ML23072A027
| ML23072A027 | |
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| Issue date: | 03/13/2023 |
| From: | NRC/OCFO |
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| Download: ML23072A027 (1) | |
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FY 2024 Congressional Budget Justification Summary U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission March 13, 2023
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission
- The mission of the NRC is to license and regulate the Nations civilian use of radioactive materials to provide reasonable assurance of adequate protection of public health and safety, to promote the common defense and security, and to protect the environment.
- The NRCs FY 2024 budget request reflects the agencys continued commitment to protecting public health and safety and ensuring the long-term safety and security of nuclear power facilities and nuclear materials.
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Budget Request Summary FY 2023 FY 2024 Changes from Enacted Request FY 2023 Major Program
$M* FTE $M* FTE $M* FTE Nuclear Reactor Safety 490.7 1,753.4 530.8 1,807.0 40.1 53.6 Nuclear Materials and Waste Safety 135.5 464.2 152.9 480.9 17.5 16.7 Corporate Support 285.3 579.0 304.0 588.0 18.7 9.0 University Nuclear Leadership Program 16.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 (16.0) 0.0 Subtotal $927.4 2,796.6 $987.7 2,875.9 $60.3 79.3 Office of the Inspector General 15.8 63.0 18.6 73.0 2.9 10.0 Total $943.2 2,859.6 $1,006.4 2,948.9 $63.2 89.3 Carryover -16.0 0.0 -27.1 0.0 (11.1) 0.0 Agency Total $927.2 2,859.6 $979.2 2,948.9 $52.1 89.3 Note:
- $M includes FTE costs as well as contract support and travel. Numbers may not add due to rounding.
$63.2 million, 89.3 FTE
- $27.1 million in carryover applied to offset Nuclear Reactor Safety budget 3
Budget Request Trend Total $ $43.1M 4%
FTE 829.6 22%
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Net Budget Authority FY 2023 FY 2024 Changes from NRC Appropriation Enacted Request FY 2023
$M* $M* $M*
Salaries and Expenses (S&E)
Budget Authority 911.4 960.6 49.2 Offsetting Fees 777.5 807.7 30.2 Net Appropriated S&E $133.9 $152.8 $18.9 Office of the Inspector General (OIG)
Budget Authority 15.8 18.6 2.9 Offsetting Fees 12.7 15.4 2.7 Net Appropriated OIG $3.1 $3.2 $0.1 Total NRC Budget Authority 927.2 979.2 52.1 Offsetting Fees 790.2 823.2 33.1 Total Net Appropriated $137.0 $156.0 $19.0 Note:
- *$M includes FTE costs as well as contract support and travel. Numbers may not add due to rounding.
$19 million 5
Composition of Net Budget Authority FY 2023 FY 2024 Changes from Enacted Request FY 2023
$M* $M* $M*
Generic Homeland Security 13.4 15.1 1.6 Waste Incidental to Reprocessing 1.2 1.0 (0.2)
Advanced Reactors Regulatory 23.8 34.2 10.4 Readiness Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety 1.5 1.5 0.0 Board Fee-Relief Activities (including full 97.1 104.2 7.1 cost allocation)
Net Budget Authority $137.0 $156.0 $19.0 Note:
- *$M includes FTE costs as well as contract support and travel. Numbers may not add due to rounding.
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Nuclear Reactor Safety Highlights FY 2024 Changes from FY 2023 Enacted Business Line Request FY 2023
$M* FTE $M* FTE $M* FTE Operating Reactors 404.6 1,471.8 425.8 1,470.9 21.2 (0.9)
New Reactors 86.1 281.6 105.0 336.1 18.9 54.5 Subtotal $490.7 1,753.4 $530.8 1,807.0 $40.1 53.6 Carryover 0.0 0.0 (27.1) 0.0 (27.1) 0.0 Total $490.7 1,753.4 $503.6 1,807.0 $13.0 53.6 Note:
- $M includes FTE costs as well as contract support and travel. Numbers may not add due to rounding.
Operating Reactors New Reactors Major Increases Major Increases
- Salaries and Benefits
- Salaries and Benefits
- One new Construction Permit (CP), two new
- Technical review of CP application and four subsequent license renewals, and two new initial advanced reactors applications license renewal applications
- Development of a regulatory infrastructure for Major Decreases advanced reactors regulatory readiness
- Completion of computer code development Major Decreases associated with Accident Tolerant Fuel
- Preapplication activity resources
- Travel 7
Nuclear Materials and Waste Safety Highlights FY 2023 FY 2024 Changes from Business Line Enacted Request FY 2023
$M* FTE $M* FTE $M* FTE Spent Fuel Storage and Transportation 27.1 99.1 28.8 100.5 1.7 1.4 Nuclear Materials Users 63.2 202.0 71.4 203.4 8.2 1.4 Decommissioning and Low-Level Waste 23.9 86.8 27.0 91.6 3.1 4.8 Fuel Facilities 21.3 76.3 25.7 85.4 4.5 9.1 Total $135.5 464.2 $152.9 480.9 $17.5 16.7 Note:
- $M includes FTE costs as well as contract support and travel. Numbers may not add due to rounding.
Major Increases Major Decreases
- Salaries and Benefits, licensing and
- Decreases in the number of oversight work, health physicist staff, high anticipated new and amended priority requests for expertise, and transportation packages.
international activities.
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Corporate Support Highlights Changes from FY 2023 Enacted FY 2024 Request Product Line FY 2023
$M* FTE $M* FTE $M* FTE Acquisitions 12.6 46.0 15.1 47.0 2.5 1.0 Administrative Services 70.4 70.0 71.7 71.0 1.3 1.0 Financial Management 33.1 93.0 35.5 93.0 2.5 0.0 Human Resource Management 19.9 43.0 24.1 48.0 4.2 5.0 IT/IM Resources 110.5 175.0 114.1 175.0 3.6 0.0 Outreach 3.7 13.0 6.3 15.0 2.6 2.0 Policy Support 31.0 127.0 32.9 127.0 2.0 0.0 Training 4.0 12.0 4.2 12.0 0.1 0.0 Total $285.3 579.0 $304.0 588.0 $18.7 9.0 30.2% NEIMA Note:
- $M includes FTE costs as well as contract support and travel. Numbers may not add due to rounding.
Major Increases Major Decreases
- Salaries and benefits; escalations in Information
- IT operations and maintenance costs Technology costs; an increase in the number of and decommissioning of planned paid relocation moves; and the hardware/software products that no reconstitution of the agencys Minority Serving longer add value Institutions Grant program 9
Estimated Operating Power Reactors Annual Fee
- $5.3 million
- $0.6 million less than the inflation adjusted cap of $5.9 million Requested Activities
- $88.2 million
- Approx. 77% of estimated Part 170 10
Summary
- The NRC's FY 2024 budget request reflects resources necessary to accomplish mission critical activities related to safety and security in the Nuclear Reactor Safety Program and the Nuclear Material and Waste Safety Program.
- The FY 2024 budget request reflects the agencys efforts to comply with the corporate support cap of NEIMA to the maximum extent practicable.
- The agency will continue efforts to implement efficiencies and invest resources in initiatives that will result in future savings.
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