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118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 9202 

To direct the Secretary of Energy to promote and facilitate the 

commercialization of domestic spent nuclear fuel reprocessing. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JULY 30, 2024 

Mr. DONALDS (for himself, Mr. NEHLS, and Mr. WILLIAMS of New York) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 

Science, Space, and Technology, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 

Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within 

the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 

A BILL 

To direct the Secretary of Energy to promote and facilitate 

the commercialization of domestic spent nuclear fuel reprocessing. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Nuclear Waste Reproc5 essing Act’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. SPENT NUCLEAR FUEL REPROCESSING. 

2 (a) FINDING.—Congress finds the commercialization 

3 of domestic spent nuclear fuel reprocessing to be essential 

4 to— 

5 (1) addressing the challenges posed by spent 

6 nuclear fuel in the United States; and 

7 (2) advancing the development of sustainable 

8 nuclear energy throughout the United States. 

9 (b) POLICIES.—The Secretary of Energy shall de10 velop, in consultation with relevant industry stakeholders, 

11 and implement policies for the Department of Energy to 

12 encourage and support the commercialization of spent nu13 clear fuel reprocessing technologies in the United States. 

14 (c) INTERNATIONAL COMPETITIVENESS.—The Sec15 retary of Energy shall take measures to ensure the United 

16 States maintains a leading role in the international arena 

17 with respect to spent nuclear fuel reprocessing. 

18 (d) PARTNERSHIPS.—In carrying out subsections (b) 

19 and (c), the Secretary of Energy shall establish and en20 hance partnerships with private industry to pursue techno21 logical advances in the United States associated with spent 

22 nuclear fuel reprocessing through the research, develop23 ment, and commercialization stages. 

24 (e) COLLABORATION.—The Secretary of Energy shall 

25 collaborate with the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to 

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1 minology, procedures, and processes related to reprocess2 ing spent nuclear fuel and recycling spent nuclear fuel. 

3 (f) REPORTING.—Not later than 12 months after the 

4 date of enactment of this Act, and biannually thereafter, 

5 the Secretary of Energy shall submit to Congress a report 

6 on the progress, achievements, and challenges relating to 

7 the commercialization of spent nuclear fuel reprocessing 

8 technologies. 

9 (g) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

10 (1) REPROCESSING.—The term ‘‘reprocessing’’ 

11 means, with respect to spent nuclear fuel, the proc12 esses used to separate the spent nuclear fuel into 

13 nuclear materials that may be recycled for use in 

14 new fuel and material that would be discarded as 

15 waste. 

16 (2) SPENT NUCLEAR FUEL.—The term ‘‘spent 

17 nuclear fuel’’ has the meaning given such term in 

18 section 2(23) of the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 

19 1982 (42 U.S.C. 10101(23)). 

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