The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has accepted a request from Louisiana Energy Services, operating as Urenco USA, to amend its special nuclear materials license to increase the uranium enrichment limit at the National Enrichment Facility in New Mexico. This amendment includes raising the enrichment level from 5.5% to below 10% for on-site recycling and support systems and removing certain storage controls. Because the request contains sensitive information, the NRC has detailed procedures for how people can gain access to this information if they need it to participate in a hearing about the amendment. Those interested must file requests by specific deadlines, follow new filing rules, and comply with security checks for access to sensitive data.
Simple Explanation
The government is letting a company in New Mexico change how they handle a special kind of uranium to make it stronger, but they have to follow extra rules because it's sensitive work. People can join in discussions about these changes, but they have to do some tricky things first, like background checks and securing permission to see special information.