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NRC announces an environmental impact statement and scoping for the reactors
The NRC published a notice of intent to prepare an environmental impact statement for the four proposed AP1000 units and opened a 30-day scoping period, with comments due April 20, 2026. Fermi is participating in an NRC pilot under which the applicant prepares the draft EIS.[1][2]
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What the sources say
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The NRC's notice of intent (91 FR 13641, March 20, 2026; docket NRC-2026-0100) opened a 30-day scoping period with comments guaranteed consideration if received by April 20, 2026. It describes the campus as possibly including up to 30 million square feet of hyperscale computing space and about 11 GW of generation capacity, and notes Fermi's participation in a NEPA pilot using an applicant-prepared draft EIS.[1]