NRC opens, defines hearing opportunity for Orano’s Project Ike

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission is considering Orano Enrichment USA’s application for a license to build a centrifuge enrichment facility in Oak Ridge, Tenn. A notice published in the Federal Register on August 12 includes a commission order and an announcement of the opportunity to request a contested hearing. The publication of the FR notice marked the start of a 60-day period in which a…