S. 4242 · 117th Congress
Thorium Energy Security Act of 2022
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This bill requires the Department of Energy and other relevant agencies to preserve uncontaminated inventories of uranium-233 to foster the development of thorium-based nuclear reactors. The bill also makes funding available for transferring inventories to interim or permanent storage facilities.
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in Senate · May 18, 2022
Thorium Energy Security Act of 2022
This bill requires the Department of Energy and other relevant agencies to preserve uncontaminated inventories of uranium-233 to foster the development of thorium-based nuclear reactors. The bill also makes funding available for transferring inventories to interim or permanent storage facilities.
Additionally, the bill requires various reports, including on the progress China has made in developing thorium-based reactors.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: Thorium Energy Security Act of 2022
Latest action (May 18, 2022): Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Policy area: Energy · Origin: Senate · Introduced: May 18, 2022
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.