[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 197 (Thursday, October 10, 2019)]
[Rules and Regulations]
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[FR Doc No: 2019-22148]



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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; confirmation of effective date.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is confirming the 
effective date of November 5, 2019, for the direct final rule that was 
published in the Federal Register on August 22, 2019. This direct final 
rule amended the NRC's spent fuel storage regulations by revising the 
Holtec International Storage, Transport and Repository (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.

DATES: Effective date: The effective date of November 5, 2019, for the 
direct final rule published August 22, 2019 (84 FR 43669), is 
confirmed.

ADDRESSES: 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 https://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.
     NRC's Agencywide Documents Access and Management System 
(ADAMS): You may obtain publicly-available documents online in the 
ADAMS Public Documents collection at https://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, proposed changes to the technical specifications, and 
preliminary safety evaluation report are available in ADAMS under 
Accession No. ML19137A299. The final amendment to the certificate, 
final changes to the technical specifications, and final safety 
evaluation report can also be viewed in ADAMS under Accession No. 
ML19270D276.
     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: 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: On August 22, 2019 (84 FR 43669), the NRC 
published a direct final rule amending Sec.  72.214 of title 10 of the 
Code of Federal Regulations, ``List of approved spent fuel storage 
casks,'' to include Amendment No. 3 to Certificate of Compliance No. 
1008 for the Holtec International Storage, Transport and Repository 
(HI-STAR) 100 Storage System. Specifically, Amendment No. 3 revises the 
technical specifications to: Include the 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.
    In the direct final rule, the NRC stated that if no significant 
adverse comments were received, the direct final rule would become 
effective on November 5, 2019. The NRC did not receive any comments on 
the direct final rule. Therefore, this direct final rule will become 
effective as scheduled.

    Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 4th day of October, 2019.

    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. 2019-22148 Filed 10-9-19; 8:45 am]
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