STUDY ON DEVELOPMENT OF NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS ON MILITARY INSTALLATIONS.

SEC. 2845. STUDY ON DEVELOPMENT OF NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS ON MILITARY INSTALLATIONS.(a) Study Required.—The Secretary of Defense shall conduct a study to assess the feasibility of developing nuclear power plants on military installations.(b) Elements.—As part of the study required by subsection (a), the Secretary shall—(1) summarize options available to the Department to enter into public-private partnerships or other transactions for the construction and operation of the nuclear power plants;(2) estimate the potential cost per kilowatt-hour and life-cycle cost savings to the Department;(3) consider the potential energy security advantages of generating electricity on military installations through the use of nuclear power plants;(4) assess the additional infrastructure that would be needed to enable the power plants to provide power through the general electricity grid and to military installations in the event of a commercial grid failure;(5) consider the potential impact on the quality of life of personnel stationed at military installations at which a nuclear power plant is installed and ways to mitigate those impacts;(6) review the range of Federal, State, and local regulatory processes governing the establishment of nuclear power plants on military installations;(7) assess the degree to which nuclear power plants might adversely affect operations on military installations, including consideration of training and readiness requirements;(8) assess potential environmental liabilities for the Department;(9) consider factors impacting safe co-location and operation of nuclear power plants on military installations; and(10) consider other factors that affect the development of nuclear power plants on military installations.(c) Submission of Results of Study.—Not later than June 1, 2010, the Secretary shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives a report containing the results of the study required by subsection (a).