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Committee backs milestone-based program to boost U.S. advanced nuclear fuel production
Summary
The committee voted to report HR 8674 to the House, establishing a milestone-based DOE program to accelerate advanced nuclear fuel projects and reduce reliance on foreign suppliers; sponsors cited Russia’s significant global enrichment capacity and a $2.7 billion recent investment as context.
The Committee on Science, Space, and Technology voted to report HR 8674, the Milestones for Advanced Nuclear Fuel Act, to the House with a favorable recommendation.
Representative Williams, sponsor of the bill, said the United States remains reliant on Russian nuclear fuel supply chains and cited committee remarks that Russia controls roughly 44% of the world’s…
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