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S. Rept. 115-115 1 (2017-06-21)

handle is hein.congrecreports/crptxaiun0001 and id is 1 raw text is: AUTHENTICATED U.S. GOVERNMENT INFORMATION 4 Calendar No. 153 115TH CONGRESS N E REPORT 1st Session J SENATE 115-115 NUCLEAR ENERGY INNOVATION AND CAPABILITIES ACT OF 2017 JUNE 21, 2017.-Ordered to be printed Ms. MURKOWSKI, from the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, submitted the following REPORT [To accompany S. 971 [Including cost estimate of the Congressional Budget Office] The Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, to which was referred the bill (S. 97) to enable civilian research and development of advanced nuclear energy technologies by private and public in- stitutions, to expand theoretical and practical knowledge of nuclear physics, chemistry, and materials science, and for other purposes, having considered the same, reports favorably thereon without amendment and recommends that the bill do pass. PURPOSE The purpose of S. 97 is to enable civilian research and develop- ment of advanced nuclear energy technologies by private and public institutions, to expand theoretical and practical knowledge of nu- clear physics, chemistry, and materials science. BACKGROUND AND NEED Civil nuclear power today relies on light-water reactor technology that was originally developed in the 1950s for use in U.S. Navy submarines. Although there was ample experience in designing, constructing, and operating these light-water reactors, by the 1960s scientists were exploring advanced non-light-water reactor designs that have potential advantages over light-water reactors in pro- liferation resistance, thermal efficiency, reliability, fuel utilization, nuclear waste yields, inherent safety features, and non-commercial applications. Between 1951 and 1974, the U.S. Atomic Energy 69-010