Press Release-07-020, NRC Releases Fy 2008 Budget Request to Congress
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| Issue date: | 02/05/2007 |
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NRC NEWS U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION Office of Public Affairs Telephone: 301/415-8200 Washington, D.C. 20555-0001 E-mail: opa@nrc.gov Web Site: http://www.nrc.gov No.07-020 February 5, 2007 NRC RELEASES FY 2008 BUDGET REQUEST TO CONGRESS The U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission released its proposed budget request to Congress for Fiscal Year 2008 today, requesting $916.6 million to effectively regulate nuclear power plants and other users of nuclear materials to protect people and the environment.
The budget increases primarily to support the review of twelve of the new reactor applications anticipated to arrive in 2008, two standard reactor design certification applications, three early reactor site permit applications, and the development of the reactor construction inspection program. There are also modest decreases in the budget for regulation of nuclear materials and waste safety.
The proposed budget is offset by $765.1 million in fees the agency is required to collect from its licensees. More details are available in NUREG-1100, Vol. 23, on NRCs Web site at:
www.nrc.gov.
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