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H.R. 1009 118th Congress House

National Strategy to Utilize Microreactors for Natural Disaster Response Efforts Act

Official title: To require the President develop a national strategy for utilizing microreactors to assist with natural disaster response efforts, and for other purposes.

Introduced: February 14, 2023 Introduced by: Byron Donalds Republican · Florida See on congress.gov
Emergency Management
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Feb 24, 2023
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy, Climate and Grid Security.
Feb 14, 2023
Introduced in House
Feb 14, 2023
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.
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 Latest action February 24, 2023

Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy, Climate and Grid Security.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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 can work with other federal agencies to 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.
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 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Lobbying activity 1

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 Cosponsors 10
All 10 Republican 9
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Dunn, Neal P.
Florida · May 18, 2023
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LaMalfa, Doug
California · Mar 8, 2023
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Nehls, Troy E.
Texas · Mar 7, 2023
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Carter, Earl L. "Buddy"
Georgia · Feb 21, 2023
Lamborn, Doug
· Feb 17, 2023
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Rose, John W.
Tennessee · Feb 17, 2023
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Feenstra, Randy
Iowa · Feb 14, 2023
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Fleischmann, Charles J. "Chuck"
Tennessee · Feb 14, 2023
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Mace, Nancy
South Carolina · Feb 14, 2023
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Obernolte, Jay
California · Feb 14, 2023
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1009: National Strategy to Utilize Microreactors for Natural Disaster Response Efforts Act. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-1009/
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"H.R. 1009: National Strategy to Utilize Microreactors for Natural Disaster Response Efforts Act." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-1009/.
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H.R. 1009, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-1009/.
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