White House Eyes Russian Uranium Import Ban While House Bill Stalls
- Talks underway about banning imports of Russian reactor fuel
- Russia provides almost 25% of the uranium fueling US reactors
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The Biden administration is considering banning imports of enriched Russian uranium using executive authority as congressional efforts to block the Kremlin’s shipments of the reactor fuel stall, people familiar with the matter said.
Officials from the White House National Security Council, the Department of Energy and other corners of the administration have been in talks on limiting Russian uranium imports, including a ban similar to legislation that easily passed the House last year, the people said.