US House Approves Bill Banning Uranium Imports From Russia

Published on December 12, 2023

The U.S. House of Representatives approved a bill on Monday that bans the import of enriched uranium produced by Russia as part of an effort to pressure Moscow to cease its ongoing invasion of Ukraine. The bill, passed by voice vote in the House after the chamber suspended usual voting rules on the measure, would ban the imports 90 days after enactment, subject to the waivers. House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers said it would strengthen the country’s energy and national security by prohibiting imports of Russian uranium for nuclear power plants. “One of the most urgent security threats America faces right now is our dangerous reliance on Russia’s supply of nuclear fuels for our nuclear fleet,” Ms. Rodgers, a Republican, said on the House floor....

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