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title: "42 U.S.C. § 13491"
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description: "Purposes and definitions"
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title_number: 42
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title_name: "THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE"
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# 42 U.S.C. § 13491 - Purposes and definitions
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## Text
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(a) Purposes The purposes of this part are—
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(1) to require the Secretary to carry out civilian nuclear programs in a way that will lead toward the commercial availability of advanced nuclear reactor technologies; and
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(2) to authorize such activities to further the timely availability of advanced nuclear reactor technologies, including technologies that utilize standardized designs or exhibit passive safety features.
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(b) Definitions For purposes of this part—
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(1) the term “advanced nuclear reactor technologies” means—
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(A) advanced light water reactors that may be commercially available in the near-term, including but not limited to mid-sized reactors with passive safety features for the generation of commercial electric power from nuclear fission; and
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(B) other advanced nuclear reactor technologies that may require prototype demonstration prior to commercial availability in the mid- or long-term, including but not limited to high-temperature, gas-cooled reactors and liquid metal reactors, for the generation of commercial electric power from nuclear fission;
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(2) the term “Commission” means the Nuclear Regulatory Commission;
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(3) the term “standardized design” means a design for a nuclear power plant that may be utilized for a multiple number of units or a multiple number of sites; and
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(4) the term “certification” means approval by the Commission of a standardized design.
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(Pub. L. 102–486, title XXI, § 2121, Oct. 24, 1992, 106 Stat. 3081.)
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## Notes
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Editorial Notes
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References in TextThis part, referred to in text, was in the original “this subtitle” meaning subtitle C of title XXI of Pub. L. 102–486, Oct. 24, 1992, 106 Stat. 3081, which enacted this part and amended sections 12003 and 12004 of this title.
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