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Spotlight
Public Engagement of New Fuels
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Commission Meetings
Past public Commission meetings related to Accident Tolerant Fuel and Advanced Reactor Fuel, both of which include HALEU, are listed in the table below:
| Description | Links | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Briefing on Accident Tolerant Fuel | 04/12/2018 | |
| Briefing on Advanced Reactors | 04/24/2018 | |
| Briefing on Advanced Reactors and New Reactor Topics | 02/06/2020 | |
| Commission meeting on ATF | 02/25/2020 | |
| Commission meeting on Advanced Reactor Preparedness Through Regulatory Engagement and Research Cooperation | 04/13/2021 | |
| Briefing on 10 CFR Part 53 Licensing and Regulation of Advanced Nuclear Reactor | 12/09/2021 | |
| Briefing on Advanced Reactors Activities with Federal Partners | 05/12/2022 | |
| Update on 10 CFR Part 53 Licensing and Regulation of Advanced Nuclear Reactors | 07/21/2022 | |
| Overview of Advanced Reactor Fuel Activities | 12/08/2022 |
Transportation
Early engagement related to transportation are listed in the table below:
| Description | Links | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-application meeting with Daher Nuclear Technologies for a new UF6 package with up to 10% enrichment | 06/10/2020 | |
| Pre-application meeting with Daher Nuclear Technologies for proposed changes to the Model No. Versa-Pac package | 02/16/2021 | |
| Pre-application meeting with Daher Nuclear Technologies for a new uranium hexafluoride (UF6) package with up to 10 weight % enrichment | 02/17/2021 | |
| Pre-application meeting with Westinghouse Electric Company to discuss a proposed amendment for the Model No. Traveler STD and XL Packages | 06/24/2021 | |
| Pre-application meeting with GNF-A to discuss a proposed amendment for the RAJ-II package for greater than 5% enrichment | 02/15/2022 | |
| Pre-application meeting with Framatome to discuss a proposed amendment for the TN-B1 package for greater than 5% enrichment | 12/13/2022 |
Fuel Facilities
Past public meetings related to fuel facilities (Kairos, TRISO-X) are listed in the table below:
| Description | Links | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-application meeting with Louisiana Energy Services to discuss a proposed increase in enrichment to 10 weight % UF6 | 06/16/2021 | |
| Pre-application meeting with Global Nuclear Fuel-Americas to discuss enrichments up to 8 weight % uranium-235. | 05/03/2022 |
Stakeholder Meetings
NRC staff periodically hold stakeholder meetings. Two topics related to new fuels include:
Page Last Reviewed/Updated Thursday, August 27, 2026
Page Last Reviewed/Updated Thursday, August 27, 2026