; Whereas many States around the United States have enacted nuclear energy-related laws and are in the process of adopting policies and appropriating funding for the expansion of nuclear energy in their State; Whereas nuclear energy facilities can repurpose retired fossil fuel power plants by using existing infrastructure and transitioning fossil fuel power plant workers that already understand the basics of operating the nuclear energy facility; Whereas, in 2022, nuclear energy supported over 475,000 well-paying, sustainable, direct and indirect jobs throughout the American nuclear industry; Whereas building a conventional nuclear reactor employs up to 7,000 workers at peak construction; Whereas nuclear energy worker salaries are, on average, 50 percent higher than the salaries of employees that work in other electricity generation facilities; Whereas the United States nuclear energy industry spends roughly $11,000,000,000 annually on labor, which is approximately $100,000,000 per reactor per year; Whereas, for every 100 jobs at a nuclear power plant in the United States, 66 other jobs are created in the local community; Whereas nearly 1 in 4 nuclear energy workers are veterans; Whereas nuclear energy adds approximately $60,000,000,000 to the United States gross domestic product each year; Whereas, unlike most energy sources, nuclear power plants have up to 2 years of fuel stored securely on-site, which makes nuclear power plants hardened against fuel-related supply chain disruptions; Whereas a uranium pellet the size of a pencil eraser contains the same amount of energy as 17,000 cubic feet of natural gas, 1,780 pounds of coal, or 149 gallons of oil; Whereas 5 uranium pellets generate enough electricity to power the average household annually, which compares to the same amount of electricity produced by 5 tons of coal