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Nuclear Energy Leadership Act

Introduced: September 6, 2018 Introduced by: Murkowski, Lisa Republican · Alaska See on congress.gov
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Nov 29, 2018
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Energy. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 115-534.
Sep 6, 2018
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Sep 6, 2018
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Nuclear Energy Leadership Act

This bill amends the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to direct the Department of Energy (DOE) to (1) establish a long-term nuclear power purchase agreement pilot program; (2) advance the research and development of domestic advanced, affordable, and clean nuclear energy; (3) develop a 10-year strategic plan for its Office of Nuclear Energy; (4) provide for a versatile, reactor-based fast neutron source; and (5) establish a program to make available high-assay, low-enriched uranium for use in commercial or noncommercial advanced nuclear reactors.

DOE, the National Nuclear Security Administration, and the Nuclear Regulatory Commission must jointly establish a University Nuclear Leadership Program to provide financial assistance for scholarships, fellowships, and research and development projects at institutions of higher education.

What's happening now November 29, 2018

Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Energy. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 115-534.

 Related & companion bills 3
  • HR 4378 Related bill Nuclear Energy Research Infrastructure Act of 2018
  • HR 5260 Related bill Advanced Nuclear Energy Technologies Act
  • S 1457 Related bill Advanced Nuclear Energy Technologies Act
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 9
All 9 Democratic 6 Republican 3
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Bennet, Michael F.
Colorado · Dec 6, 2018
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Duckworth, Tammy
Illinois · Dec 6, 2018
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Booker, Cory A.
New Jersey · Sep 6, 2018
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Capito, Shelley Moore
West Virginia · Sep 6, 2018
 D
Coons, Christopher A.
Delaware · Sep 6, 2018
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Crapo, Mike
Idaho · Sep 6, 2018
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Durbin, Richard J.
Illinois · Sep 6, 2018
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Risch, James E.
Idaho · Sep 6, 2018
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Whitehouse, Sheldon
Rhode Island · Sep 6, 2018
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 3422: Nuclear Energy Leadership Act. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-3422/
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"S. 3422: Nuclear Energy Leadership Act." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-3422/.
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S. 3422, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-3422/.
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