[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 180 (Tuesday, September 19, 2023)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 64351]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-20173]
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Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 180 / Tuesday, September 19, 2023 /
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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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