Small Modular Reactor Commercialization Act of 2025
This bill updates federal definitions and policies to support small modular nuclear reactors (SMRs). It increases the size threshold for SMRs from 300 megawatts to 500 megawatts per reactor unit (and adjusts combined capacity limits), ensuring projects within this range qualify for federal funding. The bill requires the Nuclear Regulatory Commission and Department of Energy to revise their guidance to align with these new definitions and creates a federal working group to assess U.S. competitiveness in SMR manufacturing and commercialization. These changes directly affect nuclear developers, manufacturers, and federal agencies managing energy policy and regulation.
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Introduced Apr 10, 2025
Last action Apr 10, 2025
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Apr 10, 2025
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Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
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Apr 10, 2025
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1 primary · 2 co-sponsors
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James R. Baird
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Claudia Tenney
RRepublican
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Pat Harrigan
RRepublican
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