Bill · S. 2082· Senate(119-S-2082)
Nuclear REFUEL Act of 2025
- Introduced
- 6/12/2025
- Last activity
- 10/29/2025 — Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 224.
- Sponsored by
- Jon Husted
- Cosponsors
- - 0 - 1
- Introduced
- On Calendar
What this bill would do
This bill, known as the "Nuclear REFUEL Act of 2025," seeks to amend the Atomic Energy Act of 1954. It proposes a change to the definition of a "production facility." Specifically, it aims to exclude certain equipment or devices from this definition. This exclusion would apply to devices capable of reprocessing spent nuclear fuel if they do not separate plutonium from other transuranic elements.
Yes· 3 of 8
Does this cut the pollution that drives climate change?+3
By facilitating more efficient nuclear fuel recycling, the bill supports the continued use of low-carbon nuclear energy.
Is this likely to create jobs?+2
The expansion of nuclear fuel reprocessing capabilities may stimulate job growth within the nuclear energy sector.
Would business owners be better off under this?+2
The bill provides a more streamlined regulatory path for nuclear energy businesses.
The opposite
No question was scored the opposite.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
- Modification of the "production facility" definition: The bill changes the definition within Section 11 v. of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 to exclude equipment that reprocesses spent nuclear fuel without separating plutonium from other transuranic elements. (Section 2)
Potential Negative Impacts for People
- No negative impacts are explicitly stated in the provided text.
Groups and Interests Ranking
Every group the model scored this bill for, from -10 to +10. Hover a score for the reason it gave.
- Environment Energy And Infrastructure
- Reduces Carbon Emissions+3Improves Environmental Protections+1Reduces Fossil Fuel Production+1
- Economy And Finance
- Increases Job Creation+2Improves Economic Growth+1
- Demographic And Interest Groups
- Good For Business Owners+2
- Education And Technology
- Increases Scientific Research Funding+1
- Governance And Ideology
- Increases Federal Power+1
- 10/29/2025
- Committee on Environment and Public Works. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
- Committee on Environment and Public Works. Reported by Senator Capito without amendment. Without written report.
- Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 224.
- 6/12/2025
- Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- Introduced in Senate
2 bills Congress.gov lists as related to this one — companions in the other chamber, earlier versions, and bills this one absorbed or was folded into.
Sheldon WhitehouseDemocrat · Rhode Island