List of Approved Spent Fuel Storage Casks: NAC International, Inc., MAGNASTOR® System; Certificate of Compliance No. 1031, Amendment No. 5, 36467-36469 [2015-15607]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 122 / Thursday, June 25, 2015 / Rules and Regulations Executive Orders 12866, 12988, 13175, and 13563; the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35); and the E-Gov Act (44 U.S.C. 101). After consideration of all relevant material presented, it is found that finalizing the interim rule, without change, as published in the Federal Register (80 FR 15673, March 25, 2015) will tend to effectuate the declared policy of the Act. List of Subjects 7 CFR Part 944 Avocados, Food grades and standards, Grapefruit, Grapes, Imports, Kiwifruit, Limes, Olives, Oranges. 7 CFR Part 980 Food grades and standards, Imports, Marketing agreements, Onions, Potatoes, Tomatoes. 7 CFR Part 999 Dates, Filberts, Food grades and standards, Imports, Nuts, Prunes, Raisins, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements, Walnuts. Accordingly, the interim rule that amended 7 CFR parts 944, 980, and 999 that was published at 80 FR 15673 on March 25, 2015, is adopted as a final rule, without change. Dated: June 18, 2015. Rex A. Barnes, Associate Administrator, Agricultural Marketing Service. [FR Doc. 2015–15386 Filed 6–24–15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE P NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION 10 CFR Part 72 [NRC–2014–0261] RIN 3150–AJ50 List of Approved Spent Fuel Storage Casks: NAC International, Inc., MAGNASTOR® System; Certificate of Compliance No. 1031, Amendment No. 5 Nuclear Regulatory Commission. ACTION: Direct final rule; confirmation of effective date. AGENCY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is confirming the effective date of June 29, 2015, for the direct final rule that was published in the Federal Register on April 15, 2015. This direct final rule amended the NRC’s spent fuel storage regulations by revising the NAC International, Inc., Lhorne on DSK7TPTVN1PROD with RULES SUMMARY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 13:54 Jun 24, 2015 Jkt 235001 MAGNASTOR® System listing within the ‘‘List of approved spent fuel storage casks’’ to include Amendment No. 5 to Certificate of Compliance (CoC) No. 1031. Amendment No. 5 makes numerous changes to the Technical Specifications (TSs) including adding a new damaged fuel assembly, revising the maximum or minimum enrichments for three fuel assembly designs, adding four-zone preferential loading for pressurized-water reactor fuel assemblies and increasing the maximum dose rates in limiting condition for operation (LCO) 3.3.1, and other editorial changes to Appendices A and B of the TSs. DATES: Effective Date: The effective date of June 29, 2015, for the direct final rule published April 15, 2015 (80 FR 20149), is confirmed. ADDRESSES: Please refer to Docket ID NRC–2014–0261 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 Web site: Go to https://www.regulations.gov and search for Docket ID NRC–2014–0261. Address questions about NRC dockets to Carol Gallagher; telephone: 301–415–3463; email: Carol.Gallagher@nrc.gov. 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 publiclyavailable documents online in the ADAMS Public Documents collection at https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/ adams.html. To begin the search, select ‘‘ADAMS Public Documents’’ and then 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, 301–415–4737, or by email to pdr.resource@nrc.gov. The ADAMS accession number for each document referenced (if it is available in ADAMS) is provided the first time that it is mentioned in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section. • NRC’s PDR: You may examine and purchase copies of public documents at the NRC’s PDR, Room O–1F21, One White Flint North, 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland 20852. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Solomon Sahle, Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555–0001; telephone: PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 4700 Sfmt 4700 36467 301–415–3781; email: Solomon.Sahle@ nrc.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: I. Discussion On April 15, 2015 (80 FR 20149), the NRC published a direct final rule amending its regulations in § 72.214 of Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR) by revising the NAC International, Inc., MAGNASTOR® System listing within the ‘‘List of approved spent fuel storage casks’’ to include Amendment No. 5 to CoC No. 1031. Amendment No. 5 makes numerous changes to the TSs including adding a new damaged fuel assembly, revising the maximum or minimum enrichments for three fuel assembly designs, adding four-zone preferential loading for pressurized-water reactor fuel assemblies and increasing the maximum dose rates in LCO 3.3.1, and other editorial changes to Appendices A and B of the TSs. II. Public Comments on the Companion Proposed Rule In the direct final rule, the NRC stated that if no significant adverse comments were received, the direct final rule would become effective on June 29, 2015. The NRC received two identical public comments from private citizens on the companion proposed rule (80 FR 20171). Electronic copies of these comments can be obtained from the Federal rulemaking Web site, https:// www.regulations.gov, by searching for Docket ID NRC–2014–0261. The comments also are available in ADAMS under Accession No. ML15147A691. For the reasons discussed in more detail in Section III, ‘‘Public Comment Analysis,’’ of this document, none of the comments received are considered significant adverse comments. III. Public Comment Analysis The NRC received two identical comments from private citizens on the proposed rule. As explained in the April 15, 2015, direct final rule (80 FR 20149), the NRC would withdraw the direct final rule only if it received a ‘‘significant adverse comment.’’ This is a comment where the commenter explains why the rule would be inappropriate, including challenges to the rule’s underlying premise or approach, or would be ineffective or unacceptable without a change. A comment is adverse and significant if: (1) The comment opposes the rule and provides a reason sufficient to require a substantive response in a notice-andcomment process. For example, a substantive response is required when: E:\FR\FM\25JNR1.SGM 25JNR1 Lhorne on DSK7TPTVN1PROD with RULES 36468 Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 122 / Thursday, June 25, 2015 / Rules and Regulations (a) The comment causes the NRC staff to reevaluate (or reconsider) its position or conduct additional analysis; (b) The comment raises an issue serious enough to warrant a substantive response to clarify or complete the record; or (c) The comment raises a relevant issue that was not previously addressed or considered by the NRC staff. (2) The comment proposes a change or an addition to the rule, and it is apparent that the rule would be ineffective or unacceptable without incorporation of the change or addition. (3) The comment causes the NRC staff to make a change (other than editorial) to the rule, CoC, or TSs. The NRC determined that none of the comments submitted on this direct final rule met any of these criteria. The comments either were already addressed in the NRC staff’s safety evaluation report (SER) (ADAMS Accession No. ML14216A310), were beyond the scope of this rulemaking, or failed to provide a reason sufficient to require a substantive response in a notice-and-comment rulemaking. The NRC has not made any changes to the direct final rule as a result of the public comments. However, the NRC is taking this opportunity to respond to the individual comments to clarify information about the CoC rulemaking process. For rulemakings amending or revising a CoC, the scope of the rulemaking is limited to the specific changes requested by the applicant in the request for the amendment or amendment revision. Therefore, comments about the system, or spent fuel storage in general that are not applicable to the changes requested by the applicant are outside the scope of this rulemaking. Comments about details of the particular system that is the subject of the rulemaking, but that are not being addressed by the specific changes requested, have already been resolved in prior rulemakings. Persons who have questions or concerns about prior rulemakings and the resulting final rules may consider the NRC’s process for petitions for rulemaking under 10 CFR 2.802, ‘‘Petition for rulemaking.’’ Additionally, safety concerns about any NRC-regulated activity may be reported to the NRC in accordance with the guidance posted on the NRC’s public Web site at https://www.nrc.gov/aboutnrc/regulatory/allegations/safetyconcern.html. This Web site provides information on how to notify the NRC of emergency or non-emergency issues. The NRC identified two overall issues raised in the two identical comments VerDate Sep<11>2014 13:54 Jun 24, 2015 Jkt 235001 received, and the NRC’s responses to these issues follow. Issue 1: Increased Dose Rate Around the Storage Cask The commenter stated that it is unacceptable and unnecessary to increase dry cask exposure. The commenter stated that the exposure should be decreasing instead of increasing by 26 percent. By referencing a Biological Effects of Ionizing Radiation (BEIR) report, the commenter stated that 120 mrem per hour gives whoever or whatever is around the dry cask for 1 year over 100 percent chance of cancer or leukemia. The commenter also stated that it is impossible to have 450 mrem per hour on top of the dry cask without a similar dose surrounding it; and that such dose does not meet as low as is reasonably achievable requirements and impacts not just people, but animals, too. The commenter suggested counting all casks together in determining dose, rather than just using a single cask, as indicated in Revision 1 of NUREG– 1536, ‘‘Standard Review Plan for Dry Cask Storage Systems’’ (ADAMS Accession No. ML101040620). The commenter noted that variations in cask emissions always appear to add up to the required dose at the fence line. NRC Response These comments are not within the scope of this specific rulemaking. This rulemaking is limited to the addition of Amendment No. 5 to CoC No. 1031 for the MAGNASTOR® System. This rulemaking does not propose any change in the standards for approval of a CoC or to the guidance documents (such as NUREG–1536) that are used to guide review of the CoC applications. The regulations in 10 CFR part 72 for approval of a CoC require the applicant to demonstrate that storage of spent fuel will not result in an annual dose beyond the established regulatory limits for an individual located beyond the site boundary. (See 10 CFR 72.104). Therefore, even though the changes included in Amendment No. 5 increase the dose rate on the surface of the canister, the amendment was found to be in compliance with 10 CFR part 72 because, as documented in Section 5.0 of the NRC staff’s SER (ADAMS Accession No. ML14216A310), the certificate holder demonstrated that the potential dose at the site boundary would remain below regulatory limits. Moreover, storage casks that will be loaded or stored under Amendment No. 5 to the MAGNASTOR® System are only authorized for use under a general license to power reactor licensees. These licensees are subject to a number PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 4700 Sfmt 4700 of other regulatory requirements that limit exposure from the spent fuel in the casks through regulations that directly limit access to the casks and limit dose to workers or members of the public located on site at a nuclear power plant. (See 10 CFR parts 20 and 73). Therefore, any general licensee that uses this cask system is subject to additional regulatory requirements that ensure dose rates to individuals on site remain within regulatory limits. Those additional regulatory requirements that apply to the general licensee are not, however, part of this rulemaking, but are beyond its scope. Issue 2: Bollards and Earthquake Protection The commenter stated that replacing real earthquake-proof engineering with bollards is not acceptable, as they might puncture holes in the dry casks. The commenter suggested developing other ways to earthquake-proof already filled casks such as anchors, dampers, or other means. The commenter also suggested making all new casks earthquake-proof, for the maximum earthquake anywhere. NRC Response The safety issue regarding the use of bollards was addressed by the NRC staff in its SER, and the commenter does not raise any additional information that would alter the staff’s determination that Amendment No. 5 to the MAGNASTOR® System, when used within the requirements of the proposed CoC, will safely store spent fuel. Amendment No. 5 includes a specific TS to address this issue, TS 4.3.1(i) (ADAMS Accession No. ML14216A257), which requires a general licensee using the system under this amendment to evaluate the impact of the bollards on the storage cask using that site’s designbasis earthquake. The TS requires the licensee’s analysis to demonstrate that any damage to the storage cask from the bollards when analyzed using the site’s specific design-basis earthquake, is bounded by the applicant’s analysis of a non-mechanistic tipover event contained in the final safety analysis report. (See Section 3 of the NRC staff’s SER (ADAMS Accession No. ML14216A310)). As to the general comments raising concerns with the regulatory requirements and process in 10 CFR part 72 for evaluating seismic issues in the CoC application, those comments are beyond the scope of this rulemaking which is limited to the addition of Amendment No. 5 to CoC No. 1031 for the MAGNASTOR® System. Persons who have questions or concerns about prior rulemakings and the resulting final E:\FR\FM\25JNR1.SGM 25JNR1 Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 122 / Thursday, June 25, 2015 / Rules and Regulations rules may consider the NRC’s process for petitions for rulemaking under 10 CFR 2.802. Therefore, the NRC staff has concluded that the comments received on the companion proposed rule for Amendment No. 5 to CoC No. 1031 for the MAGNASTOR® System are not significant adverse comments as defined in NUREG/BR–0053, Revision 6, ‘‘United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission Regulations Handbook’’ (ADAMS Accession No. ML052720461). Therefore, this rule will become effective as scheduled. Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 22nd day of June, 2015. For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Cindy Bladey, Chief, Rules, Announcements, and Directives Branch, Division of Administrative Services, Office of Administration. [FR Doc. 2015–15607 Filed 6–24–15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7590–01–P DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Aviation Administration 14 CFR Part 25 [Docket No. FAA–2015–0758; Special Conditions No. 25–586–SC] Special Conditions: L–3 Communications Integrated Systems, Boeing Model 747–8 Series Airplanes; Therapeutic Oxygen for Medical Use Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT. ACTION: Final special conditions. AGENCY: These special conditions are issued for the Boeing Model 747–8 series airplanes. These airplanes, as modified by L–3 Communications Integrated Systems (L–3 Communications), will have a novel or unusual design feature when compared to the state of technology envisioned in the airworthiness standards for transport category airplanes. This design feature is therapeutic oxygen for medical use installed in an executiveinterior airplane. The applicable airworthiness regulations do not contain adequate or appropriate safety standards for this design feature. These special conditions contain the additional safety standards that the Administrator considers necessary to establish a level of safety equivalent to that established by the existing airworthiness standards. DATES: Effective June 25, 2015. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Robert Hettman, FAA, Propulsion and Mechanical Systems, ANM–112, Lhorne on DSK7TPTVN1PROD with RULES SUMMARY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 13:54 Jun 24, 2015 Jkt 235001 Transport Airplane Directorate, Aircraft Certification Service, 1601 Lind Avenue SW., Renton, Washington, 98057–3356; telephone 425–227–2683; facsimile 425–227–1320. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background On May 10, 2011, L–3 Communications applied for a supplemental type certificate (STC) for therapeutic oxygen for medical use in the Boeing Model 747–8 series airplanes equipped with executive interiors. The Boeing Model 747–8 series airplane, which is a derivative of the Boeing Model 747–400 airplane currently approved under Type Certificate No. A20WE, is a four-engine jet transport airplane that will have a maximum takeoff weight of 970,000 lbs. The Model 747–8 airplane will have 153 seats approved for taxi, takeoff, and landing (19 crewmembers and 134 passengers). Section 25.1445 includes standards for oxygen distribution systems when oxygen is supplied to flightcrew and passengers. If a common source of supply is used, § 25.1445(a)(2) requires a means to separately reserve the minimum supply required by the flightcrew. This requirement was included in § 25.1445 when the regulations were codified, and was originally added to Civil Air Regulations 4b.831 at Amendment 4b–13, effective September 21, 1949. It is apparent that the regulation is intended to protect the flightcrew by ensuring that an adequate supply of oxygen is available to complete a descent and landing following a loss of cabin pressure. When the regulation was written, the only passenger oxygen system designs were supplemental oxygen systems intended to protect passengers from hypoxia in the event of a decompression. Existing passenger oxygen systems did not include design features that would allow the flightcrew to control oxygen to passengers during flight. There are no similar requirements when oxygen is supplied from the same source to passengers for use during a decompression and for discretionary/ first-aid use any time during the flight. In the proposed design, the passenger and therapeutic oxygen systems use the same source of oxygen. The flightcrew oxygen emergency system uses a dedicated source of oxygen independent from the passenger oxygen system. An oxygen duration chart and operation procedures will be incorporated into the ‘‘Flight Crew Operating Manual’’ and ‘‘Flight Manual Supplement,’’ as part of the STC, to provide information to the flightcrew to determine when to cease PO 00000 Frm 00005 Fmt 4700 Sfmt 4700 36469 operation of the therapeutic system as a means by which to reserve the minimum supply of supplemental passenger oxygen. Type Certification Basis Under the provisions of § 21.101, L– 3 Communications must show that the Boeing Model 747–8 series airplanes, as changed, continue to meet the applicable provisions of the regulations listed in Type Certificate No. A20WE, or the applicable regulations in effect on the date of application for the change, except for earlier amendments as agreed upon by the FAA. If the Administrator finds that the applicable airworthiness regulations (i.e., Title 14, Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR) part 25) do not contain adequate or appropriate safety standards for the Boeing Model 747–8 series airplanes because of a novel or unusual design feature, special conditions are prescribed under the provisions of § 21.16. Special conditions are initially applicable to the model for which they are issued. Should the applicant apply for a supplemental type certificate to modify any other model included on the same type certificate to incorporate the same or similar novel or unusual design feature, these special conditions would also apply to the other model under § 21.101. In addition to the applicable airworthiness regulations and special conditions, the Boeing Model 747–8 series airplanes must comply with the fuel vent and exhaust emission requirements of 14 CFR part 34; and the noise certification requirements of 14 CFR part 36. The FAA issues special conditions, as defined in 14 CFR 11.19, in accordance with § 11.38, and they become part of the type certification basis under § 21.101. Novel or Unusual Design Features The L–3 Communications modifications to the Boeing Model 747– 8 series airplanes will incorporate the following novel or unusual design feature: L–3 Communications is seeking certification of an interior modification to Boeing Model 747–8 series airplanes to include executive and medical patient transport. As a part of the executive interior installation, the airplane will be outfitted with a therapeutic oxygen system. The therapeutic oxygen system shares the same supply of oxygen with the existing passenger oxygen system and consists of multiple constant flow oxygen outlets located throughout the cabin. The E:\FR\FM\25JNR1.SGM 25JNR1

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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

10 CFR Part 72

[NRC-2014-0261]
RIN 3150-AJ50


List of Approved Spent Fuel Storage Casks: NAC International, 
Inc., MAGNASTOR[supreg] System; Certificate of Compliance No. 1031, 
Amendment No. 5

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 June 29, 2015, for the direct final rule that was 
published in the Federal Register on April 15, 2015. This direct final 
rule amended the NRC's spent fuel storage regulations by revising the 
NAC International, Inc., MAGNASTOR[supreg] System listing within the 
``List of approved spent fuel storage casks'' to include Amendment No. 
5 to Certificate of Compliance (CoC) No. 1031. Amendment No. 5 makes 
numerous changes to the Technical Specifications (TSs) including adding 
a new damaged fuel assembly, revising the maximum or minimum 
enrichments for three fuel assembly designs, adding four-zone 
preferential loading for pressurized-water reactor fuel assemblies and 
increasing the maximum dose rates in limiting condition for operation 
(LCO) 3.3.1, and other editorial changes to Appendices A and B of the 
TSs.

DATES: Effective Date: The effective date of June 29, 2015, for the 
direct final rule published April 15, 2015 (80 FR 20149), is confirmed.

ADDRESSES: Please refer to Docket ID NRC-2014-0261 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 Web site: Go to https://www.regulations.gov and search for Docket ID NRC-2014-0261. Address 
questions about NRC dockets to Carol Gallagher; telephone: 301-415-
3463; email: Carol.Gallagher@nrc.gov. 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 ``ADAMS Public Documents'' and 
then 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, 301-415-4737, or by email to pdr.resource@nrc.gov. The 
ADAMS accession number for each document referenced (if it is available 
in ADAMS) is provided the first time that it is mentioned in the 
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section.
     NRC's PDR: You may examine and purchase copies of public 
documents at the NRC's PDR, Room O-1F21, One White Flint North, 11555 
Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland 20852.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Solomon Sahle, Office of Nuclear 
Material Safety and Safeguards, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, 
Washington, DC 20555-0001; telephone: 301-415-3781; email: 
Solomon.Sahle@nrc.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Discussion

    On April 15, 2015 (80 FR 20149), the NRC published a direct final 
rule amending its regulations in Sec.  72.214 of Title 10 of the Code 
of Federal Regulations (10 CFR) by revising the NAC International, 
Inc., MAGNASTOR[supreg] System listing within the ``List of approved 
spent fuel storage casks'' to include Amendment No. 5 to CoC No. 1031. 
Amendment No. 5 makes numerous changes to the TSs including adding a 
new damaged fuel assembly, revising the maximum or minimum enrichments 
for three fuel assembly designs, adding four-zone preferential loading 
for pressurized-water reactor fuel assemblies and increasing the 
maximum dose rates in LCO 3.3.1, and other editorial changes to 
Appendices A and B of the TSs.

II. Public Comments on the Companion Proposed Rule

    In the direct final rule, the NRC stated that if no significant 
adverse comments were received, the direct final rule would become 
effective on June 29, 2015. The NRC received two identical public 
comments from private citizens on the companion proposed rule (80 FR 
20171). Electronic copies of these comments can be obtained from the 
Federal rulemaking Web site, https://www.regulations.gov, by searching 
for Docket ID NRC-2014-0261. The comments also are available in ADAMS 
under Accession No. ML15147A691. For the reasons discussed in more 
detail in Section III, ``Public Comment Analysis,'' of this document, 
none of the comments received are considered significant adverse 
comments.

III. Public Comment Analysis

    The NRC received two identical comments from private citizens on 
the proposed rule. As explained in the April 15, 2015, direct final 
rule (80 FR 20149), the NRC would withdraw the direct final rule only 
if it received a ``significant adverse comment.'' This is a comment 
where the commenter explains why the rule would be inappropriate, 
including challenges to the rule's underlying premise or approach, or 
would be ineffective or unacceptable without a change. A comment is 
adverse and significant if:
    (1) The comment opposes the rule and provides a reason sufficient 
to require a substantive response in a notice-and-comment process. For 
example, a substantive response is required when:

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    (a) The comment causes the NRC staff to reevaluate (or reconsider) 
its position or conduct additional analysis;
    (b) The comment raises an issue serious enough to warrant a 
substantive response to clarify or complete the record; or
    (c) The comment raises a relevant issue that was not previously 
addressed or considered by the NRC staff.
    (2) The comment proposes a change or an addition to the rule, and 
it is apparent that the rule would be ineffective or unacceptable 
without incorporation of the change or addition.
    (3) The comment causes the NRC staff to make a change (other than 
editorial) to the rule, CoC, or TSs.
    The NRC determined that none of the comments submitted on this 
direct final rule met any of these criteria. The comments either were 
already addressed in the NRC staff's safety evaluation report (SER) 
(ADAMS Accession No. ML14216A310), were beyond the scope of this 
rulemaking, or failed to provide a reason sufficient to require a 
substantive response in a notice-and-comment rulemaking. The NRC has 
not made any changes to the direct final rule as a result of the public 
comments. However, the NRC is taking this opportunity to respond to the 
individual comments to clarify information about the CoC rulemaking 
process.
    For rulemakings amending or revising a CoC, the scope of the 
rulemaking is limited to the specific changes requested by the 
applicant in the request for the amendment or amendment revision. 
Therefore, comments about the system, or spent fuel storage in general 
that are not applicable to the changes requested by the applicant are 
outside the scope of this rulemaking. Comments about details of the 
particular system that is the subject of the rulemaking, but that are 
not being addressed by the specific changes requested, have already 
been resolved in prior rulemakings. Persons who have questions or 
concerns about prior rulemakings and the resulting final rules may 
consider the NRC's process for petitions for rulemaking under 10 CFR 
2.802, ``Petition for rulemaking.'' Additionally, safety concerns about 
any NRC-regulated activity may be reported to the NRC in accordance 
with the guidance posted on the NRC's public Web site at https://www.nrc.gov/about-nrc/regulatory/allegations/safety-concern.html. This 
Web site provides information on how to notify the NRC of emergency or 
non-emergency issues.
    The NRC identified two overall issues raised in the two identical 
comments received, and the NRC's responses to these issues follow.

Issue 1: Increased Dose Rate Around the Storage Cask

    The commenter stated that it is unacceptable and unnecessary to 
increase dry cask exposure. The commenter stated that the exposure 
should be decreasing instead of increasing by 26 percent. By 
referencing a Biological Effects of Ionizing Radiation (BEIR) report, 
the commenter stated that 120 mrem per hour gives whoever or whatever 
is around the dry cask for 1 year over 100 percent chance of cancer or 
leukemia. The commenter also stated that it is impossible to have 450 
mrem per hour on top of the dry cask without a similar dose surrounding 
it; and that such dose does not meet as low as is reasonably achievable 
requirements and impacts not just people, but animals, too. The 
commenter suggested counting all casks together in determining dose, 
rather than just using a single cask, as indicated in Revision 1 of 
NUREG-1536, ``Standard Review Plan for Dry Cask Storage Systems'' 
(ADAMS Accession No. ML101040620). The commenter noted that variations 
in cask emissions always appear to add up to the required dose at the 
fence line.
NRC Response
    These comments are not within the scope of this specific 
rulemaking. This rulemaking is limited to the addition of Amendment No. 
5 to CoC No. 1031 for the MAGNASTOR[supreg] System. This rulemaking 
does not propose any change in the standards for approval of a CoC or 
to the guidance documents (such as NUREG-1536) that are used to guide 
review of the CoC applications. The regulations in 10 CFR part 72 for 
approval of a CoC require the applicant to demonstrate that storage of 
spent fuel will not result in an annual dose beyond the established 
regulatory limits for an individual located beyond the site boundary. 
(See 10 CFR 72.104). Therefore, even though the changes included in 
Amendment No. 5 increase the dose rate on the surface of the canister, 
the amendment was found to be in compliance with 10 CFR part 72 
because, as documented in Section 5.0 of the NRC staff's SER (ADAMS 
Accession No. ML14216A310), the certificate holder demonstrated that 
the potential dose at the site boundary would remain below regulatory 
limits.
    Moreover, storage casks that will be loaded or stored under 
Amendment No. 5 to the MAGNASTOR[supreg] System are only authorized for 
use under a general license to power reactor licensees. These licensees 
are subject to a number of other regulatory requirements that limit 
exposure from the spent fuel in the casks through regulations that 
directly limit access to the casks and limit dose to workers or members 
of the public located on site at a nuclear power plant. (See 10 CFR 
parts 20 and 73). Therefore, any general licensee that uses this cask 
system is subject to additional regulatory requirements that ensure 
dose rates to individuals on site remain within regulatory limits. 
Those additional regulatory requirements that apply to the general 
licensee are not, however, part of this rulemaking, but are beyond its 
scope.

Issue 2: Bollards and Earthquake Protection

    The commenter stated that replacing real earthquake-proof 
engineering with bollards is not acceptable, as they might puncture 
holes in the dry casks. The commenter suggested developing other ways 
to earthquake-proof already filled casks such as anchors, dampers, or 
other means. The commenter also suggested making all new casks 
earthquake-proof, for the maximum earthquake anywhere.
NRC Response
    The safety issue regarding the use of bollards was addressed by the 
NRC staff in its SER, and the commenter does not raise any additional 
information that would alter the staff's determination that Amendment 
No. 5 to the MAGNASTOR[supreg] System, when used within the 
requirements of the proposed CoC, will safely store spent fuel. 
Amendment No. 5 includes a specific TS to address this issue, TS 
4.3.1(i) (ADAMS Accession No. ML14216A257), which requires a general 
licensee using the system under this amendment to evaluate the impact 
of the bollards on the storage cask using that site's design-basis 
earthquake. The TS requires the licensee's analysis to demonstrate that 
any damage to the storage cask from the bollards when analyzed using 
the site's specific design-basis earthquake, is bounded by the 
applicant's analysis of a non-mechanistic tipover event contained in 
the final safety analysis report. (See Section 3 of the NRC staff's SER 
(ADAMS Accession No. ML14216A310)).
    As to the general comments raising concerns with the regulatory 
requirements and process in 10 CFR part 72 for evaluating seismic 
issues in the CoC application, those comments are beyond the scope of 
this rulemaking which is limited to the addition of Amendment No. 5 to 
CoC No. 1031 for the MAGNASTOR[supreg] System. Persons who have 
questions or concerns about prior rulemakings and the resulting final

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rules may consider the NRC's process for petitions for rulemaking under 
10 CFR 2.802.
    Therefore, the NRC staff has concluded that the comments received 
on the companion proposed rule for Amendment No. 5 to CoC No. 1031 for 
the MAGNASTOR[supreg] System are not significant adverse comments as 
defined in NUREG/BR-0053, Revision 6, ``United States Nuclear 
Regulatory Commission Regulations Handbook'' (ADAMS Accession No. 
ML052720461). Therefore, this rule will become effective as scheduled.

    Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 22nd day of June, 2015.

    For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Cindy Bladey,
Chief, Rules, Announcements, and Directives Branch, Division of 
Administrative Services, Office of Administration.
[FR Doc. 2015-15607 Filed 6-24-15; 8:45 am]
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