Sec. 3121. Estimate of total life cycle cost of tank waste cleanup at Hanford Reservation
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Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Energy shall submit to the congressional defense committees a rough estimate of the total life cycle cost of the cleanup of tank waste at Hanford Reservation, Richland, Washington. The total life cycle cost estimate required by subsection
(a)shall include the following: Cost estimates for the following: The Waste Treatment and Immobilization Plant, assuming full startup and commissioning in 2036. Operations of the Waste Treatment and Immobilization Plant, for two scenarios, assuming operations continue to 2047 and assuming operations continue to 2057. Tank waste management and treatment operations for two scenarios, assuming operations continue through 2047 and assuming operations continue through 2057. Cost estimates associated with the following: Anticipated increases in the volume of tank waste. A second, supplemental low-activity waste treatment facility. The effects of extending the schedule for cleanup of tank waste at Hanford Reservation from 2047 to 2057. High-level waste canister temporary storage, transportation, and permanent disposal. Any additional facilities that may be needed to treat tank waste at Hanford Reservation. The total life cycle cost estimate required by subsection
(a)shall be developed in accordance with the cost estimating best practices of the Government Accountability Office. The Secretary shall submit to the congressional defense committees, with the total life cycle cost estimate required by subsection (a), any other independent cost estimates for the Waste Treatment and Immobilization Plant or related facilities conducted before the date on which the total life cycle cost estimate is required to be submitted under subsection (a).