The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has issued a renewed license to enCore Energy Corporation (Powertech (USA) Incorporated) for its Dewey-Burdock Uranium In-Situ Recov...
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has issued a renewed license to enCore Energy Corporation (Powertech (USA) Incorporated) for its Dewey-Burdock Uranium
In-Situ
Recovery (ISR) Project in Fall River and Custer Counties, South Dakota. Under conditions listed in the renewed license, the Source and Materials License SUA-1600 authorizes enCore Energy Corporation (Powertech (USA) Incorporated) to operate its facilities as proposed in its license renewal application, as amended, and to possess uranium source and byproduct material at the Dewey-Burdock Uranium ISR Project.
DATES:
The NRC issued Source and Materials License SUA-1600 on June 18, 2026.
ADDRESSES:
Please refer to Docket ID NRC-2024-0129 when contacting the NRC about the availability of information regarding this document. You may obtain publicly available information related to this document using any of the following methods:
Federal Rulemaking website:
Go to
www.regulations.gov
and search for Docket ID NRC-2024-0129. Address questions about Docket IDs in
Regulations.gov
to Bridget Curran; telephone: 301-415-1003; email:
Bridget.Curran@nrc.gov.
For technical questions, contact the individual(s) listed in the “For Further Information Contact” section of this document.
NRC's Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS):
You may obtain publicly available documents online in the ADAMS Public Documents collection at
www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html.
To begin the search, select “Begin ADAMS Public Search.” For problems with ADAMS, please contact the NRC's Public Document Room (PDR) reference staff at 1-800-397-4209, at 301-415-4737, or by email to
PDR.Resource@nrc.gov.
For the convenience of the reader, instructions about obtaining materials referenced in this document are provided in the “Availability of Documents” section.
NRC's PDR:
The PDR, where you may examine and order copies of publicly available documents, is open by appointment. To make an appointment to visit the PDR, please send an email to
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Tom Lancaster, Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001; telephone: 301-415-6563; email:
Thomas.Lancaster@nrc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Discussion
Part 40 of title 10 of the
Code of Federal Regulations
(10 CFR). “Domestic Licensing of Source Material,” authorizes the NRC to issue a renewed license to enCore Energy Corporation (Powertech (USA) Incorporated) for its Dewey-Burdock Uranium ISR Project in Fall River and Custer Counties, South Dakota. Renewed Source and Byproduct Materials License SUA-1600 authorizes enCore Energy Corporation (Powertech (USA) Incorporated) to operate its facilities as proposed in its license renewal application, as amended, and to possess uranium source and byproduct material at the Dewey-Burdock Uranium ISR Project, subject to conditions set forth in renewed License SUA-1600.
The record of decision for the NRC decision to approve the enCore Energy Corporation (Powertech (USA) Incorporated) application for the Dewey-Burdock ISR Project and issue Materials License SUA-1600 is available in section II of this notice.
The NRC considers the entire publicly available record for a license application to constitute the agency's record of decision. Documents related to the application carry Docket ID 40-9075.
EnCore Energy Corporation (Powertech (USA) Incorporated)'s request for a renewed materials license was previously noticed in the
Federal Register
on August 8, 2024 (89 FR 65401), with a notice of an opportunity to request a hearing.
In accordance with 10 CFR 2.390 of the NRC's “Rules of Practice,” the details with respect to this action, including the Safety Evaluation Report and accompanying documentation and license, are available electronically at the NRC's Electronic Reading Room at
www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html.
II. Availability of Documents
The documents identified in the following table are available to interested persons through ADAMS, as indicated.
Document Description
ADAMS Accession NO.
Powertech's license renewal application for the Dewey-Burdock uranium recovery facility in Custer and Fall River counties, South Dakota, dated March 1, 2024
ML24081A108 (Package).
Powertech's updated license renewal application in response to Request for Additional Information, dated March 31, 2025
ML25091A216 (Package).
Environmental Assessment for the License Renewal for the Dewey-Burdock Uranium Recovery Project in Fall River and Custer Counties, South Dakota, dated June 2026
ML26163A295.
NRC Safety Evaluation Report, dated December 16, 2025
ML25268A069.
NRC Transmittal Letter for the Source Materials License for Powertech (USA) Inc. Uranium Corporation, dated June 18, 2026
ML26156A027.
Source Materials License for Powertech (USA) Inc. Uranium Corporation, dated June 18, 2026
Acting Chief, Uranium Recovery and Materials Decommissioning Branch Division of Decommissioning, Closure, Analysis, and Financial Oversight, Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards.
www.regulations.gov
www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html
10 CFR 2.390
42 U.S.C. 2011