Curio® Begins Application Process for Part 70 Operating License for NuCycle® Used Nuclear Fuel Recycling Production Facility
Letter of Intent Submitted May 27, 2026, Asks NRC to Establish 10 CFR 70 Docket Ahead of Formal Application
Curio®, a leader in advanced nuclear recycling technologies, today announced it has submitted a letter of intent to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) to establish a 10 CFR 70 docket for pre-application engagement activities and ultimately the submittal and review of an operating license application for the NuCycle® used nuclear fuel recycling production facility. Once a docket is established, the license application will be developed to meet all applicable regulations for a nuclear fuel recycling facility.
This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260528485198/en/ Scaled model of Curio's NuCycle Used Nuclear Fuel Recycling Production Facility, which upon completion will be the world’s most advanced and capable UNF facility, processing up to 4,000 metric tons of recycled commercial light water reactor fuel annually
This facility is designed to process up to 4,000 metric tons of commercial light water reactor used nuclear fuel (UNF) annually, in a modular operating concept. The products of the proprietary NuCycle process – recently validated by four DOE national laboratories – will be enrichable uranium hexafluoride (UF6), trans-uranic TRUFuel™, and valuable isotopes.
