Section 13491 - Purposes and definitions(a) PurposesThe purposes of this part are-
(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(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.(b) DefinitionsFor purposes of this part-
(1) the term "advanced nuclear reactor technologies" means-(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(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;(2) the term "Commission" means the Nuclear Regulatory Commission;(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(4) the term "certification" means approval by the Commission of a standardized design. Pub. L. 102-486, §2121, 106 Stat. 3081.EDITORIAL NOTES
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, 106 Stat. 3081, which enacted this part and amended sections 12003 and 12004 of this title.
- Secretary
- the term "Secretary" means-(A) the Secretary of Education for purposes of subtitle A (other than section 3201),(B) the Secretary of Agriculture for purposes of the amendments made by section 3201, and(C) the Secretary of Health and Human Services for purposes of subtitle B,