List of Approved Spent Fuel Storage Casks: Holtec International Storage, Transport and Repository (HI-STAR) 100 Storage System, Certificate of Compliance No. 1008, Amendment No. 3, 54465 [2019-22148]

Download as PDF 54465 Rules and Regulations Federal Register Vol. 84, No. 197 Thursday, October 10, 2019 This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER contains regulatory documents having general applicability and legal effect, most of which are keyed to and codified in the Code of Federal Regulations, which is published under 50 titles pursuant to 44 U.S.C. 1510. The Code of Federal Regulations is sold by the Superintendent of Documents. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION 10 CFR Part 72 [NRC–2019–0126] RIN 3150–AK35 List of Approved Spent Fuel Storage Casks: Holtec International Storage, Transport and Repository (HI–STAR) 100 Storage System, Certificate of Compliance No. 1008, Amendment No. 3 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 November 5, 2019, for the direct final rule that was published in the Federal Register on August 22, 2019. This direct final rule amended the NRC’s spent fuel storage regulations by revising the Holtec International Storage, Transport and Repository (HI– STAR) 100 Storage System listing within the ‘‘List of approved spent fuel storage casks’’ to include Amendment No. 3 to Certificate of Compliance No. 1008. DATES: Effective date: The effective date of November 5, 2019, for the direct final rule published August 22, 2019 (84 FR 43669), is confirmed. ADDRESSES: Please refer to Docket ID NRC–2019–0126 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–2019–0126. Address questions about NRC dockets to Carol Gallagher; telephone: 301–415–3463; email: Carol.Gallagher@nrc.gov. For technical questions, contact the individuals listed in the FOR FURTHER SUMMARY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 16:03 Oct 09, 2019 Jkt 250001 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 ‘‘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 proposed amendment to the certificate, proposed changes to the technical specifications, and preliminary safety evaluation report are available in ADAMS under Accession No. ML19137A299. The final amendment to the certificate, final changes to the technical specifications, and final safety evaluation report can also be viewed in ADAMS under Accession No. ML19270D276. • NRC’s PDR: You may examine and purchase copies of public documents at the NRC’s PDR, Room O1–F21, One White Flint North, 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland 20852. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Bernard H. White, Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards; telephone: 301–415–6577; email: Bernard.White@nrc.gov or Solomon Sahle, Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards; telephone: 301–415– 3781; email: Solomon.Sahle@nrc.gov. Both are staff of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555–0001. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On August 22, 2019 (84 FR 43669), the NRC published a direct final rule amending § 72.214 of title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations, ‘‘List of approved spent fuel storage casks,’’ to include Amendment No. 3 to Certificate of Compliance No. 1008 for the Holtec International Storage, Transport and Repository (HI–STAR) 100 Storage System. Specifically, Amendment No. 3 revises the technical specifications to: Include the multipurpose canister (MPC)–32 for storage of pressurizedwater reactor spent fuel in the HI–STAR 100 Storage System; include the Metamic neutron absorber for MPC–32, MPC–24, and MPC–68; credit the soluble boron in criticality analyses for both MPC–32 and MPC–24; incorporate standard system features and ancillaries INFORMATION CONTACT PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 4700 Sfmt 4700 such as the forced helium dehydration; allow for horizontal storage of the casks; provide updated drawings; and revise the MPC design pressure for accident condition to 200 pounds per square inch gauge. Amendment No. 3 also makes other administrative changes to the technical specifications. In the direct final rule, the NRC stated that if no significant adverse comments were received, the direct final rule would become effective on November 5, 2019. The NRC did not receive any comments on the direct final rule. Therefore, this direct final rule will become effective as scheduled. Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 4th day of October, 2019. For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Pamela J. Shepherd-Vladimir, Acting Chief, Regulatory Analysis and Rulemaking Support Branch, Division of Rulemaking, Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards. [FR Doc. 2019–22148 Filed 10–9–19; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7590–01–P DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY Office of the Comptroller of the Currency 12 CFR Part 26 [Docket ID OCC–2018–0011] RIN 1557–AE22 FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM 12 CFR Parts 212 and 238 [Docket No. R–1641] RIN 7100–AF31 FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION 12 CFR Part 348 RIN 3064–AE57 Thresholds Increase for the Major Assets Prohibition of the Depository Institution Management Interlocks Act Rules Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (Board); and Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC). ACTION: Final rule. 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This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER contains regulatory documents 
having general applicability and legal effect, most of which are keyed 
to and codified in the Code of Federal Regulations, which is published 
under 50 titles pursuant to 44 U.S.C. 1510.

The Code of Federal Regulations is sold by the Superintendent of Documents. 

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Federal Register / Vol. 84 , No. 197 / Thursday, October 10, 2019 / 
Rules and Regulations

[[Page 54465]]



NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

10 CFR Part 72

[NRC-2019-0126]
RIN 3150-AK35


List of Approved Spent Fuel Storage Casks: Holtec International 
Storage, Transport and Repository (HI-STAR) 100 Storage System, 
Certificate of Compliance No. 1008, Amendment No. 3

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 November 5, 2019, for the direct final rule that was 
published in the Federal Register on August 22, 2019. This direct final 
rule amended the NRC's spent fuel storage regulations by revising the 
Holtec International Storage, Transport and Repository (HI-STAR) 100 
Storage System listing within the ``List of approved spent fuel storage 
casks'' to include Amendment No. 3 to Certificate of Compliance No. 
1008.

DATES: Effective date: The effective date of November 5, 2019, for the 
direct final rule published August 22, 2019 (84 FR 43669), is 
confirmed.

ADDRESSES: Please refer to Docket ID NRC-2019-0126 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-2019-0126. Address 
questions about NRC dockets to Carol Gallagher; telephone: 301-415-
3463; 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, 301-415-4737, or 
by email to [email protected]. The proposed amendment to the 
certificate, proposed changes to the technical specifications, and 
preliminary safety evaluation report are available in ADAMS under 
Accession No. ML19137A299. The final amendment to the certificate, 
final changes to the technical specifications, and final safety 
evaluation report can also be viewed in ADAMS under Accession No. 
ML19270D276.
     NRC's PDR: You may examine and purchase copies of public 
documents at the NRC's PDR, Room O1-F21, One White Flint North, 11555 
Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland 20852.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Bernard H. White, Office of Nuclear 
Material Safety and Safeguards; telephone: 301-415-6577; email: 
[email protected] or Solomon Sahle, Office of Nuclear Material 
Safety and Safeguards; telephone: 301-415-3781; email: 
[email protected]. Both are staff of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory 
Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On August 22, 2019 (84 FR 43669), the NRC 
published a direct final rule amending Sec.  72.214 of title 10 of the 
Code of Federal Regulations, ``List of approved spent fuel storage 
casks,'' to include Amendment No. 3 to Certificate of Compliance No. 
1008 for the Holtec International Storage, Transport and Repository 
(HI-STAR) 100 Storage System. Specifically, Amendment No. 3 revises the 
technical specifications to: Include the multipurpose canister (MPC)-32 
for storage of pressurized-water reactor spent fuel in the HI-STAR 100 
Storage System; include the Metamic neutron absorber for MPC-32, MPC-
24, and MPC-68; credit the soluble boron in criticality analyses for 
both MPC-32 and MPC-24; incorporate standard system features and 
ancillaries such as the forced helium dehydration; allow for horizontal 
storage of the casks; provide updated drawings; and revise the MPC 
design pressure for accident condition to 200 pounds per square inch 
gauge. Amendment No. 3 also makes other administrative changes to the 
technical specifications.
    In the direct final rule, the NRC stated that if no significant 
adverse comments were received, the direct final rule would become 
effective on November 5, 2019. The NRC did not receive any comments on 
the direct final rule. Therefore, this direct final rule will become 
effective as scheduled.

    Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 4th day of October, 2019.

    For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Pamela J. Shepherd-Vladimir,
Acting Chief, Regulatory Analysis and Rulemaking Support Branch, 
Division of Rulemaking, Office of Nuclear Material Safety and 
Safeguards.
[FR Doc. 2019-22148 Filed 10-9-19; 8:45 am]
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