PUBLIC LAW 102-486—OCT. 24, 1992 106 STAT. 3083 (2) how the Federal Government, acting through the Secretary, can be effective in ensuring the availability of such technologies when they are needed; (3) how the Federal Government can most effectively cooperate with the private sector in the accomplishment of the goals set forth in subsection (b); and (4) potential alternative funding sources for carrying out this section. In preparing the program plan, the Secretary shall consult with appropriate representatives of industry, institutions of higher education. Federal agencies, including national laboratories, and professional and technical societies. The Secretary shall update the program plan annually and submit such update to Congress. Each such update shall describe any activities that are behind schedule, any funding shortfalls, and any other circumstances that might affect the ability of the Secretary to meet the goals set forth in subsection (b). SEC. 2123. COMMERCIALIZATION OF ADVANCED UGHT WATER REAC- 42 USC 13493. TOR TECHNOLOGY. (a) CERTIFICATION OF DESIGNS.— In order to achieve the goal of certification of completed standardized designs by the Commission by 1996 as set forth in section 2122(b), the Secretary shall conduct a 5-year program of technical and financial assistance to encourage the development and submission for certification of advanced light water reactor designs which, in the judgment of the Secretary, can be certified by the Commission by no later than the end of fiscal year 1996. (b) FIRST-OF-A-KIND ENGINEERING.— (1) ESTABLISHMENT OF PROGRAM. —The Secretary shall conduct a program of Federal financial and technical assistance for the first-of-a -kind engineering design of standardized commercial nuclear powerpTants which are included, as of the date of enactment of this Act, in the Department of Energy's program for certification of advanced light water reactor designs. (2) SELECTION CRITERIA.— In order to be eligible for assistance under this subsection, an entity shall certify to the satisfaction of the Secretary that— (A) the entity, or its members, are bona fide entities engaged in the design, engineering, manufacture, construction, or operation of nuclear reactors; (B) the entity, or its members, have the financial resources necessary for, and fully intend to pursue the design, engineering, manufacture, construction, and operation in the United States of nuclear power plants through completion of construction and into operation; (C) the design proposed is scheduled for certification by the Commission under the Department of Energy's program for certification of light water reactor designs; and (D) at least 50 percent of the funding for the project shall be obtained from non-Federal sources, and a substantial portion of that non-Federal funding shall be obtained from utilities or entities whose primary purpose is the production of electrical power for public consumption. (3) PROGRAM DOCUMENTS.—The Secretary shall prepare and submit to the Congress a program document for each
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