[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 32 (Friday, February 15, 2019)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 4309]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-02492]
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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
10 CFR Part 72
[NRC-2018-0265]
RIN 3150-AK20
List of Approved Spent Fuel Storage Casks: TN Americas LLC
Standardized Advanced NUHOMS[supreg] System, Certificate of Compliance
No. 1029, Amendment No. 4
AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
ACTION: Direct final rule; confirmation of effective date.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is confirming the
effective date of March 12, 2019, for the direct final rule that was
published in the Federal Register on December 27, 2018. This direct
final rule amended the NRC's spent fuel storage regulations by revising
the ``List of approved spent fuel storage casks'' to include Amendment
No. 4 to Certificate of Compliance No. 1029 for the TN Americas LLC
Standardized Advanced NUHOMS[supreg] Horizontal Modular Storage System.
DATES: Effective Date: The effective date of March 12, 2019, for the
direct final rule published December 27, 2018 (83 FR 66585), is
confirmed.
ADDRESSES: Please refer to Docket ID NRC-2018-0265 when contacting the
NRC about the availability of information for this action. You may
obtain publicly-available information related to this action by any of
the following methods:
Federal Rulemaking Website: Go to http://www.regulations.gov and search for Docket ID NRC-2018-0265. Address
questions about NRC dockets to Carol Gallagher; telephone: 301-415-
3463; email: [email protected]. For technical questions, contact
the individuals 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 ``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 proposed amendment to the
certificate of compliance, the proposed changes to the technical
specifications, and the preliminary safety evaluation report are
available in ADAMS under Accession No. ML18263A044. The final amendment
to the certificate of compliance, final changes to the technical
specifications, and final safety evaluation report can also be viewed
in ADAMS under Accession No. ML19036A557.
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: William Allen, Office of Nuclear
Material Safety and Safeguards; telephone: 301-415-6877; email:
[email protected] or Edward M. Lohr, Office of Nuclear Material
Safety and Safeguards; telephone: 301-415-0253; email:
[email protected]. Both are staff of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory
Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
On December 27, 2018 (83 FR 66585), the NRC published a direct
final rule amending its regulations in part 72 of title 10 of the Code
of Federal Regulations by revising the ``List of approved spent fuel
storage casks'' to include Amendment No. 4 to Certificate of Compliance
No. 1029 for the TN Americas LLC Standardized Advanced NUHOMS[supreg]
Horizontal Modular Storage System. Amendment No. 4 revised the
technical specifications of the certificate of compliance to: Clarify
the applicability of unloading procedures and training modules relative
to spent fuel pool availability; credit the use of the installed
temperature monitoring system specified in lieu of performing daily
visual vent inspections; establish dose rates on the front inlet bird
screen and the door of the concrete storage module for the Advanced
Horizontal Storage Module; modify the criteria for performing Advanced
Horizontal Storage Module air vent visual inspections; identify the
blocked vent time limitations for each of the 24PT1 and 24PT4 dry
shielded canisters; and provide a new temperature rise value for the
Advanced Horizontal Storage Module with a loaded 24PT4 dry shielded
canister.
In the direct final rule, the NRC stated that if no significant
adverse comments were received, the direct final rule would become
effective on March 12, 2019. As described more fully in the direct
final rule, a significant adverse comment is a comment where the
commenter explains why the rule would be inappropriate, including
challenges to the rule's underlying premise or approach, or would be
ineffective or unacceptable without a change. Because no significant
adverse comments were received, the direct final rule will become
effective as scheduled.
Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 12th day of February 2019.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Cindy K. Bladey,
Chief, Regulatory Analysis and Rulemaking Support Branch, Division of
Rulemaking, Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards.
[FR Doc. 2019-02492 Filed 2-14-19; 8:45 am]
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