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§16318 Fission and fusion energy materials research program

Title 42 › Chapter CHAPTER 149— - NATIONAL ENERGY POLICY AND PROGRAMS › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER IX— - RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT › Part Part G— - Science › § 16318

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

With the President's budget request for fiscal year 2007, the Secretary must set up a research and development program on materials science for advanced fission reactors and the Department's fusion energy work. The program must create a list of needed material properties, develop theoretical models for those materials, test models against existing data, and make a roadmap to guide future research.

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Title 42, §16318

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(a)Along with the budget request of the President submitted to Congress for fiscal year 2007, the Secretary shall establish a research and development program on material science issues presented by advanced fission reactors and the fusion energy program of the Department.
(b)In carrying out the program, the Secretary shall develop—
(1)a catalog of material properties required for applications described in subsection (a);
(2)theoretical models for materials possessing the required properties;
(3)benchmark models against existing data; and
(4)a roadmap to guide further research and development in the area covered by the program.

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42 U.S.C. § 16318

Title 42The Public Health and Welfare

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Apr 6, 2026

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