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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2082 Introduced in Senate (IS)]
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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 2082
To amend the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 to modify the definition of
``production facility'' to exclude an equipment or device capable of
reprocessing spent nuclear fuel in a manner that does not separate
plutonium from other transuranic elements.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
June 12, 2025
Mr. Husted (for himself and Mr. Whitehouse) introduced the following
bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment
and Public Works
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A BILL
To amend the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 to modify the definition of
``production facility'' to exclude an equipment or device capable of
reprocessing spent nuclear fuel in a manner that does not separate
plutonium from other transuranic elements.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Nuclear Recycling Efficient Fuels
Utilizing Expedited Licensing Act of 2025'' or the ``Nuclear REFUEL Act
of 2025''.
SEC. 2. EXCLUSION FROM DEFINITION OF PRODUCTION FACILITY.
Section 11 v. of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2014(v))
is amended, in the second sentence, by striking ``separating the
isotopes of uranium or enriching uranium in the isotope 235'' and
inserting ``(A) separating isotopes of uranium or enriching uranium in
the isotope 235; or (B) reprocessing spent nuclear fuel in a manner
that does not separate plutonium from other transuranic elements''.
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