[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 222 (Monday, November 20, 2023)]
[Rules and Regulations]
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[FR Doc No: 2023-25641]
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Federal Register / Vol. 88 , No. 222 / Monday, November 20, 2023 /
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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
10 CFR Part 72
[NRC-2023-0131]
RIN 3150-AL03
List of Approved Spent Fuel Storage Casks: TN Americas LLC
Standardized NUHOMS[supreg] Horizontal Modular Storage System for
Irradiated Nuclear Fuel, Certificate of Compliance No. 1004, Renewed
Amendment No. 18
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 18, 2023, for the direct final rule that was
published in the Federal Register on October 3, 2023. This direct final
rule amended the TN Americas LLC, Standardized NUHOMS[supreg]
Horizontal Modular Storage System for Irradiated Nuclear Fuel listing
within the ``List of approved spent fuel storage casks'' to include
Renewed Amendment No. 18 to Certificate of Compliance No. 1004.
DATES: The effective date of December 18, 2023, for the direct final
rule published October 3, 2023, (88 FR 67929), is confirmed.
ADDRESSES: Please refer to Docket ID NRC-2023-0131 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-2023-0131. 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, at 301-415-4737,
or by email to [email protected]. The Renewed Amendment No. 18 of
Certificate of Compliance No. 1004 and associated changes to the
Technical Specifications, and safety evaluation report can also be
viewed in ADAMS under Package Accession No. ML23293A298.
NRC's PDR: The PDR, where you may examine and order copies
of publicly available documents, is open by appointment. 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: Rodnika Murphy, Office of Nuclear
Material Safety and Safeguards, telephone: 301-415-7153, email:
[email protected]; and Christian Jacobs, Office of Nuclear
Material Safety and Safeguards, telephone: 301-415-6825, email:
[email protected]. Both are staff of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory
Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On October 3, 2023 (88 FR 67929), the NRC
published a direct final rule amending its regulations in part 72 of
title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations to the TN Americas LLC,
Standardized NUHOMS[supreg] Horizontal Modular Storage System for
Irradiated Nuclear Fuel listing within the ``List of approved spent
fuel storage casks'' to include Renewed Amendment No. 18 to Certificate
of Compliance (CoC) No. 1004. Renewed Amendment No. 18 amends the
certificate of compliance to:
provide a 24PTH improved basket design (Type 3) using
staggered plates similar to EOS-37PTH to simplify construction, reduce
weight, and improve fabricability;
delete Appendix A inspections, tests, and evaluations
requirement for initial horizontal storage module delta temperature
measurement with a loaded dry shielded canister (DSC);
clarify Appendix B technical specification (TS) Section
4.3.2 language related to transfer casks with liquid neutron shields
regarding the OS197L transfer cask (TC), which is significantly
different than other TC models;
update Appendix C American Society of Mechanical Engineers
(ASME) Code Alternatives Table C-12 to add code alternative NG-4231.1;
clarify in Appendix B TS LCO 3.1.3 that there is no
transfer time limit associated with the 24PTH-S-LC DSC, consistent with
existing updated final safety analysis report analysis;
incorporate administrative controls during short duration
independent spent fuel storage installation handling operations that
are unanalyzed for tornado hazards in accordance with the guidance
contained in NRC EGM 22-001, ``Enforcement Discretion for Noncompliance
of Tornado Hazards Protection Requirements at Independent Spent Fuel
Storage Installations''; and
change the horizontal storage module concrete, to allow
use of different cement, which is a blended Portland cement meeting the
requirements of the American Society for Testing and Materials C595
standard.
This amendment also includes an editorial correction to the
certificate of compliance name/address information by adding a missing
space between 7160 and Riverwood Drive.
In the direct final rule, the NRC stated that if no significant
adverse comments were received, the direct final rule would become
effective on December 18, 2023. The NRC did not receive any comments on
the direct final rule. Therefore, this direct final rule will become
effective as scheduled.
Dated: November 15, 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. 2023-25641 Filed 11-17-23; 8:45 am]
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