Performance Budget/Congressional Budget Justification (NUREG-1100)
Now, it seems to me that the Super-Committee should have been very serious about scrutinizing the cuts before them with what is now called the Sequester. But, hey, I could be wrong about that. For god sake, Boehner, can't you get anyone to do what they need to do in that Congress? Is this some of your politics or forgotten priorities. I know this is not political enough for you, but, I sure hope the domestic side of the budget is being adequately addressed. March 1st is really going to happen without restructuring an across the board 10% cut, huh? Wow.
It is time to remind Congress (click here) and the President that the Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s budget is, by law, almost 90% funded with fees assessed on licensees. The structure was put into place during the Reagan Administration at a time when David Stockman was selling the idea that the government could charge fees on users of its “services” instead of imposing taxes on people that might not use specific government services. For fiscal year 2013, the NRC fee total will be $924.8 million.
The other 10% or so of the NRC’s budget comes from appropriated money because the NRC does some things that cannot be counted as a service to its licensees. One example activity that would be instantly recognized as a special tax on nuclear operators if charged to licensees is the NRC’s support of international agencies. For FY 2013, the net appropriations number is $128.5 million, resulting in a total of $1,053 million....
