118th Congress · HOUSE BILLBILL

H.R. 8674Milestones for Advanced Nuclear Fuel Act

To establish milestone-based development and demonstration projects relating to nuclear fuel, and for other purposes.

Energy
Introduced Jun 7, 2024
Last action Sep 18, 2024
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Referred
Jun 7, 2024
Science
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Committee
Jun 13, 2024
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House floor
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Senate
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SummaryCRS Summary

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...

Provisions · 2 sectionsReported to House
Timeline · 6 actions
Sep 18, 2024
Reported by the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology. H. Rept. 118-686.
Sep 18, 2024
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 580.
Jun 13, 2024
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
Jun 13, 2024
Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
Jun 7, 2024
Introduced in House
Jun 7, 2024
Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.