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Title 42 - THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFAREChapter 149 - NATIONAL ENERGY POLICY AND PROGRAMSSubchapter VI - NUCLEAR MATTERS
Part B - NEXT GENERATION NUCLEAR PLANT PROJECT
Section 16021 - Project establishment

42 U.S.C. § 16021

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Current through P.L. 118-106 (published on www.congress.gov on 10/04/2024)
Section 16021 - Project establishment
(a) Establishment

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) Content

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)1 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.

1See References in Text note below.

42 U.S.C. § 16021

Pub. L. 109-58, title VI, §641, Aug. 8, 2005, 119 Stat. 794; Pub. L. 115-248, §2(b)(2), Sept. 28, 2018, 132 Stat. 3155.

EDITORIAL NOTES

REFERENCES IN TEXTSection 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.

AMENDMENTS2018- 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.

Secretary
The term "Secretary" means the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development.1See References in Text note below.
project
The terms "federally assisted housing" and "project" mean-(A) a public housing project (as such term is defined in section 3(b) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 [42 U.S.C. 1437a(b)] );(B) housing for which project-based assistance is provided under section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 [42 U.S.C. 1437f] ;(C) housing that is assisted under section 1701q of title 12;(D) housing that is assisted under section 1701q of title 12, as such section existed before November 28, 1990;(E) housing financed by a loan or mortgage insured under section 1715l(d)(3) of title 12 that bears interest at a rate determined under the proviso of section 1715l(d)(5) of title 12;(F) housing insured, assisted, or held by the Secretary or a State or State agency under section 1715z-1 of title 12;(G) housing constructed or substantially rehabilitated pursuant to assistance provided under section 8(b)(2) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 [42 U.S.C. 1437f(b)(2)], as in effect before October 1, 1983, that is assisted under a contract for assistance under such section; and(H) housing that is assisted under section 80131 of this title.