; (7) stranded nuclear waste prevents economic development in communities in which the stranded nuclear waste is located; and (8) it is critical to provide resources to communities that— (A) are challenged by stranded nuclear waste; or (B) will be challenged by stranded nuclear waste during the 10-year period beginning on the date of enactment of this Act. 3. Definitions In this Act: (1) Academy The term Academy means the National Academy of Sciences. (2) Affected community The term affected community means a unit of local government, including a county, city, town, village, school district, or special district, that contains stranded nuclear waste within the boundaries of the unit of local government, as determined by the Secretary. (3) Eligible civilian nuclear power plant The term eligible civilian nuclear power plant means a nuclear power plant that— (A) has been decommissioned; or (B) is in the process of being decommissioned. (4) Secretary The term Secretary means the Secretary of Energy. (5) Stranded nuclear waste The term stranded nuclear waste means nuclear waste or spent nuclear fuel stored in dry casks or spent fuel pools at a decommissioned or decommissioning nuclear facility. 4. Innovative solutions prize competition (a) Establishment Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall establish under section 24 of the Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980 ( 15 U.S.C. 3719 ) a competitive prize competition (referred to in this section as the prize competition ) to award prizes to proposals for affected communities to carry out alternatives to nuclear facilities, generating sites, and waste sites. (b) Prize board (1) Establishment There is established an advisory board (referred to in this section as the Board ) to advise the Secretary on— (A) the design and implementation of the prize competition