INTERNATIONAL CENTER FOR APPLIED RESEARCH.

SEC. 3141. INTERNATIONAL CENTER FOR APPLIED RESEARCH. (a) Establishment.— (1) The Secretary of Energy shall establish an International Center for Applied Research at the Savannah River Site, South Carolina. The purpose of the Center is to promote the following activities: (A) The application in the United States of hydrogen technology research derived from tritium production. (B) The development of beneficial uses of nuclear materials. (C) The research and development of innovative methods for the treatment and disposal of nuclear waste. (D) The development of specifications for the decommissioning of nuclear facilities and the disposition of nuclear materials. (E) The research and development of any technologies that the Secretary considers appropriate and that are likely to be commercialized. (2) The Secretary shall enter into an arrangement to provide for the location of the Center at a suitable facility at, or adjacent to, the Savannah River Site. (3) The Secretary shall, using competitive procedures, select a nonprofit entity or a group of nonprofit entities to operate the Center. The Center shall promote activities under paragraph (1) in a manner that accomplishes regional development through applied science and technology. (b) Availability of Funds.— Of amounts authorized to be appropriated in section 3101(c), $12,000,000 shall be available to establish the Center referred to in subsection (a).