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
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
.