PURPOSES.

SEC. 10742. PURPOSES. The purposes of this subtitle are—(1) to upgrade the nuclear research capabilities of universities in the United States to meet the research requirements of advanced nuclear energy systems; (2) to ensure the continued operation of university research reactors; (3) to coordinate available resources to enable the establishment, including the start and efficient completion of construction, of new nuclear science and engineering facilities; and (4) to support—(A) workforce development critical to maintaining United States leadership in nuclear science and engineering and related disciplines; and (B) the establishment or enhancement of nuclear science and engineering capabilities and other, related capabilities at historically Black colleges and universities, Tribal colleges or universities, minority-serving institutions, EPSCoR universities, junior or community colleges, and associate-degree-granting colleges.