Fermi America Project Matador Nuclear Units 1-4 (AP1000) combined licenses: NRC combined licence (col) review for Fermi America LLC (dba Fermi America) — under review. Sourced dates and schedule.
Background: NRC reactor licensing process, explained · The ADVANCE Act, explained: what changed and where the NRC stands
Current state
| Type | Combined licence (COL) |
| Outcome | Under review |
| Applicant | Fermi America LLC (dba Fermi America) |
| Facility | Project Matador Advanced Energy and Intelligence Campus, PMN Units 1-4 (Carson County, Texas) |
| Docket | 52-051, 52-052, 52-053, 52-054 |
| Submitted | — |
| Docketed (accepted for review) | — |
| NRC planned schedule | — |
| NRC target date | — |
| Final safety evaluation | — |
| Decision | — |
| Review time (docketed → decision) | — |
| Submitted → decision | — |
| NRC-reported review duration | — |
| NRC-reported resources vs estimate | — |
Review time is measured in average months from the date the NRC docketed the application to the decision. The NRC's own reported durations may measure to the final safety evaluation instead.
Notes
Applicant-prepared draft EIS under the NEPA pilot; NRC issued DEIS September 30, 2026 (FR 2026-20742). NRC page lists 'Fermi America Withdrawal of COLA Part 3' (ML25344A247) and Part 1 environmental report 'submission withdrawn'. NRC page docket list contains a typo ('052000253'); FR 2026-05487 gives 05200051-05200054. Submitted: Phased; final part not yet submitted. NRC page: 'Application Tendered (Part 3) | 12/31/2026-T'. Docketed: Parts 1 and 2 accepted; acceptance review of the entire application and schedule letter are 'TBD' until Part 3 is submitted. Final safety evaluation: TBD on NRC page. Decision: Under review; 'Commission decision on issuance of COL application | TBD'.
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Sources
- https://www.nrc.gov/facilities-safety/new-reactors/large-light-water-reactors/combined-license-applications-for-new-reactors/fermi-america-president-donald-j-trump-advanced-energy-and-intelligence-campus-units-1-4
- https://www.federalregister.gov/d/2026-05487
- https://www.federalregister.gov/d/2026-20742
- https://www.nrc.gov/docs/ML2524/ML25240A918.pdf