[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 141 (Wednesday, July 22, 2020)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 44145-44146]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-15128]
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Federal Register / Vol. 85, No. 141 / Wednesday, July 22, 2020 /
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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
10 CFR Part 72
[NRC-2020-0050]
RIN 3150-AK47
List of Approved Spent Fuel Storage Casks: Holtec International
HI-STORM Flood/Wind Multipurpose Canister Storage System, Certificate
of Compliance No. 1032, Amendment No. 5
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 July 27, 2020, for the direct final rule that was
published in the Federal Register on May 13, 2020. The direct final
rule amends the NRC's spent fuel storage regulations by revising the
Holtec International HI-STORM Flood/Wind Multipurpose Canister Storage
System listing within the ``List of approved spent fuel storage casks''
to include Amendment No. 5 to Certificate of Compliance No. 1032.
Amendment No. 5 revises the certificate of compliance to: Add new heat
load patterns and revise the minimum required cooling time for two
multipurpose canisters (MPC-89 and MPC-37); add new fuel types to the
approved contents; allow an exception to a code to permit use of
certain duplex stainless steels; use an analysis model to revise the
calculation for evaluating effective fuel conductivities; add the use
of the damaged fuel isolator; add two versions of the standard variable
weight transfer cask; add the option of using cyclic vacuum drying; and
make changes to the final safety analysis report to add new types of
fuel assemblies, add a definition to it and to the certificate of
compliance, and add the required shielding evaluation to Section 5.4.8.
In addition, Amendment No. 5 makes several clarifications and minor
changes.
DATES: The effective date of July 27, 2020, for the direct final rule
published May 13, 2020 (85 FR 28479), is confirmed.
ADDRESSES: Please refer to Docket ID NRC-2020-0050 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-2020-0050. 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 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. ML20014E616. 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. ML20163A701.
Attention: The Public Document Room (PDR), where you may
examine and order copies of public documents, is currently closed. You
may submit your request to the PDR via email at [email protected] or
call 1-800-397-4209 between 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. (EST), Monday
through Friday, except Federal holidays.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Vanessa Cox, Office of Nuclear
Material Safety and Safeguards, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission,
Washington, DC 20555-0001; telephone: 301-415-8342 or email:
[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On May 13, 2020 (85 FR 28479), the NRC
published a direct final rule amending its regulations in part 72 of
title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations to revise the Holtec
International HI-STORM Flood/Wind Multipurpose Canister Storage System
listing within the ``List of approved spent fuel storage casks'' to
include Amendment No. 5 to Certificate of Compliance No. 1032.
Amendment No. 5 revises the certificate of compliance to: Add new heat
load patterns and revise the minimum required cooling time for two
multipurpose canisters (MPC-89 and MPC-37); add new fuel types to the
approved contents; allow an exception to a code to permit use of
certain duplex stainless steels; use an analysis model to revise the
calculation for evaluating effective fuel conductivities; add the use
of the damaged fuel isolator; add two versions of the standard variable
weight transfer cask; add the option of using cyclic vacuum drying; and
make changes to the final safety analysis report to add new types of
fuel assemblies, add a definition to it and to the certificate of
compliance, and add the required shielding evaluation to Section 5.4.8.
In addition, Amendment No. 5 makes several clarifications and minor
changes.
In the direct final rule published on May 13, 2020, the NRC stated
that if no significant adverse comments were received, the direct final
rule would become effective on July 27, 2020. The NRC received and
docketed one comment on the companion proposed rule (85 FR 28521; May
13, 2020). Electronic copies of the comment can be obtained from the
Federal Rulemaking website https://www.regulations.gov under Docket ID
NRC-2020-0050 and is also available in ADAMS under Accession No.
ML20168B028.
The NRC evaluated the comment against the criteria described in the
direct final rule and determined that the comment was not significant
and adverse. Specifically, the comment was outside the scope of this
rulemaking, did not oppose the rule, or did not propose a change to the
rule, such that the rule would be ineffective or unacceptable without
incorporation of the change. Therefore, the direct final rule will
become effective as scheduled.
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Dated July 8, 2020.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Pamela J. Shepherd-Vladimir,
Acting 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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