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Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board
Most recent quarterly backlog
14
End of FY2026 Q2 (Jan 1 – Mar 31, 2026)
Latest annual report
73
End of FY2024 (Sept 30, 2024)
17-year change
+7300%
FY2008 → FY2024 (Oct 1, 2007 – Sept 30, 2024)
Annual backlog, FY2008–FY2024
Pending requests at end of each fiscal year (Oct 1, 2007 – Sept 30, 2024). Federal fiscal year runs Oct 1 – Sept 30, named for the year it ends.
FY08: 0
FY10: 0
FY12: 0
FY14: 2
FY16: 0
FY18: 3
FY20: 0
FY22: 2
FY24: 73
Dashed verticals mark presidential inaugurations.
Recent quarterly activity
Last 21 quarters of received, processed, and backlog. Most recent: FY2026 Q2 (Jan 1 – Mar 31, 2026).
Backlog
14
Received per quarter
11
Processed per quarter
9
10 oldest pending requests, end of FY2024 (Sept 30, 2024)
Days pending counts forward from the day the request was received. The longer this list runs, the more litigation-ripe the agency’s backlog.
| Rank | Date received | Days pending | Years pending |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | 2023-07-20 | 294 | 0.8 |
| #2 | 2023-07-24 | 245 | 0.7 |
| #3 | 2023-09-15 | 230 | 0.6 |
| #4 | 2023-09-16 | 229 | 0.6 |
| #5 | 2023-10-25 | 194 | 0.5 |
| #6 | 2023-10-27 | 192 | 0.5 |
| #7 | 2023-11-04 | 187 | 0.5 |
| #8 | 2023-11-10 | 182 | 0.5 |
| #9 | 2023-12-09 | 164 | 0.4 |
| #10 | 2023-12-21 | 152 | 0.4 |
Exemption invocations, FY2024 (Oct 1, 2023 – Sept 30, 2024)
How often each FOIA exemption (b1–b9) was invoked when redacting or denying records. Exemption 5 (deliberative process, attorney-client) is highlighted — it’s the most-fought exemption in FOIA litigation.
FOIA staffing, FY2024 (Oct 1, 2023 – Sept 30, 2024)
Full-time employees
1
Equivalent FTE
1.0
Total FTE
2.0
Annual report history
| FY | Received | Processed | Pending end |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 | 110 | 52 | 73 |
| FY2023 | 48 | 37 | 13 |
| FY2022 | 26 | 25 | 2 |
| FY2021 | 19 | 18 | 1 |
| FY2020 | 20 | 22 | 0 |
| FY2019 | 17 | 16 | 4 |
| FY2018 | 16 | 19 | 3 |
| FY2017 | 31 | 26 | 5 |
| FY2016 | 18 | 21 | 0 |
| FY2015 | 19 | 20 | 2 |
| FY2014 | 30 | 31 | 2 |
| FY2013 | 17 | 14 | 3 |
| FY2012 | 10 | 12 | 0 |
| FY2011 | 24 | 22 | 2 |
| FY2010 | 19 | 19 | 0 |
| FY2009 | 13 | 16 | 0 |
| FY2008 | 26 | 27 | 0 |
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