[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 163 (Thursday, August 22, 2019)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 43669-43673]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-18107]
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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
10 CFR Part 72
[NRC-2019-0126]
RIN 3150-AK35
List of Approved Spent Fuel Storage Casks: Holtec International
Storage, Transport and Repository (HI-STAR) 100 Storage System,
Certificate of Compliance No. 1008, Amendment No. 3
AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
ACTION: Direct final rule.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is amending its
spent fuel storage regulations by revising the Holtec International
Storage, Transport and Repository 100 Storage System listing within the
``List of approved spent fuel storage casks'' to include Amendment No.
3 to Certificate of Compliance No. 1008. Amendment No. 3 revises the
technical specifications to: Include multipurpose canister (MPC)-32 for
storage of pressurized-water reactor spent fuel in the HI-STAR 100
Storage System; include the Metamic neutron absorber for MPC-32, MPC-
24, and MPC-68; credit the soluble boron in criticality analyses for
both MPC-32 and MPC-24; incorporate standard system features and
ancillaries such as the forced helium dehydration; allow for horizontal
storage of the casks; provide updated drawings; and revise the MPC
design pressure for accident condition to 200 pounds per square inch
gauge. Amendment No. 3 also makes other administrative changes to the
technical specifications.
DATES: This direct final rule is effective November 5, 2019, unless
significant adverse comments are received by September 23, 2019. If
this direct final rule is withdrawn as a result of such comments,
timely notice of the withdrawal will be published in the Federal
Register. Comments received after this date will be considered if it is
practical to do so, but the NRC is able to ensure consideration only
for comments received on or before this date. Comments received on this
direct final rule will also be considered to be comments on a companion
proposed rule published in the Proposed Rules section of this issue of
the Federal Register.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by any of the following methods:
Federal Rulemaking Website: Go to http://www.regulations.gov and search for Docket ID NRC-2019-0126. 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.
Email Comments to: [email protected]. If you do
not receive an automatic email reply confirming receipt, then contact
us at 301-415-1677.
Fax Comments to: Secretary, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory
Commission at 301-415-1101.
Mail Comments to: Secretary, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory
Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001, ATTN: Rulemakings and
Adjudications Staff.
Hand Deliver Comments to: 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville,
Maryland 20852, between 7:30 a.m. and 4:15 p.m. (Eastern Time) Federal
workdays; telephone: 301-415-1677.
For additional direction on obtaining information and submitting
comments, see ``Obtaining Information and Submitting Comments'' in the
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of this document.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Bernard H. White, Office of Nuclear
Material Safety and Safeguards; telephone: 301-415-6577; email:
[email protected] or Solomon Sahle, Office of Nuclear Material
Safety and Safeguards; telephone: 301-415-3781; email:
[email protected]. Both are staff of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory
Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Table of Contents
I. Obtaining Information and Submitting Comments
II. Rulemaking Procedure
III. Background
IV. Discussion of Changes
V. Voluntary Consensus Standards
VI. Agreement State Compatibility
VII. Plain Writing
VIII. Environmental Assessment and Finding of No Significant
Environmental Impact
IX. Paperwork Reduction Act Statement
X. Regulatory Flexibility Certification
XI. Regulatory Analysis
XII. Backfitting and Issue Finality
XIII. Congressional Review Act
XIV. Availability of Documents
I. Obtaining Information and Submitting Comments
A. Obtaining Information
Please refer to Docket ID NRC-2019-0126 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-2019-0126.
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]. For the convenience of the reader,
instructions about obtaining materials referenced in this document are
provided in the ``Availability of Documents'' 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.
B. Submitting Comments
Please include Docket ID NRC-2019-0126 in your comment submission.
The NRC cautions you not to include identifying or contact
information that you do not want to be publicly disclosed in your
comment submission. The NRC will post all comment submissions at http://www.regulations.gov as well as enter the comment submissions into
ADAMS. The NRC does not routinely edit comment submissions to remove
identifying or contact information.
If you are requesting or aggregating comments from other persons
for submission to the NRC, then you should inform those persons not to
include identifying or contact information that they do not want to be
publicly disclosed in their comment submission. Your request should
state that the NRC does not routinely edit comment submissions to
remove such information before making the comment submissions available
to the public or entering the comment into ADAMS.
II. Rulemaking Procedure
This direct final rule is limited to the changes contained in
Amendment No. 3 to Certificate of Compliance No. 1008 and does not
include other aspects of the Holtec International Storage, Transport
and Repository (HI-STAR) 100 Storage System design. The NRC is using
the direct final rule procedure to issue this amendment because it
represents a limited and routine change to an existing certificate of
compliance that is expected to be noncontroversial.
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Adequate protection of public health and safety continues to be
ensured. The amendment to the rule will become effective on November 5,
2019. However, if the NRC receives significant adverse comments on this
direct final rule by September 23, 2019, then the NRC will publish a
document that withdraws this action and will subsequently address the
comments received in a final rule as a response to the companion
proposed rule published in the Proposed Rules section of this issue of
the Federal Register. Absent significant modifications to the proposed
revisions requiring republication, the NRC will not initiate a second
comment period on this action.
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. A comment is adverse and significant if:
(1) The comment opposes the rule and provides a reason sufficient
to require a substantive response in a notice-and-comment process. For
example, a substantive response is required when:
(a) The comment causes the NRC to reevaluate (or reconsider) its
position or conduct additional analysis;
(b) The comment raises an issue serious enough to warrant a
substantive response to clarify or complete the record; or
(c) The comment raises a relevant issue that was not previously
addressed or considered by the NRC.
(2) The comment proposes a change or an addition to the rule, and
it is apparent that the rule would be ineffective or unacceptable
without incorporation of the change or addition.
(3) The comment causes the NRC to make a change (other than
editorial) to the rule, certificate of compliance, or technical
specifications.
For detailed instructions on filing comments, please see the
companion proposed rule published in the Proposed Rules section of this
issue of the Federal Register.
III. Background
Section 218(a) of the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982, as amended,
requires that ``the Secretary [of the Department of Energy] shall
establish a demonstration program, in cooperation with the private
sector, for the dry storage of spent nuclear fuel at civilian nuclear
power reactor sites, with the objective of establishing one or more
technologies that the [Nuclear Regulatory] Commission may, by rule,
approve for use at the sites of civilian nuclear power reactors
without, to the maximum extent practicable, the need for additional
site-specific approvals by the Commission.'' Section 133 of the Nuclear
Waste Policy Act states, in part, that ``[the Commission] shall, by
rule, establish procedures for the licensing of any technology approved
by the Commission under section [218(a)] for use at the site of any
civilian nuclear power reactor.''
To implement this mandate, the Commission approved dry storage of
spent nuclear fuel in NRC-approved casks under a general license by
publishing a final rule that added a new subpart K in part 72 of title
10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR) entitled ``General
License for Storage of Spent Fuel at Power Reactor Sites'' (55 FR
29181; July 18, 1990). This rule also established a new subpart L in 10
CFR part 72 entitled ``Approval of Spent Fuel Storage Casks,'' which
contains procedures and criteria for obtaining NRC approval of spent
fuel storage cask designs. The NRC subsequently issued a final rule on
September 3, 1999, that approved the HI-STAR 100 Storage System design
and added it to the list of NRC-approved cask designs provided in Sec.
72.214 as Certificate of Compliance No. 1008 (64 FR 48259).
IV. Discussion of Changes
On September 25, 2015, Holtec International submitted a request to
the NRC to amend Certificate of Compliance No. 1008. Holtec
International supplemented its request on January 15, 2016, April 29,
2016, December 15, 2017, July 2, 2018, and February 6, 2019. Amendment
No. 3 revises the technical specifications to: (1) Include multipurpose
canister (MPC)-32 for storage of pressurized-water reactor spent fuel
in the Holtec International HI-STAR 100 Storage System; (2) include the
Metamic neutron absorber for MPC-32, MPC-24, and MPC-68; (3) credit the
soluble boron in criticality analyses for both MPC-32 and MPC-24; (4)
incorporate standard system features and ancillaries such as the forced
helium dehydration; (5) allow for horizontal storage of the casks; (6)
provide updated drawings; (7) revise the MPC design pressure for
accident condition to 200 pounds per square inch gauge; and (8) make
other administrative changes to the technical specifications. This
direct final rule revises the Holtec International HI-STAR 100 Storage
System listing in Sec. 72.214 by adding Amendment No. 3 to Certificate
of Compliance No. 1008. The revised certificate of compliance and
technical specifications are identified and evaluated in the
preliminary safety evaluation report.
As documented in that preliminary safety evaluation report, the NRC
performed a detailed safety evaluation of the proposed certificate of
compliance amendment request. There are no significant changes to cask
design requirements in the proposed amendment. Considering the specific
design requirements for each accident condition, the design of the cask
would prevent loss of containment, shielding, and criticality control
in the event of an accident. This amendment does not reflect a
significant change in design or fabrication of the cask. In addition,
any resulting occupational exposure or offsite dose rates from the
implementation of Amendment No. 3 would remain well within the limits
specified by 10 CFR part 20, ``Standards for Protection Against
Radiation.'' There will be no significant change in the types or
amounts of any effluent released, no significant increase in the
individual or cumulative radiation exposure, and no significant
increase in the potential for, or consequences from, radiological
accidents.
The amended Holtec International HI-STAR 100 Storage System cask
design, when used under the conditions specified in the certificate of
compliance, the technical specifications, and the NRC's regulations,
will meet the requirements of 10 CFR part 72; therefore, adequate
protection of public health and safety will continue to be ensured.
When this direct final rule becomes effective, persons who hold a
general license under Sec. 72.210 may, consistent with the license
conditions under Sec. 72.212, load spent nuclear fuel into those
Holtec International HI-STAR 100 Storage System casks that meet the
criteria of Amendment No. 3 to Certificate of Compliance No. 1008.
V. Voluntary Consensus Standards
The National Technology Transfer and Advancement Act of 1995 (Pub.
L. 104-113) requires that Federal agencies use technical standards that
are developed or adopted by voluntary consensus standards bodies unless
the use of such a standard is inconsistent with applicable law or
otherwise impractical. In this direct final rule, the NRC will revise
the Holtec International HI-STAR 100 Storage System design listed in
Sec. 72.214. This action does not constitute the establishment of a
standard that contains generally applicable requirements.
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VI. Agreement State Compatibility
Under the ``Policy Statement on Adequacy and Compatibility of
Agreement State Programs'' approved by the Commission on June 30, 1997,
and published in the Federal Register on September 3, 1997 (62 FR
46517), this rule is classified as Compatibility Category ``NRC.''
Compatibility is not required for Category ``NRC'' regulations. The NRC
program elements in this category are those that relate directly to
areas of regulation reserved to the NRC by the Atomic Energy Act of
1954, as amended, or the provisions of 10 CFR chapter I. Although an
Agreement State may not adopt program elements reserved to the NRC, and
the Category ``NRC'' does not confer regulatory authority on the State,
the State may wish to inform its licensees of certain requirements by
means consistent with the particular State's administrative procedure
laws.
VII. Plain Writing
The Plain Writing Act of 2010 (Pub. L. 111-274) requires Federal
agencies to write documents in a clear, concise, and well-organized
manner. The NRC has written this document to be consistent with the
Plain Writing Act as well as the Presidential Memorandum, ``Plain
Language in Government Writing,'' published June 10, 1998 (63 FR
31885).
VIII. Environmental Assessment and Finding of No Significant
Environmental Impact
Under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, as amended,
and the NRC's regulations in subpart A of 10 CFR part 51,
``Environmental Protection Regulations for Domestic Licensing and
Related Regulatory Functions,'' the NRC has determined that this direct
final rule, if adopted, would not be a major Federal action
significantly affecting the quality of the human environment and,
therefore, an environmental impact statement is not required. The NRC
has made a finding of no significant impact on the basis of this
environmental assessment.
A. The Action
The action is to amend Sec. 72.214 to revise the Holtec
International HI-STAR 100 Storage System listing within the ``List of
approved spent fuel storage casks'' to include Amendment No. 3 to
Certificate of Compliance No. 1008.
B. The Need for the Action
This direct final rule amends the certificate of compliance for the
Holtec International HI-STAR 100 Storage System design within the list
of approved spent fuel storage casks that power reactor licensees can
use to store spent fuel at reactor sites under a general license.
Specifically, Amendment No. 3 updates the certificate of compliance to:
(1) Include MPC-32 for storage of pressurized-water reactor spent fuel
in the Holtec International HI-STAR 100 Storage System; (2) include the
Metamic neutron absorber for MPC-32, MPC-24, and MPC-68; (3) credit the
soluble boron in criticality analyses for both MPC-32 and MPC-24; (4)
incorporate standard system features and ancillaries such as the forced
helium dehydration; (5) allow for horizontal storage of the casks; (6)
provide updated drawings; (7) revise the MPC design pressure for
accident condition to 200 pounds per square inch gauge; and (8) make
other administrative changes to the technical specifications.
C. Environmental Impacts of the Action
On July 18, 1990 (55 FR 29181), the NRC issued an amendment to 10
CFR part 72 to provide for the storage of spent fuel under a general
license in cask designs approved by the NRC. The potential
environmental impact of using NRC-approved storage casks was initially
analyzed in the environmental assessment for the 1990 final rule. The
environmental assessment for this Amendment No. 3 tiers off of the
environmental assessment for the July 18, 1990, final rule. Tiering off
past environmental assessments is a standard process under the National
Environmental Policy Act of 1969, as amended.
Holtec International HI-STAR 100 Storage Systems are designed to
mitigate the effects of design basis accidents that could occur during
storage. Design basis accidents account for human-induced events and
the most severe natural phenomena reported for the site and surrounding
area. Postulated accidents analyzed for an independent spent fuel
storage installation, the type of facility at which a holder of a power
reactor operating license would store spent fuel in casks in accordance
with 10 CFR part 72, include tornado winds and tornado-generated
missiles, a design basis earthquake, a design basis flood, an
accidental cask drop, lightning effects, fire, explosions, and other
events.
Considering the specific design requirements for each accident
condition, the design of the cask would prevent loss of confinement,
shielding, and criticality control in the event of an accident. If
there is no loss of confinement, shielding, or criticality control, the
environmental impacts resulting from an accident would be
insignificant. This amendment does not reflect a significant change in
design or fabrication of the cask. Because there are no significant
design or process changes, any resulting occupational exposure or
offsite dose rates from the implementation of Amendment No. 3 would
remain well within 10 CFR part 20 limits. Therefore, the proposed
certificate of compliance changes will not result in any radiological
or non-radiological environmental impacts that significantly differ
from the environmental impacts evaluated in the environmental
assessment supporting the July 18, 1990, final rule. There will be no
significant change in the types or amounts of any effluent released, no
significant increase in individual or cumulative radiation exposures,
and no significant increase in the potential for, or consequences of,
radiological accidents. The NRC documented its safety findings in a
preliminary safety evaluation report.
D. Alternative to the Action
The alternative to this action is to deny approval of Amendment No.
3 and not issue the direct final rule. Consequently, any 10 CFR part 72
general licensee that seeks to load spent nuclear fuel into the Holtec
International HI-STAR 100 Storage System in accordance with the changes
described in Amendment No. 3 would have to request an exemption from
the requirements of Sec. Sec. 72.212 and 72.214. Under this
alternative, interested licensees would have to prepare, and the NRC
would have to review, a separate exemption request, thereby increasing
the administrative burden upon the NRC and the costs to each licensee.
Therefore, the environmental impacts of the alternative action would be
the same as, or more likely greater than, the preferred action.
E. Alternative Use of Resources
Approval of Amendment No. 3 to Certificate of Compliance No. 1008
would result in no irreversible commitment of resources.
F. Agencies and Persons Contacted
No agencies or persons outside the NRC were contacted in connection
with the preparation of this environmental assessment.
G. Finding of No Significant Impact
The environmental impacts of the action have been reviewed under
the requirements in National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, as
amended, and the NRC's regulations in subpart A of 10 CFR part 51,
``Environmental Protection Regulations for Domestic Licensing and
Related Regulatory Functions.'' Based
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on the foregoing environmental assessment, the NRC concludes that this
direct final rule entitled, ``List of Approved Spent Fuel Storage
Casks: Holtec International HI-STAR 100 Storage System, Certificate of
Compliance No. 1008, Amendment No. 3,'' will not have a significant
effect on the human environment. Therefore, the NRC has determined that
an environmental impact statement is not necessary for this direct
final rule.
IX. Paperwork Reduction Act Statement
This direct final rule does not contain any new or amended
collections of information subject to the Paperwork Reduction Act of
1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.). Existing collections of information were
approved by the Office of Management and Budget, approval number 3150-
0132.
Public Protection Notification
The NRC may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to
respond to, a request for information or an information collection
requirement unless the requesting document displays a currently valid
Office of Management and Budget control number.
X. Regulatory Flexibility Certification
Under the Regulatory Flexibility Act of 1980 (5 U.S.C. 605(b)), the
NRC certifies that this direct final rule will not, if issued, have a
significant economic impact on a substantial number of small entities.
This direct final rule affects only nuclear power plant licensees and
Holtec International. These entities do not fall within the scope of
the definition of small entities set forth in the Regulatory
Flexibility Act or the size standards established by the NRC (Sec.
2.810).
XI. Regulatory Analysis
On July 18, 1990 (55 FR 29181), the NRC issued an amendment to 10
CFR part 72 to provide for the storage of spent nuclear fuel under a
general license in cask designs approved by the NRC. Any nuclear power
reactor licensee can use NRC-approved cask designs to store spent
nuclear fuel if it notifies the NRC in advance, the spent fuel is
stored under the conditions specified in the cask's certificate of
compliance, and the conditions of the general license are met. A list
of NRC-approved cask designs is contained in Sec. 72.214. On September
3, 1999 (64 FR 48259), the NRC issued an amendment to 10 CFR part 72
that approved the Holtec International HI-STAR 100 Storage System
design by adding it to the list of NRC-approved cask designs in Sec.
72.214.
On September 25, 2015, and as supplemented on January 15, 2016,
April 29, 2016, December 15, 2017, July 2, 2018, and February 6, 2019,
Holtec International submitted an application to amend the Holtec
International HI-STAR 100 Storage System as described in Section IV,
``Discussion of Changes,'' of this document.
The alternative to this action is to withhold approval of Amendment
No. 3 and to require any 10 CFR part 72 general licensee seeking to
load spent nuclear fuel into the Holtec International HI-STAR 100
Storage System under the changes described in Amendment No. 3 to
request an exemption from the requirements of Sec. Sec. 72.212 and
72.214. Under this alternative, each interested 10 CFR part 72 licensee
would have to prepare, and the NRC would have to review, a separate
exemption request, thereby increasing the administrative burden upon
the NRC and the costs to each licensee.
Approval of this direct final rule is consistent with previous NRC
actions. Further, as documented in the preliminary safety evaluation
report and environmental assessment, this direct final rule will have
no adverse effect on public health and safety or the environment. This
direct final rule has no significant identifiable impact or benefit on
other Government agencies. Based on this regulatory analysis, the NRC
concludes that the requirements of this direct final rule are
commensurate with the NRC's responsibilities for public health and
safety and the common defense and security. No other available
alternative is believed to be as satisfactory, and therefore, this
action is recommended.
XII. Backfitting and Issue Finality
The NRC has determined that the backfit rule (Sec. 72.62) does not
apply to this direct final rule. Therefore, a backfit analysis is not
required. This direct final rule revises Certificate of Compliance No.
1008 for the Holtec International HI-STAR 100 Storage System, as
currently listed in Sec. 72.214. The amendment consists of the changes
to Amendment No. 3 previously described, as set forth in the revised
certificate of compliance and technical specifications.
Amendment No. 3 to Certificate of Compliance No. 1008 for the
Holtec International HI-STAR 100 Storage System was initiated by Holtec
International and was not submitted in response to new NRC
requirements, or an NRC request for amendment. Amendment No. 3 applies
only to new casks fabricated and used under Amendment No. 3. These
changes do not affect existing users of the Holtec International HI-
STAR 100 Storage System, and the current Amendment No. 2 continues to
be effective for existing users. While current certificate of
compliance users may comply with the new requirements in Amendment No.
3, this would be a voluntary decision on the part of current users.
For these reasons, Amendment No. 3 to Certificate of Compliance No.
1008 does not constitute backfitting under Sec. 72.62 or Sec.
50.109(a)(1), or otherwise represent an inconsistency with the issue
finality provisions applicable to combined licenses in 10 CFR part 52.
Accordingly, the NRC has not prepared a backfit analysis for this
rulemaking.
XIII. Congressional Review Act
This direct final rule is not a rule as defined in the
Congressional Review Act.
XIV. Availability of Documents
The documents identified in the following table are available to
interested persons through one or more of the following methods, as
indicated.
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Document ADAMS Accession No.
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Holtec International, Submittal of ML15280A182.
Certificate of Compliance Amendment
Request (1008-3), dated September 25,
2015.
Holtec International, Certificate of ML15280A219.
Compliance Amendment 1008-3--Summary of
Proposed Changes, dated September 25,
2015.
Holtec International, Certificate of ML15280A220.
Compliance Amendment 1008-3--Revision 4
of the HI-STAR Final Safety Analysis
Report, dated September 25, 2015.
Holtec International, Certificate of ML15280A223.
Compliance Amendment 1008-3--Final
Safety Analysis Report on HI-STAR 100
MPC Storage System, dated September 25,
2015.
Certificate of Compliance for Spent Fuel ML15280A224.
Storage Casks, NRC Form 561, dated
September 25, 2015.
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Certificate of Compliance No. 1008, ML15280A225.
Appendix A, Technical Specifications
for the HI-STAR 100 Cask System,
Amendment 3, dated September 25, 2015.
Certificate of Compliance No. 1008, ML15280A222.
Appendix B, Approved Contents and
Design Features for the HI-STAR 100
Cask System, Amendment 3, dated
September 25, 2015.
Holtec International--Supplemental ML16041A041.
Information for HI-STAR 100 System,
Amendment Request (1008-3), dated
January 15, 2016.
Submittal of Response to Request for ML16133A503.
Additional Information for Revision
Request (1008-3) to HI-STAR 100
Certificate of Compliance, dated April
29, 2016.
Submittal of Response to Request for ML16133A509.
Additional Information for Revision
Request (1008-3) to HI-STAR 100
Certificate of Compliance, Attachment
1--Request for Additional Information
Responses on HI-STAR 100--
Nonproprietary, dated April 29, 2016.
Submittal of Response to Request for ML16133A511.
Additional Information for Revision
Request (1008-3) to HI-STAR 100
Certificate of Compliance, Attachment
3--HI-STAR 100 Certificate of
Compliance Appendix A Request for
Additional Information Markup, dated
April 29, 2016.
Submittal of Response to Request for ML16133A512.
Additional Information for Revision
Request (1008-3) to HI-STAR 100
Certificate of Compliance, Attachment
4--HI-STAR 100 Certificate of
Compliance Appendix B Request for
Additional Information Markup, dated
April 29, 2016.
Submittal of Response to Request for ML16133A513.
Additional Information for Revision
Request (1008-3) to HI-STAR 100
Certificate of Compliance, Attachment
5--Final Safety Analysis Report Changed
Pages, dated April 29, 2016.
Holtec International Submittal of ML17360A162.
Responses to NRC's 2nd Round Requests
for Additional Information for HI-STAR
100 Amendment Number 3, dated December
15, 2017.
Holtec International--Submittal of ML18183A448.
Supplemental Changes for HI-STAR 100
License Amendment Request 1008-3, dated
July 2, 2018.
Holtec International--Supplemental ML18183A449.
Changes for HI-STAR 100 Amendment
Request 1008-3, dated July 2, 2018.
Holtec International--HI-STAR 100 ML19037A152.
Amendment Request (1008-3), Removal of
Preferential Fuel Loading Requirement
from Certificate of Compliance, dated
February 6, 2019.
User Need for Rulemaking for Amendment ML19137A303.
No. 3 to the Holtec International
Storage, Transport and Repository (HI-
STAR) 100 Storage System, Enclosure 1:
Proposed Certificate of Compliance No.
1008, Amendment No. 3.
User Need for Rulemaking for Amendment ML19137A300.
No. 3 to the Holtec International
Storage, Transport and Repository (HI-
STAR) 100 Storage System, Enclosure 2:
Proposed Technical Specifications
Appendix A.
User Need for Rulemaking for Amendment ML19137A301.
No. 3 to the Holtec International
Storage, Transport and Repository (HI-
STAR) 100 Storage System, Enclosure 3:
Proposed Technical Specifications
Appendix B.
User Need for Rulemaking for Amendment ML19137A302.
No. 3 to the Holtec International
Storage, Transport and Repository (HI-
STAR) 100 Storage System, Enclosure 4:
Preliminary Safety Evaluation Report.
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List of Subjects in 10 CFR Part 72
Administrative practice and procedure, Hazardous waste, Indians,
Intergovernmental relations, Nuclear energy, Penalties, Radiation
protection, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements, Security
measures, 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
amendments 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
0
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 1008 is revised to read
as follows:
Sec. 72.214 List of approved spent fuel storage casks.
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Certificate Number: 1008.
Initial Certificate Effective Date: October 4, 1999.
Amendment Number 1 Effective Date: December 26, 2000.
Amendment Number 2 Effective Date: May 29, 2001.
Amendment Number 3 Effective Date: November 5, 2019.
SAR Submitted by: Holtec International.
SAR Title: Final Safety Analysis Report for the HI-STAR 100 Cask
System.
Docket Number: 72-1008.
Certificate Expiration Date: October 4, 2019.
Model Number: HI-STAR 100 (MPC-24, MPC-32, MPC-68, MPC-68F).
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Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 9th day of August, 2019.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Margaret M. Doane,
Executive Director for Operations.
[FR Doc. 2019-18107 Filed 8-21-19; 8:45 am]
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