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Code · STATUTE-COMPILATIONS · National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 · Sec. 3114

Sec. 3114. ROUGH ESTIMATE OF TOTAL LIFE CYCLE COST OF TANK WASTE CLEANUP AT HANFORD NUCLEAR RESERVATION

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## SEC. 3114 ROUGH ESTIMATE OF TOTAL LIFE CYCLE COST OF TANK WASTE CLEANUP AT HANFORD NUCLEAR RESERVATION ###
(a)In General Not later than two years 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 Nuclear Reservation, Richland, Washington. ###
(b)Elements The rough estimate of the total life cycle cost required by subsection
(a)shall include cost estimates for the following: ####
(1)The Waste Treatment and Immobilization Plant, assuming a hot start occurs in 2033 and initial plant operations commence in 2036. ####
(2)Operations of the Waste Treatment and Immobilization Plant, assuming operations continue through 2061. ####
(3)Tank waste management and treatment, assuming operations of the Waste Treatment and Immobilization Plant continue through 2061. ####
(4)Anticipated increases in the volume of waste in the double shell tanks resulting from tank waste management activities. ####
(5)High-level waste canister temporary storage and preparation for permanent disposal. ####
(6)Any additional facilities, including additional evaporative capacity, that may be needed to treat tank waste at Hanford Nuclear Reservation. ###
(c)Cost Estimating Best Practices To the maximum extent practicable, the rough estimate of the total life cycle cost required by subsection
(a)shall be developed in accordance with the cost estimating best practices of the Government Accountability Office. ###
(d)Submission of Additional Independent Cost Estimates The Secretary shall submit to the congressional defense committees, as part of the rough estimate of the total life cycle cost 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 rough estimate of the total life cycle cost is required to be submitted under that subsection.
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