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H.R. 4066 114th Congress House

Nuclear Innovation Act

Official title: To enable high-performance computation and supportive research and nuclear energy innovation.

Introduced: November 18, 2015 See on congress.gov
Energy Computers and information technologyEnergy researchNuclear powerPublic-private cooperation
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Passed Senate
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Became law
Sep 30, 2016
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy.
Nov 18, 2015
Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.
Nov 18, 2015
Introduced in House
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 Latest action September 30, 2016

Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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.
 Related & companion bills 2
  • HR 4084 Nuclear Energy Innovation Capabilities Act
  • HR 4909 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4066: Nuclear Innovation Act. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-4066/
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"H.R. 4066: Nuclear Innovation Act." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-4066/.
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H.R. 4066, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-4066/.
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