Fuel Lease‑Back for Nuclear Exports

Domestic commercial recycling of spent nuclear fuel can let U.S. firms produce reactor fuel at home and lease it to foreign operators under service agreements, keeping enrichment and supply leverage inside American-controlled contracts while reducing waste costs. That model pairs fuel-cycle sovereignty with an export strategy that substitutes fuel-services for raw-uranium sales and could limit Russian and Chinese influence in global nuclear markets. — If adopted, a U.S. fuel lease‑back program would reshape geopolitical leverage, trade relations, and the economics of expanding reactor fleets worldwide.