HR 372 — A Resolution recognizing December 2, 2025, as "World Nuclear Energy Day" in Pennsylvania.

PRINTER'S NO.   2661

                    THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA



           HOUSE RESOLUTION
              No. 372
                                                 Session of
                                                   2025

     INTRODUCED BY MATZIE, MEHAFFIE, STAMBAUGH, BRENNAN, PIELLI,
        HARKINS, GIRAL, FIEDLER, HILL-EVANS, VENKAT, KHAN, HADDOCK,
        SANCHEZ, NEILSON, RIVERA AND ZIMMERMAN, NOVEMBER 20, 2025

     REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON CONSUMER PROTECTION, TECHNOLOGY AND
        UTILITIES, DECEMBER 3, 2025


                                  A RESOLUTION
 1   Recognizing December 2, 2025, as "World Nuclear Energy Day" in
 2      Pennsylvania.
 3      WHEREAS, On December 2, 1942, Enrico Fermi and his team
 4   achieved a historic milestone by demonstrating the first self-
 5   sustaining, controlled nuclear chain reaction in the world at
 6   Chicago Pile-1; and
 7      WHEREAS, On December 2, 1957, the Shippingport Atomic Power
 8   Station in Beaver County began operating as the first commercial
 9   nuclear power plant in the world dedicated exclusively to
10   peaceful applications; and
11      WHEREAS, Nuclear energy produces nearly 20% of the
12   electricity generated in the United States; and
13      WHEREAS, Nuclear energy produces nearly 50% of the carbon-
14   free electricity generated in the United States; and
15      WHEREAS, The nuclear sector of the United States directly
16   employs nearly 70,000 people in high-quality jobs that last for
17   decades; and
 1      WHEREAS, This sector is responsible for more than 250,000
 2   secondary jobs; and
 3      WHEREAS, For every 100 nuclear power plant jobs, another 66
 4   jobs are created in local communities; and
 5      WHEREAS, Nuclear energy plays a key role in the national
 6   security of the United States; and
 7      WHEREAS, The United States Navy, the largest nuclear-powered
 8   navy in the world, is supported by the commercial nuclear energy
 9   industry and a shared nuclear supply chain; and
10      WHEREAS, Advanced nuclear technologies are vital to powering
11   space exploration; and
12      WHEREAS, Nuclear energy promotes grid security and
13   reliability as one of the least expensive sources of baseload
14   power generation worldwide; and
15      WHEREAS, Nuclear power plants are largely resilient to
16   adverse weather events, providing electricity 24 hours a day, 7
17   days a week, 365 days a year to distressed areas when other
18   sources of electricity shut down; and
19      WHEREAS, Nuclear energy contributes an estimated $60 billion
20   per year to the gross domestic product of the United States; and
21      WHEREAS, Pennsylvania is the second largest producer of
22   nuclear energy in the United States, behind only the State of
23   Illinois; and
24      WHEREAS, There are more nuclear operators in this
25   Commonwealth than in any other state; and
26      WHEREAS, These nuclear operators include Constellation, Talen
27   and Vistra; and
28      WHEREAS, Nuclear energy comprises 30% of all electricity
29   generated in this Commonwealth; and
30      WHEREAS, Clean energy production by nuclear plants in this

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 1   Commonwealth prevents more than 37 million metric tons of CO2
 2   emissions annually; and
 3      WHEREAS, Currently eight reactors operating at four sites in
 4   this Commonwealth provide nearly 9,500 megawatts of emission-
 5   free, clean electricity; and
 6      WHEREAS, These sites are Beaver Valley Power Station,
 7   Limerick Generating Station, Peach Bottom Atomic Power Station
 8   and Susquehanna Nuclear Plant; and
 9      WHEREAS, The Crane Clean Energy Center (formerly TMI Unit 1)
10   is set to resume operations by 2027, adding an additional 837
11   megawatts of energy to the PJM electric grid; and
12      WHEREAS, Nuclear energy contributes approximately $2 billion
13   to our State gross domestic product; and
14      WHEREAS, Pennsylvania's nuclear energy plants provide
15   approximately 15,900 in-State, full-time jobs, both direct and
16   secondary; and
17      WHEREAS, Pennsylvania's nuclear energy plants generate
18   approximately $70 million in net State tax revenue; and
19      WHEREAS, A strong civilian nuclear sector is essential to
20   United States leadership in global energy diplomacy, allowing
21   our nation to influence and promote the peaceful use of nuclear
22   technologies; and
23      WHEREAS, The United States collaborates with other countries
24   to develop new and innovative opportunities for nuclear
25   technologies; and
26      WHEREAS, The House of Representatives celebrates the
27   contributions of nuclear energy in advancing clean, reliable and
28   sustainable power generation worldwide; and
29      WHEREAS, The House of Representatives honors the scientists,
30   engineers and innovators who have worked toward harnessing the

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 1   potential of nuclear technology for the betterment of humanity;
 2   and
 3         WHEREAS, The House of Representatives commends the global
 4   community for its commitment to the safe and responsible
 5   utilization of nuclear energy; and
 6         WHEREAS, The House of Representatives encourages continued
 7   cooperation domestically and abroad in research, development and
 8   implementation of nuclear energy technologies; therefore be it
 9         RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives recognize
10   December 2, 2025, as "World Nuclear Energy Day" in Pennsylvania.




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