[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 50 (Monday, March 16, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 12627-12628]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2026-05086]
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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
[Docket No. 70-7027; NRC-2022-0209]
TRISO-X, LLC; Special Nuclear Material License for the TRISO-X
Fuel Fabrication Facility
AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
ACTION: Notice; issuance.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has issued
Special Nuclear Material (SNM) License No. SNM-7007 to TRISO-X, LLC
(TRISO-X) to operate the TRISO-X Fuel Fabrication Facility as proposed
in its license application and to possess and use SNM to manufacture
high-assay low enriched uranium (HALEU) fuel in Oak Ridge, Roane
County, Tennessee. TRISO-X will be required to operate under the
conditions listed in Materials License No. SNM-7007. The NRC staff
published a record of decision (ROD) that supports the NRC's decision
to approve TRISO-X's license application for the fuel fabrication
facility and to issue the license.
DATES: Special Nuclear Materials License No. SNM-7007 was issued on
February 13, 2026.
ADDRESSES: Please refer to Docket ID NRC-2022-0209 when contacting the
NRC about the availability of information regarding this document. You
may access 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-2022-0209. Address
questions about Docket IDs in Regulations.gov to Bridget Curran;
telephone: 301-415-1003; email: [email protected]. For technical
questions, contact the individual 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 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 [email protected]. For the convenience of the reader, the ADAMS
accession numbers are provided in a table in the ``Availability of
Documents'' section of 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. eastern time (ET), Monday through Friday, except
Federal holidays.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Matthew Bartlett, Office of Nuclear
Material Safety and Safeguards, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission,
Washington, DC 20555-0001; telephone: 301-415-7154; email:
[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Discussion
The NRC issued a license to TRISO-X for its HALEU fuel fabrication
facility in Oak Ridge, Roane County, Tennessee. Special Nuclear
Materials License No. SNM-7007 authorizes TRISO-X to operate its
facility as proposed in its license application and to possess and use
SNM to manufacture HALEU fuel at the TRISO-X Fuel Fabrication Facility.
The license authorizes TRISO-X to possess enriched uranium containing
less than 20 weight percent uranium 235 for a license period of 40
years. TRISO-X is required to operate under the conditions listed in
Materials License No. SNM-7007.
The NRC staff's ROD that supports issuance of Materials License No.
SNM-7007 was published on February 13,
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2026. The ROD satisfies the regulatory requirement in paragraph
51.102(a) of title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR),
which requires that a Commission decision on any action for which a
final environmental impact statement (EIS) has been prepared be
accompanied by or include a concise public ROD. As discussed in the
ROD, the final EIS for TRISO-X's license application for a fuel
fabrication facility in Oak Ridge, Roane County, Tennessee was issued
on February 12, 2026, and noticed in the Federal Register on February
13, 2026 (91 FR 6906).
The NRC staff prepared a final safety evaluation report that
documents the staff's safety and security review of the application.
The staff's safety and security review found that the application
meets applicable NRC regulations in 10 CFR part 70, ``Domestic
Licensing of Special Nuclear Material.'' Documents related to the
application are available under Docket ID NRC-2022-0209. These
documents for the TRISO-X license include the license application, the
integrated safety analysis summary, emergency plan, fundamental nuclear
material control plan, physical security plan, environmental report and
the NRC staff's final safety evaluation report, final EIS, and ROD.
TRISO-X's request for a materials license, an opportunity to
request a hearing and to petition for leave to intervene was previously
noticed in the Federal Register on February 3, 2023 (88 FR 7473). No
individuals filed petitions to intervene.
In issuing a materials license for the TRISO-X Fuel Fabrication
Facility, the NRC determined based on its review of the application
that there is reasonable assurance that: (i) the activities authorized
by the license can be conducted without endangering the health and
safety of the public; and (ii) these activities will be conducted in
compliance with the applicable regulations of 10 CFR part 70. The NRC
has further determined that the issuance of the license is not inimical
to the common defense and security.
In accordance with 10 CFR 2.390 of the NRC's ``Rules of Practice,''
the details with respect to this action, including the final safety
evaluation report and accompanying documentation and license, are
available electronically in the ADAMS Public Documents collection at
https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html. From this site, you can
access ADAMS, which provides text and image files for the NRC public
documents.
II. Availability of Documents
The documents identified in the following table are available
through one or more of the following methods, as indicated.
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Document description ADAMS accession No.
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Safety Review
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1. TRISO-X, LLC Fuel Fabrication ML26040A336 (package).
Facility License Application
Submittal, dated February 10,
2026.
2. TRISO-X, LLC--Submittal of ML26037A266 (package).
Revisions to License Application
Chapters and ISA Summary, dated
February 6, 2026.
3. Submittal of Revisions to Site ML25324A322.
Emergency Plan and Fundamental
Nuclear Material Control Plan
for the TRISO-X License
Application, dated November 20,
2025.
4. Submittal of Revision 4 of the ML26057A196.
TRISO-X Fuel Fabrication
Facility Physical Security Plan,
dated January 31, 2025.
5. Financial Qualifications, ML22101A216.
dated April 5, 2022.
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Environmental Review
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6. Cover Letter and Supplemental ML24365A255.
Information for the TRISO-X Fuel
Fabrication Facility License
Application Review
(Environmental), dated December
30, 2024.
7. Supplemental Information for ML25031A449 (package).
the TRISO-X Fuel Fabrication
Facility License Application
Review (Environmental), dated
January 31, 2025.
8. TRISO-X, LLC, Supplemental ML25090A027 (package).
Information for the TRISO-X Fuel
Fabrication Facility License
Application Review
(Environmental), dated March 28,
2025.
9. Response to Request for ML25143A216 (package).
Additional Information for the
TRISO-X Environmental Report
Supplement, dated May 23, 2025.
10. Response to Request for ML25162A265 (package).
Additional Information Part 2
for the TRISO-X Environmental
Report Supplement, dated June
11, 2025.
11. TRISO-X Fuel Fabrication ML26029A128 (package).
Facility Environmental Report
(ER) Supplemental Information,
dated January 28, 2026.
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NRC Findings
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12. NRC Approval of the TRISO-X ML25289A001 (package).
License Application, dated
February 13, 2026.
13. Environmental Impact ML26033A130.
Statement for the TRISO-X SNM
License Application for a Fuel
Fabrication Facility--Final
Report, dated February 12, 2026.
14. ROD TRISO-X SNM License ML26026A301.
Application for a Fuel
Fabrication Facility, dated
February 13, 2026.
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Dated: March 12, 2026.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Tekia Govan,
Acting Chief, Fuel Facility Licensing Branch, Division of Fuel
Management, Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards.
[FR Doc. 2026-05086 Filed 3-13-26; 8:45 am]
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