,i  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #hbeh  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,september #ae1      
#bjbj,mr4 ,levin of ,california         
introduced the following bill2 which was
 referred to the ,committee on ,science1
 ,space1 and ,technology  ,a ,,bill  ,to
 direct the ,secretary of energy to     
conduct an advanced fuel cycle research1
 development1 demonstration1 and        
commercial application program1 and for 
other purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this 
,act may be cited as the ,spent ,nuclear
 ,fuel ,solutions ,research and         
,development ,act4  #b4 ,used nuclear   
fuel research1 development1             
demonstration1 and commercial           
application  7a7 ,in general ,the       
,secretary shall conduct an advanced    
fuel cycle research1 development1       
demonstration1 and commercial           
application program that improves fuel  
cycle performance and supports a variety
 of options for used nuclear fuel       
storage1 use1 and disposal1 including   

advanced nuclear reactor concepts1 while
 minimizing environmental and public    
health and safety impacts1 including--  
7#a7 dry cask storage2  7#b7            
consolidated interim storage2  7#c7 deep
 geological storage and disposal1       
including mined repository1 and other   
technologies2  7#d7 used nuclear fuel   
transportation2  7#e7 integrated waste  
management systems2  7#f7 vitrification2
  7#g7 fuel recycling and transmutation 
technologies1 including advanced        
reprocessing technologies and plutonium 
uranium redox extraction technologies2  
7#h7 advanced materials to be used in   
paragraphs 7#a7 through 7#g72 and  7#i7 
other areas as determined by the        
,secretary4  7b7 ,requirements ,in      
carrying out the program under this     
subsection1 the ,secretary shall-- 7#a7 
ensure all activities and designs       
incorporate state of the art safeguards 
technologies and techniques to reduce   
risk of proliferation2  7#b7 consult    
with the ,administrator of the ,national

 ,nuclear ,security ,administration to  
integrate safeguards and security by    
design2  7#c7 consider the potential    
benefits and other impacts of those     
activities for civilian nuclear         
applications1 environmental health and  
safety1 and national security1 including
 consideration of public consent2 and   
7#d7 consider the economic viability of 
all activities and designs4  7c7        
,authorization of appropriations ,there 
are authorized to be appropriated to the
 ,secretary to carry out the program    
under this section-- 7#a7 #ia1hge1jjj   
for fiscal year #bjba2  7#b7 #if1dfh1gej
 for fiscal year #bjbb2  7#c7           
#aja1bib1ahh for fiscal year #bjbc2     
7#d7 #ajf1cef1gig for fiscal year #bjbd2
 and  7#e7 #aaa1fgd1fcg for fiscal year 
#bjbe4