Press Release-11-025, NRC Fy 2012 Budget Briefing Slides Available on Website
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NRC FY 2012 BUDGET BRIEFING SLIDES AVAILABLE ON WEBSITE The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has made available slides on its proposed Fiscal Year 2012 budget on the website at www.nrc.gov under Highlights in the middle of the page and under $ Budget and Performance in the bottom left corner. These slides that summarize the $1.04 billion budget request will be used to brief the media today. Because the NRC recovers approximately 90 percent of its budget through fees, the agencys net budget authority is $128.6 million.
The NRC is submitting to Congress its FY 2012 budget request for $1,038.1 million, representing a decrease of $28.7 million below the agencys FY 2010 budget. The major changes include:
- A $20.5 million decline in reduced demand for operating reactors licensing activities;
- A $12.5 million increase for expected construction of two new reactors and additional advance reactor support;
- A zeroing out of resources for the orderly closeout of the Yucca Mountain High-Level Waste repository review due to completion prior to FY2012; and
- An $8.3 million increase in spent nuclear fuel storage and transportation activities.
For the major program areas, NRC is requesting $800.8 million for its work in Nuclear Reactor Safety, $226.5 million for Nuclear Materials and Waste Safety and $10.9 million for Inspector General activities.
The Congressional Budget Justification for FY 2012 (NUREG-1100, volume 27) will be made available on the NRCs website and announced separately.
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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.resource@nrc.gov Site: http://www.nrc.gov Blog: http://public-blog.nrc-gateway.gov No.11-025 February 14, 2011