H.R. 6141 · 115th Congress
To require the Secretary of Energy to develop a report on a pilot program to site, construct, and operate micro-reactors at critical national security locations, and for other purposes.
- Stage
- In committee
- Sponsor
- Joe Wilson
- Introduced
- 2018-06-19
- Latest action
- 2018-06-20 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Strategic Forces.
Summary
This bill directs the Department of Energy to report to Congress on a potential pilot program for the construction and operation of at least one micronuclear reactor (i.e., a reactor that has the thermal-power production capacity of up to 50 megawatts) to provide energy resilience for critical security infrastructure.