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S. 512: Nuclear Power 2021 Act

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S. 512: Nuclear Power 2021 Act

112th Congress · introduced 2011-03-08 · Energy · Latest: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 137.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2011-03-08 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Sen. Bingaman, Jeff [D-NM] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 137. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

What does this mean?

Official title

Nuclear Power 2021 Act

Plain summary

Nuclear Power 2021 Act - Amends the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to instruct the Secretary of Energy to implement, through cooperative agreements with private sector partners, programs to: (1) develop a standard design for not less than two small modular reactors, at least one of which has a rated capacity of not more than 50 electrical megawatts; (2) obtain a design certification from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) for each of the standard designs by January 1, 2018; (3) demonstrate the licensing of small modular reactors by developing applications for a combined license for each of the designs so certified, and obtaining a combined license from the NRC for each of the certified designs by January 1, 2021; and (4) carry out a program to obtain an early site permit for 1 or more small modular reactors. Requires the Secretary to select proposals for such cooperative agreements through the use of competitive procedures and an impartial review of their scientific and technical merit. Sets forth cost-share requirements under which the non-federal source must provide at least: (1) 50% of the cost of the development of each small modular reactor design and each early site permit, and (2) 75% of the cost of the licensing demonstration of each small modular reactor design.

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Official text

Nuclear Power 2021 Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Reported to Senate with amendment(s))

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Sen. Bingaman, Jeff [D-NM] · 7 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), Mike Crapo (R-ID), James E. Risch (R-ID)

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong112-s512 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong112 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong112