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List of Approved Spent Fuel Storage
Casks: Holtec International HI–STORM
UMAX Canister Storage System,
Certificate of Compliance No. 1040,
Amendment No. 4
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory
Commission (NRC) is proposing to
amend its regulations by revising the
Holtec International HI–STORM UMAX
Canister Storage System listing within
the ‘‘List of approved spent fuel storage
casks’’ to include Amendment No. 4 to
Certificate of Compliance No. 1040.
Amendment No. 4 revises the certificate
of compliance to update the technical
specifications for radiation protection
regarding the dose rate limit for the
vertical ventilated module lid, update
the technical specifications for the vent
blockage limiting condition for
operation, and add a Type 1 version of
multi-purpose canister MPC–37.
DATES: Submit comments by December
9, 2020. Comments received after this
date will be considered, if practical to
do so, but the NRC is able to ensure
consideration only for comments
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email: Dawn.Forder@nrc.gov. For
technical questions contact the
individuals listed in the FOR FURTHER
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document.
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Table of Contents
I. Obtaining Information and Submitting
Comments
II. Rulemaking Procedure
III. Background
IV. Plain Writing
V. Availability of Documents
I. Obtaining Information and
Submitting Comments
A. Obtaining Information
Please refer to Docket ID NRC–2020–
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the Rules and Regulations section of this
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final rule will become effective on
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For a more detailed discussion of the
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Register.
III. Background
Section 218(a) of the Nuclear Waste
Policy Act of 1982, as amended,
requires that ‘‘[t]he Secretary [of the
Department of Energy] shall establish a
demonstration program, in cooperation
with the private sector, for the dry
storage of spent nuclear fuel at civilian
nuclear power reactor sites, with the
objective of establishing one or more
technologies that the [Nuclear
Regulatory] Commission may, by rule,
approve for use at the sites of civilian
nuclear power reactors without, to the
maximum extent practicable, the need
for additional site-specific approvals by
the Commission.’’ Section 133 of the
Nuclear Waste Policy Act states, in part,
that ‘‘[t]he Commission shall, by rule,
establish procedures for the licensing of
any technology approved by the
Commission under Section 219(a) [sic:
218(a)] for use at the site of any civilian
nuclear power reactor.’’
To implement this mandate, the
Commission approved dry storage of
spent nuclear fuel in NRC-approved
casks under a general license by
publishing a final rule which added a
new subpart K in part 72 of title 10 of
the Code of Federal Regulations (10
CFR) entitled ‘‘General License for
Storage of Spent Fuel at Power Reactor
Sites’’ (55 FR 29181; July 18, 1990). This
rule also established a new subpart L in
10 CFR part 72 entitled, ‘‘Approval of
Spent Fuel Storage Casks,’’ which
contains procedures and criteria for
obtaining NRC approval of spent fuel
storage cask designs. The NRC
subsequently issued a final rule on
March 6, 2015 (80 FR 12073), as
corrected (80 FR 15679; March 25,
2015), that approved the Holtec
International HI–STORM UMAX
Canister Storage System and added it to
the list of NRC-approved cask designs in
§ 72.214, ‘‘List of approved spent fuel
storage casks,’’ as Certificate of
Compliance No. 1040.
IV. Plain Writing
The Plain Writing Act of 2010 (Pub.
L. 111–274) requires Federal agencies to
write documents in a clear, concise,
well-organized manner. The NRC has
written this document to be consistent
with the Plain Writing Act as well as the
Presidential Memorandum, ‘‘Plain
Language in Government Writing,’’
published June 10, 1998 (63 FR 31885).
The NRC requests comment on the
proposed rule with respect to clarity
and effectiveness of the language used.
V. Availability of Documents
The documents identified in the
following table are available to
interested persons as indicated.
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Letter from Holtec International to NRC submitting the Amendment No. 4 Request for HI–STORM UMAX Canister
Storage System Certificate of Compliance No. 1040, September 28, 2018.
Holtec International HI–STORM UMAX Amendment No. 4 Responses to Request for Additional Information, May 21,
2019.
Holtec International HI–STORM UMAX Amendment No. 4 Responses to Request for Additional Information, November 1, 2019.
Holtec International HI–STORM UMAX Amendment No. 4 Responses to Request for Additional Information, December 20, 2019.
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Holtec International HI–STORM UMAX Amendment No. 4 Responses to Request for Additional Information, April 13,
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User Need Memorandum to J. Cai from J. McKirgan with Proposed Certificate of Compliance No. 1040, Amendment
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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
10 CFR Part 72
[NRC-2020-0179]
RIN 3150-AK51
List of Approved Spent Fuel Storage Casks: Holtec International
HI-STORM UMAX Canister Storage System, Certificate of Compliance No.
1040, Amendment No. 4
AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
ACTION: Proposed rule.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is proposing to
amend its regulations by revising the Holtec International HI-STORM
UMAX Canister Storage System listing within the ``List of approved
spent fuel storage casks'' to include Amendment No. 4 to Certificate of
Compliance No. 1040. Amendment No. 4 revises the certificate of
compliance to update the technical specifications for radiation
protection regarding the dose rate limit for the vertical ventilated
module lid, update the technical specifications for the vent blockage
limiting condition for operation, and add a Type 1 version of multi-
purpose canister MPC-37.
DATES: Submit comments by December 9, 2020. Comments received after
this date will be considered, if practical to do so, but the NRC is
able to ensure consideration only for comments received on or before
this date.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by any of the following methods.
Federal Rulemaking Website: Go to https://www.regulations.gov and search for Docket ID NRC-2020-0179. Address
questions about NRC dockets to Dawn Forder; telephone: 301-415-3407;
email: [email protected]. For technical questions contact the
individuals listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section of
this document.
Email comments to: [email protected]. If you do
not receive an automatic email reply confirming receipt, then contact
us at 301-415-1677.
Mail comments to: Secretary, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory
Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001, ATTN: Rulemakings and
Adjudications Staff.
For additional direction on obtaining information and submitting
comments, see ``Obtaining Information and Submitting Comments,'' in the
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of this document.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Christian J. Jacobs, Office of Nuclear
Material Safety and Safeguards; telephone: 301-415-6825; email:
[email protected] or Gerry L. Stirewalt, Office of Nuclear
Material Safety and Safeguards; telephone: 301-415-3698; email:
[email protected]. Both are staff of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory
Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Table of Contents
I. Obtaining Information and Submitting Comments
II. Rulemaking Procedure
III. Background
IV. Plain Writing
V. Availability of Documents
I. Obtaining Information and Submitting Comments
A. Obtaining Information
Please refer to Docket ID NRC-2020-0179 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-2020-0179.
NRC's Agencywide Documents Access and Management System
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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]. For the convenience of the reader,
instructions about obtaining
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materials referenced in this document are provided in the
``Availability of Documents'' section.
Attention: The PDR, where you may examine and order copies
of public documents, is currently closed. You may submit your request
to the PDR via email at [email protected] or call 1-800-397-4209
between 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. (EST), Monday through Friday, except
Federal holidays.
B. Submitting Comments
Please include Docket ID NRC-2020-0179 in your comment submission.
The NRC cautions you not to include identifying or contact
information that you do not want to be publicly disclosed in your
comment submission. The NRC will post all comment submissions at
https://www.regulations.gov as well as enter the comment submissions
into ADAMS. The NRC does not routinely edit comment submissions to
remove identifying or contact information.
If you are requesting or aggregating comments from other persons
for submission to the NRC, you should inform those persons not to
include identifying or contact information that they do not want to be
publicly disclosed in their comment submission. Your request should
state that the NRC does not routinely edit comment submissions to
remove such information before making the comment submissions available
to the public or entering the comment into ADAMS.
II. Rulemaking Procedure
Because the NRC considers this action to be non-controversial, the
NRC is publishing this proposed rule concurrently with a direct final
rule in the Rules and Regulations section of this issue of the Federal
Register. The direct final rule will become effective on January 25,
2021. However, if the NRC receives any significant adverse comment by
December 9, 2020, then the NRC will publish a document that withdraws
the direct final rule. If the direct final rule is withdrawn, the NRC
will address the comments in a subsequent final rule. Absent
significant modifications to the proposed revisions requiring
republication, the NRC will not initiate a second comment period on
this action in the event the direct final rule is withdrawn.
A significant adverse comment 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:
(a) The comment causes the NRC 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.
(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 to make a change (other than
editorial) to the rule.
For a more detailed discussion of the proposed rule changes and
associated analyses, see the direct final rule published in the Rules
and Regulations section of this issue of the Federal Register.
III. Background
Section 218(a) of the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982, as amended,
requires that ``[t]he Secretary [of the Department of Energy] shall
establish a demonstration program, in cooperation with the private
sector, for the dry storage of spent nuclear fuel at civilian nuclear
power reactor sites, with the objective of establishing one or more
technologies that the [Nuclear Regulatory] Commission may, by rule,
approve for use at the sites of civilian nuclear power reactors
without, to the maximum extent practicable, the need for additional
site-specific approvals by the Commission.'' Section 133 of the Nuclear
Waste Policy Act states, in part, that ``[t]he Commission shall, by
rule, establish procedures for the licensing of any technology approved
by the Commission under Section 219(a) [sic: 218(a)] for use at the
site of any civilian nuclear power reactor.''
To implement this mandate, the Commission approved dry storage of
spent nuclear fuel in NRC-approved casks under a general license by
publishing a final rule which added a new subpart K in part 72 of title
10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR) entitled ``General
License for Storage of Spent Fuel at Power Reactor Sites'' (55 FR
29181; July 18, 1990). This rule also established a new subpart L in 10
CFR part 72 entitled, ``Approval of Spent Fuel Storage Casks,'' which
contains procedures and criteria for obtaining NRC approval of spent
fuel storage cask designs. The NRC subsequently issued a final rule on
March 6, 2015 (80 FR 12073), as corrected (80 FR 15679; March 25,
2015), that approved the Holtec International HI-STORM UMAX Canister
Storage System and added it to the list of NRC-approved cask designs in
Sec. 72.214, ``List of approved spent fuel storage casks,'' as
Certificate of Compliance No. 1040.
IV. Plain Writing
The Plain Writing Act of 2010 (Pub. L. 111-274) requires Federal
agencies to write documents in a clear, concise, well-organized manner.
The NRC has written this document to be consistent with the Plain
Writing Act as well as the Presidential Memorandum, ``Plain Language in
Government Writing,'' published June 10, 1998 (63 FR 31885). The NRC
requests comment on the proposed rule with respect to clarity and
effectiveness of the language used.
V. Availability of Documents
The documents identified in the following table are available to
interested persons as indicated.
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Document ADAMS package accession No.
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Letter from Holtec International to NRC ML18285A820.
submitting the Amendment No. 4 Request
for HI-STORM UMAX Canister Storage
System Certificate of Compliance No.
1040, September 28, 2018.
Holtec International HI-STORM UMAX ML19144A140.
Amendment No. 4 Responses to Request
for Additional Information, May 21,
2019.
Holtec International HI-STORM UMAX ML19311C514.
Amendment No. 4 Responses to Request
for Additional Information, November 1,
2019.
Holtec International HI-STORM UMAX ML20002A425.
Amendment No. 4 Responses to Request
for Additional Information, December
20, 2019.
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Holtec International HI-STORM UMAX ML20104C014.
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for Additional Information, March 30,
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Holtec International HI-STORM UMAX ML20111A237.
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for Additional Information, April 13,
2020.
User Need Memorandum to J. Cai from J. ML20161A087.
McKirgan with Proposed Certificate of
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Associated Proposed Technical
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