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112th Congress
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Nuclear Energy Research Initiative Improvement Act of 2011
Introduced: May 25, 2011
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Became law
Aug 30, 2011
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 146.
Aug 30, 2011
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Bingaman under authority of the order of the Senate of 08/02/2011 with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 112-66.
Jul 14, 2011
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Jun 7, 2011
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 112-107.
May 25, 2011
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. (text of measure as introduced: CR S3344-3345)
May 25, 2011
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S3344)
May 25, 2011
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Nuclear Energy Research Initiative Improvement Act of 2011 - Amends the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to direct the Secretary of Energy (DOE) to: (1) conduct research to lower the cost of nuclear reactor systems while increasing their levels of safety and security, and (2) develop and publish on the 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
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 146.
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