ML23005A257
| ML23005A257 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | 07201031 |
| Issue date: | 01/05/2023 |
| From: | Baldner H NAC International |
| To: | Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards, Document Control Desk |
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| ED20230001 | |
| Download: ML23005A257 (1) | |
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ED20230001 Atlanta Corporate Headquarters 3930 East Jones Bridge Road, Suite 200 Peachtree Corners, GA 30092 Phone 770-447-1144 www.nacintl.com January 5, 2023 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 11555 Rockville Pike Rockville, MD 20852-2738 Attn:
Document Control Desk
Subject:
Request to Withdraw Administrative Controls for Adverse Weather Events During Operations from MAGNASTOR Amendment 12 Supplement Docket No. 72-1031
References:
- 1. U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) Certificate of Compliance (CoC) No. 1031 for the NAC International MAGNASTOR Cask System, Amendment No. 9, December 7, 2020
- 2. MAGNASTOR Cask System Final Safety Analysis Report (FSAR),
Revision 12, NAC International, September 2021
- 3. ED20220004, Submission of an Amendment Request for the NAC International MAGNASTOR Cask System Amendment No. 12, January 24, 2022
- 4. ML22041A550, Teleconference for the Discussion of Amd. No. 12 and Potential Revision to Certificate of Compliance No. 1031 for the MAGNASTOR Storage System, February 24, 2022
- 5. ED20220032, Supplement to NACs Amendment Request for the NAC International MAGNASTOR Cask System Amendment No. 12, March 18, 2022
- 6. NRC Letter, Application for Amendment No. 12 to the Model No. MAGNASTOR Storage Cask - Request for Additional Information, April 12, 2022
- 7. ED20220060, RAI Response to NACs Amendment Request for the NAC International MAGANSTOR Cask System Amendment No. 12, April 18, 2022
- 8. ED20220123, MAGNASTOR Cask System Users CoC Amendments 0 thru 9 Intent to Adopt Letters, August 4, 2022
- 9. ED20220166, MAGNASTOR Cask System Users CoC Amendment 12 Supplement and Intent to Adopt Letters, November 23, 2022 NAC International Inc. (NAC) supplemented MAGNASTOR Amendment 12 on, November 23, 2022 (Reference 9) with provisions for our general licensees to addresses NRCs Enforcement Guidance Memo (EGM)22-001, Enforcement Discretion for Noncompliance of Tornado Hazards Protection Requirements at Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installations. The administrative controls we proposed in FSAR Chapter 9 would have placed MAGNASTOR important to safety structures, systems, and
ED20230001 Atlanta Corporate Headquarters 3930 East Jones Bridge Road, Suite 200 Peachtree Corners, GA 30092 Phone 770-447-1144 www.nacintl.com U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission January 5, 2023 Page 2 of 2 components in an analyzed condition should there have been a severe weather hazard predicted or issued for the area during operations as required by EGM 22-001. After discussions with NRC staff on a proposed Regulatory Guide to be issued in late 2023, endorsing Nuclear Energy Institute NEI 22-02 Guidelines for Weather-related Administrative Controls for Short Duration Outdoor Dry Cask Storage Operations, NAC has decided to withdraw of Reference 9 from MAGNASTOR Amendment 12 including the revisions to Amendments 0 through10 and Amendment No. 11.
If you have any comments or questions, please contact me at 678-328-1252.
Sincerely, Heath Baldner Director, Licensing Heath M. Baldner Digitally signed by Heath M.
Baldner Date: 2023.01.05 14:20:20 -05'00'