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Application Review Schedule for Crow Butte Resources Site

The following table summarizes the key milestones in the schedule that the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has established for its review of the application that Cameco (Crow Butte Resources) submitted to renew its license for its Crow Butte In Situ Recovery site.

Key Milestones Completion Date
Actual – A
Target – T
Application Tendered 11/27/07 – A
Acceptance Review
Acceptance Review Start 11/27/07 – A
Docketing Decision Issued/Acceptance Review Complete 3/28/08 – A
Safety Review *
Requests for Additional Information (RAIs) Issued to Applicant 1/06/09 – A
Safety Evaluation Report (SER) completed 12/28/12 – A
Environmental Review *
Requests for Additional Information (RAIs) Issued to Applicant 4/15/09 – A
Draft EA issued to Nebraska DEQ 3/21/14 – A
Final EA issued 10/30/14 – A
License
Licensing Action Completed - License Issued 11/05/14 – A

* Timeline does not include extended lead times for applicants to respond to RAIs or open issues.

Information on Federal Register notices for receipt of the application and opportunity to request a hearing or petition to intervene can be found on the Hearing Opportunities page.

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