Congress passed a bill prohibiting the purchase of nuclear fuel from Russia. The initiative now awaits approval from President Joe Biden, Bloomberg reported Thursday.
The bill, passed by the Senate earlier this week, was approved by the House on Thursday and must now be signed by President Joe Biden.
The legislation is part of a broader plan to restore domestic uranium supply chains in the United States and gradually reduce dependence on Russia.
This would require the Department of Energy to purchase at least 20 metric tons per year of highly enriched and low-enriched uranium (HALEU) from U.S. companies by the end of 2027.
According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration, Russia is the largest supplier of enriched uranium to the United States, with additional supplies coming from Germany, Britain, the Netherlands and other countries.
In early 2023, Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky called on the European Union to impose sanctions on the Russian nuclear industry.
It is worth noting that Rosatom is a key supplier of nuclear fuel for European countries, necessary for the operation of nuclear power plants.
As RBC-Ukraine writes, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmitry Kuleba recently said that Kiev offered the EU a solution on how to reduce dependence on Russian nuclear fuel and impose sanctions against the aggressor country. However, no tangible results have yet been observed in this regard.
