; and (iii) not be required for a demonstration project that is not federally funded; (D) for federally funded demonstration projects, enter into cost-sharing agreements with private sector partners in accordance with section 988 for the conduct of activities relating to the research, development, and demonstration of private-sector advanced nuclear reactor designs under the program; (E) work with private sector partners to identify potential sites, including Department-owned sites, for demonstrations, as appropriate; (F) align specific activities carried out under demonstration projects carried out under this subsection with priorities identified through direct consultations between— (i) the Department; (ii) relevant Federal agencies as determined by the Secretary; (iii) National Laboratories; (iv) institutions of higher education; (v) traditional end-users (such as electric utilities); (vi) potential end-users of new technologies (such as users of high-temperature process heat for manufacturing processing, including petrochemical companies, manufacturers of metals, or manufacturers of concrete); and (vii) developers of advanced nuclear reactor technology; and (G) seek to ensure that the demonstration projects carried out under paragraph (1) do not cause any delay in a deployment of an advanced reactor by private industry and the Department of Energy that is underway as of the date of enactment of this section. (3) Additional requirements In carrying out demonstration projects under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall— (A) identify candidate technologies that— (i) are not developed sufficiently for demonstration within the initial required timeframe described in paragraph (1)(A); but (ii) could be demonstrated within the timeframe described in paragraph (1)(B); (B) identify technical challenges to the candidate technologies identified in subparagraph (A)