Deployment of advanced nuclear technologies

(a) Identification of sites Not later than 240 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of National Intelligence shall coordinate such heads of elements of the intelligence community as the Director of National Intelligence considers necessary, in coordination with efforts of the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Energy, to identify one or more sites that could benefit from secure, resilient energy through the deployment of advanced nuclear technologies, ranging from 1 to 100 megawatts, at minimum, which deployment would be to serve in whole or in part the facility, structure, infrastructure, or part thereof for which a head of an element of the intelligence community has financial or maintenance responsibility. (b) Prioritized site preparation and licensing In each case in which a site is identified pursuant to subsection (a), if such site is selected for nuclear deployment, the head of the element of the intelligence community who has financial or maintenance responsibility for the facility, structure, infrastructure, or part thereof to be served by the deployment of advanced nuclear technologies shall, in coordination with the Director of National Intelligence and, as the head considers necessary, in coordination with the Secretary of Energy and any head of a Federal agency to whom such head of the element of the intelligence community may report, prioritize early site preparation and licensing activities for such deployment of advanced nuclear technologies with a goal of beginning advanced nuclear technology deployment at the site not later than 3 years after the date of the enactment of this Act. (c) Interconnection with commercial electric grid To ensure continuous and resilient operations, the head of an element of the intelligence community carrying out prioritizing and licensing activities under subsection (b) for deployment of advanced nuclear technology for a site identified under subsection (a) may authorize such site to interconnect with the commercial electric grid if the head of the element determines that such interconnection enhances national security. (d) Fuel The head of an element of the intelligence community carrying out prioritizing and licensing activities under subsection (b) for deployment of advanced nuclear technology for a site identified under subsection (a) shall ensure that fuel for the advanced nuclear technologies operated at such site is not subject to obligations (as defined in section 110.2 of title 10, Code of Federal Regulations, or successor regulations).