President Biden's FY25 Budget Requests $51 Billion for EM; EM and NNSA Flat From FY24 Enacted

ECA Staff | 03/12/2024

Earlier this week, the White House released President Biden’s Fiscal Year (FY) 25 Budget Request of $7.5 trillion. President Biden’s proposal lays out his second-term visions, which includes $51 billion for the Department of Energy, a $3.6 billion or 7.5% increase from FY23. 

Below are the highlights of the President’s request:

  • It includes $8.2 billion to continue the cleanup mission following legacy waste and contaminations in communities used during the Manhattan Project and the Cold War for nuclear weapons production. 

    • This includes $3.1 billion to continue the cleanup effort at the Hanford site in Washington.

    • The budget also supports $205 million to ensure the cleanup mission at Cold War sites in order to protect the human health and environment.

  • The budget provides $1.6 billions for the Office of Nuclear Energy (NE). This includes $694.2 million in research and development activities that will help advance important projects in the Office of NE.

    • $188 million are requested to secure a near-term supply of high-assay low-enriched uranium (HALEU) for DOE-supported research and demo projects. This includes the recovery and down-blending of government-owned legacy uranium. As well as continuing the work at Piketon, Ohio. 

    • The request includes $142.5 million to support the continued execution of five advanced reactor projects supported through DOE’s Advanced Reactor Demonstration Program. 

  • The budget also includes $19.8 billion for Weapons Activities. Which is $4,5 billion above the 2021 enacted levels. 

Yesterday, at the ECA Board of Director Meeting DOE-EM leaders, Mike "Ike" White, (DOE-EM-1), Jeff Avery (DOE-EM-2), and Kristen Ellis (DOE-EM-4) joined ECA members to discuss the FY25 budget and EM's primary issues at each cleanup site.

 

The $8.2 billion request to DOE-EM to continue the cleanup mission was highlighted and celebrated. As was the $3.1 billion to continue the cleanup effort at the Hanford site in Washington. With the understanding that while it is a step forward, there is a long road ahead that will require a larger request.DOE-EM leaders were hopeful with the future of the program and the request released this week. 

 

Read the President's full budget request here.

Read the FY25 DOE Organization Summary here. 

Read FY25 Congressional Justification - DOE-EM here.

Read FY25 Congressional Justification - DOE-NE here.

Read FY25 Congressional Justification - NNSA here.

Read FY25 Congressional Justification - Office of Science here.

 

ECA staff will continue to monitor progress on FY 2025 Appropriations and release summaries throughout.

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