ML20245E133

U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Nuclear Waste Fund Expenditures for August 2020 - Enclosure

ML20245E133
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Site:	06300001
Issue date:	09/22/2020
From:	Kristine Svinicki NRC/Chairman
To:	Alexander L, Barrasso J, Braun M, Kaptur M, Lowey N, Pallone F, Rush B, Tonko P US Congress, US HR, Comm on Appropriations, US HR, Comm on Energy & Commerce, US HR, Subcomm on Energy, US HR, Subcomm on Energy & Water Development, US HR, Subcomm on Environment, US SEN, Comm on Appropriations, US SEN, Comm on Environment & Public Works, US SEN, Subcomm on Clean Air & Nuclear Safety, US SEN, Subcomm on Energy & Water Development
Joel Dorfman, OCFO, 301-415-6022
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201300142, CORR-20-0094, NMSS202000040-9, SRM-140124
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U.S.Nuclear Regulatory Commission Nuclear WasteFundExpenditures August2020 During the month ofAugust 2020,theU.S.Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) expended

$352 ofNuclear WasteFund(NWF) funds onits actions indirect response tothecourt's decision.Cumulative expenditures since theAugust 13,2013,U.S.Court ofAppeals decision are$13,123,292.

The August13,2013,balance of$13,549,315 ofunexpended NWFfunding, less the cumulative expenditures of$13,123,292, results inaremaining unexpended balance of

$426,023.

Total unobligated NWFfunds remaining asofAugust 31,2020,are$421,285.

Table 1provides further details ontheNRC'sexpenditure ofNWFfunds since August 13,2013.

Table 1

Statusof NRC NWFFundssincetheAugust 13,2013,CourtDecision YuccaMountain Licensing Activities Esi0m te Ex endturesEx en t es Completion ofthesafety evaluationreport (SER)

$8,310,000

$0

$8,364,877 Loading ofLicensing Support Network documents into anonpublic Agencywide

$350,000

$0

$277,670 Documents Access andManagement System ADAMSlibra Loading ofLicensing Support Network

$1,100,000

$0

$1,142,745 documents into a ublic ADAMSlibra Development oftheEnvironmental Impact

$2,000,000

$0

$1,579,256 Statement su lement SERwrap-up activities

$100,000

$0

$53,548 Knowledge management reports

$700,000

$0

$659,719 Program planning andsupport

$352

$511,209

Response

totheAugust 30,2013,

$0

$137,518 Commission order Federal court litigation*

$0

$268,974 Support andadvice inNRCproceedings

$0

$37,089

Subtotal, other support costs chargeable to

$825,000

$352

$954,790 NWFfunds Virtual meeting oftheLicensing Support Network Advisory Review Paneland

$135,000

$0

$104,448 information-gathering aboutpotential ad'udicato hearinvenues Adjustments toclose outcontracts funded by

$0

($13,761) revious NWFa roriations Total

$13,520,000

$352 $13,123,292

• Includes a$59,000 expenditure inMay2014fortheagency's agreement tosettle theEqual Access toJustice Act claim ofoneoftheAikenCounty petitioners.

OnOctober 23,2014,theCourt ofAppeals fortheDistrict ofColumbia Circuit denied themotion fromother parties requesting reimbursement forattorneys' fees.

Theunexpended NWFbalance of$426,023 includes

$4,738 ofunexpended obligations.

These unexpended obligations areoncontracts withtheCenter forNuclear WasteRegulatory Analyses.

Enclosure