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Fusion42 · 22 August 2026 · Fusion42 review
Two U.S. Senate bills target nuclear energy policy: the MORE American Fuel Act aims to speed up domestic uranium enrichment by allowing pre-license construction, while the Jobs, Not Waste Act seeks to formally end Yucca Mountain as the national nuclear waste site. These moves respond to the upcoming Russian uranium ban and decades of opposition to Yucca Mountain, highlighting urgent shifts at both front and back ends of the nuclear fuel cycle.
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You face a regulatory fast-track on uranium enrichment that cuts licensing wait times, opening a window to ramp domestic fuel capacity quickly ahead of import bans. Expect the nuclear waste market to reset as Yucca Mountain's closure pushes waste solutions into new directions.
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