119 S2082 RS: Nuclear Recycling Efficient Fuels Utilizing Expedited Licensing Act of 2025 U.S. Senate 2025-10-29 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.

IICalendar No. 224119th CONGRESS1st SessionS. 2082IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATESJune 12, 2025Mr. Husted (for himself and Mr. Whitehouse) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public WorksOctober 29, 2025Reported by Mrs. Capito, without amendmentA BILLTo 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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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.

October 29, 2025Reported without amendment