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title: US Senate approves bill to ban Russian uranium imports
description: "The U.S. Senate approved on Tuesday legislation to bar imports of Russian uranium, as the United States continues to seek to disrupt Russia's efforts in its war against Ukraine.\nThe Senate passed the measure by unanimous consent, meaning that no senators objected to it. The House of Representatives passed the bill in December.\nUranium is used to power commercial nuclear reactors that produce electricity.\nThe legislation would ban the imports 90 days after enactment. It contains waivers in case there were supply concerns for domestic reactors. The bill also frees up $2.7 billion passed in previous legislation to build out the domestic uranium processing industry.\nU.S. nuclear power plants imported around 12% of their uranium from Russia in 2022, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration.\n\nSource: Reuters, Bloomberg"
---

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# [US Senate approves bill to ban Russian uranium imports](https://blog.syzgroup.com/syz-the-moment/us-senate-approves-bill-to-ban-russian-uranium-imports)

 Written by [Charles-Henry Monchau, CFA, CMT, CAIA](https://blog.syzgroup.com/syz-the-moment/author/charles-henry-monchau) | May 2, 2024, 3:34:06 PM

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