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HR 6685 117th Congress House

Spent Fuel Prioritization Act of 2022

Official title: To amend the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982 to prioritize the acceptance of high-level radioactive waste or spent nuclear fuel from certain civilian nuclear power reactors, and for other purposes.

Introduced: February 15, 2022 Introduced by: Levin, Mike Democratic · California See on congress.gov
Energy Emergency planning and evacuationNatural disastersNuclear powerRadioactive wastes and releases
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Feb 10, 2022
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy.
Feb 9, 2022
Introduced in House
Feb 9, 2022
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
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 Latest action February 10, 2022

Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Spent Fuel Prioritization Act of 2022

This bill requires the Department of Energy to prioritize the acceptance of high-level radioactive waste or spent nuclear fuel from decommissioned or decommissioning nuclear power reactors located in areas (1) with large populations, (2) with high earthquake hazards, and (3) where the continued storage of high-level radioactive waste or spent nuclear fuel poses a significant national security concern.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 3862 Reintroduced Bill Spent Fuel Prioritization Act of 2023
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 10
All 10 Democratic 5 Republican 2
D
Kim, Andy
New Jersey · Jun 7, 2022
Jones, Mondaire
· Mar 2, 2022
 D
Bonamici, Suzanne
Oregon · Feb 15, 2022
 D
Carbajal, Salud O.
California · Feb 15, 2022
 D
Vargas, Juan
California · Feb 15, 2022
 R
Issa, Darrell
California · Feb 9, 2022
 R
Kim, Young
California · Feb 9, 2022
 D
Peters, Scott H.
California · Feb 9, 2022
Porter, Katie
· Feb 9, 2022
Steel, Michelle
· Feb 9, 2022
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6685: Spent Fuel Prioritization Act of 2022. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-6685/
MLA
"H.R. 6685: Spent Fuel Prioritization Act of 2022." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-6685/.
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H.R. 6685, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-6685/.
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