[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 18 (Wednesday, February 6, 2013)]
[House]
[Page H376]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                        MOX IS A NATIONAL ASSET

  (Mr. WILSON of South Carolina asked and was given permission to 
address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. WILSON of South Carolina. Madam Speaker, yesterday I sent a 
letter to the President to encourage him to support the MOX project, 
the Mixed Oxide Fuel Fabrication Facility, located in Aiken, Barnwell, 
and Allendale Counties of South Carolina.
  This facility at the Savannah River plays a vital role in allowing 
the United States to fulfill our international nonproliferation 
obligations by turning nuclear bombs into energy. The President has 
always supported this facility, which was initiated in the Clinton 
administration.
  The facility is over 50 percent completed and promotes our national 
security. Today's letter is supported by Members from both sides of the 
aisle, which proves this issue is not partisan politics, but one of 
grave national security concern. It is my hope, as customers are 
identified, that the project will be completed, which supports 
environmental cleanup efforts at the Savannah River site.
  In conclusion, God bless our troops, and we will never forget 
September the 11th in the global war on terrorism.

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