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H. C. R. No. 28 As Introduced
As Introduced
| 128th General Assembly | | Regular Session | | 2009-2010 |
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Cosponsor:
Representative Book
A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
| To urge the President of the United States to direct
the United States Department of Energy to ensure
the continuation of the uranium enrichment work
being developed by the USEC, Inc., at its Piketon,
Ohio plant by granting USEC's application for a
federal loan guarantee.
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BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE STATE OF OHIO
(THE SENATE CONCURRING):
| WHEREAS, USEC, Inc. is a global and leading supplier of
enriched uranium fuel for commercial nuclear power plants; and |
| WHEREAS, USEC currently operates the American Centrifuge
Plant, a demonstration facility in Piketon, Ohio, that develops
next generation uranium enrichment technology; and |
| WHEREAS, The United States Department of Energy (USDOE)
currently is considering USEC's application for a federal loan
guarantee for its American Centrifuge Plant and an expansion of
its nuclear enrichment work there; and |
| WHEREAS, USDOE has agreed to delay a final review of USEC's
loan guarantee application for a period of at least six months to
allow USEC to meet required technical and financial milestones and
allow an independent engineer to provide technical guidance
demonstrating that the technology can be deployed at a commercial
scale; and |
| WHEREAS, USEC and the General Assembly believe that the
American Centrifuge Plant project will meet the financial and
technical requirements of the USDOE's Loan Guarantee Program as
well as President Obama's policy objectives for energy security
and climate change goals and that the plant, through specific
reliability tests developed during this review period, will be
able to demonstrate with confidence that it is technologically
ready to transition to commercial operation; and |
| WHEREAS, USDOE's failure to grant a loan guarantee will force
USEC, at a critical time in Ohio's economy, to demobilize its
American Centrifuge Plant uranium enrichment project jeopardizing
the expansion efforts at the Piketon plant and resulting in job
losses that will directly affect nearly 2,000 current USEC and
contractor employees in Ohio and several other states and
indirectly impact thousands more; now therefore be it |
| RESOLVED, That we, the members of the 128th General Assembly
of the State of Ohio, urge the President of the United States to
direct the Secretary of USDOE to use this additional review period
for careful deliberation and as an opportunity to avert the
demobilization of the American Centrifuge Plant in Piketon, Ohio,
and allow the continued development of its uranium enrichment
technology by awarding USEC the federal loan guarantee for which
it applied; and be it further |
| RESOLVED, That the Clerk of the House of Representatives
transmit duly
authenticated copies of this resolution to the
President of the
United States, the Secretary of the United
States Department of
Energy, the members of the Ohio
Congressional delegation, the
Governor of Ohio, the Board of Pike
County Commissioners, and the
news media of Ohio. |
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