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108TH CONGRESS 2D SESSION H. CON. RES.
Recognizing the essential role of nuclear power in the national energy
policy of the United States and supporting the increased use of
nuclear power and the construction and development of new and improved
nuclear power generating plants.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Mr.KNOLLENBERG submitted the following
concurrent resolution; which was referred to the Committee on ...
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
Recognizing the essential role of nuclear power in the national energy
policy of the United States and supporting the increased use of
nuclear power and the construction and development of new and improved
nuclear power generating plants.
Whereas the Energy Information Administration in the Department of
Energy estimates that by 2025 the United States will need more than
300,000 megawatts of new electricity-generating capacity to maintain
its current levels of growth and standards of living;
Whereas Vision 2020, the nuclear energy industry's plan to increase
the use of nuclear energy through the year 2020 to meet the projected
growth in the demand for electricity, calls for maintaining the
Nation's nonemitting electricity generation at 30 percent, which would
require 50,000 megawatts of new nuclear power to be generated;
Whereas meeting the increasing demand for continuous and reliable, or
baseload, electricity is essential for supporting the economic growth
which is necessary to maintain the Nation's standard of living;
Whereas even the aggressive implementation of energy-efficiency
initiatives cannot replace the need for new electricity-generating
capacity;
Whereas nuclear power generated by the 103 commercial nuclear power
plants operating in the United States provides the electricity for 20
percent of the United States;
Whereas consumers of nuclear power enjoy a higher level of price
stability compared to consumers of other energy sources;
Whereas nuclear power plants do not produce harmful emissions or
greenhouse gases and can provide States, and the Nation as a whole,
with flexibility in meeting goals for clean air and economic growth at
lower costs than other sources of power;
Whereas increasing nuclear power generation will require designing and
building new plants as well as operating the new facilities, which
together will create thousands of new jobs;
Whereas the nuclear power industry, the Department of Energy, and the
Nuclear Regulatory Commission are working together to demonstrate the
effectiveness of a new licensing process for nuclear power plants,
which allows full public participation in decisions about the designs
and sites of new nuclear power plants without causing delays in
construction or commercial operation;
Whereas nuclear energy, science, and technology applications are vital
in the diagnosis and treatment of disease, food and mail safety, space
exploration, structural inspection, and other important applications;
Whereas for decades, commercial nuclear power generating facilities
have had an unmatched safety record;
Whereas nuclear power plants in the United States use excess material
from Russian weapons programs to generate power, which is a vital
component of United States non-proliferation policy;
Whereas many countries intend to build new nuclear power plants, with
29 new plants currently under construction world-wide and more than
twice that many being planned, and the United States must continue to
play a leadership role both in domestic nuclear power production and
in encouraging the use of nuclear power in other countries; and
Whereas the United States continues to lead the world in the
development, use, and control of nuclear technology:
Now, therefore, be it Resolved by the House of Representatives (the
Senate 1 concurring), That Congress
(1) recognizes the essential role of nuclear power in the national
energy policy of the United States; and
(2) supports the increased use of nuclear power and the construction
and development of new and improved nuclear power generating plants as
a means of contributing to national energy independence and
maintaining a clean environment.
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