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U.S. Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board
Most recent quarterly backlog
—
Not in quarterly reporting
Latest annual report
31
End of FY2025 (Sept 30, 2025)
9-year change
+3100%
FY2017 → FY2025 (Oct 1, 2016 – Sept 30, 2025)
Annual backlog, FY2017–FY2025
Pending requests at end of each fiscal year (Oct 1, 2016 – Sept 30, 2025). Federal fiscal year runs Oct 1 – Sept 30, named for the year it ends.
FY17: 0
FY19: 0
FY21: 0
FY23: 7
FY25: 31
Dashed verticals mark presidential inaugurations.
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 | 2024-10-17 | 235 | 1.0 |
| #2 | 2025-01-06 | 183 | 0.7 |
| #3 | 2025-01-07 | 182 | 0.7 |
| #4 | 2025-02-07 | 161 | 0.6 |
| #5 | 2025-03-19 | 134 | 0.5 |
| #6 | 2025-04-07 | 121 | 0.5 |
| #7 | 2025-04-24 | 109 | 0.4 |
| #8 | 2025-04-29 | 106 | 0.4 |
| #9 | 2025-06-03 | 82 | 0.3 |
| #10 | 2025-06-16 | 73 | 0.3 |
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)
Full-time employees
1
Equivalent FTE
0.0
Total FTE
1.0
Annual report history
| FY | Received | Processed | Pending end |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 35 | 52 | 31 |
| FY2024 | 42 | 1 | 48 |
| FY2023 | 13 | 6 | 7 |
| FY2022 | 8 | 8 | 0 |
| FY2021 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| FY2020 | 7 | 6 | 1 |
| FY2019 | 9 | 9 | 0 |
| FY2018 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| FY2017 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
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