{"id":176594,"date":"2024-05-13T20:18:34","date_gmt":"2024-05-14T03:18:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/?p=176594"},"modified":"2024-05-13T20:18:34","modified_gmt":"2024-05-14T03:18:34","slug":"national-security-advisor-jake-sullivan-on-the-signing-of-the-prohibiting-russian-uranium-imports-act-into-law","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/?p=176594","title":{"rendered":"National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan on the Signing of the Prohibiting Russian Uranium Imports Act into Law"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Washington, DC&#8230;Today, President Biden signed into law a historic series of actions that will strengthen our nation\u2019s energy and economic security by reducing\u2014and ultimately eliminating\u2014our reliance on Russia for civilian nuclear power.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/whitehouselogo200.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-13330\" src=\"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/whitehouselogo200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"294\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/whitehouselogo200.jpg 294w, https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/whitehouselogo200-80x55.jpg 80w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 294px) 100vw, 294px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This new law reestablishes America\u2019s leadership in the nuclear sector. It will help secure our energy sector for generations to come. And\u2014building off the unprecedented $2.72 billion in federal funding that Congress recently appropriated at the President\u2019s request\u2014it will jumpstart new enrichment capacity in the United States and send a clear message to industry that we are committed to long-term growth in our nuclear sector.<\/p>\n<p>This law also delivers on multilateral goals we have set with our allies and partners, including our pledge last December\u2014alongside Canada, France, Japan, and the United Kingdom\u2014to collectively\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.energy.gov\/articles\/cop28-us-canada-france-japan-and-uk-announce-plans-mobilize-42-billion-reliable-global\">invest $4.2 billion<\/a>\u00a0to expand enrichment and conversion capacity in our countries. I am proud to say that with these funds from Congress, we have well-exceeded that pledge and working with industry to realize this ambition.<\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.congress.gov\/bill\/118th-congress\/house-bill\/1042\/text?s=4&amp;r=1&amp;q=%7B%22search%22%3A%22hr+1042%22%7D\"><em>Prohibiting Russian Uranium Imports Act<\/em><\/a>\u00a0demonstrates the impact and innovation we can achieve through bipartisan cooperation. We are grateful to Congress for its continued support for civil nuclear energy as a vital part of our efforts to build a clean economy in the United States. Under President Biden\u2019s leadership, we will continue to work together to realize both our climate and energy security imperatives.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">###<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Washington, DC&#8230;Today, President Biden signed into law a historic series of actions that will strengthen our nation\u2019s energy and economic security by reducing\u2014and ultimately eliminating\u2014our reliance on Russia for civilian nuclear power. This new law reestablishes America\u2019s leadership in the nuclear sector. It will help secure our energy sector for generations to come. 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