University of Texas at Austin NETL TRIGA Mark II R-129 licence renewal: NRC research reactor licence renewal review for University of Texas at Austin — 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 | Research reactor licence renewal |
| Outcome | Under review |
| Applicant | University of Texas at Austin |
| Facility | Nuclear Engineering Teaching Laboratory TRIGA Mark II, Austin (Travis County), Texas |
| Docket | 50-602 |
| Submitted | 2011-12-12 |
| 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
Pending ~14.8 years. EA/FONSI published Mar. 11, 2026. 2016 hearing notice says "letter dated December 11, 2011"; 2026 EA and document list say December 12, 2011 (used). Under the NPUF License Renewal Rule (Dec. 30, 2024), pending applicants receive a non-expiring renewed licence if approved (FR 2025-02523). North Carolina State University and Texas A&M (AGN) renewals are also listed as under review on the NRC page but no dated records were found, so they are omitted. Licence/permit: R-129.
Timeline
- 2011-12-12 — Application received: “The proposed action is in accordance with UTA's application dated December 12, 2011, as supplemented by letters dated January 17, September 17, and December 19, 2012; March 22, June 24, and August 21, 2013; July 15, August 26, and December 22, 2015; February 5, May 2, and December 1, 2016; and August 4 and September 15, 2023” (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/2026/03/11/2026-04702/university-of-texas-at-austin-nuclear-engineering-teaching-laboratory-training-research-isotopes
- https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2016/11/28/2016-28507/university-of-texas-austin-nuclear-engineering-teaching-laboratory-triga-research-reactor
- https://www.nrc.gov/facilities-safety/non-power-facilities/research-and-test-reactors-currently-being-reviewed-license-renewal