ML21088A160

U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Nuclear Waste Fund Expenditures for March 2021 - Enclosure

ML21088A160
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Site:	06300001
Issue date:	04/22/2021
From:	Christopher Hanson NRC/Chairman
To:	Carper T, Delauro R, Feinstein D, Kaptur M, Markey E, 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 and Climate Change, US SEN (Senate), 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-21-0031, NMSS202100001DFM-7, SRM-M140124
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U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Nuclear WasteFundExpenditures March 2021 During the month ofMarch 2021, theU.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) expended

$10,524of Nuclear Waste Fund(NWF) funds onits actions indirect responsetothecourt's decision. Cumulative expenditures since the August 13,2013, U.S.CourtofAppeals decision are$13,153,771. The August13,2013, balance of$13,549,315 ofunexpended NWFfunding, lessthe cumulative expenditures, results ina remaining unexpended of$395,544.

balance Tableprovides 1 further details onthe NRC's expenditure ofNWFfunds sinceAugust 13,2013.

Table 1 Status of NRC NWFFundssince theAugust 13,2013,Court Decision YuccaMountain .

Licensing Activities

. Cost March Cumulative EstimateEx enditures Ex enditures Completion ofthesafety evaluation report (SER) $8,310,000 $0 $8,364,877 Loading ofLicensing Support Network documents into a nonpublic 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 (FY 2017) $700,000 $0 $659,719 Knowledge management (FY 2021) $164,000 $9,998 $27,292 Program planning andsupport $526 $514,396 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 $526 $957,977 NWFfunds Virtualmeeting oftheLicensing Support Network Advisory Review Panel and $135,000 $0 $104,448 information-gathering about potential ad'udicato hearin venues Adjustments toclose outcontracts funded by $0 ($13,761) revious NWFa roriations Total $13,684,000 $10,524$13,153,771

• Includes a $59,000 expenditure inMay2014, for theagency's agreement tosettle theEqual Access toJustice Act ofoneoftheAiken claim County OnOctober petitioners. 23,2014,theCourt ofAppeals for theDistrict ofColumbia Circuit denied themotion from other requesting parties reimbursementfor fees.

attorneys' InOctober 2020, theCommission approved thestaff'srequest toexpend nomore than

$164,000 from theNWFwithin thenext year for thecompletion ofknowledge management related activities tothe proposed high-level waste repository atYucca Nevada.

Mountain, This reportreflects continued expenditures related tothiseffort.

Enclosure