Notice of Availability of an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for a Special Nuclear Material License Application for the TRISO-X Fuel Fabrication Facility
Michael J Keegan
TRISO-X LLC.; DOCKET NO. 07007027; LICENSE NO. N/A
Notice of Availability of an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for a Special Nuclear Material License Application for the TRISO-X Fuel Fabrication Facility
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is issuing for public comment a draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for a Special Nuclear Material License Application for the TRISO-X Fuel Fabrication Facility. TRISO-X, LLC (TRISO-X) would be authorized to possess and use special nuclear material to manufacture high-assay low enriched uranium (HALEU) fuel. The proposed fuel fabrication facility would be located on a 110-acre site at the Horizon Center in Oak Ridge, Roane County, Tennessee.
Members of the public are invited to submit comments by November 17, 2025. Comments received after that date will be considered if it is practical to do so, but the NRC is able to ensure consideration only for comments received on or before that date.
>>Accessing the draft Environmental Impact Statement<<
· Federal Rulemaking Website: Go to https://www.regulations.gov and search for Docket ID NRC-2022-0201.
· NRC’s Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS): You may obtain publicly available documents online in the ADAMS Public Documents collection at https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html. To begin the search, select “Begin ADAMS Public Search.” For problems with ADAMS, please contact the NRC’s Public Document Room (PDR) reference staff at 1-800-397-4209, at 301-415-4737, or by email to PDR.Re...@nrc.gov. The draft EIS is available in ADAMS under Accession No. ML25267A128.
· NRC’s PDR: The PDR, where you may examine and order copies of publicly available documents, is open by appointment. To make an appointment to visit the PDR, please send an email to PDR.Re...@nrc.gov or call 1-800-397-4209 or 301-415-4737, between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. eastern time (ET), Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.
· Public Library: A copy of the draft EIS for a Special Nuclear Material License Application for the TRISO-X Fuel Fabrication Facility will be available for public review at the Oak Ridge Public Library, 1401 Oak Ridge Turnpike, Oak Ridge, TN 37830.
>>Submitting Comments <<
You may submit comments by any of the following methods; however, the NRC encourages electronic comment submission through the Federal rulemaking website:
· Federal rulemaking website: Go to https://www.regulations.gov and search for Docket ID NRC-2022-0201. Address questions about Docket IDs in Regulations.gov to Bridget Curran; telephone: 301-415-1003; email: Bridget...@nrc.gov. For technical questions, contact the individual(s) listed in the “For Further Information Contact” section of this document.
· Mail comments to: Office of Administration, Mail Stop: TWFN-7-A60M, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001, ATTN: Program Management, Announcements and Editing Staff.
For Further Information: Contact Jill Caverly, Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001; telephone: 301-415-7674; email: Jill.C...@nrc.gov.
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