ML22193A240

Issuance of Environmental Scoping Summary Report for the Review of the Kairos Hermes Test Reactor Construction Permit Application

ML22193A240
Person / Time
Site:	Hermes
Issue date:	08/01/2022
From:	Tami Dozier NRC/NMSS/DREFS/ENRB
To:	Kenneth Erwin NRC/NMSS/DREFS/ENRB
Dozier T, NMSS/REFS/ENRB
References
EPID L- 2021-NEW-12
Download: ML22193A240 (3)

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August 1, 2022 MEMORANDUM TO: Kenneth Erwin, Chief Environmental Review New Reactors Branch Division of Rulemaking, Environmental and Financial Support Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards Signed by Dozier, Tamsen FROM: Tamsen Dozier, Project Manager on 08/01/22 Environmental Review New Reactors Branch Division of Rulemaking, Environmental and Financial Support Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards

SUBJECT:

ISSUANCE OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCOPING

SUMMARY

REPORT ASSOCIATED WITH THE U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION STAFFS REVIEW OF THE KAIROS HERMES TEST REACTOR CONSTRUCTION PERMIT APPLICATION (EPID NO. L-2021-NEW-12)

Pursuant to section 51.29 of title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR), the U.S.

Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) staff conducted the environmental scoping process and solicited public comments from February 18, 2022, to April 19, 2022 (87 FR 9394). This process informed the scope of the staffs environmental review of the application for a construction permit submitted by Kairos for a test reactor termed Hermes. The scoping process is an important step in the development of the draft EIS.

As part of the scoping process, the staff held a public environmental scoping meeting via webinar on March 23, 2021, to solicit public input regarding the scope of the environmental review. A summary of the scoping meeting is publicly available in the NRCs Agencywide Document Access and Management System (ADAMS) at https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html ML22110A018. 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, 301-415-4737, or by email to pdr.resource@nrc.gov.

CONTACTS: Tamsen Dozier, NMSS/REFS Peyton Doub, NMSS/REFS 301-415-2272 301-415-6703

K. Erwin 2 At the conclusion of the scoping process, the staff prepared the enclosed environmental scoping summary report identifying comments received during the scoping period. In accordance with 10 CFR 51.29(b), the staff will send a copy of the scoping summary report to each participant in the scoping process (who provided mailing information). The next step in the environmental review process is the issuance of the draft EIS. Notice of the availability of the draft EIS and the procedures for providing comments will be published in the Federal Register. The current schedule for the issuance of the draft EIS may be found on the project website at https://www.nrc.gov/reactors/non-power/hermes-kairos.html.

Docket No. 50-7513

Enclosure:

As stated cc: Listserv

Package: ML22194A014 Memorandum: ML22193A240 Report: ML22178A051 OFFICE PM:REFS LA:REFS OGC (NLO)

NAME TDozier AWalker-Smith RHarper DATE 07/13/22 07/14/22 07/20/22 OFFICE BC:REFS PM:REFS NAME KErwin (PDoub for) TDozier DATE 08/01/22 08/01/22