Nuclear REFUEL (Recycling Efficient Fuels Utilizing Expedited Licensing) Act

This bill tells the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) to use a simpler licensing process when approving future facilities that recycle used nuclear fuel, as long as those facilities don't separate out plutonium. These recycling facilities would turn radioactive waste into materials that can be reused as fuel to generate electricity. Right now, there are no commercial facilities like this operating in the United States, but this bill sets up which rules the NRC would follow if such facilities are built in the future. The simpler process has fewer steps than the one that would otherwise apply.

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