SUBJECT:  ISSUANCE OF THE FINAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT FOR HOLTEC INTERNATIONAL’S APPLICATION FOR A CONSOLIDATED INTERIM STORAGE FACILITY LICENSE IN LEA COUNTY, NEW MEXICO 

This notice is being sent to interested stakeholders to announce the issuance of the Final Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for a specific license application under Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations, Part 72, “Licensing Requirements for the Independent Storage of Spent Nuclear Fuel, High-Level Radioactive Waste, and Reactor-Related Greater Than Class C Waste,” to Holtec International (Holtec) for a Consolidated Interim Storage Facility (CISF) located in Lea County, New Mexico.  A licensing decision is expected in January 2023. 

The Final EIS was issued to the public on July 13, 2022 and is available through NRC’s Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS), under Accession Number ML22181B094.  The NRC will issue a Notice in the Federal Register within the next 10 days informing the public of the availability of the final report.  In addition, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will also issue a Federal Register notice of its availability.  The NRC press release announcing the availability of the FEIS can be accessed at https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-collections/news/2022/22-027.pdf. 

The NRC maintains the ADAMS system, which provides text and image files of NRC’s public documents.  The ADAMS system is accessible on the Internet at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html.  If you do not have access to ADAMS or have problems accessing the documents located in ADAMS, contact the NRC Public Document Room (PDR) staff at 1-800-397-4209, 301-415-4737 or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. 

A copy of the Final EIS is also available through NRC’s public website for the Holtec CISF review.  Navigate to the site at https://www.nrc.gov/waste/spent-fuel-storage/cis/holtec-international.html.  Scroll down to the bottom of the page and click on “FINAL Environmental Impact Statement - NUREG-2237.” 

Printed copies of the final EIS will be available at the following locations within the next few weeks:

• Roswell Public Library - 301 N. Pennsylvania, Roswell, NM  88201
• Hobbs Public Library - 509 N Shipp St., Hobbs, NM  88240
• Carlsbad Public Library - 101 S. Halagueno Street, Carlsbad, NM 88220 

Questions regarding the Holtec CISF Final EIS should be addressed to Jill Caverly, Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards, by e-mail at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it., or by telephone at (301) 415-7674.