Federal Register #2026-21996

NRC Environmental Review of Global Laser Enrichment’s Proposed Paducah Facility

This NRC notice presents the environmental review of Global Laser Enrichment, LLC’s proposed uranium enrichment facility in Kentucky. - Government buyer and agency: U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), including its Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards. - Named company: Global Laser Enrichment, LLC (GLE), the applicant; no vendors are being solicited. - Proposed facility: The Paducah Laser Enrichment Facility would use laser-based isotope separation to re-enrich depleted uranium hexafluoride tails to natural levels and enrich natural-grade uranium hexafluoride to up to 8% uranium-235. - Location: A proposed 322-acre site in McCracken County, about five miles west of Paducah, Kentucky. - Notice purpose and requirements: The NRC issued a final environmental impact statement evaluating the proposal, including the no-action alternative and the staff’s recommendation. This is an environmental review notice, not a procurement solicitation or award; no products, services, quantities, or part numbers are requested.

Description

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission issued a final environmental impact statement regarding Global Laser Enrichment, LLC’s application for a license to construct and operate the Paducah Laser Enrichment Facility. The EIS evaluates the environmental impacts of licensing a uranium enrichment facility on a 322-acre site in McCracken County, Kentucky, approximately five miles west of Paducah. The proposed facility would use laser-based isotope separation to enrich uranium, and the EIS includes the NRC staff’s analysis and recommendation on the proposed action and the no-action alternative. This notice announces that the final EIS was made publicly available on October 23, 2026.

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