Today, the Senate Appropriations Committee approved the FY 2020 Energy
and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act by a vote
of 31-0. The bill will fund the U.S. Department of Energy programs,
including national nuclear security and energy research and development,
as well as important infrastructure projects administered by the Army
Corps of Engineers and Bureau of Reclamation.
Nuclear Energy Bill Highlights:
Nuclear Energy Research and Development – $1.52 billion, $192 million
above the FY 2019 amount and $694 million above the budget request, for
nuclear energy research, development, and demonstration activities,
including:
- $300 million to start a demonstration program for Advanced Reactors;
- $315 million for Fuel Cycle Research and Development, including $10
million for work on Mining and Conversion; $50 million for Enrichment
and Shipping; and $145 million for Advanced Fuels;
- $249 million for Reactor Concepts Research, Development, and
Demonstration, including $22 million for industry-led Advanced Reactor
Concepts program and $100 million for continued work to design and
license an advanced small modular reactor.
Please note: More information to come as it becomes available.
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