Pennsylvania HR 372: A Resolution designating April 18, 2024, as "Lineworker Appreciation Day" in Pennsylvania.

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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
Recognizing December 2, 2025, as "World Nuclear Energy Day" in
Pennsylvania.
WHEREAS, On December 2, 1942, Enrico Fermi and his team
achieved a historic milestone by demonstrating the first self-
sustaining, controlled nuclear chain reaction in the world at
Chicago Pile-1; and
WHEREAS, On December 2, 1957, the Shippingport Atomic Power
Station in Beaver County began operating as the first commercial
nuclear power plant in the world dedicated exclusively to
peaceful applications; and
WHEREAS, Nuclear energy produces nearly 20% of the
electricity generated in the United States; and
WHEREAS, Nuclear energy produces nearly 50% of the carbon-
free electricity generated in the United States; and
WHEREAS, The nuclear sector of the United States directly
employs nearly 70,000 people in high-quality jobs that last for
decades; and
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WHEREAS, This sector is responsible for more than 250,000
secondary jobs; and
WHEREAS, For every 100 nuclear power plant jobs, another 66
jobs are created in local communities; and
WHEREAS, Nuclear energy plays a key role in the national
security of the United States; and
WHEREAS, The United States Navy, the largest nuclear-powered
navy in the world, is supported by the commercial nuclear energy
industry and a shared nuclear supply chain; and
WHEREAS, Advanced nuclear technologies are vital to powering
space exploration; and
WHEREAS, Nuclear energy promotes grid security and
reliability as one of the least expensive sources of baseload
power generation worldwide; and
WHEREAS, Nuclear power plants are largely resilient to
adverse weather events, providing electricity 24 hours a day, 7
days a week, 365 days a year to distressed areas when other
sources of electricity shut down; and
WHEREAS, Nuclear energy contributes an estimated $60 billion
per year to the gross domestic product of the United States; and
WHEREAS, Pennsylvania is the second largest producer of
nuclear energy in the United States, behind only the State of
Illinois; and
WHEREAS, There are more nuclear operators in this
Commonwealth than in any other state; and
WHEREAS, These nuclear operators include Constellation, Talen
and Vistra; and
WHEREAS, Nuclear energy comprises 30% of all electricity
generated in this Commonwealth; and
WHEREAS, Clean energy production by nuclear plants in this
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Commonwealth prevents more than 37 million metric tons of CO2
emissions annually; and
WHEREAS, Currently eight reactors operating at four sites in
this Commonwealth provide nearly 9,500 megawatts of emission-
free, clean electricity; and
WHEREAS, These sites are Beaver Valley Power Station,
Limerick Generating Station, Peach Bottom Atomic Power Station
and Susquehanna Nuclear Plant; and
WHEREAS, The Crane Clean Energy Center (formerly TMI Unit 1)
is set to resume operations by 2027, adding an additional 837
megawatts of energy to the PJM electric grid; and
WHEREAS, Nuclear energy contributes approximately $2 billion
to our State gross domestic product; and
WHEREAS, Pennsylvania's nuclear energy plants provide
approximately 15,900 in-State, full-time jobs, both direct and
secondary; and
WHEREAS, Pennsylvania's nuclear energy plants generate
approximately $70 million in net State tax revenue; and
WHEREAS, A strong civilian nuclear sector is essential to
United States leadership in global energy diplomacy, allowing
our nation to influence and promote the peaceful use of nuclear
technologies; and
WHEREAS, The United States collaborates with other countries
to develop new and innovative opportunities for nuclear
technologies; and
WHEREAS, The House of Representatives celebrates the
contributions of nuclear energy in advancing clean, reliable and
sustainable power generation worldwide; and
WHEREAS, The House of Representatives honors the scientists,
engineers and innovators who have worked toward harnessing the
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potential of nuclear technology for the betterment of humanity;
and
WHEREAS, The House of Representatives commends the global
community for its commitment to the safe and responsible
utilization of nuclear energy; and
WHEREAS, The House of Representatives encourages continued
cooperation domestically and abroad in research, development and
implementation of nuclear energy technologies; therefore be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives recognize
December 2, 2025, as "World Nuclear Energy Day" in Pennsylvania.
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