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A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that establishing a regional nuclear fuel bank would assist international efforts to avoid a destabilizing arms race in the Middle East and would promote the peaceful use of nuclear power.

USA117th CongressSRES-511| Senate 
| Updated: 2/10/2022
Robert Menendez

Robert Menendez

Democratic Senator

New Jersey

Cosponsors (1)
Lindsey Graham (Republican)

Foreign Relations Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
This resolution expresses the sense of the Senate that the establishment of a regional nuclear fuel bank should be part of a comprehensive plan for confronting nuclear nonproliferation in the Middle East; the United States should implement a policy that guarantees that any Middle East state that forgoes domestic uranium enrichment and reprocessing can purchase fuel for its commercial nuclear reactors from an international nuclear fuel bank; and the United States should seek bilateral and multilateral nuclear cooperation agreements with various Middle Eastern states, including Iran, that include a commitment by states to forgo domestic uranium enrichment and reprocessing of spent fuel.
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Timeline
Feb 10, 2022
Introduced in Senate
Feb 10, 2022
Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text: CR S649)
  • February 10, 2022
    Introduced in Senate


  • February 10, 2022
    Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text: CR S649)

International Affairs

Arms control and nonproliferationHuman rightsInternational law and treatiesInternational organizations and cooperationIranMiddle EastNuclear powerNuclear weaponsSanctionsTerrorism

A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that establishing a regional nuclear fuel bank would assist international efforts to avoid a destabilizing arms race in the Middle East and would promote the peaceful use of nuclear power.

USA117th CongressSRES-511| Senate 
| Updated: 2/10/2022
This resolution expresses the sense of the Senate that the establishment of a regional nuclear fuel bank should be part of a comprehensive plan for confronting nuclear nonproliferation in the Middle East; the United States should implement a policy that guarantees that any Middle East state that forgoes domestic uranium enrichment and reprocessing can purchase fuel for its commercial nuclear reactors from an international nuclear fuel bank; and the United States should seek bilateral and multilateral nuclear cooperation agreements with various Middle Eastern states, including Iran, that include a commitment by states to forgo domestic uranium enrichment and reprocessing of spent fuel.
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Timeline
Feb 10, 2022
Introduced in Senate
Feb 10, 2022
Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text: CR S649)
  • February 10, 2022
    Introduced in Senate


  • February 10, 2022
    Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text: CR S649)
Robert Menendez

Robert Menendez

Democratic Senator

New Jersey

Cosponsors (1)
Lindsey Graham (Republican)

Foreign Relations Committee

International Affairs

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Arms control and nonproliferationHuman rightsInternational law and treatiesInternational organizations and cooperationIranMiddle EastNuclear powerNuclear weaponsSanctionsTerrorism