A 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.

Bill: 118-sres-321
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Budd, Ted [R-NC]
Introduced: 2023-07-27
Policy area: Energy
Latest action: action_date: 2023-07-27
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. (text: CR S3770)

Summaries:
action_date: 2023-07-27
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p>This resolution expresses the Senate's commitment to embracing and promoting nuclear power to achieve a reliable, secure, and diversified electric grid.&nbsp;</p>

tv_txt: III 118th CONGRESS 1st Session S. RES. 321 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 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.

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.