[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 96 (Tuesday, May 19, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 29169-29170]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2026-09949]


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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

[Docket No. M70-7033-ML; ASLBP No. 26-992-01-ML-BD02]


Global Laser Enrichment, LLC; Establishment of Atomic Safety and 
Licensing Board

    Pursuant to the Commission's regulations, see, e.g., 10 CFR 2.104, 
2.105, 2.300, 2.309, 2.313, 2.318, 2.321, notice is hereby given that 
an Atomic Safety and Licensing Board (Board) is being established to 
preside over the following proceeding:
GLOBAL LASER ENRICHMENT, LLC
(Paducah Laser Enrichment Facility)
    Global Laser Enrichment, LLC (GLE) has applied for a license to 
possess and use special nuclear material for the purpose of 
constructing and operating a uranium enrichment facility in McCracken 
County, Kentucky. The requested license would authorize the facility to 
re-enrich depleted uranium hexafluoride tails and enrich natural-grade 
uranium hexafluoride to a maximum of 8-weight percent uranium-235 via 
laser-based isotope separation technology.
    Because GLE is seeking authorization to construct a uranium 
enrichment facility, pursuant to Section 193 of the Atomic Energy Act, 
as amended (42 U.S.C. 2243), and 10 CFR 70.23a, an uncontested 
mandatory hearing will be conducted following completion of the NRC 
staff's safety evaluation and

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environmental review of GLE's license application. See 91 FR 11,092, 
11,093 (Mar. 6, 2026). A Board will conduct that hearing. See id.
    The Board is comprised of the following Administrative Judges:
Emily I. Krause, Chair, Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel, U.S. 
Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001
Dr. David A. Smith, Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel, U.S. 
Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001
Dr. Arielle J. Miller, Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel, U.S. 
Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001
    All correspondence, documents, and other materials shall be filed 
in accordance with the NRC E-Filing rule. See 10 CFR 2.302.
    Rockville, Maryland.

    Dated: May 14, 2026.
Edward R. Hawkens,
Chief Administrative Judge, Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel.
[FR Doc. 2026-09949 Filed 5-18-26; 8:45 am]
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