The U.S.-European Nuclear Energy Cooperation Act of 2025
Sponsored By: Representative Keating
In Committee
Summary
Strengthen U.S.–European nuclear energy cooperation to reduce Russia's leverage over reactors, fuel services, and supply chains. The bill directs a State Department-led strategy to map reactor types and fuel cycles, promote U.S. and allied technologies, and counter Russian and Chinese influence.
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- U.S. nuclear companies gain a clear push to compete in Europe through a required strategy that promotes U.S., European, and partner technologies and identifies market and regulatory barriers.
- European governments get a detailed assessment of reactor types, deployment challenges, and fuel-cycle options aimed at lowering Russia's market share and influence by 2030–2050.
- The U.S. government must produce a comprehensive, mostly unclassified strategy with an allowed classified annex that covers reactors, fuel cycles, Rosatom's role, and coordination with allies to counter malign influence.
*This bill authorizes $30 million per year for fiscal years 2025 through 2029 to support Europe-facing engagement, capacity building, early-stage project support, and countering disinformation.*
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Bill Overview
Analyzed Economic Effects
2 provisions identified: 2 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.
U.S. strategy and funding for Europe
This bill would require the Secretary of State, with the Secretary of Energy, to write a Europe-facing nuclear energy strategy within 120 days. The strategy would cover reactor timelines through 2050, fuel-cycle plans (including LEU and HALEU), assessments of Russian and Chinese influence, and possible classified annexes. Congress would be allowed to provide $30,000,000 each year for FY2025–FY2029 (about $150,000,000 total) to support capacity building, early project support, SMR infrastructure work, and countering Russian disinformation. The bill would also express Congress's preference that the State Department prioritize U.S. products, then allied suppliers when not competing with U.S. firms.
Clear definitions for nuclear fuel
This bill would define high-assay low enriched uranium, or HALEU, as uranium with 5% to 20% U‑235 by mass. It would define low enriched uranium, or LEU, as uranium with less than 20% U‑235. These technical definitions would guide regulators, fuel suppliers, and reactor developers.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Keating
MA • D
Cosponsors
Rep. Foster, Bill [D-IL-11]
IL • D
Sponsored 3/31/2025
Rep. Huizenga, Bill [R-MI-4]
MI • R
Sponsored 3/31/2025
Rep. Lawler, Michael [R-NY-17]
NY • R
Sponsored 3/3/2026
Rep. Sherman, Brad [D-CA-32]
CA • D
Sponsored 3/3/2026
Roll Call Votes
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