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HR 8611 117th Congress House Emergency Management

National Strategy to Utilize Microreactors for Natural Disaster Response Efforts Act

Introduced: July 29, 2022 Introduced by: Donalds, Byron Republican · Florida See on congress.gov
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Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
Jul 29, 2022
Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Jul 29, 2022
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National Strategy to Utilize Microreactors for Natural Disaster Response Efforts Act

This bill directs the President to develop a national strategy to utilize microreactors to assist with natural disaster response efforts. A microreactor is a nuclear reactor with at most 20 megawatts of thermal energy generating capacity.

Specifically, such strategy must include

  • an assessment of the effectiveness of utilizing diesel generators to assist with natural disaster response efforts;
  • a comprehensive, research-based, and long-term discussion of goals, objectives, and priorities for utilizing microreactors instead of diesel generators to assist with such efforts;
  • a Department of Defense analysis regarding the use of such microreactors to assist with such efforts;
  • recommendations on how the Nuclear Regulatory Commission may expedite the approval of designs for microreactors and issuing licenses;
  • an assessment of the challenges and barriers to deploying microreactors to assist with such efforts and solutions; and
  • recommendations on how to utilize microreactors as charging stations for electric vehicles in the event of a mass evacuation resulting from a natural disaster.
What's happening now August 1, 2022

Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 6
All 6 Republican 4
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Obernolte, Jay
California · Sep 22, 2022
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Feenstra, Randy
Iowa · Aug 16, 2022
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Carter, Earl L. "Buddy"
Georgia · Aug 2, 2022
Gonzalez, Anthony
· Aug 2, 2022
DOYLE, MIKE
· Jul 29, 2022
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Fleischmann, Charles J. "Chuck"
Tennessee · Jul 29, 2022
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 8611: National Strategy to Utilize Microreactors for Natural Disaster Response Efforts Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-8611/
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"H.R. 8611: National Strategy to Utilize Microreactors for Natural Disaster Response Efforts Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-8611/.
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H.R. 8611, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-8611/.
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