42 U.S.C. § 9704: National reactor engineering simulator feasibility study

The Secretary, in consultation with the Commission and the Advisory Committee, shall initiate a study of the need for and feasibility of establishing a reactor engineering simulator facility at a national laboratory, for the primary purpose of fostering research in generic design improvements and simplifications through the simulation of the performance of various types of light water reactors under a wide variety of abnormal conditions and postulated accident conditions. the potential advantages that would accrue from the establishment of such a facility; the extent to which such a facility would further the generic safety research and development program established by this chapter; the extent to which such a facility can be established by nongovernmental entities; the opportunities for cost sharing by nongovernmental entities in the construction and operation of such a facility; the importance of such a facility in emergencies to limit the extent of any future nuclear powerplant excursions; the potential for international cooperation in the establishment and operation of such a facility; and the appropriate national laboratory for siting such a facility. The Secretary shall, by January 1, 1982 , submit to the Committee on Science and Technology of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate a report characterizing the study and the resulting conclusions and recommendations.