Application Review Schedule for Crownpoint

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 Hydro Resources, Inc. (HRI) submitted to obtain a license for its Crownpoint Uranium Project.

Key Milestones	Completion Date Actual - A Target - T
License Renewal Application Tendered	08/22/02 - A
Acceptance Review
Federal Register Notice and Opportunity for Hearing	12/16/02 - A
Safety Review *
License Renewal Application updated after conclusion of litigation	03/21/13 – A
Licensee submits notice of intent to revise License Renewal Application	02/05/14 - A
HRI letter to updated the progress to Revise the Renewal Application	09/16/14 - A
NRC Notification to hold License Renewal Application in Abeyance until further notice	11/13/14 - A
NuFuels, Inc. letter, NRC Request for Revised License Renewal Application	01/24/24 – A
Licensee submits revised License Renewal Application	01/24/25 – T See note below
Requests for Additional Information (RAIs) Issued to Licensee	See note below
Safety Evaluation Report (SER) completed	See note below
Environmental Review
RAIs Issued to Licensee	See note below
Draft EA published for Public Comment	See note below
Final EA published	See note below
License Renewal
Licensing Action Completed - License Issued	See note below

* Actual Time Depends on Licensee

NOTE: On February 5, 2014 and September 16, 2014, HRI requested additional time to complete its discussions with the Navajo Nation Council prior to submitting a revised license renewal application. On November 13, 2014, the NRC staff placed its review of the license renewal application in abeyance until further notice. By letter dated November 27, 2015, Uranium Resources, Inc., (URI) on behalf of its wholly owned subsidiary HRI, and Laramide Resources Ltd. (Laramide), submitted to the NRC an application requesting approval for an indirect change of control of the Crownpoint Uranium Project from URI to Laramide. The transfer was approved by the NRC on March 11, 2016. The transaction closed on January 5, 2017. License SUA-1580, Amendment #4 was issued to Laramide on February 7, 2017.

On July 26, 2017, (ML17216A033), HRI requested to change the licensee’s name from HRI to NuFuels, Inc. On July 16, 2018, the NRC approved the licensee’s name change from HRI to NuFuels, Inc., and issued Amendment 5 (ML18155A198). On January 24, 2024, the NRC requested that NuFuels provide a revised license renewal application by January 24, 2025 (ML23289A123).

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.