[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 142 (Monday, July 27, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 46971-46975]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2026-15130]


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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

[Docket No. 70-7045; NRC-2026-3598]


Radiant Nuclear, LLC; Radiant's Special Nuclear Material License; 
License Application

AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

ACTION: Opportunity To Request a Hearing and To Petition for Leave to 
Intervene; Order Imposing Procedures.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) received a 
license application, by letters dated February 25, 2026, March 15, 
2026, and April 17, 2026, from Radiant Nuclear, LLC (Radiant) to 
possess special nuclear material at its R-50 microreactor facility, to 
be located in Oak Ridge, Tennessee. Radiant requests a special nuclear 
material license to possess fuel, consisting of coated uranium 
particles enriched to less than 20 weight percent uranium-235 (U-235), 
and load the fuel into assemblies intended for use in commercial 
microreactors. Because the license application contains Sensitive 
Unclassified Non-Safeguards Information (SUNSI), an order imposes 
procedures to obtain access to SUNSI for contention preparation.

DATES: A request for a hearing or petition for leave to intervene must 
be filed by September 25, 2026. Any potential party as defined in 
Section 2.4 of title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR) who 
believes access to SUNSI is necessary to respond to this notice must 
request document access by August 6, 2026.

ADDRESSES: Please refer to Docket ID NRC-2026-3598 when contacting the 
NRC about the availability of information regarding this action. 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 NRC-2026-3598. Address questions 
about Docket IDs in Regulations.govto 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, 
instructions about obtaining materials referenced in this document are 
provided in the ``Availability of Documents'' section.
     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: James Downs, Office of Nuclear 
Material Safety and Safeguards, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, 
Washington, DC 20555-0001, telephone: 301-415-7744; email: 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Introduction

    Radiant notified the NRC, by a regulatory engagement plan dated 
October 13, 2023, of its intent to submit an application for a specific 
license under 10 CFR part 70, ``Domestic Licensing of Special Nuclear 
Material,'' for the possession of special nuclear material at its R-50 
microreactor facility, to be located in Oak Ridge, Tennessee. The 
regulatory engagement plan also outlined Radiant's plans to request 
additional licenses from the NRC to address the manufacturing, 
transportation, and commercial use of the microreactors produced at the 
R-50 facility.
    Prior to submission of the application, Radiant submitted a gap 
analysis for 10 CFR part 70 dated April 24, 2024. The gap analysis was 
used to inform the licensing framework for the application necessary to 
request licensing of the special nuclear material needed to fuel the 
microreactors that Radiant plans to manufacture. The NRC staff provided 
feedback on the gap analysis for 10 CFR part 70 by letter dated October 
4, 2024.
    Radiant submitted the license application under 10 CFR part 70 by 
letter dated February 25, 2026. The license application was 
supplemented by letters dated March 15, 2026, and April 17, 2026. The 
license application was accepted for a detailed technical review on May 
1, 2026.
    Radiant plans to locate a microreactor manufacturing facility in 
Oak Ridge, Roane County, Tennessee. The proposed facility will 
encompass approximately 84 acres (ac.) (34 hectares (ha)). The 
construction associated with the license application under 10 CFR part 
70 is limited to the Fueling Building, which will house the licensed 
special nuclear material and contain the operation to load fuel into 
the assemblies that are intended for use in microreactors. Section 1.2 
of the environmental report provides additional details regarding the 
proposed action.
    The scope of Radiant's license application under 10 CFR part 70 is

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limited to the receipt, storage, and handling of unirradiated SNM 
(enriched uranium with less than 20 wt% U-235) in the form of uranium 
ceramic kernels, contained within coated tri-structural isotropic 
particles that have been pressed into cylindrical fuel compacts. The 
project includes construction and operation of specific processes 
within the Fueling Building. Handling activities include the assembly 
of reactor fuel assemblies, and the license application discusses the 
proposed support functions to perform those activities safely. No fuel 
manufacturing (e.g., grinding, cutting, chemical conversion) will occur 
at Radiant's site under the scope of the license application under 10 
CFR part 70. Loading the fueled assemblies into the core of a 
microreactor is not within the scope of the current license application 
under 10 CFR part 70.
    Prior to a decision on the proposed action, the NRC will make the 
findings required by the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 as amended (the 
Act), and the NRC's regulations. The NRC's findings will be documented 
in a safety evaluation report. Additionally, in accordance with the 
National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, the NRC will prepare an 
environmental assessment (EA). The EA will be the subject of other 
notices in the Federal Register. The NRC's license determination is 
scheduled to be completed by December 18, 2026. The NRC staff may grant 
an initial license term of up to 10 years of operations. Radiant plans 
to commence operations in early-2027.

II. Availability of Documents

    The documents identified in the following table are available to 
interested persons through ADAMS.

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          Document description                 ADAMS accession No.
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Radiant's Pre-Application Regulatory     ML23286A328
 Engagement Plan, dated October 13,
 2023.
Radiant's 10 CFR Part 70 Gap Analysis,   ML24115A321
 dated April 24, 2024.
NRC's Feedback on Radiant's 10 CFR part  ML24262A066
 70 Gap Analysis, dated October 4, 2024.
Radiant's Initial License Application,   ML26058A374 (package)
 dated February 25, 2026.
1. Cover letter........................  1. ML26058A375
2. Proposed License Conditions and       2. ML26058A376 (non-public,
 Exemptions (Proprietary).                withheld pursuant to 10 CFR
                                          2.390)
3. Safey Analysis Report (Proprietary).  3. ML26058A377 (non-public,
                                          withheld pursuant to 10 CFR
                                          2.390)
4. Foreign Ownership, Control or         4. ML26058A378 (non-public,
 Domination (Proprietary).                withheld pursuant to 10 CFR
                                          2.390)
5. Environmental Report................  5. ML26058A379
6. Material Control and Accounting Plan  6. ML26058A380 (non-public,
 (Proprietary).                           withheld pursuant to 10 CFR
                                          2.390)
7. Physical Security Plan (Proprietary)  7. ML26058A381 (non-public,
                                          withheld pursuant to 10 CFR
                                          2.390)
8. Safety Summary (Proprietary)........  8. ML26058A382 (non-public,
                                          withheld pursuant to 10 CFR
                                          2.390)
9. NRC Form 313........................  9. ML26058A383
10. NRC Form 313 Attachment              10. ML26058A384 (non-public,
 (Proprietary).                           withheld pursuant to 10 CFR
                                          2.390)
11. Criticality Validation               11. ML26058A385 (non-public,
 (Proprietary).                           withheld pursuant to 10 CFR
                                          2.390)
12. Affidavit Supporting Request for     12. ML26058A386
 Withholding from Public Disclosure 10
 CFR 2.390.
13. Basis for expedited NRC Review       13. ML26058A387 (non-public,
 (Proprietary).                           withheld pursuant to 10 CFR
                                          2.390)
14. Basis for Radiant CAAS Exemption     14. ML26058A388 (non-public,
 (Proprietary).                           withheld pursuant to 10 CFR
                                          2.390)
Radiant's Supplement to License          ML26074A001 (package)
 Application, dated March 15, 2026.
1. Cover letter........................  1. ML26074A002
2. Affidavit Supporting Request for      2. ML26074A003
 Withholding from Public Disclosure 10
 CFR 2.390.
3. Physical Security Plan (Proprietary)  3. ML26074A004 (non-public,
                                          withheld pursuant to 10 CFR
                                          2.390)
NRC's Request for Supplemental           ML26085A233 (package)
 Information, dated April 1, 2026.
1. Cover letter........................  1. ML26085A468
2. Enclosure 1 (Security-Related)......  2. ML26085A469 (non-public,
                                          withheld pursuant to 10 CFR
                                          2.390)
3. Supplemental Concurrence Document...  3. ML26085A472 (non-public,
                                          withheld pursuant to 10 CFR
                                          2.390)
Radiant's Response to NRC's Request for  ML26107A168 (package)
 Supplemental Information, dated April
 17, 2026.
1. Cover letter........................  1. ML26107A169
2. Affidavit for Withholding from        2. ML26110A219
 Public Disclosure 10 CFR 2.390.
3. Radiant's response to the Request     3. ML26107A171 (non-public,
 for Supplemental Information             withheld pursuant to 10 CFR
 (Proprietary).                           2.390)
4. Safety Analysis Report Chapters 2     4. ML26107A172 (non-public,
 and 5 (Proprietary).                     withheld pursuant to 10 CFR
                                          2.390)
5. Safety Summary Revision 1             5. ML26107A173 (non-public,
 (Proprietary).                           withheld pursuant to 10 CFR
                                          2.390)
NRC's Acceptance of Radiant's License    ML26111A377 (package)
 Application, dated May 1, 2026.
1. Cover letter........................  1. ML26112A019
2. Observations (Security-Related).....  2. ML26112A017 (non-public,
                                          withheld pursuant to 10 CFR
                                          2.390)
3. Supplemental Concurrence Document...  3. ML26112A018 (non-public,
                                          withheld pursuant to 10 CFR
                                          2.390)
Content of Petition to Intervene.......  ML20340A053
Guidance for Electronic Submissions....  ML13031A056
to the NRC.............................
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III. Opportunity To Request a Hearing and Petition for Leave To 
Intervene

    Within 60 days after the date of publication of this notice, any 
person (petitioner) whose interest may be affected by this action may 
file a request for a hearing and petition for leave to intervene 
(petition) with respect to the action. Petitions shall be filed in 
accordance with the Commission's ``Agency Rules of Practice and 
Procedure'' in 10 CFR part 2. Interested persons should consult 10 CFR 
2.309. If a petition is filed, the presiding officer will rule on the 
petition and, if

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appropriate, a notice of a hearing will be issued.
    Petitions must be filed no later than 60 days from the date of 
publication of this notice in accordance with the filing instructions 
in the ``Electronic Submissions (E-Filing)'' section of this document. 
Petitions and motions for leave to file new or amended contentions that 
are filed after the deadline will not be entertained absent a 
determination by the presiding officer that the filing demonstrates 
good cause by satisfying the three factors in 10 CFR 2.309(c)(1)(i) 
through (iii).
    A State, local governmental body, Federally recognized Indian 
Tribe, or designated agency thereof, may submit a petition to the 
Commission to participate as a party under 10 CFR 2.309(h) no later 
than 60 days from the date of publication of this notice. 
Alternatively, a State, local governmental body, Federally recognized 
Indian Tribe, or designated agency thereof, may participate as a non-
party under 10 CFR 2.315(c).
    For information about filing a petition and about participation by 
a person not a party under 10 CFR 2.315 see ADAMS Accession No. 
ML20340A053 and on the NRC's public website (https://www.nrc.gov/about-nrc/regulatory/adjudicatory/hearing.html#participate).

IV. Electronic Submissions (E-Filing)

    All documents filed in NRC adjudicatory proceedings including 
documents filed by an interested State, local governmental body, 
Federally recognized Indian Tribe, or designated agency thereof that 
requests to participate under 10 CFR 2.315(c), must be filed in 
accordance with 10 CFR 2.302. The E-Filing process requires 
participants to submit and serve all adjudicatory documents over the 
internet, or in some cases, to mail copies on electronic storage media, 
unless an exemption permitting an alternative filing method, as further 
discussed, is granted. Detailed guidance on electronic submissions is 
located in the ``Guidance for Electronic Submissions to the NRC'' 
(ADAMS Accession No. ML13031A056) and on the NRC's public website 
(https://www.nrc.gov/site-help/e-submittals.html).
    To comply with the procedural requirements of E-Filing, at least 10 
days prior to the filing deadline, the participant should contact the 
Office of the Secretary by email at [email protected], or by 
telephone at 301-415-1677, to (1) request a digital identification (ID) 
certificate, which allows the participant (or its counsel or 
representative) to digitally sign submissions and access the E-Filing 
system for any proceeding in which it is participating; and (2) advise 
the Secretary that the participant will be submitting a petition or 
other adjudicatory document (even in instances in which the 
participant, or its counsel or representative, already holds an NRC-
issued digital ID certificate). Based upon this information, the 
Secretary will establish an electronic docket for the proceeding if the 
Secretary has not already established an electronic docket.
    Information about applying for a digital ID certificate is 
available on the NRC's public website (https://www.nrc.gov/site-help/e-submittals/getting-started.html). After a digital ID certificate is 
obtained and a docket created, the participant must submit adjudicatory 
documents in Portable Document Format. Guidance on submissions is 
available on the NRC's public website (https://www.nrc.gov/site-help/electronic-sub-ref-mat.html). A filing is considered complete at the 
time the document is submitted through the NRC's E-Filing system. To be 
timely, an electronic filing must be submitted to the E-Filing system 
no later than 11:59 p.m. ET on the due date. Upon receipt of a 
transmission, the E-Filing system time-stamps the document and sends 
the submitter an email confirming receipt of the document. The E-Filing 
system also distributes an email that provides access to the document 
to the NRC's Office of the General Counsel and any others who have 
advised the Office of the Secretary that they wish to participate in 
the proceeding, so that the filer need not serve the document on those 
participants separately. Therefore, applicants and other participants 
(or their counsel or representative) must apply for and receive a 
digital ID certificate before adjudicatory documents are filed to 
obtain access to the documents via the E-Filing system.
    A person filing electronically using the NRC's adjudicatory E-
Filing system may seek assistance by contacting the NRC's Electronic 
Filing Help Desk through the ``Contact Us'' link located on the NRC's 
public website (https://www.nrc.gov/site-help/e-submittals.html), by 
email to [email protected], or by a toll-free call at 1-866-672-
7640. The NRC Electronic Filing Help Desk is available between 9 a.m. 
and 6 p.m., ET, Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.
    Participants who believe that they have good cause for not 
submitting documents electronically must file an exemption request, in 
accordance with 10 CFR 2.302(g), with their initial paper filing 
stating why there is good cause for not filing electronically and 
requesting authorization to continue to submit documents in paper 
format. Such filings must be submitted in accordance with 10 CFR 
2.302(b)-(d). Participants filing adjudicatory documents in this manner 
are responsible for serving their documents on all other participants. 
Participants granted an exemption under 10 CFR 2.302(g)(2) must still 
meet the electronic formatting requirement in 10 CFR 2.302(g)(1), 
unless the participant also seeks and is granted an exemption from 10 
CFR 2.302(g)(1).
    Documents submitted in adjudicatory proceedings will appear in the 
NRC's electronic hearing docket, which is publicly available on the 
NRC's public website (https://ehd.nrc.gov), unless otherwise excluded 
pursuant to an order of the presiding officer. If you do not have an 
NRC-issued digital ID certificate as previously described, click 
``cancel'' when the link requests certificates and you will be 
automatically directed to the NRC's electronic hearing docket where you 
will be able to access any publicly available documents in a particular 
hearing docket. Participants are requested not to include personal 
privacy information such as social security numbers, home addresses, or 
personal phone numbers in their filings unless an NRC regulation or 
other law requires submission of such information. With respect to 
copyrighted works, except for limited excerpts that serve the purpose 
of the adjudicatory filings and would constitute a Fair Use 
application, participants should not include copyrighted materials in 
their submission.

Order Imposing Procedures for Access to Sensitive Unclassified Non-
Safeguards Information and Safeguards Information for Contention 
Preparation

    A. This Order contains instructions regarding how potential parties 
to this proceeding may request access to documents containing Sensitive 
Unclassified Non-Safeguards Information (SUNSI).
    B. Within 10 days after publication of this notice of hearing or 
opportunity for hearing, any potential party who believes access to 
SUNSI is necessary to respond to this notice may request access to 
SUNSI. A ``potential party'' is any person who intends to participate 
as a party by demonstrating standing and filing an admissible 
contention under 10 CFR 2.309. Requests for access to SUNSI submitted 
later than 10 days after publication of this notice will not be 
considered absent a showing of good cause for the late filing, 
addressing why the request could not have been filed earlier.

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    C. The requestor shall submit a letter requesting permission to 
access SUNSI to the Office of the Secretary, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory 
Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001, Attention: Rulemakings and 
Adjudications Staff, and provide a copy to the Deputy General Counsel 
for Licensing, Hearings, and Enforcement, Office of the General 
Counsel, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001. 
The expedited delivery or courier mail address for both offices is: 
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville, 
Maryland 20852. The email addresses for the Office of the Secretary and 
the Office of the General Counsel are [email protected] 
[email protected], respectively.\1\ The request 
must include the following information:
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    \1\ While a request for hearing or petition to intervene in this 
proceeding must comply with the filing requirements of the NRC's 
``E-Filing Rule,'' the initial request to access SUNSI under these 
procedures should be submitted as described in this paragraph.
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    (1) A description of the licensing action with a citation to this 
Federal Register notice;
    (2) The name and address of the potential party and a description 
of the potential party's particularized interest that could be harmed 
by the action identified in C.(1); and
    (3) The identity of the individual or entity requesting access to 
SUNSI and the requestor's basis for the need for the information in 
order to meaningfully participate in this adjudicatory proceeding. In 
particular, the request must explain why publicly available versions of 
the information requested would not be sufficient to provide the basis 
and specificity for a proffered contention.
    D. Based on an evaluation of the information submitted under 
paragraphs C, the NRC staff will determine within 10 days of receipt of 
the request whether:
    (1) There is a reasonable basis to believe the petitioner is likely 
to establish standing to participate in this NRC proceeding; and
    (2) The requestor has established a legitimate need for access to 
SUNSI.
    E. If the NRC staff determines that the requestor satisfies both 
D.(1) and D.(2), the NRC staff will notify the requestor in writing 
that access to SUNSI has been granted. The written notification will 
contain instructions on how the requestor may obtain copies of the 
requested documents, and any other conditions that may apply to access 
to those documents. These conditions may include, but are not limited 
to, the signing of a Non-Disclosure Agreement or Affidavit, or 
Protective Order,\2\ setting forth terms and conditions to prevent the 
unauthorized or inadvertent disclosure of SUNSI by each individual who 
will be granted access to SUNSI.
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    \2\ Any motion for Protective Order or proposed Non-Disclosure 
Affidavit or Agreement for SUNSI must be filed with the presiding 
officer or the Chief Administrative Judge if the presiding officer 
has not yet been designated, within 30 days of the deadline for the 
receipt of the written access request.
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    F. Filing of Contentions. Any contentions in these proceedings that 
are based upon the information received as a result of the request made 
for SUNSI must be filed by the requestor no later than 25 days after 
receipt of (or access to) that information. However, if more than 25 
days remain between the petitioner's receipt of (or access to) the 
information and the deadline for filing all other contentions (as 
established in the notice of hearing or opportunity for hearing), the 
petitioner may file its SUNSI contentions by that later deadline.
    G. Review of Denials of Access.
    (1) If the request for access to SUNSI is denied by the NRC staff 
after a determination on standing and requisite need, the NRC staff 
shall immediately notify the requestor in writing, briefly stating the 
reason or reasons for the denial.
    (2) The requestor may challenge the NRC staff's adverse 
determination by filing a challenge within 5 days of receipt of that 
determination with: (a) the presiding officer designated in this 
proceeding; (b) if no presiding officer has been appointed, the Chief 
Administrative Judge, or if this individual is unavailable, another 
administrative judge, or an Administrative Law Judge with jurisdiction 
pursuant to 10 CFR 2.318(a); or (c) if another officer has been 
designated to rule on information access issues, with that officer.
    (3) Further appeals of decisions under this paragraph must be made 
pursuant to 10 CFR 2.311.
    H. Review of Grants of Access. A party other than the requestor may 
challenge an NRC staff determination granting access to SUNSI whose 
release would harm that party's interest independent of the proceeding. 
Such a challenge must be filed within 5 days of the notification by the 
NRC staff of its grant of access and must be filed with: (a) the 
presiding officer designated in this proceeding; (b) if no presiding 
officer has been appointed, the Chief Administrative Judge, or if this 
individual is unavailable, another administrative judge, or an 
Administrative Law Judge with jurisdiction pursuant to 10 CFR 2.318(a); 
or (c) if another officer has been designated to rule on information 
access issues, with that officer.
    If challenges to the NRC staff determinations are filed, these 
procedures give way to the normal process for litigating disputes 
concerning access to information. The availability of interlocutory 
review by the Commission of orders ruling on such NRC staff 
determinations (whether granting or denying access) is governed by 10 
CFR 2.311.\3\
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    \3\ Requestors should note that the filing requirements of the 
NRC's E-Filing Rule (72 FR 49139; August 28, 2007, as amended at 77 
FR 46562; August 3, 2012, 78 FR 34247, June 7, 2013) apply to 
appeals of NRC staff determinations (because they must be served on 
a presiding officer or the Commission, as applicable), but not to 
the initial SUNSI request submitted to the NRC staff under these 
procedures.
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    I. The Commission expects that the NRC staff and presiding officers 
(and any other reviewing officers) will consider and resolve requests 
for access to SUNSI, and motions for protective orders, in a timely 
fashion in order to minimize any unnecessary delays in identifying 
those petitioners who have standing and who have propounded contentions 
meeting the specificity and basis requirements in 10 CFR part 2. The 
attachment to this Order summarizes the general target schedule for 
processing and resolving requests under these procedures.
    It is so ordered
    Authority: 42 U.S.C. 2011 et seq.

    For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

    Dated: July 23, 2026.
Jody Martin,
Secretary of the Commission.

ATTACHMENT 1--General Target Schedule for Processing and Resolving 
Requests for Access to Sensitive Unclassified Non-Safeguards 
Information in This Proceeding

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                Day                            Event/Activity
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0.................................  Publication of Federal Register
                                     notice of hearing or opportunity
                                     for hearing, including order with
                                     instructions for access requests.

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10................................  Deadline for submitting requests for
                                     access to Sensitive Unclassified
                                     Non Safeguards Information (SUNSI)
                                     with information: (i) supporting
                                     the standing of a potential party
                                     identified by name and address; and
                                     (ii) describing the need for the
                                     information in order for the
                                     potential party to participate
                                     meaningfully in an adjudicatory
                                     proceeding.
60................................  Deadline for submitting petition for
                                     intervention containing: (i)
                                     demonstration of standing; and (ii)
                                     all contentions whose formulation
                                     does not require access to SUNSI
                                     (+25 Answers to petition for
                                     intervention; +7 requestor/
                                     petitioner reply).
20................................  U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
                                     (NRC) staff informs the requestor
                                     of the staff's determination
                                     whether the request for access
                                     provides a reasonable basis to
                                     believe standing can be established
                                     and shows need for SUNSI. (NRC
                                     staff also informs any party to the
                                     proceeding whose interest
                                     independent of the proceeding would
                                     be harmed by the release of the
                                     information.) If NRC staff makes
                                     the finding of need for SUNSI and
                                     likelihood of standing, NRC staff
                                     begins document processing
                                     (preparation of redactions or
                                     review of redacted documents).
25................................  If NRC staff finds no ``need,'' or
                                     no likelihood of standing, the
                                     deadline for requestor/petitioner
                                     to file a motion seeking a ruling
                                     to reverse the NRC staff's denial
                                     of access; NRC staff files copy of
                                     access determination with the
                                     presiding officer (or Chief
                                     Administrative Judge or other
                                     designated officer, as
                                     appropriate). If NRC staff finds
                                     ``need'' for SUNSI, the deadline
                                     for any party to the proceeding
                                     whose interest independent of the
                                     proceeding would be harmed by the
                                     release of the information to file
                                     a motion seeking a ruling to
                                     reverse the NRC staff's grant of
                                     access.
30................................  Deadline for NRC staff reply to
                                     motions to reverse NRC staff
                                     determination(s).
40................................  (Receipt +30) If NRC staff finds
                                     standing and need for SUNSI,
                                     deadline for NRC staff to complete
                                     information processing and file
                                     motion for Protective Order and
                                     proposed Non-Disclosure Agreement
                                     or Affidavit. Deadline for
                                     applicant/licensee to file Non-
                                     Disclosure Agreement or Affidavit
                                     for SUNSI.
A.................................  If access granted: issuance of
                                     presiding officer or other
                                     designated officer decision on
                                     motion for Protective Order for
                                     access to sensitive information
                                     (including schedule for providing
                                     access and submission of
                                     contentions) or decision reversing
                                     a final adverse determination by
                                     the NRC staff.
A + 3.............................  Deadline for filing executed Non-
                                     Disclosure Agreements or
                                     Affidavits. Access provided to
                                     SUNSI consistent with decision
                                     issuing the Protective Order.
A + 28............................  Deadline for submission of
                                     contentions whose development
                                     depends upon access to SUNSI.
                                     However, if more than 25 days
                                     remain between the petitioner's
                                     receipt of (or access to) the
                                     information and the deadline for
                                     filing all other contentions (as
                                     established in the notice of
                                     opportunity to request a hearing
                                     and petition for leave to
                                     intervene), the petitioner may file
                                     its SUNSI contentions by that later
                                     deadline.
A + 53............................  (Contention receipt +25) Answers to
                                     contentions whose development
                                     depends upon access to SUNSI.
A + 60............................  (Answer receipt +7) Petitioner/
                                     Intervenor reply to answers.
>A + 60...........................  Decision on contention admission.
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