[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 197 (Thursday, October 10, 2019)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 54465]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-22148]
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Federal Register / Vol. 84 , No. 197 / Thursday, October 10, 2019 /
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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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