PHOENIX — Holtec International’s proposed interim storage facility for spent nuclear fuel could be greenlit by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission in the coming months, the company’s government services lead said at an industry conference Monday.
NRC could make a licensing decision on the Holtec site, proposed for Eddy County, N.M., by the second quarter of 2022, Vice President of Government Services Myron Kaczmarsky said during a panel Monday at the Waste Management Symposium in Phoenix. If licensed, Holtec would aim to build the site by fall 2024, he said.
The NRC, meanwhile, had yet to publish a schedule for finishing its review of the Camden, N.J., nuclear services company’s license application. The agency said in January that it was “still preparing” a third round of information requests for Holtec needed to complete safety and environmental reports required for licensing.
If NRC gives it the go-ahead, Holtec has said that its proposed site could store around 8,700 tons of spent nuclear fuel in 500 canisters. The site could house an additional 10,000 storage canisters via future license amendments.
