Federal Register #2026-20742

NRC environmental review of four proposed Project Matador AP1000 reactors

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission is reviewing a license application for four proposed AP1000 reactors at a Texas energy campus. - Government buyer/reviewer: U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), Office of Advanced Reactors. - Applicant: Fermi America LLC (d/b/a Fermi America) submitted the Combined License application. - Proposed project: Construct and operate four AP1000 advanced passive pressurized-water reactors, Project Matador Nuclear Units 1–4, at the Project Matador Advanced Energy and Intelligence Campus in Carson County, Texas. - OEM: No reactor manufacturer or OEM is named in the provided materials. AP1000 identifies the reactor design; Fermi America is the applicant, not identified as the reactor OEM. - NRC review: The draft Environmental Impact Statement assesses the environmental impacts of issuing the license and the no-action alternative. The preliminary recommendation is to issue the license, subject to successful completion of the safety review and absent overriding safety issues. - Opportunity status: This is a regulatory review seeking public comment, not a procurement or purchase of reactors or services.

Description

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission is issuing a draft Environmental Impact Statement for public comment in response to Fermi America’s Combined License application. The application proposes constructing and operating four AP1000 advanced passive pressurized-water reactors, Project Matador Nuclear Units 1–4, at the Project Matador Advanced Energy and Intelligence Campus in Carson County, Texas. The draft evaluates the environmental impacts of issuing a license for construction and the no-action alternative of denying the application. Comments are due November 23, 2026.

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