The FY25 E&W provides a total discretionary funding of $59.190 billion, which is a $999 million (1.7%) increase from the FY24 enacted level, while being $139 million (-0.2%) below the President's budget request.
The defense portion of the funding is
$34.193 billion, which is $906 million (2.7%) above the FY24 enacted level and $214 million (0.6%) above the President's budget request. The non-defense portion is $24.997 billion, which is $93 million (0.4%) above the FY24 enacted level and $453 million (1.4%) below the President's budget request.
Below is a breakdown of the FY25 E&W
Appropriations Act as it related to Department of Energy and their activities:
Department of Energy: $49.935 billion
National Nuclear Security Administration: $25.467 billion
$20.3 billion for Weapons Activities
$2.1 billion for Naval Reactors
$2.4 billion for Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation (DNN)
$8.39 billion for the Office of Science
The bill summary highlights funding for the purposes of advanced fusion research &
development and the support of the National Laboratories
$1.79 billion for Nuclear Energy
The bill summary highlights increased funding to the Advanced Nuclear Fuel Availability program, with the aim of advancing production of high-assay low-enriched uranium (HALEU)
The summary also highlights continues support of the Advanced Reactors Demonstration Program
$205.26 million for Legacy Management
$8.32 billion for Environmental Management
and cleanup activities
$7.13 billion for Defense Environmental Cleanup
$324 million for Non-Defense Environmental Cleanup
To read the full bill, click here. For the bill report, click here.
Energy and
Water Development Subcommittee Chairman Chuck Fleischmann (R-TN) said, “The American people and the world are looking to our leaders for vision and strength. I am proud that the Fiscal Year 2025 Energy and Water bill invests in our long-term energy security, strengthens our economic competitiveness, counters national security threats from Russia and China, and keeps America as the leading scientific power in the world. The FY25 Energy and Water bill is a win for fiscal responsibility, a
win for national security, and a win for America. I am glad to see the bill pass out of the full Appropriations Committee today, and I thank my colleagues for their support and Chairman Cole for his leadership.”
ECA will continue to monitor and provide updates on developments in the appropriations and budget process. For more information on the
federal budget, visit our website.
PRESIDENT BIDEN SIGNS ADVANCE ACT
Last month, Congress passed S.870, An Act to Amend
the Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974. The legislation, which passed with an overwhelming majority, not only authorizes appropriations for the United States Fire Administration and firefighter assistance grant programs, it includes the Advanced Nuclear for Clean Energy (ADVANCE) Act.
Yesterday, President Biden finished
the last stage of the legislative process by signing the act into law.
"Earlier, I signed the ADVANCE Act, a bipartisan win for American energy security, innovation, and
achieving economy-wide, net-zero emissions by 2050. Clean nuclear power and good union jobs. That's what the ADVANCE Act will help deliver."
Provisions of the ADVANCE Act include:
Directing the NRC to review its current licensing process for new nuclear technology;
Directing the NRC within 18 months, to develop risk-informed, performance-based strategies and guidance to license and regulate
microreactors;
Directing the NRC within 180 days, to submit a report to Congress on manufacturing and construction for nuclear energy projects;
Directing the NRC within 12 months, to update its mission statement to convey that licensing and regulation of nuclear energy activities be conducted in a manner that does not unnecessarily limit “the benefits of nuclear energy technology to society;”
Allowing the NRC chair to appoint up to 120 people into the excepted service at
any given time, as well as up to 20 more people into term-limited positions in any fiscal year; and
Providing federal funding to cover licensing and other relevant costs for the first advanced nuclear power operator to successfully deploy its technology.
“Today is a momentous day for our climate and America’s clean energy future,” said Senator Tom Carper (D-Del.), who chairs the Senate Environment and Public
Works Committee, in a written statement. “This bipartisan law will strengthen our energy and national security, lower greenhouse gas emissions and create thousands of new jobs, while ensuring the continued safety of this zero-emissions energy source.”
ECA applauds all the legislators who played a role in the passage of the ADVANCE Act and we
look forward to leveraging their work as part of our efforts to build capacity and partnerships among federal, state, local and Tribal decision-makers, technology developers, utilities and industry through our New Nuclear Initiative.
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September 16-18, 2024| Crystal Gateway Marriott | Arlington, VA
Join us for the 10th Annual National Cleanup Workshop!
The Honorable Jennifer M. Granholm, Secretary of U.S. Department of Energy
Rep. Chuck Fleischmann (TN-03), Chairman, House Appropriations Energy and Water Development
Subcommittee
Candice Robertson, Senior Advisor, DOE-EM
Jeff Avery, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, DOE-EM
Greg Sosson, Associate Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Field Operations, DOE-EM
Kristen Ellis, Associate Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Regulatory and Policy Affairs, DOE-EM
Dae Chung, Associate Principal Deputy
Assistant Secretary for Corporate Services, DOE-EM
James McConnell, Associate Principal Deputy Administrator, National Nuclear Security Administration
Brent Gerry, Mayor, City of West Richland, WA; Chair, ECA and
Rebecca Casper, Mayor, City of Idaho Falls, Idaho, and Vice-Chair, ECA.
Hosted by ECA with the cooperation of the Energy Facility Contractors Group and DOE-EM, the workshop brings together more than 800 senior DOE executives, officials from DOE sites, industry leaders,
local elected officials, contractors and community stakeholders to discuss EM’s progress to address the environmental legacy of the Manhattan Project and Cold War-era U.S. nuclear weapons program.
Aalo reported last week that it has submitted a regulatory engagement plan to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission in “a huge step forward in getting
regulatory approval for our Aalo-1 reactor.”
On June 27, 2024, the U.S. Department of Energy (“DOE”) issued a request for proposals (“RFP”) aimed at expanding domestic uranium enrichment capabilities. This confirms the Biden Administration’s priority to establish domestic uranium enrichment to lessen reliance on foreign sources, especially after the recent ban on Russian uranium.
Our guest on this week’s episode is John Eschenberg, President and Chief Executive Officer of Central Plateau Cleanup Company in Hanford Washington. An Amentum-led partnership with Fluor and Atkins, CPCCO is responsible for managing site operations, facility deactivation, decommissioning, decontamination and demolition, waste-site remediation, and transuranic waste management on
Hanford’s central plateau and along the Columbia River corridor.It is a challenging and hazardous assignment and a large part of what has been called the biggest environmental cleanup project in the world--likely to stretch for more than 50 years into the future. Eschenberg talks with host Michael Butler about the challenges and efforts underway to ensure that an adequate and trained workforce is available to complete the mission.
Behind-the-scenes at ONKALO - Acting Assistant Secretary Dr. Mike Goff recently visited Finland's ONKALO repository and got a behind-the-scenes look at the world's first deep geologic repository for spent nuclear fuel.
UPCOMING EVENTS:
C3E Webinar: Advanced Nuclear Energy - Electricity and Beyond
