b'NUCLEAR REACTOR SUSTAINMENTAND EXPANDED DEPLOYMENTAs DOEs nuclear energy laboratory, INL is creating and defining the next phase of nuclear energy. INL advances global competitiveness by sustaining and extending the safe and efficient operation of existing reactors and by pioneering advanced reactor technologies for future deployment. INL focuses research, development, and demonstration of innovative technologies to improve the performance of existing and future nuclear energy systems. Under this initiative, INL uses its core capabilities to strengthen the domestic commercial nuclear energy enterprise, enable United States technological leadership in global nuclear energy markets, and expand and deploy national nuclear energy strategic infrastructures.14'