 28, 2010
Referred to the House Committee on Science and Technology.
Apr 28, 2010
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Nuclear Energy Research Initiative Improvement Act of 2010 - Amends the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to direct the Secretary of Energy to: (1) conduct research to lower the cost of nuclear reactor systems; and (2) develop and publish on the Department of Energy (DOE) website a schedule outlining a five-year strategy to lower such cost effectively.
Includes among research subjects: (1) modular and small-scale reactors; (2) balance-of-plant issues; (3) cost-efficient manufacturing and construction; (4) licensing issues; and (5) enhanced proliferation controls.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Environment.
Committees of jurisdiction
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