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Bill
115th Congress
Advanced Nuclear Fuel Availability Act
Purpose
To require the Secretary of Energy to establish and carry out a program to support the availability of HA-LEU for domestic commercial use, and for other purposes.
Summary of Selected Provisions
  • Directs the Department of Energy to establish a program that supports development of a domestic source of high-assay low-enriched uranium (HA-LEU) for commercial use
  • Directs DOE to assess the quantity of HA-LEU needed for domestic commercial users biennially and report on the amount of its current uranium inventory that can be converted to HA-LEU
  • Instructs the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to assess regulatory policies changes that are necessary to enable the commercial use of HA-LEU
Primary Sponsors
Co-sponsors by Party
R
0
D
2
I
0
Actions
  • 12/11/2018
    Passed by House
  • 07/12/2018
    Advanced by House Energy and Commerce Committee
  • 06/19/2018
    Introduced in House