ML23135A114
| ML23135A114 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Issue date: | 09/13/2023 |
| From: | Cindy Bladey NRC/NMSS/DREFS/MRPB |
| To: | |
| References | |
| NRC-2023-0085, RIN 3150-AK99 | |
| Download: ML23135A114 (4) | |
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[7590-01-P]
NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
[NRC-2023-0085]
RIN 3150-AK99
List of Approved Spent Fuel Storage Casks: NAC International, I nc. MAGNASTOR
Storage System, Certificate of Compliance No. 1031, Amendment N os. 11 and 12
and Revisions to Amendment Nos. 0 through 9
AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
ACTION: Direct final rule; confirmation of effective date.
SUMMARY
- The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is confirming the effective
date of October 16, 2023, for the direct final rule that was pu blished in the Federal
Register on July 31, 2023. This direct final rule amended its spent fue l storage
regulations by revising the NAC International, Inc. MAGNASTOR 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 Certif icate of Compliance
No. 1031.
DATES: Effective date: The effective date of October 16, 2023, for the direct final ru le
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 meth ods:
- 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: Dawn.Forder@nrc.gov. For technical
questions, contact the individuals listed in the FOR FURTHER IN FORMATION
CONTACT section of this document.
- NRCs Agencywide Documents Access and Management System
(ADAMS): You may obtain publicly available documents online in the ADAM S Public
Documents collection at https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html. To begin the
search, select Begin Web-based ADAMS Search. For problems wit h ADAMS, please
contact the NRCs Public Document Room (PDR) reference staff at 1-800-397-4209, at
301-415-4737, or by email to PDR.Resource@nrc.gov. The proposed certificates of
compliance, the proposed changes to the technical specification s, and the preliminary
safety evaluation reports are available in ADAMS under Accessio n No. ML22220A149.
The final certificates of compliance, the final changes to the technical specifications, and
the final safety evaluation reports are available in ADAMS unde r Accession No.
- NRCs PDR: You may examine and purchase copies of public documents, by
appointment, at the NRCs PDR, Room P1 B35, One White Flint Nor th, 11555 Rockville
Pike, Rockville, Maryland 20852. To make an appointment to visi t the PDR, please send
an email to PDR.Resource@nrc.gov or call 1-800-397-4209 or 301-415-4737, between
8 a.m. and 4 p.m. eastern time, Monday through Friday, except F ederal holidays.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Bernard White, Office of Nuclear Materials
2 Safety and Safeguards, telephone: 301-415-6577, email: Bernard.White@nrc.gov and
Irene Wu, Office of Nuclear Materials Safety and Safeguards, te lephone: 301-415-1951,
email: Irene.Wu@nrc.gov. 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. Amendme nt 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 t he concrete cask lid,
clarifies the definition for the concrete cask to exclude the l id, clarifies the definition of
storage cask, and provides alternate fabrication criteria and t echniques for the concrete
cask lid. Amendment No. 12 and revisions to Amendment Nos. 0 th rough 9 add
definitions for the storage cask and concrete cask lid, revise the definition of the
concrete cask, and provide alternate fabrication criteria and t echniques for the concrete
cask lid to the certificate of compliance.
In the direct final rule, the NRC stated that if no significan t 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. Ther efore, this direct final
rule will become effective as scheduled.
Dated: September 13, 2023.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
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Cindy K. Bladey, Chief, Regulatory Analysis and Rulemaking Support Branch, Division of Rulemaking, Environmental, and Financial Support Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards.
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