# 2026-11785: Tennessee Uranium Plant Sparks Public Comment Scramble

2026-11785, Orano Enrichment USA LLC; Uranium Enrichment Facility; Notice of Intent To Conduct Scoping Process and Prepare Environmental Impact Statement, is a Federal Register notice from Nuclear Regulatory Commission published 2026-06-11, effective 2026-07-13; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-06-18).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-11785
- As of: 2026-06-18
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Document number: 2026-11785
- Title: Orano Enrichment USA LLC; Uranium Enrichment Facility; Notice of Intent To Conduct Scoping Process and Prepare Environmental Impact Statement
- Type: Notice
- Agencies: Nuclear Regulatory Commission
- Citation: 91 FR 35584
- Published: 2026-06-11
- Effective: 2026-07-13
- Comments close: 2026-07-13
- Significant: no
- Touches household money: yes
- Regulation identifier numbers: none
- Last updated: 2026-06-18

## In one line

Tennessee Uranium Plant Sparks Public Comment Scramble

## Summary

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission is starting a review to decide if Orano Enrichment USA can build and run a uranium enrichment plant in Tennessee. They want to hear from the public by July 13, 2026, to help figure out how this project might affect the environment. This process could lead to new jobs and changes in the local area, so your voice matters!

## Abstract

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) will conduct a scoping process to gather information necessary to prepare an environmental impact statement (EIS) to evaluate the environmental impacts of issuing a license to Orano Enrichment USA, LLC (Orano) to construct and operate a gaseous centrifuge uranium enrichment facility in Roane County, Tennessee. As part of the EIS development process, the NRC is seeking comments on the scope of the EIS. The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Oak Ridge Office of Environmental Management will be a cooperating agency in the preparation of the EIS.

## Effects PRIA read

- Public review could shape local impacts: mixed, medium. You can comment on the scope of an environmental review for a proposed uranium enrichment plant; submit written comments by July 13, 2026. The notice says the scoping process could lead to new jobs and changes in the local area, so local residents are encouraged to participate.
- Long-term uranium enrichment facility planned: mixed, medium. The license application seeks permission to build and operate a gas centrifuge uranium enrichment facility on about 600 acres in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, for up to 40 years and to enrich uranium hexafluoride up to 10 weight percent uranium-235 for nuclear fuel. If approved, this establishes a long-ter…

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## Sources
- [2026-11785 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/06/11/2026-11785/orano-enrichment-usa-llc-uranium-enrichment-facility-notice-of-intent-to-conduct-scoping-process-and)
- [2026-11785 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-06-11/pdf/2026-11785.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-11785 (as of 2026-06-18).