[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 137 (Monday, September 12, 2016)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1245]
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TRIBUTE TO REAR ADM. ART CLARK, USN (RET.), DEPUTY LAB DIRECTOR, IDAHO 
                          NATIONAL LABORATORY

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                        HON. MICHAEL K. SIMPSON

                                of idaho

                    in the house of representatives

                       Monday, September 12, 2016

  Mr. SIMPSON. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor Rear Admiral Arthur 
Clark, an extraordinary leader with 45 years of experience in 
management of large operations, in the U.S. Navy and at the Department 
of Energy's Idaho National Laboratory.
  Born and raised in Ohio, Rear Admiral Clark served two tours in 
Vietnam as an in-country advisor, and was one of the last U.S. military 
personnel to leave in 1973. From there, he went on to hold leadership 
roles that transformed the U.S. Navy at the end of the 20th century. He 
was project coordinator for the construction of California- and 
Virginia-class guided missile cruisers, which integrated nuclear 
reactors and advanced combat systems into the world's most advanced 
surface ships. As Commander of the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, he led 
the first program for reactor compartment disposal of the first 28 
nuclear reactors to long-term, environmentally safe storage. He also 
developed recycle disposal of nuclear submarine and ship hulls. As 
Director of Fleet Maintenance of the U.S. Atlantic Fleet during 
Operation Desert Shield/Desert Storm he developed innovative 
maintenance processes that contributed to success in Bosnia and the 
Second Gulf War.
  After retirement from the Navy, Admiral Clark served two years as 
president of B&W Hanford Co., where he was responsible for the 
decommission and inactivation of numerous World War II legacy nuclear 
material production facilities. These included the PUREX and B Plant. 
He also started the thermal stabilization of 43 metric tons of excess 
weapons grade plutonium stored in the Plutonium Finishing Plant at 
Hanford, Washington.
  Art then accepted an assignment as Vice President and Director of 
Site Operations at the Idaho National Environmental and Engineering 
Laboratory. His work there led to the inactivation and cleanup of 
legacy nuclear facilities including several nuclear research reactors 
and spent fuel pools. He oversaw processing of the debris from the 
Three Mile Island reactor accident for interim safe storage, and also 
delivered the first 3,100 cubic meters of trans-uranic material left 
over from the Rocky Flats weapons production facility to underground 
storage in New Mexico. Art was responsible for design, construction, 
and start-up of the Advanced Retrieval Project, which is being used for 
cleanup of the laboratory's TRU buried waste disposal site.
  Art served six years as Deputy Laboratory Director for Operations at 
the Idaho National Laboratory, the nation's lead nuclear laboratory, 
where he had responsibility for overseeing the safe operation of the 
laboratory's nuclear facilities, including the Advanced Test Reactor 
(ATR), the nation's most versatile irradiation test facility. He helped 
direct the development of the Next Generation Nuclear Plant, a high-
temperature gas reactor designed for process heat applications. He 
currently serves as Senior Technical Advisor to the Laboratory 
Director, with a focus on important cross-cutting and strategic 
initiatives.
  He holds a master's degree in Industrial Management from George 
Washington University and a bachelor's degree in Mechanical 
Engineering/Marine Engineering/Naval Architecture from Virginia Tech. 
He is also a graduate of the University of Virginia Executive Program.
  It is a great honor to congratulate Admiral Clark on his remarkable 
career of achievement. Art represents the best of the many talented 
people in the Navy and the National Laboratory complex whose knowledge 
and skill have been essential to keeping our nation strong and secure. 
Thank you, Admiral Clark for your service to our nation, and 
congratulations on your many accomplishments.

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