ML24172A008

Enclosure - U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Nuclear Waste Fund Expenditures for June 2024

ML24172A008
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Site:	06300001
Issue date:	07/31/2024
From:	Eugene Dacus Office of Congressional Affairs
To:	Carper T, Cole T, Fleischmann C, Markey E, Murray P, Rodgers C 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, Comm on Appropriations, US SEN, Comm on Environment & Public Works, US SEN, Subcomm on Clean Air & Nuclear Safety, US SEN, Subcomm on Clean Air, Climate Change & Nuclear Safety, US SEN, Subcomm on Energy & Water Development
Joel Dorfman, OCFO, 301-415-6022
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U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Nuclear Waste Fund Expenditures June 2024

During the month of June 2024, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) expended

$726 of Nuclear Waste Fund (NWF) funds on its actions in direct response to the U.S. Court of Appeals decision. Cumulative expenditures since the August 13, 2013, decision are

$13,334,677. The August 13, 2013, balance of $13,549,315 of unexpended NWF funding, less the cumulative expenditures, results in a remaining unexpended balance of $214,638. Table 1 provides further details on the NRCs expenditure of NWF funds since August 13, 2013.

Table 1 Status of NRC NWF Funds since the August 13, 2013, Court Decision Yucca Mountain Licensing Activities Cost June Cumulative Estimate Expenditures Expenditures Completion of the safety evaluation report (SER) $8,310,000 $0 $8,364,877 Loading of Licensing Support Network documents into a nonpublic Agencywide $350,000 $0 $277,670 Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS) library Loading of Licensing Support Network $1,142,745 documents into a public ADAMS library $1,100,000 $0 Development of the Environmental Impact $1,579,256 Statement supplement $2,000,000 $0 SER wrap-up activities $100,000 $0 $53,548 Knowledge management reports (fiscal year (FY) 2017) $700,000 $0 $659,719 Knowledge management (FY 2021) $164,000 $0 $124,177 Program planning and support $726 $529,407 Response to the August 30, 2013, $0 $137,518 Commission order Federal court litigation* $0 $268,974 Support and advice in NRC proceedings $0 $106,099 Subtotal, other support costs chargeable to $825,000 $726 $1,041,998 NWF funds Virtual meeting of the Licensing Support Network Advisory Review Panel and $135,000 $0 $104,448 information-gathering about potential adjudicatory hearing venues Adjustments to close out contracts funded by ($13,761) previous NWF appropriations $0 Total $13,684,000 $726 $13,334,677

• Includes a $59,000 expenditure in May 2014, for the agencys agreement to settle the Equal Access to Justice Act claim of one of the Aiken County petitioners. On October 23, 2014, the Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit denied the motion from other parties requesting reimbursement for attorneys fees.

At this time, all Commission directed activities have been completed.

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