# Operating Reactors

**Agency:** Nuclear Regulatory Comm  
**Account:** Total  
**Source document:** NRC · p. 12  
**Vintage:** President's Budget PB2027  
**Canonical URL:** https://hitchintel.com/budget/nrc/operating-reactors  

> **Trust:** parsed from the agency Congressional Justification. Approximate, **not summable**, verify at the cited page.

## Funding ($M)

| Fiscal year | Basis | Amount |
| --- | --- | --- |
| FY2025 | enacted | 400.9 |
| FY2026 | enacted | 411.6 |
| FY2027 | request | 373.5 |

## Nuclear Regulatory Comm discretionary budget authority (OMB PBDB — authoritative)

FY2027 $100.0M, FY2026 $200.0M. This is the agency total, not a sum of the parsed lines.


## What this funds

' Conduct licensing reviews (including amendments and exemptions) and oversight activities (including security, inspections, and operator licensing examinations) for 29 NPUFs. Resources support the review of two utilization facility applications for the Unnamed NPUF #1 and Unnamed NPUF #2. Resources also support the reviews of non-power reactor applications for Unnamed NPUF #3, Unnamed NPUF #4, and ' Support cybersecurity program implementation, oversight, and related program and policy issues; the Headquarters Operations Center, interagency exercises, and coordination; emergency preparedness program management activities, fitness-for-duty program, force-on-force inspections, and Multiple ' Support rulemaking activities, including those associated with the NRC's wholesale review and revision of regulations and guidance documents to implement Executive Order 14300, "Ordering the Reform of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission," dated May 23, 2025; continue the review of petitions for rulemaking; and maintain regulatory analysis guidance and rulemaking infrastructure ($6,456K, 26 FTE). ' Conduct confirmatory and anticipatory research on topics such as seismic and structural stability; fire safety; probabilistic risk assessments; human reliability; human and organizational factors analyses; digital instrumentation and control and electrical systems safety; cybersecurity; materials performance; aging management of operating reactors; fuel performance; codes and standards; development and maintenance of analytical tools that support radiation protection, risk, severe accident, consequence, and thermal-hydraulic assessments; evaluation of operational experience; and evaluation of external hazards. Resources also support improved data science skills for artificial intelligence and analytics projects, continued management of the computer code investment plan, and conduct of agency evaluation and statistical activities related to the evidence submission and Federal data strategy requirements in the ' Satisfy international treaty and convention obligations, as well as statutory mandates, including leading and contributing to multilateral efforts on key nuclear safety and security issues and ensuring appropriate representation at U.S. led interagency initiatives. Develop, coordinate, and implement policies related to the export and import of nuclear facilities and equipment that fall under the NRC's jurisdiction, as stated in 10 CFR Part 110, "Export and Import of Nuclear Equipment and Material" ($795K, 4 FTE). ' Support the sharing of regulatory information (including best practices), knowledge, and technical expertise with established international regulatory counterparts, bilaterally and multilaterally, for enhancing both the NRC's and international counterparts' regulatory programs; participate in or lead international nuclear safety research activities consistent with Administration foreign policy objectives ' Support agency-provided and external training in reactor safety, security, and root cause analysis, as well ' Maintain a highly qualified workforce through recruitment and staffing of entry-level and mid-career positions to support the agency's Strategic Workforce Planning and support for the NRC's hiring program


**Where it sits:** Civilian / Non-Defense › Nuclear Regulatory Comm › NRC › Total › Subtotal


*HitchAI is an independent intelligence service, not affiliated with the U.S. government. Civilian line dollars are parsed from agency Congressional Justifications and are approximate.*