Approval of the ban on importing uranium from Russia in the US Senate

According to the report of the international group Tasnim news agency quoting “Novosti” news agency, the US Senate last night, Tuesday, unanimously approved the bill related to the ban on the import of enriched uranium from Russia.

Previously, this The plan was approved by the House of Representatives of the Congress. Now this document must be signed by US President Joe Biden. The White House has already announced that it supports this bill.

According to the Bloomberg news agency, this document was unanimously approved in the Senate. The law, once signed by the president, will ban Russian uranium imports into the United States for 90 days after it takes effect, although it allows for temporary exemptions until January 2028.

As ​​such, the initiative would allow the US Department of Energy, in agreement with the Secretary of State and the Secretary of the Treasury, to issue permits to import Russian uranium in volumes permitted by current US law. The document also imposes obligations on the Department of Energy to provide Congress with options to replace uranium imported from Russia. to ban Russian enriched uranium, and until now, the review of this initiative in Congress had “deadlocked”.

According to the US Department of Energy, Russia supplies nearly a quarter of the enriched uranium used to fuel more than 90 commercial nuclear reactors.

Earlier, in mid-April, Biden stopped producing the first 90 kg of enriched uranium reported in the United States. According to him, it is expected to produce about one ton of uranium by the end of the year, which will provide energy for 100,000 homes.

Previously, in late March, A report by the International Security Advisory Council chaired by Secretary of State Anthony Blinken noted that dependence on Russian nuclear fuel is a critical threat to the national security of the United States. The report also pointed out that Russia dominates the global nuclear fuel market and Actions should be taken in this regard.

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