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42 USC § 16280 - Advanced Nuclear Energy Licensing Cost-Share Grant Program 

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identifier: "/us/usc/t42/s16280"
source: "usc"
legal_status: "official_prima_facie"
title: "42 USC § 16280 - Advanced Nuclear Energy Licensing Cost-Share Grant Program"
title_number: 42
title_name: "THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE"
section_number: "16280"
section_name: "Advanced Nuclear Energy Licensing Cost-Share Grant Program"
chapter_number: 149
chapter_name: "NATIONAL ENERGY POLICY AND PROGRAMS"
subchapter_number: "IX"
subchapter_name: "RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT"
part_number: "E"
part_name: "Nuclear Energy"
positive_law: false
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Pub. L. 115–248, § 3, Sept. 28, 2018, 132 Stat. 3160.)"
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# § 16280. Advanced Nuclear Energy Licensing Cost-Share Grant Program

**(a)** **Definitions** In this section:

**(1)** **Commission** The term “Commission” means the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

**(2)** **Program** The term “program” means the Advanced Nuclear Energy Cost-Share Grant Program established under subsection (b).

**(3)** **Secretary** The term “Secretary” means the Secretary of Energy.

**(b)** **Establishment** The Secretary shall establish a grant program, to be known as the “Advanced Nuclear Energy Cost-Share Grant Program”, under which the Secretary shall make cost-share grants to applicants for the purpose of funding a portion of the Commission fees of the applicant for pre-application review activities and application review activities.

**(c)** **Requirement** The Secretary shall seek out technology diversity in making grants under the program.

**(d)** **Cost-share amount** section 16352 of this title

The Secretary shall determine the cost-share amount for each grant under the program in accordance with .

**(e)** **Use of funds** A recipient of a grant under the program may use the grant funds to cover Commission fees, including those fees associated with—

**(1)** developing a licensing project plan;

**(2)** obtaining a statement of licensing feasibility;

**(3)** reviewing topical reports; and

**(4)** other—

**(A)** pre-application review activities;

**(B)** application review activities; and

**(C)** interactions with the Commission.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 115–248, § 3, Sept. 28, 2018, 132 Stat. 3160.)

## Editorial Notes

### Codification

Section was enacted as part of the Nuclear Energy Innovation Capabilities Act of 2017, and not as part of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 which comprises this chapter.