Key Nuclear Bills Advance As US Pushes Ahead With Bid For Advanced Reactor Rollout

Washington wants to modernise ‘outdated and burdensome’ government regulation

Key Nuclear Bills Advance As US Pushes Ahead With Bid For Advanced Reactor Rollout
A test reactor facility at the Idaho National Laboratory. Photo courtesy Aalo Atomics.

Ten bills including several focused on nuclear energy have advanced to the House floor as Washington pushes ahead with efforts to support energy innovation and the deployment of advanced reactors.

The proposed legislation has now cleared its assigned committees and is ready for debate, potential amendments, and a vote by the full membership of the House of Representatives.

Brett Guthrie, Republican chairman of the House committee on energy and commerce, said the package is aimed at supporting energy innovation, reducing “burdensome” regulation and lowering costs for American families.

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