[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 99 (Tuesday, July 17, 2001)]
[Senate]
[Pages S7802-S7803]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         TRIBUTE TO JAMES LAKE

 Mr. CRAIG. Mr. President, I rise today to pay tribute to James 
Lake upon the occasion of his completion in June of a tenure as the 
President of the American Nuclear Society for the 2000/2001 year. The 
American Nuclear Society is an international scientific and educational 
organization established in 1954. Its membership now has approximately 
11,000 engineers, scientists, administrators, and educators 
representing over 1,600 corporations, educational institutions, and 
government agencies.
  The work of nuclear engineers and scientists is especially relevant 
to meeting the increasing need of the Nation for electricity. Around 
the United States, there is a growing public interest in new nuclear 
plants which offer an economical, safe and environmentally-friendly 
alternative for the generation of electricity. The development of 
nuclear professionals is a valuable service for the Nation that 
advances our energy security and economic well-being.
  Jim Lake's service as the President of the American Nuclear Society 
this year has helped to stimulate the interest in new nuclear 
generation which has stemmed from energy shortages in California and 
higher energy prices in many areas. He has crossed the Nation many 
times this year to meet with nuclear professionals, industry 
executives, public servants, educators and students to seek their views 
and ideas on an expanding role for nuclear energy in the Nation's 
future. He has represented the professionals of the United States in 
many forums overseas, and has brought home a broad perspective on 
nuclear energy's role in a balanced energy portfolio.
  Jim Lake's career now spans twenty-eight years, of which he has spent 
the last seventeen at the Idaho National Engineering and Environmental 
Laboratory in my State. As he completes his tenure as President, he 
returns to the Laboratory as an Associate Laboratory Director with an 
enthusiasm for nuclear energy that is fueled by his many experiences of 
the last year.
  Always interested in the development of the professionals at the 
Laboratory, Jim has been an active and tireless supporter of the Idaho 
Section of the American Nuclear Society. His leadership of that section 
resulted in its award for Outstanding Section Management in 1992. The 
Idaho Section has won many awards in the last ten years and is 
considered to be truly one of the best in the society.
  Jim Lake attended the Georgia Institute of Technology, receiving a 
Master's degree in 1969 and a Doctoral degree in 1972. He was elected a 
Distinguished Engineering Alumnus by Georgia Tech in 1996, and a Fellow 
of the American Nuclear Society in 1992. He is the author of over 
thirty technical publications in the disciplines of reactor physics, 
nuclear engineering and nuclear reactor design. I ask my colleagues to 
join me in extending our

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deep appreciation to Jim Lake for his outstanding service, for his 
leadership of the American Nuclear Society and in wishing him well in 
all future endeavors.

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