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Friday, July 13, 2018

ANS Nuclear Policy Wire July 13, 2018

ANS Nuclear Policy Wire
July 13, 2018

Fees, Fuels, & Foreign Trade

The House Energy & Commerce Committee voted yesterday to advance two nuclear bills: H.R. 1320, the Nuclear Utilization of Keynote Energy Act, which would revise the Nuclear Regulatory Commission's (NRC) fee recovery structure to increase the predictability, transparency, and efficiency of the NRC's regulatory processes; and H.R. 6140, the Advanced Fuel Nuclear Availability Act, which would direct DOE to establish a program to support the availability of high-assay low-enriched uranium for advanced reactor development. Both bills must now be voted on by the full House of Representatives.
 
The committee also yesterday introduced H.R. 6351, the  Advancing U.S. Civil Nuclear Competitiveness and Jobs Act, sponsored by Rep. Bill Johnson (R-OH). The bill would direct DOE to develop a process to expedite approval for low-risk civil nuclear exports, including delegation of Secretarial approval authority. 
 

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