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“in compliance with paragraph 11(a) of rule XXVI of the Standing Rules of the Senate, the Committee on Environment and Public Works has obtained from the Congressional Budget Office an estimate of the costs of S. 512, the Nuclear Energy Innovation and Modernization Act, as reported from the committee on May 25, 2017. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the cost estimate be printed in the Record. There being no objection, the material was ordered to be printed in the Record, as follows: S. 512--Nuclear Energy Innovation and Modernization Act As reported by the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works on May 25, 2017 SUMMARY S. 512 would direct the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC)--which licenses and regulates the use of radioactive materials at civilian facilities such as nuclear reactors--to undertake certain activities related to establishing a regulatory framework for licensing nuclear reactors that use advanced technologies for either commercial or research- related purposes. The bill also would modify the NRC's underlying authority to charge fees to entities that the agency regulates and would authorize the Department of Energy (DOE) to provide grants to developers of advanced nuclear technologies to help pay for the costs of developing and licensing such technologies. Finally, S. 512 would amend existing law regarding the disposition of excess uranium materials managed by DOE. CBO estimates that implementing S.…”