[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 44 (Thursday, March 5, 2020)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 12861-12862]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-03947]


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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

10 CFR Part 72

[NRC-2019-0195]
RIN 3150-AK38


List of Approved Spent Fuel Storage Casks: NAC International 
MAGNASTOR[supreg] System, Certificate of Compliance No. 1031, Amendment 
No. 8

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 24, 2020, for the direct final rule that was 
published in the Federal Register on January 9, 2020. 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. 
8 to Certificate of Compliance No. 1031 for the NAC International, Inc. 
MAGNASTOR[supreg] System.

DATES: The effective date of March 24, 2020, for the direct final rule 
published January 9, 2020 (85 FR 1096), is confirmed.

ADDRESSES: Please refer to Docket ID NRC-2019-0195 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-2019-0195. 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 of compliance, the proposed changes to the technical 
specifications, and the preliminary safety evaluation report are 
available in ADAMS under Accession No. ML19228A234. 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. ML20036E079.
     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 White, Office of Nuclear 
Material Safety and Safeguards; telephone: 301-415-6577; 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 January 9, 2020 (85 FR 1096), the NRC 
published a direct final rule amending Sec.  [thinsp]72.214 of title 10 
of the Code of Federal Regulations, ``List of approved spent fuel 
storage casks'' to include Amendment No. 8 to Certificate of Compliance 
No. 1031 for the NAC International, Inc. MAGNASTOR[supreg]

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System. Amendment No. 8 revised the technical specifications to delete 
Technical Specification A5.6 and revised the maximum pellet diameter in 
the technical specifications, Appendix B, Table B2-3, from 0.325 inches 
to 0.3255 inches for the CE16H1 hybrid fuel assembly, which includes 
Combustion Engineering 16 x 16 fuel assemblies.
    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 24, 2020. 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 14th day of February 2020.

    For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Cindy K. Bladey,
Chief, Regulatory Analysis and Rulemaking Support Branch, Division of 
Rulemaking, Envionmental and Financial Support, Office of Nuclear 
Material Safety and Safeguards.
[FR Doc. 2020-03947 Filed 3-4-20; 8:45 am]
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