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Calendar No. 224
119th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 2082
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
October 29, 2025
Reported by Mrs. Capito, without amendment
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.
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
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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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October 29, 2025
Reported without amendment