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Senate Bill 2082
119th Congress(2025-2026)
Nuclear REFUEL Act of 2025
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Introduced in Senate on Jun 12, 2025
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S. 2082 (Reported-in-Senate)

Calendar No. 224

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.

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.

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”.

Calendar No. 224

119th CONGRESS
     1st Session
S. 2082
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.
October 29, 2025
Reported without amendment