The US House of Representatives – the lower chamber of the United States Congress – has approved a handful of bipartisan bills from the last session of Congress that aim to bolster research on advanced nuclear reactors, allow for more challenges at the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission and change rules for federal efficiency standards. The Advanced Nuclear Technology Act of 2017 was passed by voice vote on 23 January.
The document, H.R. 590, is titled ‘To foster civilian research and development of advanced nuclear energy technologies and enhance the licensing and commercial deployment of such technologies’.
