[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 99 (Thursday, June 9, 2022)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E605]
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   RECOGNIZING BWXT WORKERS FOR THEIR DEDICATION TO A SAFE WORKPLACE

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                          HON. DAVID P. JOYCE

                                of ohio

                    in the house of representatives

                         Thursday, June 9, 2022

  Mr. JOYCE of Ohio. Madam Speaker, I rise today to highlight a 
significant milestone for a group of men and women in my district who 
work on some of the most complex components of our nation's nuclear 
reactors. With their unmatched skills and diligence, the men and women 
at the BWXT facility in Euclid, Ohio have surpassed five million work 
hours without a single accident.
  While they belong to a workforce that is so accustomed to safety, 
those who work at the Euclid plant have jobs that demand exacting 
requirements and have unforgiving tolerances. They are producing the 
control rods used in the Navy's reactors that power our submarines and 
aircraft carriers. These hardworking Buckeyes follow in a long line of 
great Americans fabricating our Navy's powerplants as far back as the 
Great White Fleet. Their commitment to delivering flawless equipment to 
our Navy is among the many reasons the United States remains unmatched 
on, and underneath, the seas.
  To surpass the equivalent of 570 years without a single accident at a 
facility such as BWXT's in Euclid speaks to the highly skilled and 
trained workforce employed there. Madam Speaker, please join me in 
congratulating these workers on such an impressive milestone and 
thanking them for their contributions to our nation's technical and 
advanced manufacturing operations.

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