# Federal Register #2026-20742

NRC environmental review of four proposed Project Matador AP1000 reactors

**Posted:** October 09, 2026
**Respond By:** November 23, 2026
**Identifier:** 2026-20742

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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