Categorical Exclusion Determination
Office of NEPA Policy and Compliance
May 12, 2016
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Southern Company Services, in collaboration with TerraPower, LLC and Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), proposes to advance the technology readiness of the Molten Chloride Fast Reactor (MCFR) technology under development by TerraPower in support of commercial offering by 2035. To support the licensing, detail design, and operation of a test reactor, the team is proposing an Integrated Effects Test (IET) as well as development of key programmatic technologies in support of deployment. In a collaborative effort between TerraPower and ORNL, technology evaluations and demonstrations will be performed to answer key questions on reactor material selection, fuel salt synthesis, and chlorine isotope separation.