Federal Register #NRC20260265

NRC Environmental Assessment and Exemption for Palisades SMR-300 Excavation Support

This opportunity involves the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) issuing an environmental assessment and exemption for construction activities at the Palisades SMR-300 project in Michigan. - Government Buyer: - U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) - OEMs and Vendors: - SMR, LLC - Palisades SMR, LLC - Products/Services Requested: - No specific products or services are being procured - Exemption pertains to installation of support of excavation (SOE) walls, including: - Diaphragm walls - Soldier pile soil mixed walls - Perimeter cutoff walls - Unique/Notable Requirements: - Exemption allows SOE wall installation prior to Limited Work Authorization (LWA) - Activities are for construction safety and to avoid project delays - NRC determined no significant environmental impact - No procurement of goods or services is announced; this is a regulatory notice

Description

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is issuing an environmental assessment (EA) and finding of no significant impact (FONSI) for an exemption requested by SMR, LLC on behalf of Palisades SMR, LLC. The exemption pertains to excavation support activities for the proposed dual-unit SMR-300 plant, Pioneer Units 1 and 2, at the Palisades Energy Center in Covert, Michigan. The exemption allows construction of support of excavation (SOE) walls during excavation and prior to issuance of a Limited Work Authorization (LWA), if approved. The NRC staff determined that granting this exemption would not have significant environmental impacts.

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