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Milestones for Advanced Nuclear Fuel Act

USA118th CongressHR-8674| House 
| Updated: 9/18/2024
Brandon Williams

Brandon Williams

Republican Representative

New York

Cosponsors (1)
Eric Sorensen (Democratic)

Science, Space, and Technology Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
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.

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Timeline
Jun 7, 2024
Introduced in House
Jun 7, 2024
Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.
Jun 13, 2024
Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
Jun 13, 2024
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
Sep 18, 2024
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 580.
Sep 18, 2024
Reported by the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology. H. Rept. 118-686.
  • June 7, 2024
    Introduced in House


  • June 7, 2024
    Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.


  • June 13, 2024
    Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.


  • June 13, 2024
    Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held


  • September 18, 2024
    Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 580.


  • September 18, 2024
    Reported by the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology. H. Rept. 118-686.

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Milestones for Advanced Nuclear Fuel Act

USA118th CongressHR-8674| House 
| Updated: 9/18/2024
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.

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Timeline
Jun 7, 2024
Introduced in House
Jun 7, 2024
Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.
Jun 13, 2024
Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
Jun 13, 2024
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
Sep 18, 2024
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 580.
Sep 18, 2024
Reported by the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology. H. Rept. 118-686.
  • June 7, 2024
    Introduced in House


  • June 7, 2024
    Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.


  • June 13, 2024
    Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.


  • June 13, 2024
    Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held


  • September 18, 2024
    Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 580.


  • September 18, 2024
    Reported by the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology. H. Rept. 118-686.
Brandon Williams

Brandon Williams

Republican Representative

New York

Cosponsors (1)
Eric Sorensen (Democratic)

Science, Space, and Technology Committee

Energy

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Advanced technology and technological innovationsCongressional oversightElectric power generation and transmissionGovernment information and archivesGovernment studies and investigationsNuclear powerRadioactive wastes and releases