[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 33 (Friday, February 16, 2001)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 10569]
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[FR Doc No: 01-3954]



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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

10 CFR Part 72

RIN 3150-AG57


List of Approved Spent Fuel Storage Casks: NAC-UMS Revision, 
Confirmation of Effective Date

AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

ACTION: Direct final rule; confirmation of effective date.

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SUMMARY: The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is confirming the 
effective date of February 20, 2001, for the direct final rule that 
appeared in the Federal Register of December 7, 2000 (65 FR 76896). 
This direct final rule amended the NRC's regulations to allow holders 
of power reactor operating licenses as general licensees to store PWR 
design basis fuel assemblies in accordance with revised technical 
specifications and Maine Yankee site-specific spent fuel in the NAC-
UMS. The changes proposed for Amendment No. 1 to the NAC-UMS CoC 
include: changes to authorized contents to allow Maine Yankee site-
specific spent fuels within the PWR basket, including damaged or 
consolidated fuel in a Maine Yankee fuel can and burnups up to 50,000 
MWd/MTU; changes to allow longer times for PWR spent fuel cask loading 
operations based on reduced heat loads; authorization to store, without 
canning, intact PWR assemblies with missing grid spacers (up to an 
unsupported length of 60 inches); editorial clarifications to the 
technical specifications (TS); and deletion of a certificate reference 
to the NS-4-FR trade name of the solid neutron shielding material in 
the VCC shield plug. This document confirms the effective date.

DATES: The effective date of February 20, 2001 is confirmed for this 
direct final rule.

ADDRESSES: Documents related to this rulemaking, including comments 
received, may be examined at the NRC Public Document Room, 11555 
Rockville Pike, Rockville, MD. These same documents may also be viewed 
and downloaded electronically via the rulemaking website (http://ruleforum.llnl.gov). For information about the interactive rulemaking 
website, contact Ms. Carol Gallagher (301) 415-5905; e-mail 
[email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Keith K. McDaniel, Office of Nuclear 
Materials Safety and Safeguards, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, 
Washington, DC 20555-0001. Telephone (301) 415-5252 (E-mail: 
[email protected]).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On December 7, 2000 (65 FR 76896), the NRC 
published in the Federal Register a direct final rule amending its 
regulations in 10 CFR part 72 to allow holders of power reactor 
operating licenses as general licensees to store PWR design basis fuel 
assemblies in accordance with revised technical specifications and 
Maine Yankee site-specific spent fuel in the NAC-UMS. The changes 
proposed for Amendment No. 1 to the NAC-UMS CoC include: changes to 
authorized contents to allow Maine Yankee site-specific spent fuels 
within the PWR basket, including damaged or consolidated fuel in a 
Maine Yankee fuel can and burnups up to 50,000 MWd/MTU; changes to 
allow longer times for PWR spent fuel cask loading operations based on 
reduced heat loads; authorization to store, without canning, intact PWR 
assemblies with missing grid spacers (up to an unsupported length of 60 
inches); editorial clarifications to the technical specifications (TS); 
and deletion of a certificate reference to the NS-4-FR trade name of 
the solid neutron shielding material in the VCC shield plug. In the 
direct final rule, NRC stated that if no significant adverse comments 
were received, the direct final rule would become final on the date 
noted above. The NRC did not receive any comments that warranted 
withdrawal of the direct final rule. Therefore, this rule will become 
effective as scheduled.

    Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 5th day of February, 2001.

    For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Michael T. Lesar,
Acting Chief, Rules and Directives Branch, Division of Administrative 
Services, Office of Administration.
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