[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 226 (Monday, November 23, 2020)]
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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

10 CFR Part 72

[NRC-2020-0166]
RIN 3150-AK50


List of Approved Spent Fuel Storage Casks: NAC International, 
Inc. MAGNASTOR[supreg] Storage System, Certificate of Compliance No. 
1031, Amendment No. 9

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 December 7, 2020, for the direct final rule that was 
published in the Federal Register on September 22, 2020. The direct 
final rule amends the NRC's spent fuel storage regulations by revising 
the NAC International, Inc. MAGNASTOR[supreg] Storage System listing 
within the ``List of approved spent fuel storage casks'' to include 
Amendment No. 9 to Certificate of Compliance No. 1031.

DATES: Effective date: The effective date of December 7, 2020, for the 
direct final rule published September 22, 2020 (85 FR 59395), is 
confirmed.

ADDRESSES: Please refer to Docket ID NRC-2020-0166 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-2020-0166. Address 
questions about NRC dockets to Dawn Forder; telephone: 301-415-3407; 
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. ML20174A550. 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. ML20307A116.
     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: Angella Love Blair, Office of Nuclear 
Material Safety and Safeguards, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, 
Washington, DC 20555-0001; telephone: 301-415-3453, or email: 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On September 22, 2020 (85 FR 59395), 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 NAC 
International, Inc. MAGNASTOR[supreg] Storage System listing within the 
``List of approved spent fuel storage casks'' to include Amendment No. 
9 to Certificate of Compliance No. 1031. Amendment No. 9 revises the 
certificate of compliance to add a new concrete storage overpack; four 
new heat load zone patterns and their associated decay heats that are 
specific to Babcock and Wilcox 15x15 fuel assemblies; a new Babcock & 
Wilcox 15x15 hybrid fuel assembly type (BW15H5); and a new maximum 
enrichment for the BW15H2 hybrid fuel assembly, including a new minimum 
soluble boron concentration during loading and unloading operations and 
neutron absorber areal density. In addition, Amendment No. 9 makes non-
technical changes to reorganize Appendix B of the technical 
specifications.
    In the direct final rule published on September 22, 2020, the NRC 
stated that if no significant adverse comments were received, the 
direct final rule would become effective on December 7, 2020. The NRC 
received and docketed two comments on the companion proposed rule (85 
FR 59447; September 22, 2020). Electronic copies of the comments can be 
obtained from the Federal Rulemaking website at https://www.regulations.gov under Docket ID NRC-2020-0166 and are also 
available in ADAMS under Accession Nos. ML20295A201 and ML20300A482, 
respectively.
    The NRC evaluated the comments against the criteria described in 
the direct final rule and determined that the comments were not 
significant and adverse. Specifically, the comments were 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 a change. Therefore, the direct final rule will 
become effective as scheduled.

    Dated: November 13, 2020.

    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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