NRC staff is performing review activities for possible licensing of new fuel cycle facilities. NRC accepted an application for construction of a mixed oxide fuel fabrication facility and is developing guidance on six policy issues related to gas centrifuge enrichment facilities. See the following pages for more information. See Fuel Cycle Facilities Licensing for an overview of the licensing process for fuel cycle facilities.

New Fuel Cycle Licensing Activities as of August 2009

Organization	Location	Type of Facility	Name of Facility	Status
Louisiana Energy Services (LES)	Eunice, New Mexico	Centrifuge enrichment	National Enrichment Facility	Application submitted to the NRC in December 2003. NRC license issued in June 2006. Construction began in August 2006 and is ongoing. Limited operations are being conducted in the Centrifuge Test Facility.
USEC Inc.	Piketon, Ohio	Centrifuge enrichment	American Centrifuge Plant	Application submitted to the NRC in August 2004. NRC license issued in April 2007. Facility construction began in May 2007. In July 2009, construction was placed on hold pending resolution of technical and financial issues identified by DOE.
AREVA Enrichment Services	Bonneville County, Idaho	Centrifuge enrichment	Eagle Rock Enrichment Facility	Application submitted to the NRC on December 30, 2008.
General Electric - Hitachi	Wilmington, North Carolina	Laser enrichment	N/A	NRC Issued a license amendment in May 2008 for a test loop. GE submitted an application for a full-scale facility on June 26, 2009.
Shaw AREVA MOX Services	Aiken, South Carolina	Mixed-oxide fuel fabrication facility	Mixed Oxide Fuel Fabrication Facility	Application for construction authorization submitted in April 2001. Construction authorization issued by the NRC in March 2005. Application for operating license, submitted in November 2006, currently under NRC review.