ML24324A023
| ML24324A023 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Hermes File:Kairos Power icon.png |
| Issue date: | 11/22/2024 |
| From: | Jeremy Bowen NRC/NRR/DANU |
| To: | |
| References | |
| 89FR94767, NRC-2023-0138 | |
| Download: ML24324A023 (4) | |
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[7590-01-P]
NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
[Docket Nos. 50-611 and 50-612; NRC-2023-0138]
Kairos Power LLC; Hermes 2 Test Reactor Facility; Construction Permits AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
ACTION: Notice; issuance.
SUMMARY
- The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is providing notice of the issuance of Construction Permits CPTR-7 and CPTR-8 to Kairos Power LLC (Kairos) for the two units of the proposed Hermes 2 test reactor facility.
DATES: The Construction Permits CPTR-7 and CPTR-8 were issued on November 21, 2024.
ADDRESSES: Please refer to Docket ID NRC-2023-0138 when contacting the NRC about the availability of information for this action. You may obtain publicly available information related to this action by 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: Stacy.Schumann@nrc.gov. For technical questions, contact the individual listed in the For Further Information Contact section of this document.
NRCs 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 NRCs Public Document Room (PDR) reference staff at 1-800-397-4209, at 301-415-4737, or by email to PDR.Resource@nrc.gov. 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.
NRCs 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 PDR.Resource@nrc.gov 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: Michael Orenak, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001; telephone: 301-415-3229; email: Michael.Orenak@nrc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I.
Introduction Under section 2.106 of title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR), the NRC is providing notice of the issuance of Construction Permits, CPTR-7 and CPTR-8, to Kairos for the two units of the proposed Hermes 2 test reactor facility. The construction permits, which are immediately effective, authorize Kairos to construct a test reactor facility, as described in Kaiross construction permit application, in Oak Ridge, Tennessee. With respect to the construction permit application filed by Kairos, the NRC finds that the applicable standards and requirements of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended (the Act), and the Commissions regulations have been met. The NRC finds that any required notifications to other agencies or bodies have been duly made and that, among other things, there is reasonable assurance that the activities authorized by the permits will be conducted in compliance with the rules and regulations of the Commission, that safety questions will be satisfactorily resolved by the completion
of construction, and that, taking into consideration siting criteria, the proposed facility can be constructed and operated at the proposed location without undue risk to public health and safety, subject to the conditions listed in the construction permits. Furthermore, the NRC finds that the licensee is technically and financially qualified to engage in the activities authorized, and that issuance of the license will not be inimical to the common defense and security or to the health and safety of the public. Finally, the NRC finds that the findings required by Subpart A of 10 CFR part 51 have been made.
Accordingly, the immediately effective construction permits were issued on November 21, 2024.
II.
Further Information The NRC prepared a Safety Evaluation (SE) as well as an Environmental Assessment (EA) and Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) that document the NRCs evaluation of Kaiross construction permit application and the NRCs findings. The Commission also issued its Memorandum and Order documenting its final decision on the mandatory hearing on November 20, 2024. In accordance with 10 CFR 2.390 of the NRCs Agency Rules of Practice and Procedure, details with respect to this action, including the SE, EA, FONSI, and accompanying documentation included in the construction permit package, as well as the Commissions hearing decision, are available online in the ADAMS Public Documents collection at https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html. From this site, persons can access the NRCs ADAMS, which provides text and image files of NRCs public documents.
III.
Availability of Documents The documents identified in the following table are available to interested persons through one or more of the following methods, as indicated.
Document Description ADAMS Accession No.
Construction Permit No. CPTR-7 ML24324A021 Construction Permit No. CPTR-8 ML24324A022 Commissions Memorandum and Order on the mandatory hearing ML24325A378 Safety Evaluation Related to the Kairos Power LLC Construction Permit Application for the Hermes 2 Non-power Test Reactor Facility ML24200A114 (Package)
Environmental Assessment and Finding of No Significant Impact for the Construction Permits and Environmental Review Exemptions for the Kairos Hermes 2 Test Reactors, dated August 2024.
ML24240A034 Kairos Construction Permit Application ML23195A122 ML23195A123 ML24144A090 (package)
ML23195A125 ML23195A127 ML23195A130 ML23195A132 ML24103A245 Dated: November 22, 2024.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
/RA/
Jeremy Bowen, Director, Division of Advanced Reactors and Non-Power Production and Utilization Facilities, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation.