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in a manner consistent with the purposes of this sec-
1
tion.
2
(2) R
EPORTS
.—The auditor retained under
3
paragraph (1) shall submit to the Secretary, and the
4
Secretary shall transmit to the appropriate congres-
5
sional committees, an annual report that describes—
6
(A) the findings of the auditor under para-
7
graph (1); and
8
(B) a plan under which the Secretary may
9
remedy any deficiencies identified by the audi-
10
tor.
11
(g) A
UTHORIZATION OF
A
PPROPRIATIONS
.—There are
12
authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary such sums
13
as may be necessary to carry out this section.
14
(h) T
ERMINATION OF
A
UTHORITY
.—The authority pro-
15
vided by this section shall terminate on September 30, 2009.
16
(i) S
AVINGS
P
ROVISION
.—Nothing in this section is
17
intended to displace, duplicate or diminish any previously
18
authorized research activities of the Department of Energy.
19
SEC. 1235. RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT FOR NEW NAT-
20
URAL GAS TRANSPORTATION TECH-
21
NOLOGIES.
22
The Secretary of Energy shall conduct a comprehensive
23
5-year program for research, development and demonstra-
24
tion to improve the reliability, efficiency, safety and integ-
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rity of the natural gas transportation and distribution in-
1
frastructure and for distributed energy resources (including
2
microturbines, fuel cells, advanced engine-generators, gas
3
turbines, reciprocating engines, hybrid power generation
4
systems, and all ancillary equipment for dispatch, control
5
and maintenance).
6
SEC. 1236. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR OF-
7
FICE OF ARCTIC ENERGY.
8
There are authorized to be appropriated to the Sec-
9
retary for the Office of Arctic Energy under section 3197
10
of the Floyd D. Spence National Defense Authorization Act
11
for Fiscal Year 2001 (Public Law 106–398) such sums as
12
may be necessary, but not to exceed $25,000,000 for each
13
of fiscal years 2003 through 2011.
14
SEC. 1237. CLEAN COAL TECHNOLOGY LOAN.
15
There is authorized to be appropriated not to exceed
16
$125,000,000 to the Secretary of Energy to provide a loan
17
to the owner of the experimental plant constructed under
18
United States Department of Energy cooperative agreement
19
number DE–FC22–91PC99544 on such terms and condi-
20
tions as the Secretary determines, including interest rates
21
and upfront payments.
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Subtitle D—Nuclear Energy
1
SEC. 1241. ENHANCED NUCLEAR ENERGY RESEARCH AND
2
DEVELOPMENT.
3
(a) P
ROGRAM
D
IRECTION
.—The Secretary shall con-
4
duct an energy research, development, demonstration, and
5
technology deployment program to enhance nuclear energy.
6
(b) P
ROGRAM
G
OALS
.—The program shall—
7
(1) support research related to existing United
8
States nuclear power reactors to extend their lifetimes
9
and increase their reliability while optimizing their
10
current operations for greater efficiencies;
11
(2) examine—
12
(A) advanced proliferation-resistant and
13
passively safe reactor designs;
14
(B) new reactor designs with higher effi-
15
ciency, lower cost, and improved safety;
16
(C) in coordination with activities carried
17
out under the amendments made by section
18
1223, designs for a high temperature reactor ca-
19
pable of producing large-scale quantities of hy-
20
drogen using thermochemical processes;
21
(D) proliferation-resistant and high-burn-
22
up nuclear fuels;
23
(E) minimization of generation of radio-
24
active materials;
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(F) improved nuclear waste management
1
technologies; and
2
(G) improved instrumentation science;
3
(3) attract new students and faculty to the nu-
4
clear sciences and nuclear engineering and related
5
fields (including health physics and nuclear and
6
radiochemistry) through—
7
(A) university-based fundamental research
8
for existing faculty and new junior faculty;
9
(B) support for the re-licensing of existing
10
training reactors at universities in conjunction
11
with industry; and
12
(C) completing the conversion of existing
13
training reactors with proliferation-resistant
14
fuels that are low enriched and to adapt those re-
15
actors to new investigative uses;
16
(4) maintain a national capability and infra-
17
structure to produce medical isotopes and ensure a
18
well trained cadre of nuclear medicine specialists in
19
partnership with industry;
20
(5) ensure that our nation has adequate capa-
21
bility to power future satellite and space missions;
22
and
23
(6) maintain, where appropriate through a
24
prioritization process, a balanced research infrastruc-
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ture so that future research programs can use these
1
facilities.
2
(c) A
UTHORIZATION OF
A
PPROPRIATIONS
.—
3
(1) C
ORE
NUCLEAR
RESEARCH
PROGRAMS
.—
4
There are authorized to be appropriated to the Sec-
5
retary for carrying out research, development, dem-
6
onstration, and technology deployment activities
7
under subsection (b)(1) through (3)—
8
(A) $100,000,000 for fiscal year 2003;
9
(B) $110,000,000 for fiscal year 2004;
10
(C) $120,000,000 for fiscal year 2005; and
11
(D) $130,000,000 for fiscal year 2006.
12
(2) S
UPPORTING
NUCLEAR
ACTIVITIES
.—There
13
are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary for
14
carrying out activities under subsection (b)(4)
15
through (6), as well as nuclear facilities management
16
and program direction—
17
(A) $200,000,000 for fiscal year 2003;
18
(B) $202,000,000 for fiscal year 2004;
19
(C) $207,000,000 for fiscal year 2005; and
20
(D) $212,000,000 for fiscal year 2006.
21
SEC. 1242. UNIVERSITY NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND ENGINEER-
22
ING SUPPORT.
23
(a) E
STABLISHMENT
.—The Secretary shall support a
24
program to maintain the nation’s human resource invest-
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ment and infrastructure in the nuclear sciences and engi-
1
neering and related fields (including health physics and nu-
2
clear and radiochemistry), consistent with departmental
3
missions related to civilian nuclear research and develop-
4
ment.
5
(b) D
UTIES
.—In carrying out the program under this
6
section, the Secretary shall—
7
(1) develop a graduate and undergraduate fel-
8
lowship program to attract new and talented stu-
9
dents;
10
(2) assist universities in recruiting and retain-
11
ing new faculty in the nuclear sciences and engineer-
12
ing through a Junior Faculty Research Initiation
13
Grant Program;
14
(3) support fundamental nuclear sciences and
15
engineering research through the Nuclear Engineering
16
Education Research Program;
17
(4) encourage collaborative nuclear research be-
18
tween industry, national laboratories and universities
19
through the Nuclear Energy Research Initiative; and
20
(5) support communication and outreach related
21
to nuclear science and engineering.
22
(c) M
AINTAINING
U
NIVERSITY
R
ESEARCH AND
T
RAIN
-
23
ING
R
EACTORS AND
A
SSOCIATED
I
NFRASTRUCTURE
.—Ac-
24
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(1) Converting research reactors to low-enrich-
1
ment fuels, upgrading operational instrumentation,
2
and sharing of reactors among universities.
3
(2) Providing technical assistance, in collabora-
4
tion with the United States nuclear industry, in re-
5
licensing and upgrading training reactors as part of
6
a student training program.
7
(3) Providing funding for reactor improvements
8
as part of a focused effort that emphasizes research,
9
training, and education.
10
(d)
U
NIVERSITY
-N
ATIONAL
L
ABORATORY
I
NTER
-
11
ACTIONS
.—The Secretary shall develop—
12
(1) a sabbatical fellowship program for univer-
13
sity professors to spend extended periods of time at
14
National Laboratories in the areas of nuclear science
15
and technology; and
16
(2) a visiting scientist program in which Na-
17
tional Laboratory staff can spend time in academic
18
nuclear science and engineering departments. The
19
Secretary may provide for fellowships for students to
20
spend time at National Laboratories in the area of
21
nuclear science with a member of the Laboratory staff
22
acting as a mentor.
23
(e) O
PERATING AND
M
AINTENANCE
C
OSTS
.—Funding
24
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used to offset a portion of the operating and maintenance
1
costs of a university research reactor used in the research
2
project, on a cost-shared basis with the university.
3
(f) A
UTHORIZATION
OF
A
PPROPRIATIONS
.—From
4
amounts authorized under section 1241(c)(1), the following
5
amounts are authorized for activities under this section—
6
(1) $33,000,000 for fiscal year 2003;
7
(2) $37,900,000 for fiscal year 2004;
8
(3) $43,600,000 for fiscal year 2005; and
9
(4) $50,100,000 for fiscal year 2006.
10
SEC. 1243. NUCLEAR ENERGY RESEARCH INITIATIVE.
11
(a) E
STABLISHMENT
.—The Secretary shall support a
12
Nuclear Energy Research Initiative for grants for research
13
relating to nuclear energy.
14
(b) A
UTHORIZATION
OF
A
PPROPRIATIONS
.—From
15
amounts authorized under section 1241(c), there are author-
16
ized to be appropriated to the Secretary for activities under
17
this section such sums as are necessary for each fiscal year.
18
SEC. 1244. NUCLEAR ENERGY PLANT OPTIMIZATION PRO-
19
GRAM.
20
(a) E
STABLISHMENT
.—The Secretary shall support a
21
Nuclear Energy Plant Optimization Program for grants to
22
improve nuclear energy plant reliability, availability, and
23
productivity. Notwithstanding section 1403, the program
24
shall require industry cost-sharing of at least 50 percent
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and be subject to annual review by the Nuclear Energy Re-
1
search Advisory Committee of the Department.
2
(b) A
UTHORIZATION
OF
A
PPROPRIATIONS
.—From
3
amounts authorized under section 1241(c), there are author-
4
ized to be appropriated to the Secretary for activities under
5
this section such sums as are necessary for each fiscal year.
6
SEC. 1245. NUCLEAR ENERGY TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT
7
PROGRAM.
8
(a) E
STABLISHMENT
.—The Secretary shall support a
9
Nuclear Energy Technology Development Program to de-
10
velop a technology roadmap to design and develop new nu-
11
clear energy powerplants in the United States.
12
(b) G
ENERATION
IV R
EACTOR
S
TUDY
.—The Secretary
13
shall, as part of the program under subsection (a), also con-
14
duct a study of Generation IV nuclear energy systems, in-
15
cluding development of a technology roadmap and perform-
16
ance of research and development necessary to make an in-
17
formed technical decision regarding the most promising
18
candidates for commercial deployment. The study shall ex-
19
amine advanced proliferation-resistant and passively safe
20
reactor designs, new reactor designs with higher efficiency,
21
lower cost and improved safety, proliferation-resistant and
22
high burn-up fuels, minimization of generation of radio-
23
active materials, improved nuclear waste management tech-
24
nologies, and improved instrumentation science. Not later
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than December 31, 2002, the Secretary shall submit to Con-
1
gress a report describing the results of the study.
2
(c) A
UTHORIZATION
OF
A
PPROPRIATIONS
.—From
3
amounts authorized to be appropriated under section
4
1241(c), there are authorized to be appropriated to the Sec-
5
retary for activities under this section such sums as are
6
necessary for each fiscal year.
7
Subtitle E—Fundamental Energy
8
Science
9
SEC. 1251. ENHANCED PROGRAMS IN FUNDAMENTAL EN-
10
ERGY SCIENCE.
11
(a) P
ROGRAM
D
IRECTION
.—The Secretary, acting
12
through the Office of Science, shall—
13
(1) conduct a comprehensive program of funda-
14
mental research, including research on chemical
15
sciences, physics, materials sciences, biological and
16
environmental
sciences,
geosciences,
engineering
17
sciences, plasma sciences, mathematics, and advanced
18
scientific computing;
19
(2) maintain, upgrade and expand the scientific
20
user facilities maintained by the Office of Science and
21
ensure that they are an integral part of the depart-
22
mental mission for exploring the frontiers of funda-
23
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(3) maintain a leading-edge research capability
1
in the energy-related aspects of nanoscience and
2
nanotechnology, advanced scientific computing and
3
genome research; and
4
(4) ensure that its fundamental science pro-
5
grams, where appropriate, help inform the applied re-
6
search and development programs of the Department.
7
(b) A
UTHORIZATION OF
A
PPROPRIATIONS
.—There are
8
authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary for carrying
9
out research, development, demonstration, and technology
10
deployment activities under this subtitle—
11
(1) $3,785,000,000 for fiscal year 2003;
12
(2) $4,153,000,000 for fiscal year 2004;
13
(3) $4,586,000,000 for fiscal year 2005; and
14
(4) $5,000,000,000 for fiscal year 2006.
15
SEC. 1252. NANOSCALE SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING RE-
16
SEARCH.
17
(a) E
STABLISHMENT
.—The Secretary, acting through
18
the Office of Science, shall support a program of research
19
and development in nanoscience and nanoengineering con-
20
sistent with the Department’s statutory authorities related
21
to research and development. The program shall include ef-
22
forts to further the understanding of the chemistry, physics,
23
materials science and engineering of phenomena on the
24
scale of 1 to 100 nanometers.
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