[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 442 Introduced in House (IH)]






108th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. RES. 442

 Congratulating the United States nuclear energy industry on its 50th 
                              anniversary.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           November 17, 2003

    Mr. Otter (for himself and Mr. Simpson) submitted the following 
 resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce

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                               RESOLUTION


 
 Congratulating the United States nuclear energy industry on its 50th 
                              anniversary.

Whereas 2003 marks the 50th anniversary of President Eisenhower's ``Atoms for 
        Peace'' address to the United Nations which launched a bold initiative 
        to advance the peaceful use of nuclear energy;
Whereas widespread use of nuclear technology in medicine, manufacturing, space 
        exploration, research, energy production and a host of other beneficial 
        functions has made President Eisenhower's vision a reality;
Whereas in the early 1950's at a laboratory now known as the Idaho National 
        Engineering and Environmental Laboratory, a group of 16 scientists, 
        engineers, and technicians produced the first usable electricity from 
        nuclear fission, lighting four lightbulbs in a historic moment;
Whereas in the mid 1950's the Idaho laboratory made history again when another 
        early reactor prototype lit up the town of Arco, Idaho (population 
        1,000) with electricity from nuclear energy;
Whereas today 103 nuclear power plants provide electricity to one in five homes 
        and businesses in the United States;
Whereas nuclear energy generates reliable, affordable electricity without 
        emitting greenhouse gases;
Whereas nuclear energy has contributed greatly to the general welfare of the 
        people of the United States during the past half century; and
Whereas nuclear energy will remain a valued energy source for many years to 
        come, offering great promise in producing clean fuel for the future: 
        Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the House of Representatives congratulates the 
United States nuclear energy industry on its 50th anniversary.
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