[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 234 (Tuesday, December 5, 2000)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 75869-75870]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-30907]


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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

10 CFR Part 72

RIN 3150--AG66


List of Approved Spent Fuel Storage Casks: TN-32 Revision

AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

ACTION: Proposed rule.

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SUMMARY: The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is proposing to amend 
its regulations revising the Transnuclear, Inc. TN-32 cask system 
listing within the ``List of Approved Spent Fuel Storage Casks'' to 
include Amendment No. 1 to the Certificate of Compliance (CoC). This 
amendment will allow holders of power reactor operating licenses to 
store spent fuel in the cask under the revised conditions. The changes 
proposed for Amendment No. 1 to the TN-32 CoC include the addition of 
the B&W/FCF 17 x 17 Mark BW assembly to the Technical Specification for 
``Fuel to be stored in the TN-32 Cask,'' with revised bounding 
characteristics, and (2) a revised TS for ``Site Specific Parameters 
and Analysis,'' to allow analysis of verification of allowable seismic 
loads.

DATES: Comments on the proposed rule must be received on or before 
January 4, 2001.

ADDRESSES: Submit comments to: Secretary, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory 
Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001, Attn: Rulemakings and 
Adjudications Staff.
    Deliver comments to 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville, MD, between 
7:30 a.m. and 4:15 p.m. on Federal workdays.
    You may also provide comments via the NRC's interactive rulemaking 
website (http://ruleforum.llnl.gov). This site provides the capability 
to upload comments as files (any format) if your web browser supports 
that function. For information about the interactive rulemaking site, 
contact Ms. Carol Gallagher (301) 415-5905; e-mail [email protected].
    Certain documents related to this rule, including comments 
received, may be examined at the NRC Public Document Room, 11555 
Rockville Pike, Rockville, MD. These documents also may be viewed and 
downloaded electronically via the rulemaking website.
    Documents created or received at the NRC after November 1, 1999, 
are also available electronically at the NRC's Public Electronic 
Reading Room on the Internet at http://www.nrc.gov/NRC/ADAMS/index.html. From this site, the public can gain entry into the NRC's 
Agencywide Document Access and Management System (ADAMS), which 
provides text and image files of NRC's public documents. For more 
information, contact the NRC Public Document Room (PDR) Reference staff 
at 1-800-397-4209, 301-415-4737, or by email to [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Roger W. Broseus, telephone (301) 415-
7608, e-mail [email protected] of the Office of Nuclear Material Safety and 
Safeguards, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-
0001.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: For additional information, see the Direct 
Final Rule published in the final rules section of this Federal 
Register.

Procedural Background

    The NRC is also publishing this amendment as a direct final rule 
because it represents a limited and routine change to an existing CoC 
that is expected to be noncontroversial; adequate protection of public 
health and safety continues to be ensured. This amendment is not 
considered to be a significant amendment by the NRC staff. The direct 
final rule will become effective on February 20, 2001. However, if the 
NRC receives significant adverse comments on the direct final rule by 
January 4, 2001, then the NRC will publish a notice to withdraw the 
direct final rule. If the direct final rule is withdrawn, the NRC will 
address the comments received in response to the proposed revisions in 
a subsequent final rule. Absent significant modifications to the 
proposed revisions requiring republication, the NRC will not initiate a 
second comment period for this action if the direct final rule is 
withdrawn.

List of Subjects in 10 CFR Part 72

    Criminal penalties, Manpower training programs, Nuclear materials, 
Occupational safety and health, Reporting and recordkeeping 
requirements, Security measures, Spent fuel.
    For the reasons set out in the preamble and under the authority of 
the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended; the Energy Reorganization 
Act of 1974, as amended; and 5 U.S.C. 553; the NRC is proposing to 
adopt the following amendments to 10 CFR Part 72.

PART 72--LICENSING REQUIREMENTS FOR THE INDEPENDENT STORAGE OF 
SPENT NUCLEAR FUEL AND HIGH-LEVEL RADIOACTIVE WASTE

    1. The authority citation for Part 72 continues to read as follows:

    Authority: Secs. 51, 53, 57, 62, 63, 65, 69, 81, 161, 182, 183, 
184, 186, 187, 189, 68 Stat. 929, 930, 932, 933, 934, 935, 948, 953, 
954, 955, as amended, sec. 234, 83 Stat. 444, as amended (42 U.S.C. 
2071, 2073, 2077, 2092, 2093, 2095, 2099, 2111, 2201, 2232, 2233, 
2234, 2236, 2237, 2238, 2282); sec. 274, Pub. L. 86-373, 73 Stat. 
688, as amended (42 U.S.C. 2021); sec. 201, as amended, 202, 206, 88 
Stat. 1242, as amended, 1244, 1246 (42 U.S.C. 5841, 5842, 5846); 
Pub. L. 95-601, sec. 10, 92 Stat. 2951 as amended by Pub. L. 10d-
48b, sec. 7902, 10b Stat. 31b3 (42 U.S.C. 5851); sec. 102, Pub. L. 
91-190, 83 Stat. 853 (42 U.S.C. 4332); secs. 131, 132, 133, 135, 
137, 141, Pub. L. 97-425, 96 Stat. 2229, 2230, 2232, 2241, sec. 148, 
Pub. L. 100-203, 101 Stat. 1330-235 (42 U.S.C. 10151, 10152, 10153, 
10155, 10157, 10161, 10168).
    Section 72.44(g) also issued under secs. 142(b) and 148(c), (d), 
Pub. L. 100-203, 101 Stat. 1330-232, 1330-236 (42 U.S.C. 10162(b), 
10168(c),(d)). Section 72.46 also issued under sec. 189, 68 Stat. 
955 (42 U.S.C. 2239); sec. 134, Pub. L. 97-425, 96 Stat. 2230 (42 
U.S.C. 10154). Section 72.96(d) also issued under sec. 145(g), Pub. 
L. 100-203, 101 Stat. 1330-235 (42 U.S.C. 10165(g)). Subpart J also 
issued under secs. 2(2), 2(15), 2(19), 117(a), 141(h), Pub. L. 97-
425, 96 Stat. 2202, 2203, 2204, 2222, 2244 (42 U.S.C. 10101, 
10137(a), 10161(h)). Subparts K and L are also issued under sec. 
133, 98 Stat. 2230 (42 U.S.C. 10153) and sec. 218(a), 96 Stat. 2252 
(42 U.S.C. 10198).

    2. In Sec. 72.214, Certificate of Compliance 1021 is revised to 
read as follows:


Sec. 72.214  List of approved spent fuel storage casks.

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Certificate Number: 1021

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Initial Certificate Effective Date: April 19, 2000
Amendment Number 1 Effective Date: February 20, 2001
SAR Submitted by: Transnuclear, Inc.
SAR Title: Final Safety Analysis Report for the TN-32 Dry Storage Cask
Docket Number: 72-1021
Certificate Expiration Date: April 19, 2020
Model Number: TN-32, TN-32A, TN-32B
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    Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 16th day of November, 2000.

    For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
William D. Travers,
Executive Director for Operations.
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