ML21116A192

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

ML21116A192
Person / Time
Site:	06300001
Issue date:	05/19/2021
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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References
201300142, CORR-21-0036, NMSS202100001DFM-8, SRM-M140124
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U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Nuclear WasteFundExpenditures April2021 During the month ofApril 2021, theU.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) expended

$8,964of Nuclear WasteFund (NWF) funds on itsactions in directresponse tothecourt's decision.Cumulative expenditures since the August 13, 2013, U.S.Court ofAppeals decision are$13,162,735. TheAugust 13,2013, balance of$13,549,315 ofunexpended NWFfunding, less thecumulative expenditures, results ina remaining unexpended balance of$386,580.

Table 1 provides further details onthe NRC's expenditure ofNWFfunds sinceAugust 13,2013.

Table 1 Status of NRC NWFFunds since theAugust 13,2013, Court Decision YuccaMountam .

Licensing Activities Cost April 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 $8,615 $35,907 Program planning andsupport $349 $514,745 Response tothe August 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 NWFfunds $349 $958,326 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 $8,964 $13,162,735 a $59,000

• Includes expenditure inMay2014, for theagency'sagreement tosettle theEqualAccess toJustice Act claimofoneoftheAiken County OnOctober petitioners. 23,2014,theCourt ofAppeals for ofColumbia theDistrict Circuit deniedthemotion from other partiesrequesting reimbursementforattorneys' fees.

InOctober 2020, theCommission approved thestaff'srequest toexpend nomorethan

$164,000 from theNWFwithin thenext year for thecompletion ofknowledge management activitiesrelated totheproposed high-level waste repository atYucca Mountain,Nevada. This report reflects continued expenditures related tothiseffort.

Enclosure