Small Modular Reactor Commercialization Act of 2025
In committee: it can still change before the session ends.
- Stage
- In committee
- Started in
- House
- Sponsors
- 3
- Latest action
- Apr 10, 2025
What it does
The Small Modular Reactor Commercialization Act of 2025 would direct the Secretary of Energy to establish a working group focused on advancing the commercialization and industrialization of small modular reactors (SMRs) and update federal definitions to increase the maximum electrical output threshold for SMRs from 300 to 500 megawatts. It would also require the Nuclear Regulatory Commission and Department of Energy to revise guidance on SMR and microreactor output limits to align with the new definitions, and ensure that financial assistance for SMR development is not denied based on a reactor unit’s output falling between 50 and 500 megawatts. The bill affects federal agencies involved in…
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