advanced nuclear reactor
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United States Code
42 U.S.C. § 16271 — in this part (3 versions over time)
The term “advanced nuclear reactor” means—
(A) a nuclear fission reactor, including a prototype plant (as defined in sections 50.2 and 52.1 of title 10, Code of Federal Regulations (or successor regulations)), with significant improvements compared to reactors operating on December 27, 2020, including improvements such as—
(i) additional inherent safety features;
(ii) lower waste yields;
(iii) improved fuel and material performance;
(iv) increased tolerance to loss of fuel cooling;
(v) enhanced reliability or improved resilience;
(vi) increased proliferation resistance;
(vii) increased thermal efficiency;
(viii) reduced consumption of cooling water and other environmental impacts;
(ix) the ability to integrate into electric applications and nonelectric applications;
(x) modular sizes to allow for deployment that corresponds with the demand for electricity or process heat; and
(xi) operational flexibility to respond to changes in demand for electricity or process heat and to complement integration with intermittent renewable energy or energy storage;
(B) a fusion reactor; and
(C) a radioisotope power system that utilizes heat from radioactive decay to generate energy.
42 U.S.C. § 16274a — in this section (3 versions over time)
The term “advanced nuclear reactor” has the meaning given the term in section 16271(b) of this title.
42 U.S.C. § 16282 — in this section (2 versions over time)
The term “advanced nuclear reactor” has the meaning given the term in section 16271(b) of this title.
42 U.S.C. § 16283 — in this section
The term “advanced nuclear reactor” has the meaning given the term in section 16271(b) of this title, except that, for purposes of this section, the reference to “reactors operating on December 27, 2020” in paragraph (1)(A) of that section shall be deemed to read “reactors operating in the United States on December 27, 2020”.
42 U.S.C. § 18751 — in this section (2 versions over time)
The term “advanced nuclear reactor” has the meaning given the term in section 16271(b) of this title.
42 U.S.C. § 18752 — in this section (2 versions over time)
The term “advanced nuclear reactor” has the meaning given the term in section 16271(b) of this title.
42 U.S.C. § 19351 — in this section (2 versions over time)
The term “advanced nuclear reactor” has the meaning given the term in section 16271(b) of this title.