Notice2026-16113
Eden Radioisotopes, LLC; Eden Isotope Production Complex; Notice of Hearing
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August 7, 2026
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Nuclear Regulatory Commission
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The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is providing public notice of an uncontested hearing on a construction permit application from Eden Radioisotopes, LLC (Eden) for construction of the Eden Isotope Production Complex near Eunice, Lea County, New Mexico.
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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 151 (Friday, August 7, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 51183-51184]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-16113]
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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
[Docket No. 50-619; NRC-2026-2641]
Eden Radioisotopes, LLC; Eden Isotope Production Complex; Notice
of Hearing
AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
ACTION: Construction permit application; notice of uncontested hearing.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is providing
public notice of an uncontested hearing on a construction permit
application from Eden Radioisotopes, LLC (Eden) for construction of the
Eden Isotope Production Complex near Eunice, Lea County, New Mexico.
DATES: The hearing is scheduled for September 29, 2026, starting at
5:30 p.m. Mountain Time in the Eunice Community Center located at 1115
Avenue I, Eunice, NM 88231. This meeting will be preceded by an open
house beginning at 5 p.m. at the same location.
ADDRESSES: Please refer to Docket ID NRC-2026-2641 when contacting the
NRC about the availability of information regarding this document. You
may obtain publicly available information related to this document
using any of the following methods:
<bullet> Federal Rulemaking Website: Go to <a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a> and search for Docket ID NRC-2026-2641. Address
questions about Docket IDs in <a href="http://Regulations.gov">Regulations.gov</a>to Bridget Curran;
telephone: 301-415-1003; email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#9ad8e8f3fefdffeeb4d9efe8e8fbf4daf4e8f9b4fdf5ec"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="094b7b606d6e6c7d274a7c7b7b686749677b6a276e667f">[email protected]</span></a>. For technical
questions, contact the individual(s) listed in the For Further
Information Contact section of this document.
<bullet> NRC's Agencywide Documents Access and Management System
(ADAMS): You may obtain publicly available documents online in the
ADAMS Public Documents collection at <a href="https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html">https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html</a>. To begin the search, select ``Begin ADAMS Public Search.''
For problems with ADAMS, please contact the NRC's Public Document Room
(PDR) reference staff at 1-800-397-4209, at 301-415-4737, or by email
to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#18485c4a364a7d6b776d6a7b7d58766a7b367f776e"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="ce9e8a9ce09cabbda1bbbcadab8ea0bcade0a9a1b8">[email protected]</span></a>. The ADAMS accession number for each document
referenced (if it is available in ADAMS) is provided the first time
that it is mentioned in the document.
<bullet> NRC's PDR: The PDR, where you may examine and order copies
of publicly available documents, is open by appointment. To make an
appointment to visit the PDR, please send an email to
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#0a5a4e5824586f79657f78696f4a647869246d657c"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="ebbbafb9c5b98e98849e99888eab859988c58c849d">[email protected]</span></a> or call 1-800-397-4209 or 301-415-4737, between 8
a.m. and 4 p.m. Eastern Time (ET), Monday through Friday, except
Federal holidays.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Andrew Miller, Office of Advanced
Reactors, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-
0001; telephone: 301-415-1080; email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#fabb949e889f8dd4b79396969f88ba948899d49d958c"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="2a6b444e584f5d04674346464f586a445849044d455c">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Discussion
By letter dated May 5, 2026, Eden filed, pursuant to Section 103 of
the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended, and part 50 of title 10 of
the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR), ``Domestic Licensing of
Production and Utilization Facilities,'' an application for a
construction permit for a medical isotope production complex consisting
of a non-power, open-pool reactor facility, a separation processing hot
cell facility, a target fabrication facility, and a waste packaging,
handling, and storage facility (the Eden Isotope Production Complex).
This complex would be located near Eunice, Lea County, New Mexico. The
reactor facility would use light water as the moderator, and coolant
and individual annular low-enriched uranium fueled targets.
The publicly available version of the construction permit
application is available in ADAMS under Package Accession No.
ML26125A060. Along with other documents, the ADAMS package includes the
transmittal letter (ADAMS Accession No. ML26125A061), the preliminary
safety analysis report and environmental report (ADAMS Accession No.
ML26125A141), and the quality assurance program description (ADAMS
Accession No. ML26125A071). The information submitted by Eden includes
certain general information such as financial qualifications submitted
pursuant to 10 CFR 50.33, ``Contents of applications; general
information,'' certain technical information submitted pursuant to 10
CFR 50.34, ``Contents of applications; technical information,'' and an
environmental report submitted pursuant to 10 CFR part 51,
``Environmental Protection Regulations for Domestic Licensing and
Related Regulatory Functions.''
Pursuant to Section 189a. of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as
amended, and the Commission Policy Statement on Mandatory Hearings for
Reactor Licensing (published in the Federal Register at 91 FR 34661),
notice is hereby given that the uncontested (i.e., mandatory) hearing
will be held on September 29, 2026, starting at 5:30 p.m. Mountain Time
in the Eunice Community Center located at 1115 Avenue I, Eunice, NM
88231. Members of the public are invited to attend the hearing. There
will be an opportunity for members of the public to ask questions and
provide feedback on the application. This is not an opportunity to
request a contested hearing, where petitioners can file intervention
requests that contain the contentions they wish to litigate pursuant to
10 CFR 2.309, ``Hearing requests, petitions to intervene, requirements
for standing, and contentions.'' The opportunity to request a contested
hearing and petition for leave to intervene was noticed on July 16,
2026 (91 FR 43673).
An open house will be held before the hearing begins, from 5 to
5:30 p.m., to give the public an opportunity to speak with the NRC
staff. The hearing will then convene at 5:30 p.m. and begin with a
presentation by the NRC staff that will explain the review process and
provide a brief overview of the application, followed by a comment
period of up to 3 hours. During the comment period, the public will be
provided an opportunity to speak on the record. Each member of the
public will be allowed to speak for no more than 5 minutes at a time,
in an effort to ensure that all stakeholders who wish to provide oral
comments or ask questions will have the opportunity to do so. The
applicant has been made aware of the hearing and was invited to provide
a presentation of no more than 30 minutes following the NRC staff
presentation.
The hearing record will remain open until October 13, 2026. Further
written comments and questions must be submitted to the following email
address: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#4702232229020e17046a04170f2226352e29200729352469202831"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="400524252e050910036d031008252132292e27002e32236e272f36">[email protected]</span></a>.
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In order to be included in the hearing record, written comments and
questions must be received by October 13, 2026. The NRC staff will not
consider comments or questions received by other means or after the
deadline of October 13, 2026. The NRC staff will treat any written
comments or questions received consistent with the Commission Policy
Statement on Mandatory Hearings for Reactor Licensing.
Authority: 42 U.S.C. 2011 et seq.
Dated: August 4, 2026.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Ravi Penmetsa,
Director, Division of Advanced Reactor Science, Office of Advanced
Reactors.
[FR Doc. 2026-16113 Filed 8-6-26; 8:45 am]
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