NRC roundup: Crane EA/FONSI; new Agreement State

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NRC roundup: Crane EA/FONSI; new Agreement State

https://www.ans.org/news/2026-09-29/article-8442/nrc-roundup-crane-eafonsi-new-agreement-state/

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The Nuclear Regulatory Commission finalized an environmental assessment and finding of no significant impact for the Crane nuclear power plant restart project in Pennsylvania. Additionally, federal regulators approved Indiana as the nation's forty-first Agreement State to oversee specific radioactive materials.

The final environmental decision allows Constellation to advance the plant return-to-service timeline without completing a full environmental impact statement. Meanwhile, Indiana assumes regulatory authority over roughly two hundred radioactive material licenses spanning medical, academic, and industrial sectors, reducing federal oversight in the state.

The breakneck speed at which the Nuclear Regulatory Commission has been moving for the past year-plus showed no sign of slowing down last week, with a slew of new updates being announced. The environmental assessment and finding of no significant impact for the Crane nuclear power plant in Pennsylvania was officially issued, Indiana became an NRC...

Crane EA/FONSI: Constellation is working to restart the currently shuttered Three Mile Island-1, renamed Crane. In June, the NRC issued a draft of the EA/FONSI. An update published in the Federal Register on Friday makes that decision official following the conclusion of a public comment period.

Achieving this milestone allows Constellation to move ahead on the restart project without completing an environmental impact statement, leading to significant time savings. The company aims to have the plant back on line as early as next year.

Read the full article at ans.org:
https://www.ans.org/news/2026-09-29/article-8442/nrc-roundup-crane-eafonsi-new-agreement-state/