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Bills/119th Congress · House

H.R. 3978

Introduced

Nuclear REFUEL (Recycling Efficient Fuels Utilizing Expedited Licensing) Act

Sponsor
RRobert E. Latta· Ohio
Introduced
June 12, 2025
Policy area
Energy
Latest action
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.June 12, 2025
[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3978 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 3978

To amend the definition of ``production facility'' in the Atomic Energy 
Act of 1954 to exclude an equipment or device capable of reprocessing 
spent nuclear fuel in a manner that does not separate plutonium from 
other transuranic elements, and for other purposes.

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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

June 12, 2025

Mr. Latta (for himself and Mr. Peters) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce

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A BILL

To amend the definition of ``production facility'' in the Atomic Energy 
Act of 1954 to exclude an equipment or device capable of reprocessing 
spent nuclear fuel in a manner that does not separate plutonium from 
other transuranic elements, and for other purposes.

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 REFUEL (Recycling Efficient 
Fuels Utilizing Expedited Licensing) Act''.

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 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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