,,ib  ,union ,calendar ,no4 #dai  #aaeth
 ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4 ,r4     
#dcgh  ,report ,no4 #aae-eeg  ,,in ,,the
 ,,house ,,of ,,representatives         
,november #ac1 #bjag ,mr4 ,weber of     
,texas 7for himself1 ,ms4 ,eddie        
,bernice ,johnson of ,texas1 ,mr4 ,smith
 of ,texas1 ,mr4 ,lipinski1 ,mr4        
,knight1 and ,mr4 ,hultgren7 introduced 
the following bill2 which was referred  
to the ,committee on ,science1 ,space1  
and ,technology  ,february #ac1 #bjah   
,committed to the ,committee of the     
,whole ,house on the ,state of the      
,union and ordered to be printed  ,a    
,,bill  ,to direct the ,secretary of    
,energy to carry out the construction of
 a versatile reactor-based fast neutron 
source1 and for other purposes4  #a4    
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,nuclear ,energy ,research          
,infrastructure ,act of #bjag4  #b4     
,versatile neutron source  7a7 ,in      
general ,the ,secretary of ,energy shall
 provide for a versatile reactor-based  

fast neutron source1 which shall operate
 as a national user facility4 ,the      
,secretary shall consult with the       
private sector1 universities1 ,national 
,laboratories1 and relevant ,federal    
agencies to ensure that the versatile   
neutron source is capable of meeting    
,federal research needs for neutron     
irradiation services4  7b7 ,facility    
capabilities  7#a7 ,capabilities ,the   
,secretary shall ensure that the        
facility described in subsection 7a7    
will provide1 at a minimum1 the         
following capabilities3  7,a7 ,fast     
neutron spectrum irradiation capability4
  7,b7 ,capacity for upgrades to        
accommodate new or expanded research    
needs4  7#b7 ,considerations ,in        
carrying out paragraph 7#a71 the        
,secretary shall consider the following3
 7,a7 ,capabilities that support        
experimental high-temperature testing4  
7,b7 ,providing a source of fast        
neutrons at a neutron flux higher than  
that at which existing research         

facilities operate1 sufficient to enable
 research for an optimal base of        
prospective users4  7,c7 ,maximizing    
irradiation flexibility and irradiation 
volume to accommodate as many concurrent
 users as possible4  7,d7 ,capabilities 
for irradiation with neutrons of a lower
 energy spectrum4  7,e7 ,multiple loops 
for fuels and materials testing of      
different coolants4  7,f7 ,capabilities 
that support irradiating and processing 
targets for isotope production4  7,g7   
,additional pre-irradiation and         
post-irradiation examination            
capabilities4  7,h7 ,lifetime operating 
costs and lifecycle costs4  7c7 ,start  
of operations ,the ,secretary shall1 to 
the maximum extent practicable1 ensure  
that the start of full operations of the
 facility under this section occurs     
before ,december #ca1 #bjbe4  7d7       
,funding ,out of funds appropriated to  
the ,office of ,nuclear ,energy1 there  
shall be made available to the          
,secretary to carry out activities1     

including design and construction of the
 facility1 under this section--  7#a7   
#ce1jjj1jjj for fiscal year #bjah2  7#b7
 #ajj1jjj1jjj for fiscal year #bjai2    
7#c7 #bjj1jjj1jjj for fiscal year #bjbj2
  7#d7 #bfj1jjj1jjj for fiscal year     
#bjba2  7#e7 #cdj1jjj1jjj for fiscal    
year #bjbb2  7#f7 #cej1jjj1jjj for      
fiscal year #bjbc2  7#g7 #cej1jjj1jjj   
for fiscal year #bjbd2 and  7#h7        
#cej1jjj1jjj for fiscal year #bjbe4     
,february #ac1 #bjah ,committed to the  
,committee of the ,whole ,house on the  
,state of the ,union and ordered to be  
printed