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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2983 Resolution RESOLUTION NO. C7 ( � A RESOLUTION supporting efforts made to determine the potential of Hanford facilities to support the Global Nuclear Energy Partnership. WHEREAS, the President announced on February 6, 2006 the Global Nuclear Energy Partnership (GNEP) whose purpose is to develop innovative advanced reactors and new methods to recycle spent nuclear fuel for the development and demonstration of Advanced Burner. Reactors;and WHEREAS, the Hanford Site and outstanding local technical staff offers the Department of Energy(DOE)an excellent range of options to meet their Siting Study Requirements; and WHEREAS, the Hanford 400 Area [which includes the Fast Flux Test Facility (FFTF) and the Fuels and Materials Examination Facility(FMEF)], the Energy Northwest site, and the corridor between these two, have excellent capabilities and infrastructure which appear to match the DOE requirements for GNEP development and demonstration facilities and therefore are ideally suited for this new mission; and WHEREAS, use of existing facilities (including the FFTF and the FMEF) at the Hanford 400 area complex will result in considerable cost savings to our nation compared to other sites within the U.S.; and WHEREAS, the Advanced Burner Reactor will be the cornerstone for an improved nuclear fuel cycle that enhances energy security and enhances nonproliferation; and WHEREAS, recycling spent nuclear fuel will enable a nuclear repository such as Yucca Mountain to handle U.S.waste for a full century;and WHEREAS, the Tri-Cities, Washington area has unique facilities and scientists, engineers and labor that are uniquely qualified to fully participate in Generation IV and GNEP advancements;and WHEREAS, the GNEP mission expands the job creation horizon for thousands of highly skilled workers and advances education in the sciences and in the trades; NOW, THEREFORE BE IT HEREBY RESOLVED that the City of Pasco, Washington supports the Tri-Cities proposal being submitted by TRIDEC to the Department of Energy which promotes the fullest appropriate utilization of Hanford Facilities to anchor the Global Nuclear Energy Partnership, and which should also lead to an improved economy and job creation for the region and for the country. PASSED by the City Council of the City of Pasco at a regular meeting thisItlay of* 406. � CITY O PASCO: Joy 6p"'-I Mayor ATTEST: 11 nw Sandy Ken orthy Leland B.Kerr Deputy City Clerk City Attorney