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 3
Major Program FY 2023 Enacted FY 2024 Request Changes from FY 2023
$M*
$M*
$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
Budget Request Trend 4
FTE 829.6 22%
Total $ $43.1M 4%
Net Budget Authority 5
NRC Appropriation FY 2023 Enacted FY 2024 Request Changes from 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
Composition of Net Budget Authority 6
FY 2023 Enacted FY 2024 Request Changes from 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 Readiness 23.8 34.2 10.4 Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board 1.5 1.5 0.0 Fee-Relief Activities (including full cost allocation) 97.1 104.2 7.1 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.
Nuclear Reactor Safety Highlights 7
Business Line FY 2023 Enacted FY 2024 Request Changes from FY 2023
$M*
$M*
$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 Major Increases
- Salaries and Benefits
- One new Construction Permit (CP), two new subsequent license renewals, and two new initial license renewal applications Major Decreases
- Completion of computer code development associated with Accident Tolerant Fuel
- Travel New Reactors Major Increases
- Salaries and Benefits
- Technical review of CP application and four advanced reactors applications
- Development of a regulatory infrastructure for advanced reactors regulatory readiness Major Decreases
- Preapplication activity resources
Nuclear Materials and Waste Safety Highlights Major Decreases
- Decreases in the number of anticipated new and amended transportation packages.
8 Business Line FY 2023 Enacted FY 2024 Request Changes from FY 2023
$M*
$M*
$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
- Salaries and Benefits, licensing and oversight work, health physicist staff, high priority requests for expertise, and international activities.
Corporate Support Highlights Major Increases
- Salaries and benefits; escalations in Information Technology costs; an increase in the number of planned paid relocation moves; and the reconstitution of the agencys Minority Serving Institutions Grant program 9
Product Line FY 2023 Enacted FY 2024 Request Changes from FY 2023
$M*
$M*
$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 Note:
- $M includes FTE costs as well as contract support and travel. Numbers may not add due to rounding.
30.2% NEIMA Major Decreases
- IT operations and maintenance costs and decommissioning of hardware/software products that no longer add value
Requested Activities Estimated Operating Power Reactors Annual Fee 10
- $5.3 million
- $0.6 million less than the inflation adjusted cap of $5.9 million
- $88.2 million
- Approx. 77% of estimated Part 170
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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