[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 82 (Wednesday, April 30, 2025)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 17888]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2025-07360]


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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

10 CFR Part 72

[NRC-2024-0215]
RIN 3150-AL24


List of Approved Spent Fuel Storage Casks: HI-STORM 100, 
Certificate of Compliance No. 1014, Renewed Amendment No. 19

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 May 27, 2025, for the direct final rule that was 
published in the Federal Register on March 13, 2025. This direct final 
rule amended the Holtec International HI-STORM 100 Cask System listing 
within the ``List of approved spent fuel storage casks'' to include 
Renewed Amendment No. 19 to Certificate of Compliance No. 1014. Renewed 
Amendment No. 19 revises the certificate of compliance to update the 
acceptance criteria and method of evaluation (MOE) for the HI-STORM 100 
system tipover accident for equipment combinations involving multi-
purpose canisters with Metamic-HT baskets. This involves applying a new 
stress-based criteria and completing new evaluations consistent with 
the new tipover acceptance criteria and MOE and involves some 
adjustments of the existing deflection criteria.

DATES: The effective date of May 27, 2025, for the direct final rule 
published March 13, 2025 (90 FR 11891), is confirmed.

ADDRESSES: Please refer to Docket ID NRC-2024-0215 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-2024-0215. Address 
questions about NRC dockets to Helen Chang; telephone: 301-415-3228; 
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 revision of Certificate of 
Compliance No. 1014, the associated changes to the technical 
specifications, and the final safety evaluation report are available in 
ADAMS under Accession No. ML25002A187.
     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: Yen-Ju Chen, Office of Nuclear 
Material Safety and Safeguards, telephone: 301-415-1018; email: [email protected] or Caylee Kenny, Office of Nuclear Material Safety and 
Safeguards, telephone: 301-415-7150; email: [email protected]. Both 
are staff of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 
20555-0001.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On March 13, 2025 (90 FR 11891), the NRC 
published a direct final rule amending its regulations in part 72 of 
title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations to amend its spent fuel 
regulations by revising the Holtec International HI-STORM 100 Cask 
System listing within the ``List of approved spent fuel storage casks'' 
to include Renewed Amendment No. 19 to Certificate of Compliance No. 
1014. In the direct final rule, the NRC stated that if no significant 
adverse comments were received, the direct final rule would become 
effective on May 27, 2025. The NRC did not receive any comments on the 
direct final rule. Therefore, this direct final rule will become 
effective as scheduled.

    Dated: April 24, 2025.

    For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Ronald Raunikar,
Acting Chief, Regulatory Analysis and Rulemaking Support Branch, 
Division of Rulemaking, Environmental, and Financial Support, Office of 
Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards.
[FR Doc. 2025-07360 Filed 4-29-25; 8:45 am]
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