ML20137F252
| ML20137F252 | |
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| Issue date: | 02/04/1997 |
| From: | Rathbun D NRC OFFICE OF CONGRESSIONAL AFFAIRS (OCA) |
| To: | Domenici P, Inhofe J, Schaefer D HOUSE OF REP., SENATE, SENATE, APPROPRIATIONS |
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| CCS, NUDOCS 9704010024 | |
| Download: ML20137F252 (6) | |
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The Honorable James M. Inhofe, Chairman Subcommittee on Clean Air, Wetlands, Private Property and Nuclear Safety 4
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Dear Mr. Chairman:
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Commission's Fiscal Year 1997 first quarter base table.
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provided to the Subcommittee by my letter dated October 31, 1996.
Sincerely, l
f Dennis K. Rathbun, Director Office of Congressional Affairs
Enclosure:
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Dear Mr. Chairman:
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WASHINGTON, D.C. MeBHOM February 4, 1997 The Honorable Pete V. Domenici, Chairman Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development Committee on Appropriations United States Senate
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Dear Mr. Chairman:
Enclosed for your information is the Nuclear Regulatory Commission's Fiscal Year 1997 first quarter base table.
This table reflects changes since the initial base table which was provided to you by my letter dated October 31, 1996.
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b Table 1 U.S. NUC12AR EIGULATOULY COMhDSBION j
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Reactor Program
$239.298
$132
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$246.722 Nuclear Materials and Nuclear Waste 80.101 0
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l Management and Support Program 152.401 498 269 2.%5
$156.133 i
Inspector General Program 5.000 0
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TOTAL NRC
$476.800 1630
$269
$12.521
$490.220 '
2 The FY 1997 Initial Base Table. dated October 1.1996.
2 These changes are discussed on the following pages.
8 This is the total of NRC's FY 1997 appropriations of $476.800.000 and the utilization of $13.420.000 in funds unobligated at the end of FY 1996 and carried over into FY 1997.
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First Quarter Base Tsble Enclosure January 23. 1997 U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY CO> MISSION FY 1997 FIRST QUARTER BASE TABLE l
FOOTNOTE #2 FIRST QUARTER PROGRAM CHANGES l
The program changes shown in the table are related primarily to litigation against Thermal Science, Inc., and support for the Next Generation Computer Network.
FY 1996 CONTRACT COP 9(ITENTS The following adjustments in funding are from FY 1996 funds which were certified as available for specific contracts to be issued during FY 1996, but the contracts were not awarded until after the end of the fiscal year (durir.g FY 1997). These funds are part of the NRC's FY 1996 unobligated funds carried forward into FY 1997 and have been reallocated for obligation to the same contracts for which funds were comitted during FY 1996.
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Description of FY 1996 Contract Commitments Program (Dollars in Thousands)
Amount Management & Support Program Replacement of Property and Supply System
$200 Other Minor Procurements
$69 Total Management & Support Program
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PROPOSED PROGRAM CHANGES The proposed program changes, described below and shown in Table 1. will result in the utilization of funds which were unobligated at the end of FY 1996 and were carried over into FY 1997.
Reactor Program
$ 7,292,000 The proposed program changes reflect an increase in contractual support to provide funding primarily for the following: job task analysis for project managers: a system which catalogues licensing computer codes; plant-specific conversion to the improved standard technical specifications; technical review of the licensing basis for Millstone Unit 1: support for operating reactor licensing actions; acquisition and character 12ation of steam generator tubes and reactor pressure vessel weld and plate samples; accelerated development of accident sequence precursor (ASP) models and character 12ation of ASP risk insights; systems and equipment u,xjrades to enhance technical training capabilities; regulatory skills analysis training; specialist support for topical report reviews, follw up of individual plant examination safety 2
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First Quarter Base Table Enclosure January 23,1997 1ssues, and radiological analysis for the revised source term and the steam generator rule: development of standard technical specifications for pemanently shutdown facilities, and procedures for integrating and applying the risk assessment methodology for inspections and perfomance assessment: supplemental research on direct reactor containment heat testing: evaluation of failure rates for air operated valves: review of digital instrumentation and control systems requirements and other efforts associated with review of the Westinghouse AP600 reactor design: and mission essential travel activities.
Nuclear Materials and Nuclear Weste Program
$ 1.814.000 The proposed program changes reflect an increase in contractual support to provide funding primarily for projects related to the use and transportuion of radioactive material including sealed sources and devices; improve analytical tools for forecasting criticality estimates; applied health physics training; and refining methodology used to assess radionuclides in the environment.
Management and Support Program
$ 2.965,000 The proposed program changes reflect an increase in contractual support to provide funding primarily for the following: support for Capital Planning and Investment Control, data administration, software inventory, and contract tracking needed to implement the Information Technology Management Reform Act of 1996, secure messaging system support, computer security enhancements, enhanced client / server hardware, software and operational support, advanced computing support and equipment, and to extend higher speed teleconsnunications to the regions.
Inspector General Program
$450.000 The proposed program changes reflect an increase in contractual support to provide funding primarily for tne investigative database system and audits associated with financial statements.
Total Proposed Program Changes
$12 si21.000 3
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