S 938 — Jesse Jackson sympathy

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 TO Whereas,RECOGNIZE theSOUTH membersCAROLINA'S ofUNMATCHED theLEADERSHIP SouthIN CarolinaNUCLEAR SenateENERGY, wereNATIONAL deeplySECURITY, saddenedAND toADVANCED learnMANUFACTURING; of the death of Reverend Jesse Jackson at the age of eighty-four on February 17, 2026, after suffering for more than a decade with progressive supranuclear palsy, a neurological disease;

andAND  TO Whereas,DIRECT aA nativeUNIFIED, sonCOMPETITIVE ofSTATE Greenville,RESPONSE heTO wasTHE bornU.S. on October 8, 1941, as Jesse Louis Burns and changed his surname to Jackson after his mother married his stepfather.

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Department of Energy through the Savannah River Site and  the Whereas,Savannah heRiver continuedNational toLaboratory preparehas forproduced hisan storiedunparalleled careerrecord byof studyingsafe, atmission-critical Chicagonuclear Theologicaloperations Seminaryand wherehas heestablished receivedthe State as a scholarship.trusted steward of the nation's most sensitive nuclear assets;

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Heand was  ordainedWhereas, South Carolina produces approximately fifty percent of the nation's nuclear fuel, making the State not merely a participant in 1968the afterdomestic beginningnuclear hissupply workchain withbut Martinits Lutherbackbone, Kingand Jr.a critical bulwark against foreign energy dependence;

and   Whereas, nuclear energy generates approximately half of South Carolina's electricity, one of the Southernhighest Christianshares Leadershipin Conferencethe (SCLC).nation, demonstrating the state's enduring commitment to reliable baseload power, grid stability, and long-term energy security;

Inand 1965,  heWhereas, participatedthe inSouth theCarolina SelmaEnergy toSecurity MontgomeryAct marchesof after2025 whichprovides hea wasdurable chargedpolicy withfoundation establishingfor anuclear frontlinedevelopment, officesignaling forto thefederal SCLCpartners inand Chicago;private investors that South Carolina is serious, stable, and ready;

and   Whereas, in 1966, Reverend Jackson was chosen to head the ChicagoSouth branchCarolina ofGeneral theAssembly, SCLC'sthrough economicSenate arm,Bill OperationS. Breadbasket, and was promoted to national director in 1967.

Operation51, Breadbasketratified hadin beenMay started2025 byas theAct Atlanta73, leadershipdirected ofSantee theCooper SCLCto assolicit acompetitive jobprivate placementsector agencybids for blacks;the restart and completion of V.C.

andSummer  Nuclear Whereas,Units as2 heand became3, one of the world'spartially bestconstructed knownreactors Blackat activists, Reverend Jackson would go on to form numerous organizations which eventually amalgamated into the RainbowV.C. PUSH Coalition;

andSummer  Nuclear Whereas,Station Reverend Jackson served from 1971 to 1997 in theJenkinsville, UnitedSouth StatesCarolina, Senatethat aswere aabandoned shadow senator from the District of Columbia and launched two campaigns for President in 19842017; and again in 1988;

and   Whereas, heacting leavespursuant behind to cherishAct his73, memorySantee hisCooper belovedconducted wife,a Jaquelinecompetitive Brown,solicitation process and sixawarded finea children,contract twoto ofBrookfield whomRenewable havePartners servedfor as members of the Unitedrestart Statesand Housecompletion of Representatives.V.C.

HeSummer wasUnits blessed2 and 3, marking an historic recommitment to seedomestic nuclear construction and positioning South Carolina as the continuationsite of hiswhat familywould legacybe the first new nuclear reactors completed in numerousthe grandchildren;United States in a generation;

and   Whereas, the membersrestart of the South Carolina Senate are grateful for the life and legacycompletion of JesseV.C. Jackson and for the example of dedicated service and inspirational leadership he set for all who knew him.

Now,Summer therefore,Units  2 Beand it3 resolvedwill byadd approximately 2,200 megawatts of new, carbon-free baseload nuclear generating capacity to South Carolina's grid, further deepening the Senate:state's already exceptional concentration of nuclear generation assets and operational expertise;

  That the members of the South Carolina Senate, by this resolution, remember and celebrate  theWhereas, life of Reverend Jesse Louis Jackson, honor his remarkable commitment as an American Civil Rights activist, and extend the deepestdecision sympathy of the South Carolina Senate to hisrestart large and lovingcomplete familyV.C. and his many friends.

 Summer BeUnits it2 furtherand resolved3 thatdemonstrates aSouth copyCarolina's ofunique thiscapacity resolutionto besupport presentedthe full nuclear lifecycle, from fuel production and reactor construction to long-term operations and workforce development, and provides compelling additional evidence that South Carolina is ideally qualified to serve as the familysite of Reverenda JesseNuclear LouisLifecycle Jackson.Innovation Campus, where the full civilian nuclear value chain can be advanced in a state that is not merely planning for a nuclear future, but actively building one;

----XX----and This  webWhereas, pagehosting wasa lastNuclear updatedLifecycle onInnovation FebruaryCampus 18,would 2026bring atto 01:54South PMCarolina high-wage employment, billions in private capital investment, advanced manufacturing growth, and sustained economic development extending across urban centers and rural communities near the state's existing federal and industrial assets, and opportunity that South Carolina must not allow to pass to another state;

and   Whereas, strengthening domestic nuclear capabilities is not merely an economic matter but a strategic imperative that reduces reliance on foreign fuel services, reinforces America's defense posture, and restores the technological leadership that underpins our nation's security and global influence;

and   Whereas, South Carolina's record of safe nuclear operations, rigorous environmental monitoring, and transparent community engagement provides the foundation of public trust essential to the long-term success of a federal initiative of this magnitude;

and   Whereas, the South Carolina Department of Commerce, through SC Nexus, has convened a steering committee of leaders drawn from state agencies, research universities, the Savannah River National Laboratory, private industry, utilities, workforce institutions, and economic development organizations, demonstrating that South Carolina does not merely express interest but is already organized, aligned, and moving;

and   Whereas, South Carolina stands ready to advance national security, energy security, and economic prosperity through full and competitive participation in this federal initiative, and the General Assembly is determined that South Carolina shall make the strongest possible case.

  Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:

  SECTION 1.  This joint resolution may be cited as the "South Carolina Nuclear Innovation Campus Support Joint Resolution."   SECTION 2.  For purposes of this joint resolution:

    (1) "Request for Information" means the solicitation issued January 28, 2026, by the U.S.

Department of Energy seeking state partners to host Nuclear Lifecycle Innovation Campuses.

    (2) "Nuclear Lifecycle Innovation Campus" means an integrated environment supporting one or more elements of nuclear research, development, demonstration, deployment, fuel cycle services, materials management, advanced manufacturing, and workforce development.

    (3) "State response" means a coordinated submission developed by the State of South Carolina in response to the Request for Information.

    (4) "V.C.

Summer Units 2 and 3" means the partially constructed nuclear reactor units at the V.C.

Summer Nuclear Station in Jenkinsville, South Carolina, the restart and completion of which was directed pursuant to Act 73 of 2025.

  SECTION 3.  The General Assembly finds that South Carolina's nuclear infrastructure, workforce, research institutions, and proven operational record make it uniquely suited to host a Nuclear Lifecycle Innovation Campus, and that doing so would advance national security by reducing dependence on foreign nuclear fuel and services, support defense-related missions and critical infrastructure, reinforce American technological leadership, generate high-wage employment, attract transformative private investment, and strengthen advanced manufacturing throughout the State.

  The General Assembly further finds that the enactment of Act 73 of 2025, directing Santee Cooper to solicit private sector bids for the completion of V.C.

Summer Units 2 and 3, and Santee Cooper's subsequent award of that contract to Brookfield Renewable Partners, reflects South Carolina's demonstrated willingness to act decisively to advance nuclear energy development, and that the active restart and completion of those reactors will provide a singular operational asset - new nuclear construction underway within the state's borders - that no other prospective host state can offer to the federal government in connection with a Nuclear Lifecycle Innovation Campus.