Radiant R-50 Production Site Part 70 greater-than-critical-mass SNM licence (microreactor fueling building): NRC fuel-cycle licence review for Radiant Nuclear, LLC (FR) / R-50, LLC (Q3 FY2026 report) — 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 | Fuel-cycle licence |
| Outcome | Under review |
| Applicant | Radiant Nuclear, LLC (FR) / R-50, LLC (Q3 FY2026 report) |
| Facility | R-50 microreactor facility site, Oak Ridge, Tennessee |
| Docket | — |
| Submitted | 2026-02-25 |
| Docketed (accepted for review) | 2026-05-01 |
| NRC planned schedule | 8 months |
| NRC target date | 2026-12-18 |
| 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
Not an enrichment/fabrication plant: a Part 70 SNM possession licence for a microreactor fueling building; included because it is a new Part 70 fuel-facility licence reviewed by the fuel facility licensing branch. Supplements Mar. 15 and Apr. 17, 2026 (RSI Apr. 1, 2026). Docket number not stated in the sources read.
Timeline
- 2026-02-25 — Application received: “Radiant submitted the license application under 10 CFR part 70 by letter dated February 25, 2026.” (source)
- 2026-05-01 — Accepted for review (docketed): “The license application was accepted for a detailed technical review on May 1, 2026.” (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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