ML083030209

Response to NRC Request for Additional Information Financial Qualifications and Decommissioning Funding for the Test Reactor Application for License Renewal

ML083030209
Person / Time
Site:	National Bureau of Standards Reactor
Issue date:	10/21/2008
From:	Richards W US Dept of Commerce, National Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST)
To:	Document Control Desk, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
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TAC MD3410
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UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

\ *! National Institute of Standards and Technology I Of Gaithersburg, Maryland 20899-October 21, 2008 ýekW' No. Fs i 4 11)

U.S. Nuclear Reglaor 25.. -. k Wa *hC.D 20535 .1,J1tp,*- "*.' a.. . .

suj W.:Reuest for Additionad Inflamation (It's) daftd Augt 25,2008 Phcwffi*d*.,as aO *l..our, 4respo.q to*0 NRC Request for Additional Infonnation

'Regarding.fiumaniaQualfi ap,as)& c Funding for the National Institllte-ofStwndards aPd TwhmaogpF~ttReIAPPIWA04o fr Lkem~ R4.Q9W:.

(rAC .No. MD34 10Q) datedAUgust,2008.

If you have any questions concerning this submittal, please contact Dr. Wade J.Richards at 301-975-6210 or wade.richards@,nist.gov.

Sincerely, Wade J. RMchards Chief, Reactor Operations and Reactor Engineering NIST Center for Neutron Research I certify under penalty of perjury that the following is true and correct.

Executed on: Q+ 2. 4 --cr by:

cc: William B. Kennedy U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission MS 012-G15 Washington, D.C. 20555 NI.. r, N

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1. Sttect~ iaoaftg of NIST and supply the information requested in 10CFR, 50.33 (d).

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2. Since NIST's fiýncial statnmentsare not includedW intheapplicih ipl6.ak provide'a copy of the latest financial statements for the NRC staff's review.

Soinmnse:

NIST financial stateme:nts are at AttachrmentA.""-'- -  :':*'**":*

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3. Provide the projected operating costs for each of the fiscal year FY 2009 to FY 2013 as well as NIST's source(s) of funding to cover the operating costs for the above fiscal years. (The funding source documents are at Attachment!B'.

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FY 2009 10,626,000 FY 2010 10,626,000 FY 2011 10,626,000 FY 2012 10,626,000 FY 2013 10,626,000 4(a). Update the NBS decommissioning cost estimate in Table 17.1 by providing a current cost estimate in FY 2009 dollars as well as the basis for the cost estimate (if the Duratek, Inc. estimate is still the basis for the cost estimate, please so state). Also, update the NIST direct costs shown in Table 17.2 to FY 2009 dollars.

Response

The projected FY 2009 cost for decommissioning is estimated using the Duratek formula, an algorithm for escalation based on NUREG-1307, Rev 10. (see Attachment C).

4(b). *P **ihmbry fe td*i** mki cog asw4by labor, waste Mposo*,

ai a 25%6contingeny facor, for the stsiaboth Tables 17.1 and 17.2.

The cost itifimate d* lIn twesponse to question 4(a) is the summary of the total decommissioning cost. The estimated cost at Attachment C includes the cost for tabdr, Oi~aft 41sPNAa, Ergdthcr OWLd. *25%Wftng~Mcy factWi§ beens a addedfc ths

• x~ch makrteft* otals so7*,..

... Indirect 43,726,689

.. *-!S Dfte. - = 43,496;668 .'

• Total = 87,223,357 MQt). ilk table bifr nt~daig~i~ny cl~eteietot We *ei"Atelknotthe NIST dire cth more accurately than the indirect costs.

total"costs'of de onmisBihgi-taluditngIbbt~h 'extenal;" ihd "NIST direct cost" or only.the-"external" costs. If NIST intends to provide decommissioning funding assuraii&c only for the*"extemalý",costsprovide a justification for not including "NIST direct costs".

Response

NIST intends to provide decommissioning funding assurance for both external and direct costs (see Letter of Intent as Attachment D).

4(e). The application identified a cost adjustment formula prepared by Duratek, Inc.,

confirm whether that formula will be the means of adjusting NIST's cost estimate and associated funding level periodically over the life of the facility. Also, provide a detailed numerical example, using the formula, showing how the 2009 cost estimate will be updated periodically.

Response

The Duratek, Inc. formula is being used to provide a yearly estimate of the decommissioning cost to NIST. The FY 2009 decommissioning estimate can be found at Attachment C.

5. The applicant must state that;it is a Federal Government organization and that the decommissioning funding obligations of the applicant are backed by the Federal Government, and also provide corroborating documentation to the statement.

Further, the applicant must provide documentation verifying that the signatory of the statement of intent is authorized to execute said document that binds the applicant.

Response

See NIST Letter of Intent at Attachment D.

5(a). An updated Statement of Intent (SO!), which includes the curent (2009 dollars) cost estimate for decommissioning and the signatory's oath or affirmation attesting to the information.

See NIST Letter of Intent at Attachment D.

5(b). Documentation that corroborates the statement in the application that NIST is a Federal institution and a Federal (knmaitkjensee under IOCFR 50.75(e) (2Xiv).

See NIST Letter of Intent at Attadcment D.

5(c). A statement as to whether the commissioning funding obligations for the NIST NBSR are backed by the Federal Government. The application must also present information that corroborats this stateumt.

Resnonse:

See NIST Letter of Intent at Attachment D.

5(d). Provide documentation verifying that the signatory of the SOI is authorized to execute such a document that binds the applicant financially.

ReNSTonse See NIST Letter of Intent at Attachment D.

Attachment A NIST Thiameal SaMonts

SU n~tedSiates Department of Commerce 18-Sep 2:00 PM Balance Sheet 13_ENTITIES.57_00 -NIST As of Quarter 4, PRECLOSE 2007 (In Thousands) 13_ENTITIES.57_

00 Quarter 4 - 2007 ASSETS Intragovernmental:

Fund Balance with Treasury .768,272 Investments 0 Accounts Receivable 1,414 Loans Rec and Related Foreclosed Propert Other 16,034 Total lntragovernmental 785,720 Cash 0 Investments 0 Accounts Receivable Net 7,405 Taxes Receivable Net 0 Loans Receivable and Related Foreclosed Property, Net 0 Inventory Materials and Supplies Net 24,840 General Property Plant and Equip Net 580,171 Other 53 TOTAL ASSETS 1,398,190 LIABILITIES lntragovernmental:

Accounts Payable 1,269 Debt to Treasury 0 Other Resources Payable to Treasury 0 Unearned Revenue 142,421 Other 3,738 Total Intragovernmental 147,427 Accounts Payable 24,822 Loan Guarantee Liabilities 0 Federal Employee Benefits 8,985 Environmental and Disposal Liabilities 46,969 Other Accrued Payroll and Annual Leave 32,393 Accrued Grants 26,421 Capital Leases 164 Unearned Revenue 11,730 Other 1,268 TOTAL LIABILITIES 300,178 NET POSITION

• Unexpended Appropriations-Earmarked Funds 0 Unexpended Appropriations-Other Funds 499,142 Cumulative Results of Operations-Earmarked Funds 0 Cumulative Results of Operations-Other Funds 598,870 TOTAL NET POSITION 1,098,012 TOTAL LIABILITIES AND NET POSITION 1,398,190 Report Title - Description - Tab 6 BSFACEBU - Balance Sheet Face 61

Ariited States Department of Commerce 18-Sep 2:00 PM Consolidated Statement of Net Cost For the Period Ended Quarter 4 - PRECLOSE 2007 (In Thousands)

Consolidated Totals (13_ENTITIES.57_00)

SG I Total Gross Costs SGI Total Earned Revenue SGI Net Program Costs SG2 Total Gross Costs 838,249 SG2 Total Earned Revenue (173,779)

SG2 Net Program Costs 664,470 SG3 Total-Gross Costs SG3 Total Earned Revenue SG3 Net Program Costs Total Gross Costs Not Assigned to Programs Total Earned Revenue Not Attributed to Programs Net Costs Not Assigned to Programs NET COST OF OPERATIONS 664,470 Report Title - Description - Tab 7 NCFACEBU - Statement of Net Cost - Bureau's face 62

United States Department of Commerce 18-Sep-0O Consolidated Statement of Changes in Net Position For the Period Ended Quarter 4 - PRECLOSE 2007 in Thousands FY 2007 FY 2006 NIST . NIST Consolidated Total Consolidated Total Cumulative Results of Operations Beginning Balances 570,075 569,611 Adjustments:

Changes in accounting principles Corrections of errors Beginning Balances, as Adjusted 570,075 569,611 Budgetary Financing Sources:

Other Adjustments (Note .18)

Appropriations Used 659,275 690,802 Nonexchange Revenue Donations and Forfeitures for Cash and Cash Equivalents Transfers In/(Out) Without Reimbursement, Net Other Budgetary Financing Sources (Uses), Net (Note 18)

Other Financing Sources (Nonexchange)

Donations and Forfeitures of Property 15,019 Transfers In/(Out) Without Reimbursement, Net Imputed Financing Sources From Costs Absorbed by Others 19,500 19,166 Downward Subsidy Reestimates Payable to Treasury Loan'Modification Savings Payable to Treasury Other Financing Sources (Uses), Net (529) (282)

Total Financing Sources 693,265 .* 709,686 Net Cost of Operations (664,470) (709,221)

Net Change 28,795 464 Total Cumulative Results of Operations 598i870 570,075 Unexpended Appropriations:

Beginning Balance 478,062 422,627 Adjustments Changes in accountng principles Corrections of errors Beginning Balance, as adjusted 478,062 422,627 Budgetary Financing Sources:

Appropriations Received 676,876 761,767 Approprations Transferred In/(Out), Net 9,950 2,772 Other Adjustments (Note 18) (6,471) (18,303)

Appropriations Used (659,275) (690,802)

Total Budgetary Financing Sources 21,080 55,435 Total Unexpended Appropriations 499,142 478,062 Net Position 1,098,012 1,048,137 Report Title - Description - Tab 8 NPFACEBUNew - 63

,PJ*ited 'Sthtes Department of Commerce .18-Sep 2:00 PM Statement of Budgetary Resources 13_ENTITIES.57_00 - NIST For the Period Ended Quarter 4 - PRECLOSE 2007 13_ENTITIES.57 00 NIST BUDGETARY RESOURCES:

Unobligated Balance, Brought Forward, October 1 176,498 Recoveries of Prior-years Unpaid Obligations 14 79, Budget Authority Appropriations 676,876 Borrowing Authority 0 Contract Authority NApIL0 . ce.

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Spending Authority From Offsetting Collections Earned Collected 171,476 Change in Receivables 981 Change in Unfilled Customer Orders Advances Received 3,489 Without Advances 1,823 Anticipated For Rest of Year, Without Advances 0 Previously Unavailable 0 Expenditure Transfers from Trust Funds 0 Total Budget Authority 854,646.

Nonexpenditure Transfers Net 9,950 Temporarily Not Available Pursuant to Public Law 0 Permanently Not Available (7,000)

TOTAL BUDGETARY RESOURCES 1,047,973 STATUS OF BUDGETARY RESOURCES:

Obligations Incurred Direct 861,096 Reimbursable 0 Total Obligations Incurred 861,096 Unobligated Balance Apportioned 35,932 Exempt From Apportionment 140,778 Total Unobligated Balance 176,710 Unobligated Balance Not Available 10,166 TOTAL STATUS OF BUDGETARY RESOURCES 1,047,973 CHANGE IN UNPAID OBLIGATED BALANCE, NET:

Unpaid Obligated Balance, Net, Brought Forward, Octoberl Unpaid Obligations, Brought Forward 589,035 Less: Uncollected Customer Payments, Brought Forward (29,154)

Total Unpaid Obligated Balance, Net, Brought Forward 559,880 Obligations Incurred 861,096 Less: Gross Outlays (821,984)

Unpaid Obligated Balance Transferred, Net Actual Transfers Unpaid Obligations 0 Actual Transfers, Uncollected Customer Payments 0 Total Unpaid Obligated Balance Transferred, Net 0 Less: Actual Recoveries of Prior-years Unpaid Obligations (14,792)

Change in Uncollected Customer Payments (2,804)

Unpaid Obligated Balance, Net, End of Period Unpaid Obligations 613,355 Less: Uncollected Customer Payments (31,959)

TOTAL UNPAID OBLIGATED BALANCE, NET, END OF PERIOD 581,396 NET OUTLAYS:

Gross Outlays 821,984 Less: Offsetting Collections (174,965)

Less: Distributed Offsetting Receipts 0 NET OUTLAYS 647,019 Report Title - Description - Tab 9 BRFCEBU2 - St of BR-Bureaus' Face Rpt Effect FY2006 64

Attachment 3 NIST Operating Cost Source Documeaion

Budget FY 2009 - Department of Commerce Page I of 5

-DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE The President's 2009 Budget will:

" Advance technological innovation through the President's American Competitiveness Initiative;

• Open new markets for U.S. exporters, protect intellectual property rights, obtain compliance with trade agreements, and enforce unfair trade laws; Support critical demographic and economic statistics, including the 2010 Decennial Census;

• Enhance understanding of the planet's weather and climate;

• Improve stewardship of ocean and coastal resources and wildlife; and

• Restrain spending in lower-priority areas.

Advancing U.S. Competitiveness through TechnologicalInnovation, Free Trade, and IntellectualPropertyProtection

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Supports the American Competitiveness Initiative. Provides $634 million for investments in quantum and neutron research, nanotechnology, and related scientific work at the National Institute of Standards and Technology, a 20-percent increase over the 2008 enacted level, excluding earmarks and unrequested grants.

Facilitatesthe transitionto digital television broadcasts.Ensures a smooth transition from analog to digital television broadcasts by February 18, 2009, through information and assistance efforts, thereby clearing valuable radio spectrum to enhance the capabilities of first responders and bring greater. choice to media and telecommunications consumers.

• Advances free trade. Opens and expands new markets for U.S. goods and services, http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/budget/fy2009/commerce.html 10/16/2008

Budget FY 2009 - Department of Commerce Page 2 of 5 helps develop and enforce free trade agreements with other nations, eliminates barriers to sales of U.S. products, and improves the competitiveness of U.S. firms.

Disseminates advanced U.S. clean energy technologies throughout the Asia-Pacific region by hosting trade missions and other outreach events.

Protects intellectual property rights. Combats global piracy and counterfeiting, and strengthens the United States Patent and Trademark Office to support efforts to safeguard the value of intellectual property through more efficient and higher quality patent and trademark examinations.

Improving Public and Private-SectorDecisions with EnhancedData

" Preparesfor the 2010 Decennial Census. Opens field offices and finalizes systems for the population count in spring 2010, which is called for in Article I of the Constitution.

Improves economic data. Promotes more accurate data on the contributions of the health care sector and research and development to gross domestic product (GDP),

and also significantly improves measurement of the service sector.

Enhancingthe Ability to Observe, Protect,and Manage the Target ACtUal Earth'sResources

" Improves weather forecasting and global climate monitoring.

Provides $981 million to develop and acquire vital weather satellites and climate sensors (an increase of $175 million over the 2008 request and $220 million over the enacted level) and $31 million over the 2008 request in new initiatives to improve forecasts of severe weather, fires, and droughts.

• Protects oceans and manages natural resources. Increases funding for last year's initiative supporting the Ocean Action Plan by $31 million over the 2008 request, to

$154 million. These funds will enhance fisheries management and support the Magnuson-Stevens Act requirement of eliminating overfishing by 2011, as well as strengthen efforts to advance ocean observing networks, study ocean acidification, reduce harmful marine debris, support maritime commerce, and protect marine mammals.

Major Savings and Reforms http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/budget/fy2009/commerce.html 10/16/2008

Budget FY 2009 - Department of Commerce Page 3 of 5

• Six programs representing $375 million have been identified for termination or reduction, including:

o Federal funding for Manufacturing Extension Partnership centers, which will become independent, as intended when the program began.

o Economic Development Administration grants, which will be reduced and re-focused on economic adjustment assistance, to respond to sudden and severe economic events.

o Public Telecommunications Facilities, Planning, and Construction grants, which in recent years have supported public broadcasters' transition to digital broadcasts-a transition that is now largely complete.

Since 2001, the Departmentof Commerce has:

Vigorously contributed to the Administration's free-trade agenda, leading to the signing or completion of free trade agreements with 17 countries that feature increased intellectual property protections and expanded access for U.S. products and services. From 2001 to 2006, annual U.S. exports increased by $440 billion (nearly 30 percent in constant dollars), which benefits businesses of all sizes and American workers.

Enforced trade agreements by initiating 286 antidumping or countervailing duty investigations and applied anti-subsidy countervailing' duty investigations on imports from emerging non-market economies for the first time in 23 years.

• Enhanced the quality and timeliness of key economic data; for example, making GDP information on a State-by-State basis available 12 months earlier.

• Supported sound management of fisheries and related ocean resources, including protecting over 7,000 species within the world's largest marine protected area-the Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument in Hawaii.

• Improved weather forecasting and climate science capabilities, such as increasing the lead time for winter storm warnings from 9 hours1.041667e-4 days <br />0.0025 hours <br />1.488095e-5 weeks <br />3.4245e-6 months <br /> in 2000 to 19 hours2.199074e-4 days <br />0.00528 hours <br />3.141534e-5 weeks <br />7.2295e-6 months <br /> in 2007.

Department of Commerce (Dollar amounts in millions) 2007 Estimate Actual 2008 2009 Spending Discretionary Budget Authority:

Departmental Management:

Salaries and Expenses 49 44 61 Emergency Steel Guaranteed Loan Program - - -49 http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/budget/fy2009/commerce.html 10/16/2008

Budget FY 2009 - Department of Commerce Page 4 of 5 Headquarters Renovation 4 7 National Intellectual Property Law Enforcement Coordination 1 Council Office of the Inspector General 23 22 25 Subtotal, Departmental Management 72 70 45 Economic Development Administration 281 274 133 Bureau of the Census 893 1,230 2,605 Economics and Statistics Administration 80 80 91 International Trade Administration 402 405 420, Bureau of Industry and Security 75 73 84 Minority Business Development Agency 30 29 29 National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA):

Operations, Research, and Facilities 2,821 2,933 2,913 Procurement, Acquisition and Construction 1,085 971 1,239 Other accounts -11 68 -42.

Subtotal, NOAA 4,065 3,972 4,110 U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (PTO):

Program level 1,779 1,916 2,075 Fees -1,791 -1,916 -2,075 Subtotal, PTO -12 - -

Technology Administration 2 -

National Institute of Standards and Technology (N IST):

Scientific and Technical Research and Services 439 446 539 Industrial Technology Services 177 136 4 Construction of Research Facilities 59 160 99 Subtotal, NIST ' 675 742 642 National Telecommunications and, Information 40 36 19 Administration Discretionary offsetting receipts -23 -4 -1 Total, Discretionary budget authority 6,410 6,907 8,177 Memorandum: Budget authority from enacted 170 - -

supplementals Total, Discretionary outlays 6,418 7,145 8,072

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http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/budget/fy2009/commerce.html 10/1 6/2008

Budget FY 2009 - Department of Commerce Page 5 of 5 Mandatory Outlays:

Digital Television Fund programs:

Public Safety Interoperable Communications 24 296 396 grants Digital Television Converter Box program 36 404 534 Other programs - 152 102 All other 8 162 151 Mandatory offsetting receipts 1 - -852 -1,032 Total, Mandatory outlays 68 162 151 Total, Outlays 6,486 7,327 8,223 Credit activity Direct Loan Disbursements:

Fisheries Finance Direct Loan Financing account 84 52 39 Number of 2009 Programs Savings Major Savings, Discretionary Terminations 4 -200 Reductions 2 -175 1 Mandatory offsetting receipts include spectrum auction receipts that fund mandatory programs in the National Telecommunications and Information Administration created by the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005.

http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/budget/fy2009/commerce.html 10/l16/2008

NATIONAL TECHNICAL INFORMATION SERVICE-Continued 228 Federal Funds--Continued THE BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2009 NTIS REVOLVING FUND-Continued 86.93 Outlays from discretionary balances ........... ;................. 67 127 105 Object Classification (in millions of dollars)-Continued 87.00 Total outlays (gross) ................................................. 414 470 511 Identification code13-4295-0-3-376 2007actual 2008est. 2009est. Net budget authority and outlays:

89.00 Budget authority ........................................................... 438 445 527 23.3 Communications, utilities, and miscellaneous charges -- 1 2 2 90.00 Outlays .......................................................... 414 470 1............

511 24.0 Printing and reproduction .............................................. ................... 4 4 25.2 Other services ................................................................ 10 5 5 25.3 Other purchases of goods and services from Govern- The mission of the National Institute of Standards and ment accounts ........................................................... 1 2 2 Technology (NIST) is to develop and promote measurement, 25.7 Operation and maintenance ofequipment ................... 1 1 1 26.0 Supplies and materials .............................. . .3 3 standards, and technology to enhance productivity, facilitate 31.0 Equipment .................................. 2 2 .trade, and improve the quality of life. To carry out its mission, NIST has an intramural research program made up of labora-99.0 Reimbursable obligations .......................................... 28 41 42 tories and technical programs and national research facilities.

99.9 Total new obligations ................................................ 28 41 42 NIST also manages the Baldrige National Quality Program.

As part of the President's 10-year American Competitive-ness Initiative to significantly increase Federal funding for Employment Summary basic research in the physical sciences, NIST will target key Identification code13-4295-0-3-376 2007actual . 2008est. 2009est. investments that promote U.S. innovation and industrial com-Reimbursable:

petitiveness, including, among other things: expanding NIST's 2001 Civilian full-time equivalent employment ..................... 131 150 150 neutron facility to aid in characterizing novel materials in high-growth research fields; improving nanotechnology manu-facturing capabilities; enhancing innovation in the biosciences through measurement and standards development related to NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND complex life systems; increasing communications capabilities TECHNOLOGY through research in optical technologies; and enhancing cyber security by developing infrastructure needed to respond to Federal Funds emerging online threats.

SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL RESEARCH AND SERVICES For necessary expenses of the National Institute of Standards and Object Classification (in millions of dollars)

Technology, [$440,517,000] $535,000,000, to remain available until expended, of which not to exceed [$6,580,000] $12,300,000 may be Identification code13-0500-0-1-376 2007actual 2008est. 2009est.

transferred to. the "Working Capital Fund": Provided, That not to Direct obligations:

exceed $5,000 shall be for official reception and representation ex- Personnel compensation:

penses. (15 U.S.C. 272, 273, 278b-j; p, 290b-f, 1454(d), 1454(e), 1511, 11.1 Full-tim e perm anent .................................................. 154 167 192 1512, 3711; Departmentof Commerce AppropriationsAct, 2008.) 11.3 Other than full-time permanent ........................ 13 14 14 11.5 Other personnel compensation ............................ 6 6 6 Program and Financing (in millions of dollars) 11.9 Total personnel compensation .............................. 173 187 212 Identification code13-0500-0-1-376 2007actual 2008est. 2009est. 12.1 Civilian personnel benefits ........................ 45 49 58 21.0 Travel and transportation of persons ............................ 10 10 12 Obligations by program activity: 22.0 Transportation of things ................................................ 1 1 3 00.01 Laboratories and technical programs ........................... 370 382 445 23.2 Rental payments to others ............................................ 2 1 2 00.02 National research facilities ........................................... 63 65 74 23.3 Communications, utilities, and miscellaneous charges 24 25 35 24.0 Printing and reproduction .............. ..................... . 1 1 1 00.91 NISTlaboratories ............................ 433 447 519 25.1 Advisory and assistance services .................................. 5 3 2 01.01 Baldrige national quality program ............................ 8 8 9 25.2 Other services ............................................................... 45 40 34 25.3 Other purchases of goods and services from Govern-10.00 Total new obligations ................................................ 441 455 528 ment accounts ........................................................... 24 24 30 25.5 Research and development contracts ........................... 2 2 .12 Budgetary resources available for obligation: 25.7 Operation and maintenance of equipment ........... 14 14 16 21.40 Budgetary resources available for obligation ............... 5 9 ................... 26.0 Supplies and materials ................................................. 23 24 29 22.00 Newbudget authority (gross) ........................................ 438 445 527 31.0 Equipment .................................. 36 37 42 22.10 Resources available from recoveries ofprior year obli- 41.0 Grants, subsidies, and contributions ............................ 36 37 40 g ations ....................................................................... 2 1 1 22.22 Unobligated balance transferred from other accounts 5 ................... ................... 99.9 Total new obligations ......................... 441 455 528 23.90 Total budgetary resources available for obligation 450 455 528 23.95 Total new obligations .................................................... - 441 - 455 - 528 Employment Summary 9

24.40 Unobligated balance carried forward, end of year Identification code 13-0500-0-1-371 2007 actual 2008est. 2009est.

New budget authority (gross), detail: Direct:

Discretionary: 1001 Civilian full-time equivalent employment ..................... 1,830 1,995 2,147 40.00 Newbudget authority (gross), detail ........................ 434 441 535 41.00 Transferred to other accounts ................................... -1 - 12 42.00 Transferred from other accounts .............................. 5 5 4 INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY SERVICES 43.00 Appropriation (total discretionary) ............ .438 445 527 For necessary expenses of the Hollings Manufacturing Extension Change in obligated balances; Partnership of the National Institute of Standards and Technology, 72.40 Change in obligated balances ...................................... 106 131 115 [$89,640,000]_$4,000,000, to remain available until expended.

73.10 Total new obligations .......................: 441 455 528 [In addition, for necessary expenses of the Technology Innovation 73.20 Total outlays (gross) .................................................... .. - 414 - 470 - 511 Program of the National Institute of Standards and Technology, 73.45 Recoveries of prior year obligations .............................. - 2 -1 - 1

$65,200,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That of 74.40 Obligated balance, end of year ..................... 131 115 131 the $70,200,000 provided for in direct obligations under this heading,

$65,200,000 is appropriated from the general fund and $5,000,000 Outlays (gross), detail: is derived from recoveries of prior year obligations from the Advanced 86.90 Outlays (gross), detail ................................................... 347 343 406 Technology Program.]

NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS ANOTECHNOLOGY-Continued DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Federal Funds-Continued 229

[(RESCISSION)] 25.3 Other purchases of goods and services from Govern-ment accounts ....................... ......................... . . 2 2 ...................

[Of the unobligated balances available under this heading from 25.5 Research and development contracts ........................... 1 ...................

prior year appropriations, $18,800,000 are rescinded]. (Department 1 ...................

25.7 Operation and maintenance of equipment ...................

1 .................

of Commerce AppropriationsAct, 2008.), 26.0 Supplies and materials ........................................

1 .................

31.0 Equipm ent .....................................................................

Program and Financing (in millions of dollars) 41.0 Grants, subsidies, and contributions ............................ 155 123 ...................

Identificationcode 13-0525,0-1-376 2007 actual 2008est. 2009est. 99.9 Total new obligations ............................................ 200 161 10 Obligations by program activity:

00.01 Advanced technology program ...................................... 93 70 6 Employment Summary 00.02 Manufacturing extension partnership ................... 107 91 4 Identificationcode13-0525-0-1-376 2007actual 2008est. 2009est.

01.00 Total direct program ................................................. 200 161 10 Direct:

10.00 Total new obligations ................................................ 200 161 10 1001 Civilian full-time equivalent employment ..................... 192 133 47 Budgetary resources available for obligation:

21.40 Unobligated balance carried forward, start of year 30 20 ...................

22.00 Newbudget authority (gross) ........................................ 178 136 4 CONSTRUCTION OF RESEARCH FACILITIES 22.10 Resources available from recoveries of prior year obli-For construction of new research facilities, including architectural gations ....................................................................... 12 5 6 and engineering design, and for renovation and maintenance of exist-23.90 Total budgetary resources available for obligation 220 161 10 ing facilities [including agency recreational and welfare facilities],

23.95 Total new obligations .................................................... - 200 - 161 - 10 not otherwise provided for the National Institute of Standards and Technology, as authorized by 15 U.S.C. 278c-278e, [$160,490,000]

24.40 Unobligated balance carried forward, end of year 20 ................... ................... $99,000,000, to remain available until expended[, of which

$30,080,000 is for a competitive construction grant program for re-Newbudget authority (gross), detail: search science buildings: Provided, That the Secretary of Commerce Discretionary: shall include in the budget justification materials that the Secretary 40.00 Appropriation ............................................................. 184 155 4 submits to Congress in support of the Department of Commerce budg-40.36 Unobligated balance permanently reduced .............. -7 -19 ...................

et (as submitted with the" budget of the President under section 43.00 Appropriation (total discretionary) ........................ 177 136 4 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code) an estimate for each National 58.00 Spending authority from offsetting collections: Off- Institute of Standards and Technology construction project having setting collections (cash) ........................... . ....... 1 ................... ................... a total multi-year program cost of more than $5,000,000 and simulta-neously the budget justification materials shall include an estimate 70.00 Total new budget authority (gross) .......................... 178 136 4 of the budgetary requirements for each such project for, each of the five subsequent fiscal years: Provided further, That notwithstanding Change in obligated balances: any other provision of law, of the amount made available for construc-72.40 Obligated balance, start of year ................................... 155 156 114 tion of research facilities, $7,332,000 shall be for the University of 73.10 Total new obligations .................................................... 200 161 10 73.20 Total outlays (gross) .................. .......................... - 187 - 198 - 99 Mississippi Medical Center Biotechnology Research Park; $7,332,000 73.45 Recoveries of prior year obligations .............................. - 12 - 5 - 6 shall be for the Mississippi State University Research, Technology and Economic Development Park; $1,598,000 shall be for the Univer-74.40 Obligated balance, end of year ............................... 156 114 19 sity of Southern Mississippi Innovation and Commercialization Park Infrastructure and Building Construction and Equipage; $5,000,000 Outlays (gross), detail: shall be for the Alabama State University Life Sciences Building; 86.90 Outlays from new discretionary authority ..................... 82 62 2 and $30,000,000 shall be for laboratory and'research space at the 86.93 Outlays from discretionary balances ............................. 105 136 97 University of South Alabama Engineering and Science Center]. (De-87.00 Total outlays (gross) ................................................. 187 198 99 partment of Commerce AppropriationsAct, 2008.)

Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)

Offsets:

Against gross budget authority and outlays: / Identificationcode13-0515-0-1-376 2007actual 2008est. 2009est.

88.40 Offsetting collections (cash) from: Non-Federal sources ..................................................................- 1 Obligations by program activity:

00.01 Direct program activity ..... .... ................ . 52 177 99 Net budget authority and outlays:

89.00 Budget authority .............................................. .......... 177 136 4 10.00 Total new obligations ............... .......................... 52 177 99 90.00 Outlays ........................................................................... 186 198 99 Budgetary resources available for obligation:

21.40 Unobligated balance carried forward, start of year 9 '17 The 2009 Budget phases out Federal funding for the Manu- 22.00 Newbudget authority (gross) ........................................ 59 160 99 facturing Extension Partnership (MEP). MEP centers will be- 22.10 Resources available from recoveries of prior year obli-gations .................................................................... . .......

come independent, as intended in the program's original au-23.90 Total budgetary resources available for obligation 69 177 99 thorization:

23.95 Total new obligations .................................................... - 52 - 177 - 99 Object Classification (in millions of dollars) 24.40 Unobligated balance carried forward, end of year 17 ................... ...................

Identificationcode13-o525L-0-1-376 2007actual -2008 est. 2009est. Newbudget authority (gross), detail:

Direct obligations: Discretionary:

Personnel compensation: 40.00 Appropriation ............................................................. 59 160 99 11.1 Full-tim e perm anent .................................................. 16 12 6 11.3 Other than full-time permanent .......................... Change in obligated balances:

11.5 Other personnel compensation .................................. 1 1 ................... 72.40 Change in obligated balances ...................................... 201 193 283 73.10 Total new obligations .................................................... 52 177 99 11.9 Total personnel compensation .......................... 18 13 6 73.20 Total outlays (gross) ...................................................... - 59 - 87 - 93 12.1 Civilian personnel benefits ............................................ 5 3 2 73.45 Recoveries of prior year obligations .............................. - 1 ................... ...................

13.0 Benefits for former personnel ........................ ..... ................... 1 21.0 Travel and transportation of persons ..................... 1 1 ............... 74.40 Obligated balance, end ofyear ................................ 193 283 289 23.3 Communications, utilities, and miscellaneous charges 3 3 1 25.1 Advisory and assistance services .................................. 6 4 Outlays (gross), detail:

25.2 Other'services ................................................................ 6 8 ................... 86.90 Outlays (gross), detail ............................................ 16 19 12

2*"30 Federal Funds--Continued NATIONALINSTITUTE OF STANDARDS ANDTECHNOLOGY-Continued THE BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2009 CONSTRUCTION OF RESEARCH FACILITIES-Continued 42.00 Transferred from other accounts .............................. 12 Spending authority from offsetting collections:

Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)-Continued 58.00 Offsetting collections (cash) ................................ 174 176 148 58.10 Change in uncollected customer payments from Identification code13-0515-0-1-376 2007actual 2008est. 2009 est. Federal sources (unexpired) ............................. 3 .....................

86.93 Outlays from discretionary balances ........... ................. 43 . 68 81 58.90 Spending authority from offsetting collections (total discretionary) ............. ................... 177 176 148 87.00 Total outlays (gross) .................................... :........... 59 87 93 70.00 Total new budget authority (gross) .......................... 178 177 160 Net budget authority and outlays:

89.00 Budget authority ............................................................ 59. 160 99 Chanle'in cbligated batancec:

90.00 Outlays ........................................................................... 59 87 93 72.40 Change in obligated balances ...................................... 98 102 20 73 .1 , Total new obligations .................................................... 169 177 161 IlW3t Total outlays (gross) ...................................................... -162 -259 -170 This appropriation supports the construction of new facili- 74.00 Change in uncollected customer payments from Fed-ties and the renovation and maintenance of NIST's current eral sources (unexpired) ............................... -3 buildings and laboratories to qrmply with scientific and engi- '74.40 Obligated Wb lagJ ed.lj~ jof year ................................ 102 20 11 neering requirements and to le4 pace with FadteM, State, and local health and safety regulations. As part of the Presi- Outlays (gross), detail:

dent's 10-year American Competitiveness Initiative, the 2009 86.90 Outlays (gross), detail ................................................... 117 137 120 Budget includes $99 million to complete construction of a 86.93 Outlays from discretionary balances .......................... 45 122 50 new building extension at the NIST labs in Boulder, Colorado, 87.00 Total outlays (gross) ................................................. 162 259 170 to expand its world-class joint research institute at the Uni-versity of Colorado, and to strengthen maintenance, repairs, Offsets:

and safety at NIST's facilities. Against gross budget authority and outlays:

Offsetting collections (cash) from:

88.00 Offsets ................................................................... - 116 - 128 - 101 Object Classification (in millions of dollars) 88.40 Non-Federal sources ............................................. - 58 - 48 - 47 Identification code13-0515-0-1-376 2007actual 2008est. 2009est. 88.90 Total, offsetting collections (cash) ........................ - 174 - 176 - 148 Oirect obligations: Against gross budget authority only:

Personnel compensation: 88.95 Change in uncollected customer payments from 11.1 , Full-tim e permhnent .................................................. 4 5 Federal sources (unexpired) ................................ . - 3 ................... ...................

11.5 Other personnel com pensation .................................. ................... 1...................

Net budget authority and outlays:

11.9 Total personnel compensation .............................. 4 5 6 89.00 Budget authcrity . 1 1 12 12.1 Civilian personnel benefits ............................................ 1 2 2 90.00 Outlays ........................................................................... - 12 83 22 25.2 Other services ................................................................ 23 35 35 25.7 Operation and maintenance of equipment .......... : 1 1 1 26.0 Supplies and materials ................................................. 4 4 4 The Working Capital Fund finances research and technical 32.0 Land and structures ...................................................... 17 48 38 41.0 Grants, subsidies, and contributions ........................... 82 13 services performed for other Government agencies and the public. These activities are funded through advances and re-99.0 Direct obligations ...................................................... 50 177 99 imbursements. The Fund also finances the acquisition of 99.5 Below reporting threshold ................... .......................... 2 ................... ...................

equipment, standard reference materials, and storeroom in-99.9 Total new obligations ................................................ 52 177 99 ventories until issued or sold.

Employment Summary Object Classification (in millions of dollars)

Identification code13-0515-0-1-376 2007actual 2008est. 2009est. Identification code13-4650-0-4-376 2007actual 2008est. 2009est.

Direct: Reimbursable obligations:

1001 Civilian full-time equivalent employment ..................... 50 54 . 60 Personnel compensation:

11.1 Full-tim e perm anent .................................................. 57 65 70 11.3 Other than full-time permanent ............................... 5 5 5 11.5 Other personnel compensation .................................. 1 1 1 WORKING CAPITAL FUND 11.9 Total personnel compensation .............................. 63 71 76 12.1 Civilian personnel benefits .............. A ............................. 17 18 19 Program and Financing (in millions of dollars) 21.0 Travel and transportation'of persons ............................ 3 3 1 22.0 Transportation of things ........................... 1 1 .............

Identificationcode13-4650-0-4-376 2007actual 2008est, 2009est. 23.2 Rental paym ents to others ................................ . ...... 1 ................... ...................

23.3 Communications, utilities, and miscellaneous charges 8 8 7 Obligations by program activity:

1624 1694 151 25.1 Advisory and assistance services .................................. 3 2 1 09.02 Laboratories 09.01 and technical National research facilities programs ...........................

........................................... 6 25.2 Other services ................................................................ 20 20 9 25.3 Other purchases of goods.and services from Govern-09.09 NISTlaboratoriesn...................o..............

.................... 166 173 157 ment accounts ........................................................... 19 19 10 09.10 Baldrige national quality program ................................ 2 3 4 25.7 Operation and maintenance of equipment ................... 4 4 2 09.11 Manufacturing extension partnership ............................ I I ................... 26.0 Supplies and materials ................................................. 10 9 5 31.0 Equipment ..................................................................... 15 17 29 10.00 Total new obligations " 169 177 161 41.0 Grants, subsidies, and contributions ............................ 5 5 2 Budgetary resources available for obligation: 99.0 Reim bursable obligations .......................................... 169 177 161 21.40 Unobligated balance carried forward, start of year 132 141 141 177 160 99.9 Total new obligations ............................................. 169 177 161 22.00 Newbudget authority (gross) ........................................ 178 23.90 Total budgetary resources available for obligation 310 318 301

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169 - 177 - 161 Employment Summary 23.95 Total new obligations 24.40 Unobligated balance carried forward, end of year 141 141 140 Identification code13-4650-0-4-376 2007actual 2008est. 2009est.

Reimbursable:

New budget authority (gross), detail: 2001 Civilian full-time equivalent employment ..................... 681 746 . 779 Discretionary:

Attachment C FY 2009 EstimAed ssowg Cost

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September 22, 2008 ESTIMATION OF INDIRECT COST FOR DECOMMISSIONING THE N.I.S.T. REACTOR COST ESCALATION ESTIMATE FOR THE YEAR 2009:

Prepared by: Mahesh Suthar

References:

1. Report prepared by DURATEK SERVICES INC., Oak Ridge, TN on "Decommissioning Cost Estimate for the N.I.S.T. Reactor, Rev. 0, March 2004"

2. U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics Data, 2008

3. U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, NUREG - 1307, Rev. 12, February 27, 2007 "Report on Waste Burial Charges" Referring to the report on "Decommissioning Cost Estimate for N.I.S.T. Reactor by Duratek, Table A -14, Estimated Cost (2009) = (2003 Cost) x [ AL(20 09 ) + BE(200 9 ) + CB(2oo9) ......... (1)

Where A, B, and C are the fractions of the total 2003 dollar costs that are attributed to labor, energy and burial respectively, and sum to 1.0. The NIST values for these fractions are given below:

A= 0.618 B = 0.037 C = 0.345 The factors L(2009), E(2oo9 ) and B( 2oo9 ) are defined by:

L( 2009 ) = Labor Cost Adjustment, December 2003 to the re-estimate month of year 2009, E(200 9 ) - Energy Cost Adjustment, December 2003 to the re-estimate month of year 2009, and B(200 9) = LLW Burial/Disposition Cost Adjustment, December 2003 to the re-estimate month of year 2009, (i.e. burial/disposition cost in the new estimate month of year 2009 divided by the burial/disposition cost in December of 2003) 1

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Determination of Labor Cost Adiustment Factor Lx:

Referring to the attachment: 1, (print out of U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistical Data, "Employment Cost Index" data):

Labor Cost Index for 4 th quarter of 2003 = 92.9 Estimated Labor Cost index for l stquarter of 2009 = 112 Therefore, NIST L(20 08) = 112 /92.9 = 1.2056 ...................................... (i)

Determination of Energy Cost Adjustment Factor Ex:

Referring to the attachment 2, (print out of U.S. Department of labor, Bureau of Labor Statistical Data, "Producer Price Index - Commodities (Fuels and- related products and Power)):

Electrical Power Cost Annual Index for 2003 = 145.8 Estimated Electrical Power Cost index for first quarter of 2009 = 200

1. 2 Diesel Fuel Cost Annual Index for 2003 = 100.5 and Estimated #2 Diesel Fuel Cost Index for the first quarter of 2009 = 433.33 Per Duratek Report, Energy Cost Adjustment Factor equation for NIST is E(20 09) (NIST) = 0.58(Electrical Power Cost Index Adjustment Factor for 2009) +

0.42(Fuel Cost Index Adjustment Factor for 2009)

= 0.58(200/145.8) + 0.42(433.33/100.5)

= 2 .6 0 6 5 ................................................................... (ii)

Determination of Waste Burial Cost Adiustment Factor B,:

Per Duratek Report, NIST equation for Waste Burial Cost Adjustment Factor for 2009 is:

B( 20 09 ) (NIST) = DxWP + ExBARN + FxENV Where (per Duratek Services Inc. report, for NIST)

D = 0.145, E = 0.467, and F = 0.388 2

1 11111-c.. ( C(7 (C) eIu n foir LI1Ct \ 51-0, C 8 - 2 WP(2 009) - Adjustment Factor for Waste Processors at U.S. Ecology BARN( 200 9) = Adjustment Factor for Barnwell South Carolina burial site ENV(200 9) = Adjustment Factor for Envirocare of Utah Referring to U.S.N.R.C. NUREG 1307, Rev. 12, Table 2.1, values of Bx are given for years up to 2006. The value of Bxfor the year 2009 can be obtained by plotting the graph of year v/s B. values given in Table 2.1 and extrapolating the graph beyond year 2006. Attached such graphs provide the following values of Bx:

WP(20 09) = 3.814, BARN( 2009 ) = 26.579, ENV( 20o9)= 11.212 The values of Bx for the year 2003 obtained by interpolation per Nureg-1 307, Rev. 12, Table 2.1 are given below:

WP(20 03 ) = 4.797, BARN( 200 3 ) = 20.3345, ENV(20 0 3 ) = 4.504 (Note: These values are different from the previous two years values. Those values were taken from Duratek calculations for the year 2003. Duratek used 2002 data for the year 2003 from the Nureg-1 307, Rev. 10, Table 2.1 because 2003 data were not available in that table. Nureg-1 307, Rev. 12 included data for the years 2002 and 2004. Data for the year 2003 were obtained by linear interpolation of 2002 and 2004 data in order to use real life data.)

The value of B( 200 9 ) (NIST) can now be obtained by solving the following equation:

B(2 00 9) (NIST) = DxWP+ ExBARN + FxENV, where WP = 3.814/4.797 = .7951, BARN = 26.579/20.3345 = 1.3071 and ENV = 11.212/4.504 = 2.4893 B(200 9) (NIST) = 0.145 x 0.7951 + 0.467 x 1.3071 + 0.388 x 2.4893

= 1 .6 9 16 ................................................................. (iii)

The estimated escalated decommissioning cost for the year 2009 is obtained by solving equation (1) given above, i.e.

Estimated Cost (2009) = (2003 Cost)[ AL( 200 9 ) + BE(2oa9) + CB(2 0 09) ]......... (1),

where 2003 Cost = $30,224,476.00 Estimated escalated decommissioning cost for the year 2009, 3

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= $43,726,689.84 Estimated 2008 Cost = $43,726,689.84 4

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1998 127.4 127.2 126.7 126.4 129.2 133.8 134.8 135.2 135.2 130.4 127.6 126.6 130.0 1999 126.1 125.5 125.5 125,2 127.4 131.6 133.9 133.9 134.1 129.5 127.5 126.5 128.9 2000 126.8 126.7 126.7 126.8 128.6 133.6 136.2 137.4 137.8 134.1 130.9 132.7 131.5 2001 136.4 136.4 136.5 135.1 136.2 148.4 149.5 148.9 148.2 143.8 137.3 136.9 141.1 2002 136.3 135.4 135.7 135.4 137.9 143.6 144.9 145.0 145.8 140.0 139.5 139.6 139.9 2003 140.3 140.6 143.3 144.3 145.1 148.3 151.6 151.3 152.0 147.4 142.7 142.9 145.8 2004 143.1 143.1 143.1 143.1 144.2 152.4 152.2 154.0 154.0 145.8 144.9 146.2 14-7.2 2005 148.9 148.0 148.1 148.7 151.1 159.7 162.1 162.5 162.8 159.5 161.1 161.4 156.2 2006 167.0 168.6 167.4 169.6 170.8 181.2 181.9 180.2 181.0 171.2 167.2 167.8 172.8 2007 171.9 175.7 172.1 173.1 179.2 186.7 187.0 187.6 188.4 182.7 180.3 179.9 180.5

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Producer Price Index-Commodities Series Id: WPU057303 Not Seasonally Adjusted Group: Fuels and related, products and power Item: #2 diesel fuel Base Date: 8200 Year Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Annual 1998 53.9 51.3 47.6 50.0 50.0 45.8 44.7 44.4 48.1 47.3 46.1 39.0 47.4 1999 40.2 38.1 43.2 53.1 53.0 53.5 59.8 65.6 68.8 67.5 71.9 72.7 57.3 2000 76.1 86.1 90.0 84.1 82.8 85.7 89.5 92.1 110.8 110.0 110.4 101.6 93.3 2001 96.7 92.4 83.5 86.4 93.1 90.2 81.6 82.0 91.6 75.9 71.3 56.2 83.4 2002 58.9 60.0 69.7 76.9 74.7 73.3 77.6 80.4 92.3 98.7 85.5 86.8 77.9 2003 97.6 123.8 129.4 102.3 87.9 89.8 92.7 96.6 91.1 101.1 95.9 98.1 100.5 2004 109.3 103.7 109.7 119.9 121.0 114.2 123.0 135.1 140.9 166.6 159.7 135.3 128.2 2005 141.1 149.5 173.3 175.4 170.8 187.2 189.8 200.6 212.6 264.1 206.2 198.5 189.1 2006 197.1 196.2 206.5 230.4 239.6 246.9 237.5 250.2 201.3 197.5 197.2 203.0 216.9" 271.9 235.5 2007 180.9 193.5 220.2 238.0 226.5 227.6 243.5 231.2 246.2 249.6 296.7 (P) (P) 280.5 286.7 355.4 20 _8 (P) (P) (P)

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Direct Decommissioning Cost for the year 2009 September 22, 2008 Calculations of the NBSR Direct Decommissioning Cost for the year 2009 Prepared by: Mahesh Suthar The following steps must be followed in calculating the direct decommissioning cost for the NBSR:

The direct cost must be escalated from the base cost in 2003 dollars. The total direct cost for 2003 was shown to be

$25,900,000. (Ref.: NBSR 14, Chapter 17, table 17.2).

The direct cost was broken down into five (5) categories (A through E) as shown in the attachment and in table 17.2 are as follows:

A = Cost of Licensed Operators, Engineering and Management B = Cost of Health Physics efforts C = Cost of Security D = Cost of Utilities and E = Cost of spent fuel shipment

& The first three (3) items (A through C) are considered labor costs, therefore the same escalation factor (L2 00 9) = 1.2056, as used in the indirect cost, must be used.

• The last two (2) items (E and D) are considered energy and transportation costs, therefore the same escalation factor (E 2 009 ) =

2.6065 as used in the indirect cost, must be used.

• It has also been assumed that labor is 90% of the total direct cost and energy and transportation is 10% of the total direct cost.

Therefore, the calculation of the escalated direct cost was as follows:

Estimated Direct Cost = {(L20 09)(A+B+C) + (E 2 009)(D+E)} .......... .(i)

• Categories A, B, C, D and E are summed over the five (5) year decommissioning period as per NBSR 14, Chapter 17, table 17.2 are, A = 6,000,000+6,000,000+4,000,000+2,000,000+1,000,000

= $ 19,000,000.00 B = 850,000+700,000+500,000+250,000+250,000

= $ 2,550,000.00 C = 500,000+500,000+500,000+300,000 = $ 1,800,000.00 D = 150,000+ 150,000+ 150,000+100,000 = $ 550,000.00 E = 1,000,000+1,000,000 =$ 2,000,000.00

Direct Decommissioning Cost for the year 2009 Therefore, using the equation (i) above, the estimated direct decommissioning cost for the year 2009 will be

= {1.2056 x 23,350,000 + 2.6065 x 2,550,000}

= $ 34,797,335.00 The total difference between the year 2003 and year 2009 costs is then

$ 34,797,335.0q- $ 8,897,335.00 The reactor is assumed to have a fifty-six (56) year life and we will be in the forty first ( 4 1 st) yeI itsklife ttmejeUIt)2009. Therefore, the liability estimate would be understated by (41/56) (8,897,335), i.e. $ 6,514,120.27 2

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Letter of Intent Docket No. 50-184 ,. .. *.

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As Deputy Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), a FedetiOg64Arrent 4&hiftion, I exe~ise kpres4 iithority and responsibility to reques1 as-necessary from the U.S. Congress through the Department of Commerce and the Office of Management and Budget, external and NIST direct cost funds for decommissioning activities associated with operations authorized by U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission License No. TR-5. This authorit is established by 31 U.S.C.

sections,, 1105 and 1108, Department of Commerce Administrative Order 203-1, and NIST Administrative Manual Subchapter 8.03. Within this authority, I intend to request that funds be made available when necessary to decommission the NIST Center for Neutron Research Reactor under the TR-5 License located on the NIST campus at 100 Bureau Drive, Gaithersburg, Maryland. I would request and seek to obtain these funds as sufficiently in advance of decommissioning as possible to prevent delay of required activities. A copy of Department of Commerce Organizational Order 30-2B is enclosed as evidence that I am authorized to represent the National Institute of Standards and Technology in this transaction.

c~erely, Patrick Gallagher Deputy Director I certify under penalty of perjury that the following

• true and correct.

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cc: William B. Kennedy, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission MS 012-G15 Washington, D.C. 20555

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NATIONAL INSTITrUTE :OF STANDAl~2RDSi AMI TERCHNOLOGY SECTION S. PURPOSE. "";"' """ "" " """  ::" ' . ' " """

.01 This Order prescribes the organization and assignment of functions within the National institute of Standards and Technology,(NIMT. The scope of d

authority an functions are in Department Organization order 30-2A. SOVe

.02 This revision establishes the position and functions of the Chief of Staff as a new organizational entity reporting to the NIST'Direct01r; abolishes the Director of Administration and Chief Financial Officer and transfers the functions, staff, and resources to the newly establis=hed positioni 46fChief Finlancial Officer, Chief Human Capital Officer and Chief Facilities Management Officer. In addition the reporting relationship of the Chief Information-Officer (CIO) Is changed from the NIST Director to the Deputy Director, the Deputy Director is designated as the Chief Operating Officer, and the functional descriptionsof the Baldrige National Quality Program and the Director, Boulder Laboratories, are updated.'

SECTION. 2. ORGANIZATION.

The organization structure and line of authority of MIST, which is part of the Technology Administration, shall be as depicted in the attached organization chart (Exhibit 1).

SECTION 3. OfFICE OF THEDIRECTOR.

The Director shall determine the policies and priorities of NIST and direct the development and execution of its programs within the guidelines set by the Secretary of Commerce (Secretary).

The Deputy Director shall assist the Director in the direction of NIST and perform the functions of the Director in the latter's absence. The Deputy Director also oversees organizations the vast international and academic affairs programs of NIST and serves as the principal representative with international treaty and foreign governments and assists iIST's the Director in developing initiatives that will enhance effectiveness on a global basis in harmonizing standards, measurements, and databases, and implementing mutual recognition arrangements. The Deputy Director shall also serve as the Chief Operating Officer in managing and carrying out the admirnistrative and technical infrastructure and support programs essential for daily operations throughout NIST, and shall establish Office and tr es t plans, ensuring maximum responsiveness to the needs of the NIST technical supported programs. TheFinancial Deputy Director shall oversee the development and delivery of cost effective and efficient administrative services andbe by the Chief Officer (CFO), the Chief Human Capital Officer (CHCO), the Chief Information Officer (CIO), and the Chief Facilities Management Officer (CFMO) and their subordinate units D SECTION 4. FUNCTIONS REPORTING TO THE DIRECTOR.

.01 The Baldrige National Quality Program shala provide assistance to industry, education, and healthcare, and other public benefit organizations in the development responsibility of in technology and procedures neededActtosection improve the Technology Competitiveness of U.S. quality and the Omnibus competitiveness Trade and is responsible and Competitiveness Act of 1988for(Public managing the assigned Law (PlL.) 100-418) and its amendments; manage the Malcolm baldrige National Quality Award Program as stated in P.L 100-107, in cooperation with senior U.S. business, education, healthcare, and quality leaders; perform research and outreach activities to assist private sector quality efforts, and serve as a mechanism by which U.S. companies, universities, and other asorganizations can work together to share and develop performance excellence best practices; coordinate quality-related developments and requirements with the NIST laboratories; serve as the NIST representative to national and international quality organizations; and serve as the NIST quality liaison to business, education, healthcare, overnment entities at the federal, state, and local level, other public benefit organizations, and to other targeted groups as identified andeor required by Congress or the Administration.

st02The Chief of Staff shall support the Director in administering the policies, programs, and operations of NIST through, assistance in increasing external awareness, appreciation of, support for, and use of NIST's research and services. The Chief of Staff will facilitate top-level decision-making and improved internal communication and provide coordination of action required of NIST as a result of executive policy decisions and actions and wilf serve as the Director's representative with the Technology Administration, Department, and other Federal agencies with broad authority to commit nISTto specific courses of action. The Chief of Staff shall have managerial responsibility for the congressional and legislative affairs program, stoategic planning, program and policy analysis, strategic partnering, evaluation services, and the public and business affairs programs and will have oversight http://dms.osec.doc.gov/cgi-bin/doit.cgi?204:112:15ca~b8e74a62cfad570e6569d9735379abf7befl I c34e4... 10/8/2008

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.03 The Director, Boulder Laboratories, shall act as the delegate and representative of the NIST Director In providing leadership, policy guidance, technical and managerial oversight, and coordination of MIST-wide technical and administrative operations in support of the scientific goals and research objectIves of the Boulder Laboratories. The Boulder Laboratories Director shall be responsible for centralized support, coordination, and representatin 4t NIST fo* lte-stecific*Bltldirlcttvities

• dt*iAintteo,,; and events; and will serve as the overall site manager for the Boulder campus and be responsible for maintaining liaison with other federal agencies In Boulder and Its vicinity and for ensuring productive and cooperative relationships with the Boulder cormmunity.,

SECTION S. FUNCTiOUSREPORTING TO THE DEPUTY DIR1ECTiOl.'

.01 The Chief Financial Officer (CFO) shall direct and manage the overall budget, financial, acquisition and grants management activities relating to the programs and operations of.NIST aswell as client bureaus serviced by MIST. This Includes the development of financial managementpdollces and.

procedures; and development and maintenance of an integrated accounting and financial management System -including financial reporting and financial internal controls which comply with all applicable Department of Commerce (DOC), Office of Management and Budget (OMB), Department of Treasury, and Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board regulations, policies, and requirements. The CFO will ensure that financial information is reported timelwccu ith6roughly v' i&Ttobi t.wnt-h:thtifiOshed requirements and formats; oversee budget formation, presentation, justification and execution; direct the preparation of annual financial plans; serve as the action official responsible on all Internal and external audits investigations, reviews, and examinations programs~torelated to financial 576);i promote deter fraud, waste,management;

.anai abu~se of coordinate g~vern~nentfinancial report re*.tjres; requirements overse' as mandated mplerrientauion in theIV of Section C-o of i99 Managers Act Federal of the (P.L 101-Financal *ntegdty deploymnt Act; and serve of an integrated as liaison financia 0ndto'the Technology management Adnninlsti.in, DOC, Of'.B on all ,inahclal matters and the~development and system. The CFO oversei the ffl range of aTqulsltion and flnan'ial asstance programs,'incfuding contracts, grants, cooperative agreements, and other fellowship prOgrams or activities in accordance with DeC policies and Federal pourement regulations.

.02 The Chief Humar*

implementing Capital d6 people-related i;' C(:Osh*'ii programs býCOICO at NIST. The one f6pliaing, shalldestablish directing, policies and and procedures to govern the development, management, administration, and coordination .of programs Involving human resources Including personnel management, leadership and employee development, management. analysis, organizational design.and development, civIl rights and diversity, occupational health, and safety in support of the NIST mission.

.03 The Chief Information Officer (CIO) shall be respon plannng, directing, and implementingthe utilizaton of,lnformationbtechnology (IT) resources, Including capital planning and investment analyses, the IT operating plan and budget, as well as IT acquisition strategy and performance measures. The CIO will also be responsible for ensuring and providing appropriate supporting infrastructure, IT security, applied research, and-,

assistance to NIST staff, collaborators, and clients in the conduct of NISTs scientific, engineering and administrative programs and in the dissemination of information. The CIO will have line authority and responsibility, for centralized ETfunctions including telecommunications, networldng, Web services, integrated information systems, knowledge systems, and other IT infrastructure support services. The CIO advises the NIST Director and Deputy Director on all aspects of IT management to ensure state-of-the-art computing and networking facilities that integrate and support an enterprise-wide heterogeneous information technology environment for NIST.

.04 The Chief Facilities Management Officer (CFMO) shall be responsible for managing and operating facilities and providing cost-effective and efficient administratie services and Infrastructure programs essential for NIST's operations at all sites, ensuring maximum responsiveness to the needs of the NIST techn!cal programs. Facility and administrative activities and services include space management, real property management, facilities planning, engineering design, building construction and renovation, building systems operation and maintenance, mail distribution, reproduction services, environmental services, transportation, conference services, visual communications, fire protection, security services, and personal property management.

SECTION 6. TECHNOLOGY SERVICES.

The Director of Technology Services shall provide L.S. industry and trade, government and the public, with measurements, standards, and information services which increase competitiveness and facilitate trade by promoting innovation, improving quality, reducing cost, promoting the use and adoption of U.S. standards, measurement practices and technology by important trading partners, and overcoming barriers to trade, which include: cooperating with other departments and agencies of the Federal Government and state and. local governments in establishing uniform legal metrology practices, standards, codes, and specifications; developing, producing, and distributing Standard Reference Materials; providing Standard Reference Data; providing calibration and laboratory accreditation services; coordinating metric usage to the extent practical in Federal Government procurement, grants, and business-related activities; managing the Small Business Innovation Research Program (SBIR); providing information services in support of NIST; and collaborating with NIST's Laboratories in carrying out technology services responsibilities.

SECTION 7. ADVANCEDTECHNOLOGY PROGRAM.

The Advanced Technology Program shall stimulate U.S. economic growth by developing high-risk and enabling technologies through programs proposed and cost-shared by industry; plan focused programs in economically important technology application areas; fund projects selected through focused program and general competitions; promote the formation of and aid United States joint research and development ventures through provisions of organizational and technical advice and through direct participation in joint ventures; administer an outreach program that cooperates with state and local government economic development authorities to evaluate the technology requirements of businesses and make businesses aware of Program opportunities; and carry out cooperative research activities with the private sector, federal agencies, and state agencies as may be permitted by law or as assigned to the Program by the Secretary.

SECTION 8. MANUFACTURING EXTENSION PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM.

The Manufacturing Extension Partnership "Programshall develop and maintain, as a joint.venture with state and local governments, a national system which provides technical assistance to manufacturers in adopting appropriate advanced technology and best manufacturing practices to strengthen the global competitiveness of smaller U.S. manufacturers; assist state governments in planning for the development of state-wide industrial extension services which deliver technical and business assistance to smaller manufacturers in coordination with other existing services available in public, private, and academic sectors; provide joint funding with state and local governments for the creation and maintenance of extension services which focus on and respond to the specific needs of smaller firms; develop and manage programs which respond to the specific needs of state- and local-based extension services and supports their integration as a national delivery system; create and maintain partnership across the Federal Government and within industry to develop and integrate new and existing resources which are complementary to the national delivery system and which allow these entities to utilize the national delivery system as a means of access to smaller manufacturing firms in support of their mission objectives; and http://dms.osec.doc.gov/cgi-bin/doit.cgi?204:112:15caOb8e74a62cfad570e6569d9735379abf7befl 1c34e4... 10/8/2008

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SECTION-9..ELECTRONICS AND ELECTRICAL ENQNERIMGQLAgORATORy, The Electronics and Eleatri.aliEngfrifering Laboratory'shall maintain, develop, and disseminate the national physical standards for electricity; provide a focus for research, development, and applications In the field of electrical, electronic, quantum electronic, and electromagnetic materials and engineering; maintain and develop competence in measurements and analytic methods, In fabrication processes, In performance evaluation, and in practicaliapplications appropriate t1:'iwide range of materials,-devices, instrumentsi-and systeims; identify market and:t:hnrloglcal barriers to the effective application of electr[61, elctr6nlc,'quantum electronic:'and electromagnetic tec'hnoiesfor the achievement of national g*oals; conduct responsive basic research to yield the'reqdisite fundamental physical constantsý,'practical data*'measurement methods, theory, standards, technology, and technical services; and provide national reference standards and engineering measurement traceability and deliver the results for the benefit of the government, n con)imnnlty, and the consumer, either directly or through effective intermediaries.

1. .,ýtadtecnueete SECTION 10. HANUPATRR E"GIEf~. LA0ORATOY The Manufact.urng Engineerlng Laboratory shall provide competence and develop technical data, findings, and standards In production engineering, mechanicalmetrology, and automation'and cotrortechnology; provide instrument design, fabrication, modification, and repair; and provide industrial andmechanicalengineering In support of a program to develop standards, interfaces, recommended practices, and associated technology to be made available to the manufacturing industries.

SECTION .11 CHEMICAL SCIENCE AND TECH0OLOGY LABORATORY.

The Chemical Science and Technology Laboratory shall provide the national system of chemical measurement; coordinate the system with measurement systems of other nations and furnish essential services leading to accurate and uniform chemical measurement throughout the Nation's scientific community, industry, and commerce; provide advisory and research services to other government agencies; conduct basic and applied research In analytical chemistry, biotechnology, chemical engineering, and physical chemistry; develop and certify Standard Reference Materials; produce and evaluate Standard Reference Data; provide calibration services; and conduct interdisciplinary research efforts with other NIST laboratories in the areas of analytical chemistry, biotechnology, chemical engineering, and physical chemistry; conduct fundamental investigation of the phenomena on which measurement of the composition and behavior of chemical and biochemical systems is based; provide benchmark experimental data, new theory and models to explain the behavior and predict the properties of chemicals in chemical and biochemical processes and systems; acquire and dissemiriate thermophysical, thermodynamic, kinetic, and thermal data; provide calibration services for temperature, pressure and vacuum, flow, volume, liquiddensity, and humidity; develop new laboratory and process measurement techniques, Including In situ real-time process measurement methods;'develop and improve measurement capability and quantitative understanding of basic physical processes that underlie measurement science, including methods for analytical chemistry, biological chemistry, chemical kinetics, thermodynamics, and surface science, and thereby improve the comparability among laboratories throughout the United States, measurement compatibility with other nations, and measurement reliability in U.S.

industry and commerce; and use the techniques to assist in the solution of problems of national impact, e.g., in improving the accuracy of clinical analytical chemistry, air and water pollution analysis, and chemical engineering metrology, and in providing advisory services to government agencies, scientific organizations, and industry.

SECTION 12. PHYSICS LABORATORY.

The Physics Laboratory shall conduct long-term research in measurement science, develop new physical standards, measurement methods and reference data; and promulgate these standards, methods and data by providing measurement services, conducting workshops, publishing research results and collaborating with industry, universities, and other government agencies; establish spectroscopic methods and standards for infra-red, visibie, ultra-violet, x-ray and gamma-ray radiation; investigate the structure and dynamics of atoms and molecules, singly and in aggregate; develop and disseminate national standards for time and frequency and for the measurement of optical and ionizing radiation by means of calibrations, measurement quality assurance, and standard reference materials; generate, evaluate, and compile atomic, molecular, optical, and ionizing radiation data-in response to national needs; develop and operate major radiation sources as user facilities and maintain appropriate collaborations with other laboratories in NIST, the Nation, and throughout the world; and support the research community and industry in such areas as communication, defense, energy, environment, space, health, lighting, microelectronics, radiation, and transportation.

SECTION .3. MATERIALS SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING LABORATORY.

The Materials Science and Engineering Laboratory shall develop and maintain the scientific competences and experimental facilities necessary to provide the Nation with a central basis for uniform physical measurements, measurement methodology, and measurement services fundamental to the.

processing, characterization, properties and performance of materials, and to other essential areas in materials science; provide government, industry, universities, and consumers with standards, measurement methods, data, and quantitative understanding concerning metals, polymers, ceramics, composites, optical materials, and nonequilibrium materials; characterize the structure of materials, chemical reactions, and physical properties which lead: to the safest, most efficient uses of materials, improve materials technologies, provide the bases for advanced material technologies in basic and high-technology industries; obtain accurate experimental data on behavior and properties of materials under service conditions to assure effective use of raw-and manufactured materials, provide technical information such as reference data, materials measurement methods, and standards to processors, designers, and users for selection of cost-effectivecombinations of materials, processes, designs, and service conditions; use the unique NIST reactor and cold neutron research facilities to develop neutron measurement methodology, develop sophisticated structure characterization techniques, reference data, and standards; participate in collaborative efforts with other NIST organizational units in the dissemination of generic technical information from the divisions to private and public sector scientific organizations through special cooperative institutional arrangements and through conventional distribution mechanisms.

SECTION 14. BUILDING AND. FIRE RESEARCH LABORATORY.

The Building and Fire Research Laboratory shall provide the national laboratory concerned with increasing the usefulness, safety and economy of buildings, improving the productivity and international competitiveness of the construction industry, and reducing the human and economic costs of unwanted'fires; perform and support laboratory, field, and analytical research on the performance of construction materials, components, systems and practices, and the fundamental processes underlying initiation, propagation, and suppression of files; produce technologies to predict, measure, and httn://dm-.osec.doc. aov/ci-bin/doit.cii?204:112:1 5ca0b8e74a62cfad570e6569d973 53 79abf7befl lc34e4... 10/8/2008

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-test the performance of construction and fire prevention and control materials, components, systems, and practices, and to assist the construction and fire safety communities In achieving the benefits of advanced computation and automation; provide research results which are widely used and adopted by governmental and private sector organizations with standards and codes responsibilities, but does not promulgate building or fire safety standards or regulations; and conduct fire research mandated by the Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974, research for the Improvement of seismic design and construction practices as assigned by the Earthquake Hazards Reduction Act of 1977, as amended, and structural failure Investigations mandated by the NIST Authorizing Act for FY 1986.

SECTION,15._INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY lABORATORY.

The Information Technology Laboratory shall develop and demonstrate evaluation techniques, testing methods, and standards to enable U.S. industry to develop usable, reliable, interoperable products for Information technology; and provide leadership and collaborative research to NIST programs In the areas of mathematics, statistics, and Information technology use and services to enable NIST to maintain its status as a world-class InstitutiOn.

SECTION-16.,EFFECT ON OTHER ORDERS.

This Order supersedes Department Organization Order 30-28, dated March 12, 2003.

Director, National Institute of Standards and Technology Under Secretary for Technology Approved:

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