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§16318 Fission and Fusion Energy Materials Research Program
Title 42 › Chapter 149— NATIONAL ENERGY POLICY AND PROGRAMS › Subchapter IX— RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT › Part G— Science › § 16318
Summary
When sending the President’s budget request for fiscal year 2007 to Congress, the Secretary must create a research and development program on material science for advanced fission reactors and the Department’s fusion energy work. The program must produce four things: a list of material properties needed, theoretical models for those materials, tests comparing the models to existing data, and a roadmap for 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 42 — The Public Health and Welfare
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Apr 5, 2026
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