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Materials Environmental Reviews Under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)

The National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) requires all federal agencies to evaluate the impacts of proposed major actions on the human environment. The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) complies with NEPA through regulations in Title 10, Part 51, of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR Part 51). To learn more about the NRC’s environmental review process, please see Frequently Asked Questions About NRC's Role Under the National Environmental Policy Act and NUREG-1748 "Environmental Review Guidance for Licensing Actions Associated with NMSS Programs."

The following table contains a list of NEPA reviews currently underway for which information is available. The entries in this table will be updated as new information becomes available and as NEPA reviews are initiated and completed.

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Project	Facility Type	Location	Review Type	Application & Environmental Review Documents
AREVA NP Inc. License Renewal	Fuel Fabrication	Richland, WA	Environmental Assessment for 40-Year License Renewal	Application Environmental Report
Global Nuclear Fuel – Americas LLC License Renewal	Fuel Fabrication	Wilmington, NC	Environmental Assessment for 40-Year License Renewal	Application Environmental Report Supplement and Appendix
Shieldalloy Metallurgical Decommissioning	Metal and Metal Alloy Manufacturing	Newfield, NJ	Environmental Impact Statement for Long-Term Control (Decommissioning)	Decommissioning Plan and Appendices Environmental Report
General Electric-Hitachi Global laser Enrichment (GLE) Commercial Facility *	Uranium Enrichment	Wilmington, NC	Environmental Impact Statement for New Facility Licensing	Environmental Report

If you have questions or need additional information, Contact Us About NEPA Reviews.

* NRC is extending the public comment period on the scope of the EIS. By letter dated May 5, 2009, GEH indiciated it intends to submit the remainder of its license application in June, 2009. NRC is extending the public comment period to allow members of the public to review publicly-available portions of the license application during the scoping period. The end date for the public comment period will be determined when NRC receives the remainder of the license application. The public comment period is expected to extend approximately 60 days from the date NRC receives the remainder of the license application. Members of the public are encouraged to submit comments regarding topics the EIS should address. Comments may be sent electronically to GLE_EIS.Resource@nrc.gov. Comments also may be sent to the Chief, Rules and Directives Branch, Mail Stop TWB 5B01M, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001. Please note Docket No. 70-7016 when submitting comments.