Title 42, The Public Health and WelfareRelease 119-110
§13341 Magnetohydrodynamics
Title 42 › CHAPTER 134 — ENERGY POLICY › SUBCHAPTER VI — COAL › Part A — Research, Development, Demonstration, and Commercial Application › § 13341
Summary
The Secretary must run a program to test whether the engineering and design work done so far on magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) retrofit systems is adequate and whether more federal funding is justified. The Secretary can ask private companies for proposals and make agreements to carry out the work.
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Title 42, §13341
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(a)Program
The Secretary shall carry out a research, development, demonstration, and commercial application program in magnetohydrodynamics. The purpose of this program shall be to determine the adequacy of the engineering and design information completed to date under Department of Energy contracts related to magnetohydrodynamics retrofit systems and to determine whether any further Federal investment in this technology is warranted.
(b)Solicitation of proposals
In order to carry out the program authorized in subsection (a), the Secretary may solicit proposals from the private sector and seek to enter into an agreement with appropriate parties.
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42 U.S.C. § 13341
Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare
Last Updated
Sep 22, 2026
Release point: 119-110