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*
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CITY O PASCO:
Joy 6p"'-I Mayor
ATTEST:
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Sandy Ken orthy Leland B.Kerr
Deputy City Clerk City Attorney