New Facility Licensing

The NRC is engaging with applicants and prospective applicants for initial licensing of new research and test reactors based on advanced reactor technologies. In addition, the NRC is engaging prospective applicants for other non-power utilization and production facilities intended for isotope production. Further details on advanced technologies are available on the NRC’s Advanced Reactors page. The NRC is currently engaged in review activities for the non-power utilization and production facilities projects listed below. For more information on specific licensing interactions, please select a project.

Advanced Research and Test Reactors

 

Abilene Christian University (ACU) Molten Salt Research Reactor (MSRR)

Kairos Power LLC Hermes Test Reactor

Kairos Power LLC Hermes 2 Test Reactor

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign


Other Non-Power Utilization and Production Facilities

SHINE Medical Technologies, LLC
 

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