U.S. Energy Information Administration Nuclear Fuel Data Survey Form GC-859 Extension
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The U.S. Department of Energy's Energy Information Administration (EIA) is seeking a three-year extension with changes to OMB Control Number 1901-0287 for Form GC-859, the Nuclear Fuel Data Survey. This mandatory survey collects detailed data on spent nuclear fuel discharges, storage, and projections from all commercial nuclear reactor operators and owners of irradiated fuel in the United States. The data supports DOE's nuclear waste management, transportation, storage planning, and research activities under the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982. This notice amends a prior February 2026 notice by reinstating projected assembly discharge reporting for at least three operating cycles. Comments must be submitted by May 6, 2026. The survey affects 126 respondents with an estimated annual burden of 3,707 hours costing approximately $352,128.
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Key Changes
- Reinstating Section C.2 Projected Assembly Discharges requiring reporting for minimum of three cycles (reduced from original five cycles) to cover five-year survey gap
- Adding optional data field for Assembly-Average Initial Enrichment in Section C.1.1 alongside existing Maximum Planar-Average Initial Enrichment
- Discontinuing Section B.2 Reactor License Data as information is publicly available on NRC website
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Obligations
What this law requires
All utilities operating commercial nuclear reactors and all others possessing irradiated fuel from commercial nuclear reactors must complete and submit Form GC-859 Nuclear Fuel Data Survey
Respondents must report data on discharged fuel assemblies including Assembly-Average Initial Enrichment (optional field) and Maximum Planar-Average Initial Enrichment
Respondents must report projected assembly discharges for a minimum of three operating cycles to account for the five-year gap between survey collections
Respondents must report assemblies in dry storage with an additional column identifying Damaged Fuel Canisters (DFC)
Respondents must report non-fuel components stored in dry storage facilities with identifier and estimated total weight in Table D.3.3