Title 42 — The Public Health and WelfareRelease 119-73

§16021 Project establishment

Title 42 › Chapter CHAPTER 149— - NATIONAL ENERGY POLICY AND PROGRAMS › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER VI— - NUCLEAR MATTERS › Part Part B— - Next Generation Nuclear Plant Project › § 16021

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

The Secretary must create a project called the "Next Generation Nuclear Plant Project." The project will do research, design, build, and run a prototype nuclear plant. The reactor must be based on research supported by the Generation IV Nuclear Energy Systems Initiative under section 16272(c) of this title. The plant will be used to make electricity, make hydrogen, or do both.

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Title 42, §16021

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(a)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)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.

Legislative History

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

References in Text

section 16272 of this title, referred to in subsec. (b)(1), was amended generally by Pub. L. 116–260, 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.

Amendments

2018—Pub. L. 115–248 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. 109–58.

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Citation

42 U.S.C. § 16021

Title 42 — The Public Health and Welfare

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73