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- § 13471. Renewable energy
- § 13472. High efficiency heat engines
- § 13473. Civilian nuclear waste
- § 13474. Fusion energy
- § 13475. Fuel cells
- § 13476. Environmental restoration and waste management program
- § 13477. High-temperature superconductivity program
- § 13478. Omitted
- § 13479. Spark M. Matsunaga Renewable Energy and Ocean Technology Center
§ 13471. Renewable energy
(a) Program direction
(b) Program plan
(c) Authorization of appropriations
(Pub. L. 102–486, title XXI, § 2111, Oct. 24, 1992, 106 Stat. 3072.)
§ 13472. High efficiency heat engines
(a) Program directionThe Secretary shall conduct a 5-year program, in accordance with sections 13541 and 13542 of this title, to improve the efficiency of heat engines. Such program shall—
(1) include field demonstrations of sufficient scale and number so as to demonstrate technical and economic feasibility;
(2) incorporate materials that increase engine efficiency; and
(3) cover advanced engine designs for electric and industrial power generation for a range of small-, mid-, and large-scale applications, including—
(A) mechanically recuperated gas turbines;
(B) intercooled gas turbines with steam injection or recuperation;
(C) gas turbines utilizing reformed fuels or hydrogen; and
(D) high efficiency, simple cycle gas turbines.
(b) Program goal
(c) Program plan
(d) Proposals
(e) Authorization of appropriations
(Pub. L. 102–486, title XXI, § 2112, Oct. 24, 1992, 106 Stat. 3072.)
§ 13473. Civilian nuclear waste
(a) Study
(b) Program
(c) Authorization of appropriations
(Pub. L. 102–486, title XXI, § 2113, Oct. 24, 1992, 106 Stat. 3073.)
§ 13474. Fusion energy
(a) Program
(b) Program goalsThe goals of the program established under subsection (a) shall include—
(1) a broad based fusion energy program;
(2) United States participation in the Engineering Design Activity of the International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (ITER) program and in the related research and technology development efforts;
(3) the development of technology for fusion power and industrial participation in the development of such technology;
(4) the design and construction of a major new machine for fusion research and technology development consistent with paragraphs (2) and (3); and
(5) research and development for Inertial Confinement Fusion Energy and development of a Heavy Ion Inertial Confinement Fusion experiment.
(c) Management plan
(1) Within 180 days after October 24, 1992, the Secretary shall prepare a comprehensive management plan for the fusion energy program. The plan shall include specific program objectives, milestones and schedules for technology development, and cost estimates and program management resource requirements.
(2) The plan shall also include a description of—
(A) United States participation in the Engineering Design Activity of ITER, including industrial participation;
(B) potential United States participation in the construction and operation of an ITER facility; and
(C) the requirements needed to build and test an inertial fusion energy reactor for the purpose of power production.
(3) As part of the plan required under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall evaluate the status of international fusion programs and evaluate whether the Federal Government should initiate efforts to strengthen existing international cooperative agreements in fusion energy or enter into new cooperative agreements to accomplish the purposes of this section.
(4) The plan shall also evaluate the extent to which university or private sector participation is appropriate or necessary in order to carry out the purposes of this section.
(5) The President shall include in the budget submitted to the Congress each year under section 1105 of title 31 a report prepared by the Secretary describing the progress made in meeting the program objectives, milestones, and schedules established in the management plan. Each such report shall also describe the organization of the program, the personnel assigned and funds committed to the program, and expenditures made in carrying out the program objectives. The report shall be submitted with the plan required under section 13523 of this title.
(d) Authorization of appropriations
(Pub. L. 102–486, title XXI, § 2114, Oct. 24, 1992, 106 Stat. 3073; Pub. L. 104–66, title I, § 1052(i), Dec. 21, 1995, 109 Stat. 719.)
§ 13475. Fuel cells
(a) Program direction
(b) Program goal
(c) Authorization of appropriations
(Pub. L. 102–486, title XXI, § 2115, Oct. 24, 1992, 106 Stat. 3074.)
§ 13476. Environmental restoration and waste management program
(a) Authorization of appropriations
(b) Long-term missions
(Pub. L. 102–486, title XXI, § 2116, Oct. 24, 1992, 106 Stat. 3075.)
§ 13477. High-temperature superconductivity program
(a) Program
The Secretary shall carry out a 5-year program, in accordance with sections 13541 and 13542 of this title, on high-temperature superconducting electric power equipment technologies. Elements of the program shall include, but are not limited to—
(1) activities that address the development of high-temperature superconducting materials that have increased electrical current capacity, which shall be the emphasis of the program for the near-term;
(2) the development of prototypes, where appropriate, of the major elements of a superconducting electric power system such as motors, generators, transmission lines, transformers, and magnetic energy storage systems;
(3) activities that will improve the efficiency of materials performance of higher temperatures and at all magnetic field orientations;
(4) development of prototypes based on high-temperature superconducting wire, that operate at the highest temperature possible, and refrigeration systems using cryogenics such as nitrogen;
(5) activities that will assist the private sector with designs for more efficient electric power generation and delivery systems which are cost competitive with conventional energy systems; and
(6) development of prototypes that have application in both the commercial and defense sectors.
The Secretary is also encouraged to expedite government, laboratory, industry, and university collaborative agreements under existing mechanisms at the Department of Energy in coordination with other Federal agencies.
(b) Authorization of appropriations
(Pub. L. 102–486, title XXI, § 2117, Oct. 24, 1992, 106 Stat. 3075.)
§ 13478. Omitted
§ 13479. Spark M. Matsunaga Renewable Energy and Ocean Technology Center
(a) Findings
The Congress finds that—
(1) the late Spark M. Matsunaga, United States Senator from Hawaii, was a longstanding champion of research and development of renewable energy, particularly wind and ocean energy, photovoltaics, and hydrogen fuels;
(2) it was Senator Matsunaga’s vision that renewable energy could provide a sustained source of non-polluting energy and that such forms of alternative energy might ultimately be employed in the production of liquid hydrogen as a transportation fuel and energy storage medium available as an energy export;
(3) Senator Matsunaga also believed that research on other aspects of renewable energy and ocean resources, such as advanced materials, could be crucial to full development of energy storage and conversion systems; and
(4) Keahole Point, Hawaii is particularly well-suited as a site to conduct renewable energy and associated marine research.
(b) Purpose
(c) Establishment
(d) Administration
(1) Not later than 180 days after October 24, 1992, the Secretary may authorize a cooperative agreement with a qualified research institution to administer the Center.
(2) For the purpose of paragraph (1), a qualified research institution is a research institution located in the State of Hawaii that has demonstrated competence and will be the lead organization in the State in renewable energy and ocean technologies.
(e) Activities
The Center may carry out research, development, educational, and technology transfer activities on—
(1) renewable energy;
(2) energy storage, including the production of hydrogen from renewable energy;
(3) materials applications related to energy and marine environments;
(4) other environmental and ocean research concepts, including sea ranching and global climate change; and
(5) such other matters as the Secretary may direct.
(f) Matching funds
(g) Authorization of appropriations
(Pub. L. 102–486, title XXI, § 2119, Oct. 24, 1992, 106 Stat. 3080.)