United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission - Protecting People and the Environment

Licensing Schedule for the Mixed Oxide Fuel Fabrication Facility

The schedule in the following table is subject to change. It is based on the assumption that the Shaw AREVA MOX Services (MOX Services) application meets all applicable regulations.

Date Action
12/19/00 The applicant submitted an Environmental Report (ER) to NRC PDF Icon
02/28/01 The applicant submitted a request to NRC to construct a Mixed Oxide Fuel Fabrication Facility (MFFF) on the DOE’s Savannah River Site.
04/18/01 NRC published a notice in the Federal Register announcing that the NRC had accepted an application for authority to construct a MFFF.
1/31/05 NRC issued the Final Environmental Impact Statement (NUREG-1767)
3/30/05 NRC issued the Construction Authorization PDF Icon
3/31/05 NRC issued the Final Safety Evaluation Report on the Construction Authorization Request for the Mixed Oxide Fuel Fabrication Facility at the Savannah River Site, SC (NUREG-1821)
9/27/06 & 11/16/06 MOX Services submits the License Application and the Integrated Safety Analysis Summary to possess and use radioactive material
12/20/06 NRC accepts license submittal for docketing
4/12/2007 Public meeting in Aiken, SC to discuss NRC's role, responsibilities, and the licensing process; inspection and enforcement; and public participation related to the review of the License Application for the MFFF
12/20/10 NRC staff to complete review of the license application and the ISA Summary and prepare Safety Evaluation.
Page Last Reviewed/Updated Wednesday, April 25, 2012