Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Annual backlog, FY2008–FY2025
Pending requests at end of each fiscal year (Oct 1, 2007 – Sept 30, 2025). Federal fiscal year runs Oct 1 – Sept 30, named for the year it ends.
Dashed verticals mark presidential inaugurations.
Recent quarterly activity
Last 22 quarters of received, processed, and backlog. Most recent: FY2026 Q2 (Jan 1 – Mar 31, 2026).
10 oldest pending requests, end of FY2025 (Sept 30, 2025)
Agencies report days pending in working days, counted from the day the request was received; the years column converts to calendar years. The longer this list runs, the more litigation-ripe the agency’s backlog.
| Rank | Date received | Working days pending | Years pending |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | 2017-01-13 | 2,172 | 8.7 |
| #2 | 2017-05-22 | 2,084 | 8.4 |
| #3 | 2017-10-03 | 1,991 | 8.0 |
| #4 | 2017-10-05 | 1,989 | 8.0 |
| #5 | 2017-10-06 | 1,988 | 8.0 |
| #6 | 2017-12-13 | 1,943 | 7.8 |
| #7 | 2018-02-08 | 1,905 | 7.6 |
| #8 | 2018-04-10 | 1,865 | 7.5 |
| #9 | 2018-06-15 | 1,818 | 7.3 |
| #10 | 2018-07-26 | 1,790 | 7.2 |
Exemption invocations, FY2025 (Oct 1, 2024 – Sept 30, 2025)
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, FY2025 (Oct 1, 2024 – Sept 30, 2025)
Annual report history
| FY | Received | Processed | Pending end |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 714 | 871 | 168 |
| FY2024 | 664 | 461 | 325 |
| FY2023 | 236 | 207 | 120 |
| FY2022 | 207 | 219 | 91 |
| FY2021 | 239 | 229 | 102 |
| FY2020 | 289 | 288 | 92 |
| FY2019 | 369 | 510 | 91 |
| FY2018 | 643 | 496 | 232 |
| FY2017 | 701 | 687 | 81 |
| FY2016 | 785 | 753 | 71 |
| FY2015 | 505 | 586 | 39 |
| FY2014 | 508 | 485 | 120 |
| FY2013 | 357 | 370 | 95 |
| FY2012 | 334 | 293 | 108 |
| FY2011 | 365 | 320 | 67 |
| FY2010 | 342 | 343 | 22 |
| FY2009 | 302 | 297 | 23 |
| FY2008 | 344 | 360 | 18 |
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