Update on Reimbursement for Costs of Remedial Action at Active Uranium and Thorium Processing Sites

This Notice announces the Department of Energy's (DOE) acceptance of claims in FY 2016 from eligible active uranium and thorium processing site licensees for reimbursement under Title X of the Energy Policy Act of 1992 (Public Law 102-486, as amended). The Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016 (Public Law 114-113) provided $32,959,000 for Title X uranium and thorium reimbursements to be made available to the Title X licensees on a prorated basis. The FY 2017 Department of Energy Office of Environmental Management's Congressional Budget Request requests $30 million for the Title X Program.