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title: "42 U.S.C. § 16021"
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title_name: "THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE"
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# 42 U.S.C. § 16021 - Project establishment
## Text
(a) Establishment The Secretary shall establish a project to be known as the “Next Generation Nuclear Plant Project” (referred to in this part as the “Project”).
(b) Content The Project shall consist of the research, development, design, construction, and operation of a prototype plant, including a nuclear reactor that—
(1) is based on research and development activities supported by the Generation IV Nuclear Energy Systems Initiative under section 16272(c) 11 See References in Text note below. of this title; and
(2) shall be used—
(A) to generate electricity;
(B) to produce hydrogen; or
(C) both to generate electricity and to produce hydrogen.
(Pub. L. 10958, title VI, § 641, Aug. 8, 2005, 119 Stat. 794; Pub. L. 115248, § 2(b)(2), Sept. 28, 2018, 132 Stat. 3155.)
## Notes
Editorial Notes
References in TextSection 16272 of this title, referred to in subsec. (b)(1), was amended generally by Pub. L. 116260, div. Z, title II, § 2003(a), Dec. 27, 2020, 134 Stat. 2459 and, as amended, section 16272(c) of this title no longer refers to the Generation IV Nuclear Energy Systems Initiative.
Amendments2018—Pub. L. 115248 substituted “section 16272(c)” for “section 16272(d)”, which had been an editorial translation of a reference in original text to section 942(d) of Pub. L. 10958.