[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 149 (Friday, August 4, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Page 51876]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-16605]


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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

[Project No. 99902069; NRC-2023-0138]


Kairos Power, LLC; Receipt of Construction Permit Application

AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

ACTION: Construction permit application; receipt.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is providing 
public notice of receipt and availability of an application for 
construction permits for a two-unit reactor facility from Kairos Power, 
LLC. The application for the construction permits was received on July 
14, 2023.

DATES: August 4, 2023.

ADDRESSES: Please refer to Docket ID NRC-2023-0138 when contacting the 
NRC about the availability of information regarding this document. You 
may obtain publicly available information related to this document 
using any of the following methods:
     Federal Rulemaking Website: Go to https://www.regulations.gov and search for Docket ID NRC-2023-0138. Address 
questions about Docket IDs in Regulations.gov to Stacy Schumann; 
telephone: 301-415-0624; email: [email protected]. For technical 
questions, contact the individuals listed in the FOR FURTHER 
INFORMATION CONTACT section of this document.
     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 Web-based ADAMS 
Search.'' For problems with ADAMS, please contact the NRC's Public 
Document Room (PDR) reference staff at 1-800-397-209, at 301-415-4737, 
or by email to [email protected]. The ADAMS accession number for 
each document referenced (if it is available in ADAMS) is provided the 
first time that it is mentioned in this document.
     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 
[email protected] or call 1-800-397-4209 or 301-415-4737, between 8 
a.m. and 4 p.m. ET, Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michael Orenak, Office of Nuclear 
Reactor Regulation, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 
20555-0001; telephone: 301-415-3229; email: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Discussion

    On July 14, 2023, Kairos Power LLC (Kairos) filed, pursuant to 
section 104c of the Atomic Energy Act, as amended, part 50 of title 10 
of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR), ``Domestic Licensing of 
Production and Utilization Facilities,'' an application for two 
construction permits for a two-unit test reactor facility located in 
Oak Ridge, Tennessee. The two-unit facility is to be identified as 
Hermes 2, and both units are based on a high-temperature fluoride salt-
cooled design that utilizes solid tri-structural isotropic fuel.
    The application is available in ADAMS under Package Accession No. 
ML23195A121. Along with other documents, the ADAMS package includes the 
transmittal letter (ADAMS Accession No. ML23195A122), the preliminary 
safety analysis report (ADAMS Accession No. ML23195A124), and the 
environmental report (ADAMS Accession No. ML23195A125). The information 
submitted by the applicant includes certain administrative information 
such as financial qualifications submitted pursuant to 10 CFR 50.33, 
technical information submitted pursuant to 10 CFR 50.34, and the 
environmental report submitted pursuant to 10 CFR part 51, 
``Environmental Protection Regulations for Domestic Licensing and 
Related Regulatory Functions.''
    The NRC staff is currently undertaking its acceptance review of the 
application. If the application is accepted for docketing, subsequent 
Federal Register notices will be issued that address the acceptability 
of the tendered construction permit application for docketing and 
provisions for participation of the public in the permitting process.

    Dated: July 31, 2023.

    For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Michael D. Orenak,
Project Manager, Advanced Reactor Licensing Branch 1, Division of 
Advanced Reactors and Non-Power Production and Utilization Facilities, 
Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation.
[FR Doc. 2023-16605 Filed 8-3-23; 8:45 am]
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