GE-Hitachi Nuclear Test Reactor (100 kWt) R-33 licence renewal (20 years): NRC research reactor licence renewal review for GE-Hitachi Nuclear Energy Americas, LLC — issued. Sourced dates and schedule.
Background: NRC reactor licensing process, explained · The ADVANCE Act, explained: what changed and where the NRC stands
Current state
| Type | Research reactor licence renewal |
| Outcome | Issued |
| Applicant | GE-Hitachi Nuclear Energy Americas, LLC |
| Facility | Nuclear Test Reactor, Vallecitos Nuclear Center, Sunol (Alameda County), California |
| Docket | 50-073 |
| Submitted | 2020-11-19 |
| Docketed (accepted for review) | — |
| NRC planned schedule | — |
| NRC target date | — |
| Final safety evaluation | — |
| Decision | 2023-06-29 |
| Review time (docketed → decision) | — |
| Submitted → decision | 31.3 mo |
| 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
Docketing notice published Jan. 10, 2023 ("staff accepts, dockets, and is considering"), acceptance date not stated. Supplements Sept. 22, 2021; Apr. 22, Sept. 15, 2022; Jan. 27, 2023. Licence had been set to expire Apr. 20, 2021 (timely renewal). Fully pre-ADVANCE Act. Licence/permit: R-33.
Timeline
- 2020-11-19 — Application received: “On November 19, 2020, as supplemented by various letters referenced in the ``Availability of Documents'' section of this document, GE- Hitachi Nuclear Energy Americas, LLC filed with the NRC ... an application to renew Facility Operating License No. R-33” (source)
- 2023-06-29 — Issued: “R-33 was issued on June 29, 2023, and is effective as of the date of issuance.” (source)
The timeline is append-only: corrections are added as new entries. See the NNN Data License Terms for reuse of the event history.
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Sources
- https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2023/07/11/2023-14536/ge-hitachi-nuclear-energy-americas-llc-ge-hitachi-nuclear-test-reactor
- https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2023/01/10/2023-00203/ge-hitachi-nuclear-energy-americas-llc-ge-hitachi-nuclear-test-reactor
- https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2023/03/22/2023-05876/ge-hitachi-nuclear-energy-americas-llc-nuclear-test-reactor