S. 2082

Summary

S. 2082, the Nuclear REFUEL Act of 2025, was introduced in the Senate on Jun 12, 2025 by Sen. Jon Husted (R) with 1 co-sponsor. It last saw action on Oct 29, 2025: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 224.

Record

Text

S. 2082 has 1 co-sponsor.

119 S2082 IS: Nuclear Recycling Efficient Fuels Utilizing Expedited Licensing Act of 2025
 U.S. Senate
 2025-06-12
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     II
     119th CONGRESS
     1st Session
     S. 2082
     IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
       June 12, 2025
        Mr. Husted  (for himself and  Mr. Whitehouse ) introduced the following bill; which was read
        twice and referred to the  Committee on Environment and
  Public Works
     A BILL
To amend the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 to modify the definition of
  production facility  to exclude an equipment or device capable of reprocessing
      spent nuclear fuel in a manner that does not separate plutonium from other transuranic
      elements.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Nuclear Recycling Efficient Fuels Utilizing Expedited Licensing Act of 2025   or the   Nuclear REFUEL Act of 2025  .
2.
Exclusion from definition of production facility
Section 11 v. of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 ( 42 U.S.C. 2014(v) ) is amended, in the second sentence, by striking  separating the isotopes of uranium or enriching uranium in the isotope 235  and inserting  (A) separating isotopes of uranium or enriching uranium in the isotope 235; or (B) reprocessing spent nuclear fuel in a manner that does not separate plutonium from other transuranic elements .

Tracker

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A bill to amend the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 to modify the definition of "production facility" to exclude an equipment or device capable of reprocessing spent nuclear fuel in a manner that does not separate plutonium from other transuranic elements.

Sponsors

Sen. Jon Husted (R) sponsors S. 2082, and 1 member has co-sponsored it from the day it was introduced.

Jon Husted

Sen. · R–OH · Sponsor

Introduced Jun 12, 2025

Sheldon Whitehouse

Sen. · D–RI · Co-sponsor

Joined Jun 12, 2025 · Original

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Committees

S. 2082 went before 1 committee: Environment and Public Works.

Environment and Public Works

Environment and Public Works

Reported By · Oct 29, 2025 · 257 Bills

Actions

S. 2082 has taken 5 actions since Jun 12, 2025, the latest on Oct 29, 2025.

Votes

S. 2082 has not gone to a roll call.

Related bills

2 bills are related to S. 2082.

HR 10321Nuclear REFUEL (Recycling Efficient Fuels Utilizing Expedited Licensing) ActDec 6, 2024 · Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. · Related billHR 3978Nuclear REFUEL (Recycling Efficient Fuels Utilizing Expedited Licensing) ActJul 14, 2026 · Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote. · Related bill

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Titles

S. 2082 goes by 6 titles, 4 of them short titles.

• Nuclear REFUEL Act of 2025 — Short Title(s) as Reported to Senate
• Nuclear Recycling Efficient Fuels Utilizing Expedited Licensing Act of 2025 — Short Title(s) as Reported to Senate
• Nuclear REFUEL Act of 2025 — Display Title
• Nuclear REFUEL Act of 2025 — Short Title(s) as Introduced
• Nuclear Recycling Efficient Fuels Utilizing Expedited Licensing Act of 2025 — Short Title(s) as Introduced
• A bill to amend the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 to modify the definition of "production facility" to exclude an equipment or device capable of reprocessing spent nuclear fuel in a manner that does not separate plutonium from other transuranic elements. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

9 clients hired 10 firms and 47 registered lobbyists who named S. 2082 in 37 quarterly filings, 2025 to 2026. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Energy/Nuclear, Budget/Appropriations, Taxation/Internal Revenue Code, Waste (hazardous/solid/interstate/nuclear), Environment/Superfund, Homeland Security, Trade (domestic/foreign), Defense.

Clients

Who paid to be heard, by how many filings named the bill.

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill. The 20 named most often, of 47.

Filings

The documents themselves, on the Senate’s Lobbying Disclosure site, largest reported first.

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files S. 2082 under Energy, one of its 31 policy areas, and gives it 3 legislative subjects.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; S. 2082’s is Energy.

Legislative Subjects

S. 2082 carries 3 of CRS’s legislative subjects, from Energy efficiency and conservation to Nuclear power.

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com