[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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