ML26035A118
| ML26035A118 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | 05000614 |
| Issue date: | 02/04/2026 |
| From: | Stevens C US Dept of Commerce, National Marine Fisheries Service |
| To: | Healy S Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards |
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| Download: ML26035A118 (0) | |
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From:
charrish stevens - NOAA Federal To:
Shannon Healy Cc:
David Dale - NOAA Federal; Amanda Young - NOAA Affiliate
Subject:
[External_Sender] Re: Request to initiate abbreviated consultation for the proposed Long Mott construction permit Date:
Wednesday, February 4, 2026 7:41:54 AM Attachments:
image001.png NRC to NMFS, Request for Abbreviated EFH Consultation (1).pdf Hello Shannon, The NOAAs National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) Habitat Conservation Division has received your email dated January 30, 2026, requesting to initiate an abbreviated essential fish habitat (EFH) consultation under Section 305(b)(2)(4) of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (Magnuson-Stevens Act) for the Long Mott Generating Station (LMGS) (Docket Number: 50-614) proposed construction permit in Seadrift, Calhoun County, Texas.
The issuance of the construction permit would authorize the owner of the Long Mott Generating Station, Long Mott Energy, LLC, to construct a Xe-100 power reactor. The applicant proposes to build the LMGS on approximately 1,537 acres of agricultural land, which is located adjacent to the existing Seadrift Operations facility, owned and operated by the Union Carbide Corporation, an affiliate of the Dow Chemical Company. The LGMS would consist of four 200 megawatt thermal (80 megawatt electrical) Xe-100 reactor modules, two turbine-generator sets, air-cooled condensers, and auxiliary facilities. The Xe-100 reactor is a high-temperature gas-cooled reactor using TRisturctural ISOtropic fuel.
The NMFS Habitat Conservation Division has reviewed the consultation request letter along with the Draft Environmental Assessment and Finding of No Significant Impact for the Construction Permit and Environmental Review Exemptions for the Long Mott Generating Station Report for the above mentioned project per the Magnuson-Stevens Act and the Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act. We concur the proposed project will result in no more than minimal adverse effects on the designated EFH of all life stages of federally managed fisheries found to occur within the vicinity of LGMS and not adversely affect EFH under NOAA Fisheries jurisdiction. Therefore, NMFS does not have any EFH conservation recommendations to provide. Assuming the project is not further revised, this satisfies the consultation procedures outlined in 50 CFR Section 600.920, the regulation to implement the EFH provisions of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act.
We appreciate your coordination with our office on this project. If you have any additional questions or require additional information, please contact Charrish Stevens by email at charrish.stevens@noaa.gov.
Thank you for your coordination, Charrish Stevens Fishery Biologist Habitat Conservation Division NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service 4700 Ave U, Galveston, TX 77551 Office Ph: (409) 766-3697 Fax: (409) 766-3575 Email: charrish.stevens@noaa.gov On Fri, Jan 30, 2026 at 7:52AM Shannon Healy <Shannon.Healy@nrc.gov> wrote:
SUBJECT:
REQUEST TO INITIATE ABBREVIATED ESSENTIAL FISH HABITAT CONSULTATION FOR THE LONG MOTT GENERATING STATION PROPOSED CONSTRUCTION PERMIT IN CALHOUN COUNTY, TEXAS (DOCKET NUMBER:50-614)
Please find the attached consultation request letter and find an early copy of the EA here:
Long Mott EA - January 2026 Clean.pdf
Note, the early copy of the EA has not been through NRCs Office of General Counsel review and is considered predecisional. As such, it should not be shared or made public.
In accordance with the statutory timeframes set forth in 50 CFR 600.920(h)(4), the NRC is respectfully requestingyour response within 30 days of the issuanceof this email.If you are unable to complete your review within thistimeframe, Irequestthat you contact me to discuss an alternate schedule.
- Best, Shannon
Shannon Healy Environmental Scientist l Ecological Resources Environmental Center of Expertise Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission shannon.healy@nrc.gov l 301.415.6714