[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 180 (Tuesday, September 19, 2023)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 64351]
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[FR Doc No: 2023-20173]



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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

10 CFR Part 72

[NRC-2023-0085]
RIN 3150-AK99


List of Approved Spent Fuel Storage Casks: NAC International, 
Inc. MAGNASTOR[supreg] Storage System, Certificate of Compliance No. 
1031, Amendment Nos. 11 and 12 and Revisions to Amendment Nos. 0 
Through 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 October 16, 2023, for the direct final rule that was 
published in the Federal Register on July 31, 2023. This direct final 
rule amended its 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 Nos. 
11 and 12 and revisions to Amendment Nos. 0 through 9 to Certificate of 
Compliance No. 1031.

DATES: The effective date of October 16, 2023, for the direct final 
rule published July 31, 2023 (88 FR 49267), is confirmed.

ADDRESSES: Please refer to Docket ID NRC-2023-0085 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-2023-0085. Address 
questions about NRC dockets to Dawn Forder; telephone: 301-415-3407; 
email: [email protected]. For technical questions, contact the 
individuals 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, at 301-415-4737, 
or by email to [email protected]. The proposed certificates of 
compliance, the proposed changes to the technical specifications, and 
the preliminary safety evaluation reports are available in ADAMS under 
Accession No. ML22220A149. The final certificates of compliance, the 
final changes to the technical specifications, and the final safety 
evaluation reports are available in ADAMS under Accession No. 
ML23250A323.
     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, Rockville, 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, Monday through Friday, except Federal 
holidays.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Bernard White, Office of Nuclear 
Materials Safety and Safeguards, telephone: 301-415-6577, email: 
[email protected] and Irene Wu, Office of Nuclear Materials Safety 
and Safeguards, telephone: 301-415-1951, email: [email protected]. Both 
are staff of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 
20555-0001.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On July 31, 2023 (88 FR 49267), the NRC 
published a direct final rule amending its regulations in part 72 of 
title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations to include Amendment Nos. 
11 and 12 and revisions to Amendment Nos. 0 through 9 to Certificate of 
Compliance No. 1031. Amendment No. 11 revises the certificate of 
compliance to add a new concrete cask, transfer cask, fuel baskets and 
revised contents. Amendment No. 11 also adds a definition for the 
concrete cask lid, clarifies the definition for the concrete cask to 
exclude the lid, clarifies the definition of storage cask, and provides 
alternate fabrication criteria and techniques for the concrete cask 
lid. Amendment No. 12 and revisions to Amendment Nos. 0 through 9 add 
definitions for the storage cask and concrete cask lid, revise the 
definition of the concrete cask, and provide alternate fabrication 
criteria and techniques for the concrete cask lid to the certificate of 
compliance.
    In the direct final rule, the NRC stated that if no significant 
adverse comments were received, the direct final rule would become 
effective on October 16, 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. 2023-20173 Filed 9-18-23; 8:45 am]
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