[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 16 (Wednesday, January 24, 2018)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 3261-3263]
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[FR Doc No: 2018-01278]



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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

10 CFR Part 72

[NRC-2017-0138]
RIN 3150-AK05


List of Approved Spent Fuel Storage Casks: TN Americas LLC, 
Standardized NUHOMS[supreg] Horizontal Modular Storage System, 
Certificate of Compliance No. 1004, Renewal of Initial Certificate and 
Amendment Nos. 1 Through 11 and 13, Revision 1, and 14; Corrections

AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

ACTION: Correcting amendments.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) published a 
direct final rule in the Federal Register on September 27, 2017, which 
amended its spent fuel storage regulations by revising the Standardized 
NUHOMS[supreg] Horizontal Modular Storage System (NUHOMS[supreg] 
System) listing within the ``List of approved spent fuel storage 
casks'' to renew, for an additional 40-year period, the initial 
certificate and Amendment Nos. 1 through 11 and 13, Revision 1, and 
Amendment No. 14 of Certificate of Compliance (CoC) No. 1004. That 
direct final rule was effective on December 11, 2017. The technical 
specifications (TS) for the NUHOMS[supreg] System, Renewed Amendments 
No. 11, Revision 1, and No. 13, Revision 1 included an incorrect title 
in Figure 1-15. The purpose of this action is to correct this minor 
editorial and non-substantive error to Figure 1-15 for both Renewed 
Amendments No. 11, Revision 1, and No. 13, Revision 1.

DATES: The correction is effective January 24, 2018.

ADDRESSES: Please refer to Docket ID NRC-2017-0138 when contacting the 
NRC about the availability of information for this action. You may 
obtain publicly-available information related to this action using any 
of the following methods:
     Federal Rulemaking website: Go to http://www.regulations.gov and search for Docket ID NRC-2017-0138. Address 
questions about NRC dockets to Carol Gallagher; telephone: 301-415-
3463; email: [email protected]. For technical questions, contact 
the individual 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 http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html. To begin the search, select ``ADAMS Public Documents'' and 
then select ``Begin Web-based ADAMS Search.'' For problems with ADAMS, 
please contact the NRC's Public Document Room (PDR) reference staff at 
1-800-397-4209, 301-415-4737, or by email to [email protected]. The 
ADAMS accession number for each document referenced (if it is available 
in ADAMS) is provided the first time that it is mentioned in the 
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section.
     NRC's PDR: You may examine and purchase copies of public 
documents at the NRC's PDR, Room O1-F21, One White Flint North, 11555 
Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland 20852.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Christian Jacobs, Office of Nuclear 
Material Safety and Safeguards, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, 
Washington, DC 20555-0001; telephone: 301-415-6825; email: 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The NRC published a direct final rule in the 
Federal Register on September 27, 2017 (82 FR 44879), which revised the 
NUHOMS[supreg] System listing within the ``List of approved spent fuel 
storage casks'' to renew, for an additional 40-year period, the initial 
certificate and Amendment Nos. 1 through 11 and 13, Revision 1, and 
Amendment No. 14 of CoC No. 1004. The direct final rule was effective 
on December 11, 2017. The TSs for the NUHOMS[supreg] System, Renewed 
Amendments No. 11, Revision 1, and No. 13, Revision 1, include an 
incorrect title in Figure 1-15. Specifically, the title of Figure 1-15 
for Amendment No. 11, Revision 1, and Amendment No. 13, Revision 1, 
reads ``Heat Load Zoning Configuration Number 5 for 24PTH-S and 24PTH-L 
DSCs (with or without Control Components)\(2)\'' instead of ``Heat Load 
Zoning Configuration Number 5 for 24PTH-S-LC DSC (with or without 
Control Components)\(2)\''.
    Figure 1-15 was first included in the TSs for CoC No. 1004 after 
the NRC's review and approval in Amendment No. 8 (ADAMS Accession No. 
ML053390278). During the revision process for the 13 amendments that 
became effective on April 25, 2017 (82 FR 17749), the title of Figure 
1-15 was unintentionally changed in the technical specifications for 
Amendment No. 11, Revision 1, and Amendment No. 13, Revision 1, from 
``Heat Load Zoning Configuration Number 5 for 24PTH-S-LC DSC (with or 
without Control Components)\(2)\'' to ``Heat Load Zoning Configuration 
Number 5 for 24PTH-S and 24PTH-L DSCs (with or without Control 
Components)\(2)\''. This error was carried forward to Renewed 
Amendments No. 11, Revision 1, and No. 13, Revision 1. The NRC is 
correcting the title of Figure 1-15 in the technical specifications for 
both of these amendments back to the original, intended title, which is 
``Heat Load Zoning Configuration Number 5 for 24PTH-S-LC DSC (with or 
without Control Components)\(2)\''. The Renewed Amendments No. 11, 
Revision 1, and No. 13, Revision 1, listings within ``List of approved 
spent fuel storage casks'' in Sec.  72.214 of title 10 of the Code of 
Federal Regulations (10 CFR) are being revised to note that they have 
been corrected.

Rulemaking Procedure

    Under the Administrative Procedure Act (5 U.S.C. 553(b)), an agency 
may waive the normal notice and comment requirements if it finds, for 
good cause, that they are impracticable, unnecessary, or contrary to 
the public interest. As authorized by 5 U.S.C. 553(b)(3)(B), the NRC 
finds good cause to waive notice and opportunity for comment on the 
amendments because they will have no substantive impact and is of a 
minor and administrative nature dealing with a correction to a CFR 
section related to procedure and practice. Specifically, this amendment 
is to correct a minor editorial and non-substantive error. This 
amendment does not require action by any person or entity regulated by 
the NRC. Also, this

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final rule does not change the substantive responsibilities of any 
person or entity regulated by the NRC. Accordingly, for the reasons 
stated, the NRC finds, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 553(d)(3), that good cause 
exists to make this rule effective upon publication.

List of Subjects in 10 CFR Part 72

    Administrative practice and procedures, Criminal penalties, 
Hazardous waste, Indians, Intergovernmental relations, Manpower 
training programs, Nuclear energy, Nuclear materials, Occupational 
safety and health, Penalties, Radiation protection, Reporting and 
recordkeeping requirements, Security measures, Spent fuel, 
Whistleblowing.

    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; the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982, as 
amended; and 5 U.S.C. 552 and 553; the NRC is adopting the following 
amendment to 10 CFR part 72:

PART 72--LICENSING REQUIREMENTS FOR THE INDEPENDENT STORAGE OF 
SPENT NUCLEAR FUEL, HIGH-LEVEL RADIOACTIVE WASTE, AND REACTOR-
RELATED GREATER THAN CLASS C WASTE

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

    Authority:  Atomic Energy Act of 1954, secs. 51, 53, 57, 62, 63, 
65, 69, 81, 161, 182, 183, 184, 186, 187, 189, 223, 234, 274 (42 
U.S.C. 2071, 2073, 2077, 2092, 2093, 2095, 2099, 2111, 2201, 2210e, 
2232, 2233, 2234, 2236, 2237, 2238, 2273, 2282, 2021); Energy 
Reorganization Act of 1974, secs. 201, 202, 206, 211 (42 U.S.C. 
5841, 5842, 5846, 5851); National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 
(42 U.S.C. 4332); Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982, secs. 117(a), 
132, 133, 134, 135, 137, 141, 145(g), 148, 218(a) (42 U.S.C. 
10137(a), 10152, 10153, 10154, 10155, 10157, 10161, 10165(g), 10168, 
10198(a)); 44 U.S.C. 3504 note.


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2. In Sec.  72.214, Certificate of Compliance 1004 is revised to read 
as follows:


Sec.  72.214  List of approved spent fuel storage casks.

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    Certificate Number: 1004.
    Initial Certificate Effective Date: January 23, 1995, superseded by 
Initial Certificate, Revision 1, on April 25, 2017, superseded by 
Renewed Initial Certificate, Revision 1, on December 11, 2017.
    Initial Certificate, Revision 1, Effective Date: April 25, 2017.
    Renewed Initial Certificate, Revision 1, Effective Date: December 
11, 2017.
    Amendment Number 1 Effective Date: April 27, 2000, superseded by 
Amendment Number 1, Revision 1, on April 25, 2017, superseded by 
Renewed Amendment Number 1, Revision 1, on December 11, 2017.
    Amendment Number 1, Revision 1, Effective Date: April 25, 2017.
    Renewed Amendment Number 1, Revision 1, Effective Date: December 
11, 2017.
    Amendment Number 2 Effective Date: September 5, 2000, superseded by 
Amendment Number 2, Revision 1, on April 25, 2017, superseded by 
Renewed Amendment Number 2, Revision 1, on December 11, 2017.
    Amendment Number 2, Revision 1, Effective Date: April 25, 2017.
    Renewed Amendment Number 2, Revision 1, Effective Date: December 
11, 2017.
    Amendment Number 3 Effective Date: September 12, 2001, superseded 
by Amendment Number 3, Revision 1, on April 25, 2017, superseded by 
Renewed Amendment Number 3, Revision 1, on December 11, 2017.
    Amendment Number 3, Revision 1, Effective Date: April 25, 2017.
    Renewed Amendment Number 3, Revision 1, Effective Date: December 
11, 2017.
    Amendment Number 4 Effective Date: February 12, 2002, superseded by 
Amendment Number 4, Revision 1, on April 25, 2017, superseded by 
Renewed Amendment Number 4, Revision 1, on December 11, 2017.
    Amendment Number 4, Revision 1, Effective Date: April 25, 2017.
    Renewed Amendment Number 4, Revision 1, Effective Date: December 
11, 2017.
    Amendment Number 5 Effective Date: January 7, 2004, superseded by 
Amendment Number 5, Revision 1, on April 25, 2017, superseded by 
Renewed Amendment Number 5, Revision 1, on December 11, 2017.
    Amendment Number 5, Revision 1, Effective Date: April 25, 2017.
    Renewed Amendment Number 5, Revision 1, Effective Date: December 
11, 2017.
    Amendment Number 6 Effective Date: December 22, 2003, superseded by 
Amendment Number 6, Revision 1, on April 25, 2017, superseded by 
Renewed Amendment Number 6, Revision 1, on December 11, 2017.
    Amendment Number 6, Revision 1, Effective Date: April 25, 2017.
    Renewed Amendment Number 6, Revision 1, Effective Date: December 
11, 2017.
    Amendment Number 7 Effective Date: March 2, 2004, superseded by 
Amendment Number 7, Revision 1, on April 25, 2017, superseded by 
Renewed Amendment Number 7, Revision 1, on December 11, 2017.
    Amendment Number 7, Revision 1, Effective Date: April 25, 2017.
    Renewed Amendment Number 7, Revision 1, Effective Date: December 
11, 2017.
    Amendment Number 8 Effective Date: December 5, 2005, superseded by 
Amendment Number 8, Revision 1, on April 25, 2017, superseded by 
Renewed Amendment Number 8, Revision 1, on December 11, 2017.
    Amendment Number 8, Revision 1, Effective Date: April 25, 2017.
    Renewed Amendment Number 8, Revision 1, Effective Date: December 
11, 2017.
    Amendment Number 9 Effective Date: April 17, 2007, superseded by 
Amendment Number 9, Revision 1, on April 25, 2017, superseded by 
Renewed Amendment Number 9, Revision 1, on December 11, 2017.
    Amendment Number 9, Revision 1, Effective Date: April 25, 2017.
    Renewed Amendment Number 9, Revision 1, Effective Date: December 
11, 2017.
    Amendment Number 10 Effective Date: August 24, 2009, superseded by 
Amendment Number 10, Revision 1, on April 25, 2017, superseded by 
Renewed Amendment Number 10, Revision 1, on December 11, 2017.
    Amendment Number 10, Revision 1, Effective Date: April 25, 2017.
    Renewed Amendment Number 10, Revision 1, Effective Date: December 
11, 2017.
    Amendment Number 11 Effective Date: January 7, 2014, superseded by 
Amendment Number 11, Revision 1, on April 25, 2017, superseded by 
Renewed Amendment Number 11, Revision 1, on December 11, 2017.
    Amendment Number 11, Revision 1, Effective Date: April 25, 2017.
    Renewed Amendment Number 11, Revision 1, Effective Date: December 
11, 2017, as corrected (ADAMS Accession No. ML18018A043).
    Amendment Number 12 Effective Date: Amendment not issued by the 
NRC.
    Amendment Number 13 Effective Date: May 24, 2014, superseded by 
Amendment Number 13, Revision 1, on April 25, 2017, superseded by 
Renewed Amendment Number 13, Revision 1, on December 11, 2017.
    Amendment Number 13, Revision 1, Effective Date: April 25, 2017.
    Renewed Amendment Number 13, Revision 1, Effective Date: December 
11, 2017, as corrected (ADAMS Accession No. ML18018A100).

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    Amendment Number 14 Effective Date: April 25, 2017, superseded by 
Renewed Amendment Number 14 on December 11, 2017.
    Renewed Amendment Number 14 Effective Date: December 11, 2017.
    SAR Submitted by: Transnuclear, Inc.
    SAR Title: Final Safety Analysis Report for the Standardized 
NUHOMS[supreg] Horizontal Modular Storage System for Irradiated Nuclear 
Fuel.
    Docket Number: 72-1004.
    Certificate Expiration Date: January 23, 2015.
    Renewed Certificate Expiration Date: January 23, 2055.
    Model Number: NUHOMS[supreg]-24P, -24PHB, -24PTH, -32PT, -32PTH1, -
37PTH, -52B, -61BT -61BTH, and -69BTH.
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    Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 19th day of January 2018.

    For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Pamela J. Shepherd-Vladimir,
Acting Chief, Regulatory Analysis and Rulemaking Support Branch, 
Division of Rulemaking, Office of Nuclear Material Safety and 
Safeguards.
[FR Doc. 2018-01278 Filed 1-23-18; 8:45 am]
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