[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Res. 321 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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118th CONGRESS
  1st Session
S. RES. 321

 Expressing the sense of the Senate relating to nuclear power and the 
commitment of the Senate to embracing and promoting nuclear power as a 
 clean baseload energy source necessary to achieve a reliable, secure, 
                     and diversified electric grid.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             July 27, 2023

 Mr. Budd (for himself, Mr. Coons, Mr. Manchin, Mr. Brown, Mr. Cramer, 
   Ms. Sinema, Mr. Ricketts, Mr. Tillis, Mr. Kelly, Mr. Booker, Mr. 
     Wicker, Mr. Risch, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Warner, Mr. Graham, and Mr. 
 Whitehouse) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to 
             the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources

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                               RESOLUTION


 
 Expressing the sense of the Senate relating to nuclear power and the 
commitment of the Senate to embracing and promoting nuclear power as a 
 clean baseload energy source necessary to achieve a reliable, secure, 
                     and diversified electric grid.

    Resolved, That--
            (1) in order to maintain geopolitical energy leadership, 
        reduce carbon emissions, and enhance the energy security of the 
        United States, the Senate is committed to embracing and 
        promoting nuclear power as a clean baseload energy source 
        necessary to achieve a reliable, secure, and diversified 
        electric grid; and
            (2) it is the sense of the Senate that--
                    (A) among allies and partners of the United States, 
                nuclear energy presents an advantageous export 
                opportunity for United States advanced manufacturing 
                and technical expertise; and
                    (B) to realize the benefits of next-generation 
                nuclear deployment--
                            (i) a robust domestic production base of 
                        low-enriched uranium and high-assay, low-
                        enriched uranium needs to be established;
                            (ii) the domestic nuclear supply chain and 
                        the associated workforce needs to be further 
                        established, and a highly trained and capable 
                        workforce of scientists, engineers, operators, 
                        regulators, and trades workers needs to be 
                        cultivated; and
                            (iii) robust public-private financing 
                        mechanisms should be pursued.
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