NRC Atomic Safety and Licensing Board to Hold Oral Argument on Long Mott Construction Permit Application
Ellen Thomas
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No: 26-020 February 18, 2026 NRC Atomic Safety and Licensing Board to Hold Oral Argument on Long Mott Construction Permit ApplicationA Nuclear Regulatory Commission Atomic Safety and Licensing Board will conduct an oral argument Feb. 26 on challenges to a construction permit application from Long Mott Energy, LLC, for a multi-unit advanced reactor facility in Calhoun County, Texas. The oral argument will begin at 10 a.m. Eastern time. It will allow the board to ask questions regarding requests from the petitioner, San Antonio Bay Estuarine Waterkeeper, to add topics to the existing hearing regarding the application. The session will also address administrative matters for the full hearing. The three administrative judges on the board will hear arguments from representatives for the petitioner, Long Mott Energy, and the NRC staff. The proceeding will be held virtually. It will be open to the public via a listen-only telephone line by dialing (301) 576-2978 and entering passcode 262 891 871#. The board is composed of three administrative judges from the NRC’s Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel. Boards conduct adjudicatory hearings on NRC licensing and enforcement actions, and they are independent of the NRC staff. A board’s rulings may be appealed to the Commission, the five-member body that sets NRC policy. Information on the Long Mott Energy application review is available on the NRC website.
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