DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY NUCLEAR WASTE FUND GROWS TO OVER $50 BILLION
ECA Staff | 11/21/2023 On November 14, the Office of Inspector General issued a report titled, “The Department of Energy Nuclear Waste Fund’s Fiscal Year 2023 Financial Statement Audit” (DOE-OIG-24-02). According to the results of the audit report, as of September 30, 2023, and 2022, the Nuclear Waste Fund currently has total assets of $50.26
billion, up from $48.48 billion at the end of FY 2022. The Fund’s liabilities not covered by budgetary resources total $84.39 billion. This includes remaining liability from spent nuclear fuel (SNF) litigation of at least $34.1 billion. Link To Full Audit Report: The Department of Energy Nuclear Waste Fund’s Fiscal Year 2023 Financial Statement Audit.
ECA WEBINAR: PLANNING FOR THE UPCOMING CONGRESSIONAL YEAR: HOW TO COMMUNICATE PRIORITIES
Join ECA, December 13 at 2PM EST for an engaging discussion around "Planning for the Upcoming Congressional Year: How to Communicate Priorities". This conversation will be facilitated by
David Reeploeg, Vice President for Federal Programs, TRIDEC and Head of ECA Public Policy Committee, and will include Jaime Shimek, former House Energy and Water Appropriations Subcommittee clerk, Colin Jones, Vice President, Deputy General Manager of the Jacobs North American Nuclear Group, and Mary Louise Wagner, Governmental Affairs
Consultant.
NEW MEDIAGone Fission Nuclear Report: Manhattan Project National Park: Three Sites, Many Stories In 2015, the United States welcomed its 409th National Park. Known as the Manhattan Project National Historic Park, it tells the story of the men and women who developed the atomic bomb that ended World War II. The Park features three key locations across the U.S.—Oak Ridge TN, Los Alamos NM, and Hanford WA. National Park Service Superintendent Wendy Behrman is our guest in this week’s episode of the Gone Fission Nuclear Report podcast. In our last episode, the Gone Fission Nuclear Report podcast examined the Community Reuse Organization of East Tennessee’s decision to close in two years. This week, Department of Energy officials at Headquarters and two sites discuss the continuing need for CROs and the importance of community support in the success of DOE’s cleanup
mission.
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Check out ECA's latest
report! DISPOSAL DRIVES CLEANUP: RE-ENERGIZING MOMENTUM FOR DISPOSAL SOLUTIONS FOR RADIOACTIVE WASTE
This report calls on the Department of Energy to launch the initiative to develop the actual waste disposition approaches. The Department could potentially save hundreds of billions of dollars in cleanup costs by using its available tools and implementing the report’s recommendations.
Interactive guide for communities and governments to help navigate nuclear waste cleanup The Energy Communities Alliance (ECA) recently released the Guide to Successful Environmental Cleanup, an interactive online resource that provides frequently asked questions, case studies, and recommendations regarding nuclear waste cleanup. To assist local government officials, their communities, and federal agencies in deciphering
the complexities of the environmental cleanup process, ECA developed this guide to facilitate future successful cleanups.
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Stay Current on Activities in the DOE World Read the latest edition of the ECA Bulletin, a regular newsletter providing a detailed brief of ECA activities,
legislative news, and major events from across the DOE complex. Have suggestions for future editions? Email bulletin@energyca.org. |
Learn More about Cleanup Sites with ECA's DOE Site Profiles ECA's new site profiles detail DOE's active Environmental Management cleanup sites and national
laboratories, highlighting their history, missions, and priorities. The profiles are a key source for media, stakeholders, and the public to learn more about DOE site activities, contractors, advisory boards, and their surrounding local governments.
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