[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 82 (Tuesday, April 28, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 23540-23542]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-08925]


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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

[Docket No(s). 72-1031; 72-1037; 72-64; 72-38; and 72-45; NRC-2020-
0092]


ZionSolutions LLC; Dominion Energy Kewaunee, Inc.; Duke Energy 
Carolinas, LLC

AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

ACTION: Exemptions; issuance.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) issued four 
exemptions in response to requests from ZionSolutions LLC; Dominion 
Energy Kewaunee, Inc.; and Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC. The exemptions 
allow the licensees to deviate from the requirements for the 
MAGNASTOR[supreg] storage cask system in Certificate of Compliance No. 
1031, Amendment No. 7 (for Catawba and McGuire) and Amendment No. 6 
(for Zion and Kewaunee), by utilizing two exceptions to the American 
Society of Mechanical Engineers Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code. The 
NRC is issuing a single notice to announce the issuance of these 
exemptions because these are nearly identical.

DATES: The four exemptions were issued on April 21, 2020.

ADDRESSES: Please refer to Docket ID NRC-2020-0092 when contacting the 
NRC about the availability of information regarding this document. You 
may obtain publicly-available information related to this document 
using any of the following methods:
     Federal Rulemaking website: Go to https://www.regulations.gov and search

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for Docket ID NRC-2020-0092. Address questions about NRC dockets IDs in 
Regulations.gov to Jennifer Borges; telephone: 301-287-9127; email: 
[email protected]. For technical questions, contact the 
individual(s) 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].
    For the convenience of the reader, instructions about obtaining 
materials referenced in this document are provided in the 
``Availability of Documents'' section.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Bernard White, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory 
Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001; telephone: 301-415-6577, email: 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Introduction

    The NRC issued four exemptions in response to requests dated 
December 30, 2019, January 16, 2020, and January 9, 2020, from 
ZionSolutions LLC; Dominion Energy Kewaunee, Inc.; Duke Energy 
Carolinas, LLC, respectively. The exemptions allow exemption from the 
requirements of title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR) 
sections 72.212(a)(2), 72.212(b)(3), 72.212(b)(5)(i), 72.214, and the 
portion of 10 CFR 72.212(b)(11), which requires compliance with the 
terms and conditions set forth in the certificate of compliance for 
each spent fuel cask used by an independent spent fuel storage 
installation general licensee.
    The exemptions requested use of two exceptions to the American 
Society of Mechanical Engineers Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code, one 
for the Section III, Division 1, Subsection NG-2300, Charpy V-notch 
testing direction requirement for carbon steel plate material greater 
than 0.625 inches thick and the other to the post-heat treatment 
ultrasonic testing requirements in Section III, Division 1, Subsection 
NG-2500, for rolled carbon steel plate material greater than 0.75 
inches thick. The requested exemptions do not change the fundamental 
design, components, contents, or safety features of the storage system.

II. Availability of Documents

    The table below provides the plant name, docket number, and ADAMS 
Accession Numbers related to this action. For further details with 
respect to these exemptions, see the requests for exemption for each 
facility in ADAMS. For additional direction on accessing information 
related to this document, see the ADDRESSES section of this document.

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                                                        ADAMS  Accession
                    Document title                             No.
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        ZionSolutions Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation
                           Docket No. 72-1037
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Request for an Exemption to the Requirements of              ML20003D845
 Certificate of Compliance No. 1031, Amendment No. 6
 for the NAC MAGNASTOR Storage System Zion Nuclear
 Power Station, Units 1 and 2 Facility Operating
 License Nos. DPR-39 and DPR-48 NRC Docket Nos. 50-295
 and 50-304 Independent Spent Fuel Storage
 Installation Docket No. 72-1037......................
Revised Request for an Exemption to the Requirements         ML20035E402
 of Certificate of Compliance No. 1031 Amendment No. 6
 for the NAC MAGNASTOR Storage System Zion Nuclear
 Power Station, Units 1 and 2 Facility Operating
 License Nos. DPR-39 and DPR-48 NRC Docket Nos. 50-295
 and 50-304 Independent Spent Fuel Storage
 Installation Docket No. 72-1037......................
Response to NRC Request for Additional Information for       ML20076C526
 MAGNASTOR Basket Material Investigation for NAC CARs
 19-01 and 19-02......................................
Issuance of Exemption for Zion Independent Spent Fuel        ML20098E710
 Storage Installation.................................
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           Catawba Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation
                            Docket No. 72-45
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Request for an Exemption to the Requirements of              ML20009E527
 Certificate of Compliance No. 1031, Amendment No. 7
 for the NAC MAGNASTOR Storage System.................
Response to Requests for Additional Information for          ML20072M224
 Exemption Request to the Requirements of Certificate
 of Compliance No. 1031, Amendment No. 7 for the NAC
 MAGNASTOR Storage System.............................
Issuance of Exemption for Catawba Independent Spent          ML20098D956
 Fuel Storage Installation............................
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           McGuire Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation
                            Docket No. 72-38
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Request for an Exemption to the Requirements of              ML20009E527
 Certificate of Compliance No. 1031, Amendment No. 7
 for the NAC MAGNASTOR Storage System.................
Response to Requests for Additional Information for          ML20072M224
 Exemption Request to the Requirements of Certificate
 of Compliance No. 1031, Amendment No. 7 for the NAC
 MAGNASTOR Storage System.............................
Issuance of Exemption for McGuire Independent Spent          ML20098C982
 Fuel Storage Installation............................
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          Kewaunee Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation
                            Docket No. 72-38
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Dominion Energy Kewaunee, Inc. Kewaunee Power Station        ML20035C759
 Request for Exemption from Certain Code of Federal
 Regulation Requirements of Certificate of Compliance
 No. 1031, Amendment No. 6 for the NAC MAGNASTOR
 Storage System.......................................
Dominion Energy Kewaunee, Inc. Kewaunee Power Station        ML20086K860
 Application for Exemption-MAGNASTOR Storage System
 Response to Request for Additional Information.......
Issuance of Exemption for McGuire Independent Spent          ML20098D404
 Fuel Storage Installation............................
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    The NRC may post additional materials to the Federal rulemaking 
website at https://www.regulations.gov, under Docket ID NRC-2020-0092. 
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    Dated: April 22, 2020.

    For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
John B. McKirgan,
Chief, Storage and Transportation Licensing Branch, Division of Fuel 
Management, Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards.
[FR Doc. 2020-08925 Filed 4-27-20; 8:45 am]
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