Categorical Exclusion (CX) Determinations By Date

This Sixth Amended Determination follows the approval of additional funding, extended period of performance, and additional project milestones to support the project team's small-scale research and development activities to use and recycle carbon dioxide (CO2) to extract energy-relevant minerals, including nickel and magnesium, from iron- and aluminum-rich ore through carbonation with CO2, in progress under the Mining Innovations for Negative Emissions Resource Recovery (MINER) program.
Cove Point LNG, LP filed an application with DOE's Hydrocarbons and Geothermal Energy Office on March 16, 2026, seeking blanket authorization to engage in short-term exports of liquefied natural gas (LNG) previously imported into the United States from foreign sources.
The scope of the Bettis Atomic Power Laboratory North Campus Utility Corridor Project is to support the existing Fire Water and City Water utility services to the North Campus area, which are currently supplied by a looped system that provides redundant service from two directions in the event of a localized system failure.