[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 179 (Monday, September 18, 2023)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 63833-63834]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-20142]


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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

10 CFR Part 72

[NRC-2023-0080]
RIN 3150-AK98


List of Approved Spent Fuel Storage Casks: NAC Multi-Purpose 
Canister (NAC-MPC) System, Certificate of Compliance No. 1025, Renewal 
of Initial Certificate and Amendment Numbers 1 Through 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 October 17, 2023, for the direct final rule that was 
published in the Federal Register on August 3, 2023. This direct final 
rule amended the spent fuel storage regulations by revising the NAC 
Multi-Purpose Canister (NAC-MPC) System listing within the ``List of 
approved spent fuel storage casks'' to renew, for 40 years, the initial 
certificate and Amendment Nos. 1 through 8 of Certificate of Compliance 
No. 1025. The renewal of the initial certificate and Amendment Nos. 1 
through 8 revises the certificate of compliance's conditions and 
technical specifications to address aging management activities related 
to the structures, systems, and components important to safety of the 
dry storage system to ensure that these will maintain their intended 
functions during the period of extended storage operations.

DATES: The effective date of October 17, 2023, for the direct final 
rule published August 3, 2023 (88 FR 51209), is confirmed.

ADDRESSES: Please refer to Docket ID NRC-2023-0080 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-2023-0080. 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 renewal of the certificate of 
compliance, the changes to the technical specifications, and the safety 
evaluation report can be viewed in ADAMS under Accession No. 
ML23255A244.
     NRC's PDR: You may examine and purchase copies of public 
documents, by appointment, at the NRC's PDR, Room P1 B35, One White 
Flint North, 11555 Rockville Pike, Maryland 20852. To make an 
appointment to visit the PDR, please send an email to 
[email protected] or call 1-800-397-4209 or 301-415-4737, between 8 
a.m. and 4 p.m. eastern time (ET), Monday through Friday, except 
Federal holidays.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Andrew Carrera, Office of Nuclear 
Material Safety and Safeguards, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission; 
telephone: 301-415-1078; email: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On August 3, 2023 (88 FR 51209), 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-MPC 
System listing within the ``List of approved spent fuel storage casks'' 
to renew the initial certificate and Amendment Nos. 1 through 8 to 
Certificate of Compliance No. 1025. The renewal of the initial 
certificate and Amendment Nos. 1 through 8 for 40 years revises the 
certificate of compliance's conditions and technical specifications to 
address aging management activities related to the structures, systems, 
and components important to safety of the dry storage system to ensure 
that these will maintain their intended functions during the period of 
extended storage operations. In the direct final rule, the

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NRC stated that if no significant adverse comments were received, the 
direct final rule would become effective on October 17, 2023. The NRC 
did not receive any comments on the direct final rule. Therefore, this 
direct final rule will become effective as scheduled.

    Dated: September 13, 2023.

    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.
[FR Doc. 2023-20142 Filed 9-15-23; 8:45 am]
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