BILL REQ. #:  H-3376.1 

Prefiled 12/21/2005. Read first time .   Referred to .

     TO THE HONORABLE GEORGE W. BUSH, PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES, AND TO THE PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE AND THE SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, AND TO THE SENATE AND HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE UNITED STATES, IN CONGRESS ASSEMBLED, AND TO THE HONORABLE SAMUEL W. BODMAN, SECRETARY OF THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY:
     We, your Memorialists, the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Washington, in legislative session assembled, respectfully represent and petition as follows:
     WHEREAS, The secretary of the United States Department of Energy is required by federal law to establish a next generation nuclear plant project consisting of research, development, design, construction, and operation of a prototype plant, including a nuclear reactor; and
     WHEREAS, The next generation nuclear plant project established by the secretary of the United States Department of Energy will be used to generate electricity; to produce hydrogen; or to generate electricity and produce hydrogen; and
     WHEREAS, Next generation nuclear plants, or generation IV nuclear plants, will involve technologies that will provide economic, safety, reliability, and sustainability improvements in current nuclear reactors; and
     WHEREAS, The Idaho national laboratory has been designated the lead national laboratory for the next generation nuclear plant project to be established by the secretary of the United States Department of Energy; and
     WHEREAS, The Idaho national laboratory is directed to collaborate with other national laboratories, institutions of higher education, other research institutes, industrial researchers, and international researchers to carry out the next generation nuclear plant project; and
     WHEREAS, The United States Department of Energy's Hanford reservation and the Pacific Northwest national laboratory would also be appropriate locations for work on next generation nuclear plant projects and related technologies;
     NOW, THEREFORE, Your Memorialists respectfully pray that the United States congress and the secretary of the United States Department of Energy establish a next generation nuclear plant project on the United States Department of Energy's Hanford reservation.
     BE IT RESOLVED, That copies of this Memorial be immediately transmitted to the Honorable George W. Bush, President of the United States, the Honorable Samuel W. Bodman, Secretary of the United States Department of Energy, the President of the United States Senate, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, and each member of Congress from the State of Washington.