S.Amdt. 4443

SA 4443. Mrs. MURRAY (for herself and Ms. Cantwell) submitted an
amendment intended to be proposed by her to the bill S. 2943, to
authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2017 for military activities
of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for
defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military
personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which
was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

Strike section 3121 and insert the following:

SEC. 3121. ROUGH ESTIMATE OF TOTAL LIFE CYCLE COST OF TANK
WASTE CLEANUP AT HANFORD NUCLEAR RESERVATION.

(a) In General.--Not later than 2 years after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Energy shall submit
to the congressional defense committees, including the
Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development of the Committee
on Appropriations of the Senate and the Subcommittee on
Energy and Water Development, and Related Agencies of the
Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives,
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 described in subsection (a), as part of the rough
estimate of the total life cycle cost required by that
subsection, 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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