Milestones for Advanced Nuclear Fuel Act

Bill: 118-hr-8674
Sponsor: Rep. Williams, Brandon [R-NY-22]
Introduced: 2024-06-07 in the House
Policy area: Energy
Subjects: Advanced technology and technological innovations
Congressional oversight
Electric power generation and transmission
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Nuclear power
Radioactive wastes and releases

Summary:
action_date: 2024-06-07
text: 

Milestones for Advanced Nuclear Fuel Act

This bill directs the Department of Energy (DOE) to establish certain milestone-based development and demonstration projects that support the domestic supply chain for nuclear fuel, including high-assay low-enriched uranium (HALEU). Milestone-based demonstration projects require particular technical and financial milestones to be met before a project participant is provided an award through a competitive process.

Specifically, DOE must carry out milestone-based demonstration projects under its Fuel Cycle Research and Development program. DOE must also complete and make publicly available a study that analyzes the practicability, potential benefits, and estimated lifecycle costs of recycling certain spent nuclear fuel into usable fuel for nuclear reactors.

In carrying out the Nuclear Fuel Security Program and the HALEU for Advanced Nuclear Reactor Demonstration Projects Program, DOE must award funding for milestone-based advanced fuel cycle technologies development and demonstration projects, including uranium production, conversion, enrichment, deconversion, and waste reduction for advanced fuels. As part of its annual budget request, DOE must provide to specified congressional committees a briefing on the milestone-based projects, including information about the benefits and drawbacks of milestone-based projects as compared to traditional project structure funding models.
 
action_date: 2024-09-18
text: 

Milestones for Advanced Nuclear Fuel Act

This bill directs the Department of Energy (DOE) to establish certain milestone-based development and demonstration projects that support the domestic supply chain for nuclear fuel, including high-assay low-enriched uranium (HALEU). Milestone-based demonstration projects require particular technical and financial milestones to be met before a project participant is provided an award through a competitive process.

Specifically, DOE must carry out milestone-based demonstration projects under its Fuel Cycle Research and Development program. DOE must also complete and make publicly available a study that analyzes the practicability, potential benefits, and estimated lifecycle costs of recycling certain spent nuclear fuel into usable fuel for nuclear reactors.

In carrying out the Nuclear Fuel Security Program and the HALEU for Advanced Nuclear Reactor Demonstration Projects Program, DOE must award funding for milestone-based advanced fuel cycle technologies development and demonstration projects, including uranium production, conversion, enrichment, deconversion, and waste reduction for advanced fuels. As part of its annual budget request, DOE must provide to specified congressional committees a briefing on the milestone-based projects, including information about the benefits and drawbacks of milestone-based projects as compared to traditional project structure funding models.
 

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2024-09-18
text: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 580.
action_date: 2024-09-18
text: Reported by the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology. H. Rept. 118-686.
action_date: 2024-09-18
text: Reported by the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology. H. Rept. 118-686.
action_date: 2024-06-13
text: Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
action_date: 2024-06-13
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
action_date: 2024-06-07
text: Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.
action_date: 2024-06-07
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2024-06-07
text: Introduced in House