S 2082 119th Congress
Nuclear REFUEL Act of 2025
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.
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
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Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 224.
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Committee on Environment and Public Works. Reported by Senator Capito without amendment. Without written report.
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Committee on Environment and Public Works. Reported by Senator Capito without amendment. Without written report.
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Committee on Environment and Public Works. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
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| IntroductionIntroduced | Introduced in the Senate. | Congress.gov | |
| Official actionRead twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. | No additional detail supplied.IntroReferral · Senate | Congress.gov | |
| Official actionIntroduced in Senate | No additional detail supplied.IntroReferral · Library of Congress · Code 10000 | Congress.gov | |
| Text versionIntroduced in Senate | A dated text-version record is available. | Congress.gov | |
| Official actionPlaced on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 224. | No additional detail supplied.Calendars · Senate | Congress.gov | |
| Official actionCommittee on Environment and Public Works. Reported by Senator Capito without amendment. Without written report. | No additional detail supplied.Committee · Senate | Congress.gov | |
| Official actionCommittee on Environment and Public Works. Reported by Senator Capito without amendment. Without written report. | No additional detail supplied.Committee · Library of Congress · Code 14000 | Congress.gov | |
| Official actionCommittee on Environment and Public Works. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably. | No additional detail supplied.Committee · Senate | Congress.gov | |
| Text versionReported to Senate | A dated text-version record is available. | Congress.gov |
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Nuclear Recycling Efficient Fuels Utilizing Expedited Licensing Act of 2025 or the Nuclear REFUEL Act of 2025This bill directs the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) to license future recycling facilities that reprocess certain spent nuclear fuel (i.e., radioactive waste) under regulations for special nuclear material rather than regulations for production and utilization facilities. The bill applies to domestic facilities that reprocess spent nuclear fuel in a manner that does not separate plutonium from other transuranic elements (i.e., certain radioactive elements). Generally, such recycling facilities reprocess spent nuclear fuel into materials that may be reused as nuclear fuel for electricity.While there are no commercial reprocessing facilities currently operating in the United States, the bill specifies which regulatory framework the NRC must use when issuing licenses to future facilities by excluding such facilities from the statutory definition of production facility. The licensing process under regulations for special nuclear material has fewer steps than the licensing process under regulations for production and utilization facilities.
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- Reported to SenateOct 29, 2025
- Introduced in SenateJun 12, 2025