mr. mccree. we've been working hard to understand the budget of the nrc and its inner workings.re is, i review the nrc budget process is very opaque. in addition to fee structure i'm concerned about lack of clarity on how the nrc budgets for its overhead functions. will you commit to working with my staff and the staff of other members to provide timely your overhead functions and budget requests? >> thank you, senator, yes, absolutely. we need a commitment about how the nrc allocates and spends its resources so we can understand how the budget works more effectively. i want to use the rest of my time to talk to the whole panel and i know that will be hard in four minutes. the point i want to get at is dr. lyman in his testimony has two points he raised. one of them was we should not weaken the nrc structure, it's the gold standard and we need it to continue to be the gold standard. i don't view this as weakening the structure in any way. i view it as increasing transparency and efficiency and maybe i'll turn to you first, mr. merrifield. what is your view of that issue? >> than

mr. mccree. we've been working hard to understand the budget of the nrc and its inner workings. and there is, i review the nrc budget process is very opaque. in addition to fee structure i'm concerned about lack of clarity on how the nrc budgets for its overhead functions. will you commit to working with my staff and the staff of other members to provide timely your overhead functions and budget requests? >> thank you, senator, yes, absolute ly. we need a commitment about how the nrc allocates and spends its resources so we can understand how the budget works more effectively. i want to use the rest of my time to talk to the whole panel and i know that will be hard in four minutes. the point i want to get at is dr. lyman in his testimony has two points he raised. one of them was we should not weaken the nrc structure, it's the gold standard and we need it to continue to be the gold standard. i don't view this as weakening the structure in any way. i view it as increasing transparency and efficiency and maybe i'll turn to you first, mr. merrifield. what is your view of that issue

mr. mccree. as you know we have been working hard to understand the budget of the nrc and its inner workings. its inner i give relative consensus that the nrc budget process is very all paid. in addition to concerns about the fee structure and deeply concerned about lack of clarity on how the nrc budget as bars overhead functions will you commit to working with my staff and the staff of other members to provide timely and their responses to our questions about her overhead functions in your budget request? >> thank you senator, yes absolutely. >> i appreciate that.ad we need a commitment to providing detail about how the nrc allocates and spend its resources so we can understand how the budget works more effectively. i want to use the rest of myat d time to talk to the whole panel and i know that's going to be hard in four minutes but the point i want to get out is.or lyman raised two points but one of them was we should not aken the energy regulatory structure and we continue to be the gold stan

mr. victor mccree. the executive director of operations and nuclear regulatory commission. welcome. >> thank you and good morning. ranking members, chairman and members of the subcommittee i push it up or to need to testify this morning ip before you today representing the technical staff of the u.s. nuclear regulatory commission. to briefly discuss the undersea's current and planned activities to prepare to review an application for an advanced non-light water reactor design and to offer nrc staff on senate bill 279 five, the nuclear energy and modernization act. a number advanced, non- light water reactor design that employee innovative design feature are under development. they have the authority over commercial advance reactors and is ready to work with applicants and to prepare for and review applications for these reactors. however, the undersea is also considering the extent to which enhancements to the existing licensing framework could increase the efficiency, timeliness and, timeliness and predictability of our safety and environmental reviews. our objectives for

mr. victor mccree, the executive director of the operations. >> thank you and good morning. chairman, ranking member, and distinguished members of the subcommittee, i appreciate the opportunity to testify this morning. i appear before you today representing the technical staff of the u.s. nuclear regulatory commission. i plan to briefly discuss the n.r.c.'s current and planned about tivelts to review an advanced design and to offer nrc staff views on senate bill 2795 the nuclear energy innovation and modernization act. a number of advanced nonlight water reactor designs that employ innovative design features are under development. the nrc has the licensing and oversight authority over commercial advanced reactors and is ready to work with potential applicants to prepare for and review applications for these reactors. however, the nrc is also considering the extent to which enhancement to the existing licensing framework could increase the efficiency, timeliness and predictability of our safety and environmental reviews. our objective force the activities i will discuss with