1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Advanced Nuclear Deployment Act . 2. Enabling preparations for advanced nuclear reactor demonstrations on Federal sites (a) In general Section 102(b)(1)(B) of the Nuclear Energy Innovation and Modernization Act ( 42 U.S.C. 2215(b)(1)(B) ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (iv) Costs for— (I) activities to review and approve or disapprove an application for an early site permit (as defined in section 52.1 of title 10, Code of Federal Regulations (or any successor regulation)) to demonstrate an advanced nuclear reactor on a Department of Energy site or any site or installation that is critical national security infrastructure (as defined in section 327(d) of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019); and (II) pre-application activities relating to an early site permit (as so defined) to demonstrate an advanced nuclear reactor on a Department of Energy site or any site or installation that is critical national security infrastructure (as defined in section 327(d) of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019). . (b) Effective date The amendment made by subsection (a) shall take effect on October 1, 2024. 3. Regulatory requirements for micro-reactors (a) Micro-Reactor licensing The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (in this section referred to as the Commission ) shall— (1) not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of this Act, develop risk-informed and performance-based strategies and guidance to license and regulate micro-reactors pursuant to section 103 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 ( 42 U.S.C. 2133 ), including strategies and guidance for— (A) staffing and operations; (B) oversight and inspections; (C) safeguards and security; (D) emergency preparedness; (E) risk analysis methods, including alternatives to probabilistic risk assessments; (F) decommissioning funding assurance methods that permit the use of design- and site-specific cost estimates