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NRC publishes the draft environmental impact statement for four reactors; comments due November 23
The NRC published notice of the draft environmental impact statement for Fermi America's combined license application for four AP1000 reactors (Project Matador Nuclear Units 1-4), prepared by the applicant under NRC supervision in a pilot program. The draft's preliminary recommendation is that the NRC issue the license, contingent on successful completion of the safety review. Comments are due November 23, 2026 (docket NRC-2026-0100). The safety evaluations remain unscheduled.[1][2][3]
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The NRC's notice (Federal Register, October 9, 2026; dated October 5) issues for comment a draft EIS on Fermi America's application for four AP1000 reactors, Project Matador Nuclear Units 1-4, adjacent to the Department of Energy's Pantex Plant. After weighing benefits and costs, the draft's preliminary recommendation is that the NRC issue the combined license "contingent upon successful completion of the safety review and unless safety issues mandate otherwise." The draft is ADAMS ML26261A417. [1][3]
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In October 8, 2026 letters to tribes, the NRC said the area of potential effects for the reactors is about 881 acres, that planned ground disturbance is in areas previously disturbed by World War II Pantex operations (including a 1940s bomb loading line, Zone 9) and later Texas Tech farming, and that its preliminary finding is no adverse effect on historic properties (impacts SMALL). [2]
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The draft EIS document (ML26261A417) could not be retrieved for this record (the NRC document server returned "Access Denied" on October 25, 2026), so its water-use, workforce, traffic and socioeconomic findings are not reported here. [1]
