{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.scott.senate.gov/media-center/press-releases/scott-risch-and-warner-commemorate-world-nuclear-energy-day/", "Scott, Risch, and Warner Commemorate World Nuclear Energy Day", "2024-12-04", "2024", "2024-12", "Republican", "Senate", "SC", "Tim Scott", "S001184", "www.scott.senate.gov", "timscott", "https://www.scott.senate.gov/media-center/press-releases/jsf/jet-engine:press-list", "scraper", "WASHINGTON \u2014 This week, U.S. Senator Tim Scott (R-S.C.) joined Senators Jim Risch (R-Idaho) and Mark Warner (D-Va.), co-chairs of the Senate Advanced Nuclear Caucus, on a resolution designating December 2, 2024, as World Nuclear Energy Day. The resolution celebrates the peaceful development of nuclear energy technology and underscores the vital role of nuclear power in strengthening the U.S. economy and supporting a reliable energy grid worldwide.\n\n\u201cBecause of innovation and energy ingenuity, over 50 percent of South Carolina is powered by nuclear energy! Our advancements in the energy sector have created a pathway to securing energy independence and leading on the world stage. I am glad to join my colleagues to commemorate World Nuclear Energy Day,\u201d said Senator Scott.\n\n\u201cEnthusiasm for nuclear energy is at an all-time high, and we must keep this momentum going,\u201d said Senator Risch. \u201cI\u2019m proud to celebrate World Nuclear Energy Day with Senator Warner and acknowledge the incredible advancements the United States, and particularly the Idaho National Lab, have made to maintain our global leadership in nuclear energy.\u201d\n\n\u201cNuclear energy is critical to meeting U.S. and global energy demands,\u201d Senator Warner said. \u201cI\u2019m proud to celebrate World Nuclear Energy Day with my co-chair Sen. Risch to celebrate the advancement of the U.S. nuclear energy industry and highlight the importance of building on the progress we have made.\u201d\n\nSenators Scott, Risch, and Warner were joined by U.S. Senators Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), Mike Braun (R-Ind.), Chris Coons (D-Del.), Thom Tillis (R-N.C.), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.), Joe Manchin (I-W.Va.), Roger Marshall (R-Kansas), Cory Booker (D-N.J.), and Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyo.) in introducing the resolution.\n\nBackground:\n\nDecember 2 marks two significant turning points in the advancement of nuclear energy:\n\nDecember 2, 1942 \u2013 the world\u2019s first self-sustaining, controlled nuclear chain reaction was demonstrated.\n\nDecember 2, 1957 \u2013 the world\u2019s first commercial nuclear power plant began operations in the United States.\n\nThe Senate Advanced Nuclear Caucus amplifies the critical role nuclear energy plays in the United States, explores emerging nuclear technologies, and promotes the goals and priorities of the U.S. nuclear industry.\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T19:07:19Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://www.scott.senate.gov/media-center/press-releases/scott-risch-and-warner-commemorate-world-nuclear-energy-day/"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.8088039942085743, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}