[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 246 (Monday, December 23, 2019)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 70400-70402]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-27595]
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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
10 CFR Part 72
[NRC-2018-0221, NRC-2019-0030, and NRC-2019-0160]
RIN 3150-AK18, 3150-AK28, and 3150-AK36
List of Approved Spent Fuel Storage Casks: Holtec International
HI-STORM 100 Multipurpose Canister Cask System, Certificate of
Compliance No. 1014, Amendment Nos. 11, 12, 13, and 14; Corrections
AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
ACTION: Correcting amendments.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) published three
direct final rules in the Federal Register on December 12, 2018,
February 26, 2019, and October 3, 2019, that amended its spent fuel
storage regulations by revising the Holtec International HI-STORM 100
Multipurpose Canister Cask System listing within the ``List of approved
spent fuel storage casks'' to include Amendment Nos. 11, 12, 13, and
14, respectively, to Certificate of Compliance No. 1014. The technical
specifications for Amendment Nos. 11, 12, 13, and 14 contained minor
editorial and non-substantive errors. The purpose of this action is to
correct these errors.
DATES: This rule is effective on December 23, 2019.
ADDRESSES: For Amendment Nos. 11 and 12, please refer to Docket ID NRC-
2018-0221; for Amendment No. 13, please refer to Docket ID NRC-2019-
0030; and for Amendment No. 14, please refer to Docket ID NRC-2019-0160
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 https://www.regulations.gov and search for Docket IDs NRC-2018-0221, NRC-2019-
0030, or NRC-2019-0160. 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
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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 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: Yen-Ju Chen, Office of Nuclear
Material Safety and Safeguards, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission,
Washington, DC 20555-0001; telephone: 301-415-1018; email: [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The NRC published three direct final rules
in the Federal Register on December 12, 2018 (83 FR 63794), February
26, 2019 (84 FR 6055), and October 3, 2019 (84 FR 52747), amending its
regulations in part 72 of title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations
(10 CFR) by revising the ``List of approved spent fuel storage casks''
to add Amendment Nos. 11 and 12, 13, and 14, respectively, to
Certificate of Compliance No. 1014 for the Holtec International HI-
STORM 100 Multipurpose Canister Cask System listing. Amendment Nos. 11
and 12 became effective on February 25, 2019; Amendment No. 13 became
effective on May 13, 2019; and Amendment No. 14 became effective on
December 17, 2019. The technical specifications for these direct final
rules contained minor editorial and non-substantive errors.
Specifically, Table 3-2 refers to Tables 3-3 and 3-4 for per cell decay
heat load limits for the multi-purpose canisters (MPCs) MPC-68/68F/
68FF/68M, but Tables 3-3 and 3-4 omitted the MPC-68M.
The NRC previously reviewed and approved the use of model MPC-68M
in Amendment No. 8 to Certificate of Compliance No. 1014. In Amendment
No. 9, the NRC added Tables 3-3 and 3-4 and, in Table 3-2, added a
reference to decay heat loads in Tables 3-3 and 3-4. The reference in
Appendix A, Table 3-2, refers to Table 3-3 and 3-4 for the per cell
heat load limits for the MPC-68/68F/68FF/68M. However, Tables 3-3 and
3-4 only have rows for MPC-68/68F/68FF and do not specifically include
the MPC-68M. Since the decay heat load, whether uniform or
regionalized, for all 68 cell MPCs are identical, and the NRC
previously reviewed and approved this heat load, it is evident that the
omission of MPC-68M in Tables 3-3 and 3-4 was an editorial error.
Although this error is editorial and has no impact on the loading of
MPCs, it is still appropriate to correct the error. Correcting this
error would not change the substantive responsibilities of any person
or entity regulated by the NRC. This error has been corrected in
Amendment No. 9, Revision 1, and Amendment No. 10 on August 31, 2017
(82 FR 41321).
The NRC is correcting the typographical error in Amendment Nos. 11,
12, 13, and 14 by adding MPC-68M to Appendix A, Tables 3-3 and 3-4. The
NRC also is revising Amendment Nos. 11, 12, 13, and 14 to Certificate
of Compliance No. 1014 of the Holtec International HI-STORM 100
Multipurpose Canister Cask System listings within 10 CFR 72.214 to note
the corrections.
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 this
correction because it will have no substantive impact and is of a minor
and administrative nature dealing with a correction to a CFR section.
Specifically, this amendment is to correct a minor editorial and non-
substantive error. This correction does not require action by any
person or entity regulated by the NRC. Also, this final rule does not
change the substantive responsibilities of any person or entity
regulated by the NRC. Accordingly, for the reasons stated in this
document, 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, Hazardous waste, Indians,
Intergovernmental relations, Nuclear energy, 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 making the following
correcting 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 1014 is amended to read
as follows:
Sec. 72.214 List of approved spent fuel storage casks.
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Certificate Number: 1014.
Initial Certificate Effective Date: May 31, 2000.
Amendment Number 1 Effective Date: July 15, 2002.
Amendment Number 2 Effective Date: June 7, 2005.
Amendment Number 3 Effective Date: May 29, 2007.
Amendment Number 4 Effective Date: January 8, 2008.
Amendment Number 5 Effective Date: July 14, 2008.
Amendment Number 6 Effective Date: August 17, 2009.
Amendment Number 7 Effective Date: December 28, 2009.
Amendment Number 8 Effective Date: May 2, 2012, as corrected on
November 16, 2012 (ADAMS Accession No. ML12213A170); superseded by
Amendment 8, Revision 1 Effective Date: February 16, 2016.
Amendment Number 8, Revision 1 Effective Date: February 16, 2016.
Amendment Number 9 Effective Date: March 11, 2014, superseded by
Amendment Number 9, Revision 1, on March 21, 2016.
Amendment Number 9, Revision 1, Effective Date: March 21, 2016, as
corrected (ADAMS Accession No. ML17236A451).
Amendment Number 10 Effective Date: May 31, 2016, as corrected
(ADAMS Accession No. ML17236A452).
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Amendment Number 11 Effective Date: February 25, 2019, as corrected
(ADAMS Accession No. ML19343B024).
Amendment Number 12 Effective Date: February 25, 2019, as corrected
on May 30, 2019 (ADAMS Accession No. ML19109A111); further corrected
December 23, 2019 (ADAMS Accession No. ML19343A908).
Amendment Number 13 Effective Date: May 13, 2019, as corrected on
May 30, 2019 (ADAMS Accession No. ML19109A122); further corrected
December 23, 2019 (ADAMS Accession No. ML19343B156).
Amendment Number 14 Effective Date: December 17, 2019, as corrected
(ADAMS Accession No. ML19343B287).
Safety Analysis Report (SAR) Submitted by: Holtec International.
SAR Title: Final Safety Analysis Report for the HI-STORM 100 Cask
System.
Docket Number: 72-1014.
Certificate Expiration Date: May 31, 2020.
Model Number: HI-STORM 100.
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Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 17th day of December, 2019.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Cindy K. Bladey,
Chief, Regulatory Analysis and Rulemaking Support Branch, Division of
Rulemaking, Environmental, and Financial Support Office of Nuclear
Material Safety and Safeguards.
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