© Reuters. U.S. Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm listens to questions from the audience during the PR100 event in Orocovis, Puerto Rico, March 28, 2023. REUTERS/Gabriella N. Baez/File Photo
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm said on Wednesday she hopes and encourages the U.S. Congress to ban uranium supplies from Russia.
The U.S. House has passed legislation to ban imports of the fuel for nuclear power plants in response to Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Similar legislation has been held up in the Senate by a hold by Republican Senator Ted Cruz, over an unrelated matter.
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