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PRM–50–116—Nuclear Energy Institute Petition to Amend 10 CFR 50.72, ‘‘Immediate Notification Requirements for Operating Nuclear Power Reactors,’’ August 2, 2018.
PRM–50–116: Petition for rulemaking; notice of docketing and request for comment, November 20, 2018 .........
Management Directive 8.3, ‘‘NRC Incident Investigation Program,’’ June 25, 2014 ...............................................
NUREG–1614, Volume 7, ‘‘Strategic Plan: Fiscal Years 2018–2022,’’ February 2018 ..........................................
NUREG–1022, Rev 3, Supplement 1, ‘‘Event Report Guidelines 10 CFR 50.72(b)(3)(xiii),’’ September 2014 ......
NEI 13–01, Rev 0, ‘‘Reportable Action Levels for Loss of Emergency Preparedness Capabilities,’’ July 2014 ....
‘‘Calvert Cliffs Nuclear Power Plant Units 1 and 2—NRC Special Inspection Report 05000317/2015009 and
05000318/2015009,’’ May 27, 2015.
Event Notification Report for January 28, 2015: EN 50769 .....................................................................................
Event Notification Report for January 28, 2015: EN 50771 .....................................................................................
Event Notification Report for April 10, 2015: EN 50961 ..........................................................................................
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events for operating nuclear power
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requirements present an unnecessary
reporting burden, and if they do,
determine whether reporting can be
reduced or eliminated that does not
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List of Approved Spent Fuel Storage
Casks: TN Americas LLC; NUHOMS®
EOS Dry Spent Fuel Storage System,
Certificate of Compliance No. 1042,
Amendment No. 2
Nuclear Regulatory
Commission.
ACTION: Proposed rule.
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The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory
Commission (NRC) is proposing to
amend its spent fuel storage regulations
by revising the TN Americas LLC,
NUHOMS® EOS Dry Spent Fuel Storage
System listing within the ‘‘List of
approved spent fuel storage casks’’ to
include Amendment No. 2 to Certificate
of Compliance No. 1042. Amendment
No. 2 would revise the certificate of
compliance to add a dry shielded
canister for storage, add new heat load
zone configurations, and make other
changes to the storage system.
Amendment No. 2 also would change
the certificate of compliance, technical
specifications, and updated final safety
analysis report for consistency and
clarity.
SUMMARY:
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I. Obtaining Information and Submitting
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II. Rulemaking Procedure
III. Background
IV. Plain Writing
V. Availability of Documents
I. Obtaining Information and
Submitting Comments
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Because the NRC considers this action
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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
October 26, 2021. However, if the NRC
receives any significant adverse
comment by September 13, 2021, 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-andcomment 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,
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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 that 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 24, 2017 (82 FR
14987), as corrected (82 FR 34387; July
25, 2017), that approved the TN
Americas LLC NUHOMS® EOS Dry
Spent Fuel Storage System design 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. 1042.
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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Direct Final Rule, 10 CFR Part 72, ‘‘List of Approved Spent Fuel Storage Casks: TN Americas LLC, NUHOMS®
EOS Dry Spent Fuel Storage System, Certificate of Compliance No. 1042; [NRC–2016–0254] RIN 3150–
AJ88,’’ March 24, 2017.
Correcting Amendment, 10 CFR Part 72, ‘‘List of Approved Spent Fuel Storage Casks: TN Americas LLC,
NUHOMS® EOS Dry Spent Fuel Storage System, Certificate of Compliance No. 1042; [NRC–2016–0254]
RIN 3150–AJ88,’’ July 25, 2017.
Initial Application from TN Americas LLC for Certificate of Compliance No. 1042, Amendment No. 2, to
NUHOMS EOS Dry Spent Fuel Storage System Certificate of Compliance No. 1042, April 18, 2019.
Submittal of Acceptance Review of TN Americas LLC Application for Certificate of Compliance No. 1042,
Amendment No. 2, to NUHOMS EOS System, Revision 1, Response to Request for Supplemental Information., August 5, 2019.
Acceptance Review of TN Americas LLC Application for Certificate of Compliance No. 1042, Amendment No. 2,
to NUHOMS EOS System, Revision 2, Supplemental Information, October 2, 2019.
Acceptance Review of TN Americas LLC Application for Certificate of Compliance No. 1042, Amendment No. 2,
to NUHOMS EOS System, Revision 3—Supplemental Information, October 29, 2019.
TN Americas LLC, Application for Certificate of Compliance No. 1042, Amendment No. 2, to NUHOMS EOS
System, Revision 5, June 30, 2020.
Application for Certificate of Compliance No. 1042, Amendment No. 2, to NUHOMS EOS System, Revision 6,
Revised Responses to Request for Additional Information, October 29, 2020.
TN America, LLC—Application for Certificate of Compliance No. 1042 Amendment No. 2 to NUHOMS EOS
System, Revision 7—Revised Response to Request for Additional Information, January 27, 2021.
User Need Memorandum Package to T. Martinez Navedo from J. McKirgan with Proposed Certificate of Compliance No. 1042, Amendment No. 2; Associated Proposed Technical Specifications; and the Preliminary
Safety Evaluation Report, June 7, 2021.
The NRC may post materials related
to this document, including public
comments, on the Federal Rulemaking
website at https://www.regulations.gov
under Docket ID NRC–2021–0124.
Dated: August 4, 2021.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Margaret M. Doane,
Executive Director for Operations.
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10 CFR Part 430
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RIN 1905–AE01
Energy Conservation Program: Energy
Conservation Standards for Microwave
Ovens
Office of Energy Efficiency and
Renewable Energy, Department of
Energy.
ACTION: Notification of proposed
determination and request for comment.
AGENCY:
The Energy Policy and
Conservation Act, as amended,
prescribes energy conservation
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products and certain commercial and
industrial equipment, including
microwave ovens. EPCA also requires
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that energy conservation standards for
microwave ovens do not need to be
amended and requests comment on this
proposed determination and the
associated analyses and results.
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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
10 CFR Part 72
[NRC-2021-0124]
RIN 3150-AK66
List of Approved Spent Fuel Storage Casks: TN Americas LLC;
NUHOMS[supreg] EOS Dry Spent Fuel Storage System, Certificate of
Compliance No. 1042, Amendment No. 2
AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
ACTION: Proposed rule.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is proposing to
amend its spent fuel storage regulations by revising the TN Americas
LLC, NUHOMS[supreg] EOS Dry Spent Fuel Storage System listing within
the ``List of approved spent fuel storage casks'' to include Amendment
No. 2 to Certificate of Compliance No. 1042. Amendment No. 2 would
revise the certificate of compliance to add a dry shielded canister for
storage, add new heat load zone configurations, and make other changes
to the storage system. Amendment No. 2 also would change the
certificate of compliance, technical specifications, and updated final
safety analysis report for consistency and clarity.
DATES: Submit comments by September 13, 2021. Comments received after
this date will be considered if it is practical to do so, but the NRC
is able to ensure consideration only for comments received on or before
this date.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID NRC-2021-0124,
at https://www.regulations.gov. If your material cannot be submitted
using https://www.regulations.gov, call or email the individuals listed
in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section of this document for
alternate instructions.
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 Andrew G. Carrera, Office of Nuclear
Material Safety and Safeguards; telephone: 301-415-1078; 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-2021-0124 when contacting the NRC
about the availability of information for this action. You may obtain
publicly-
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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-2021-0124. 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.
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]. For the convenience of the reader,
instructions about obtaining 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-2021-0124 in your comment submission.
The NRC requests that you submit comments through the Federal
rulemaking website at https://www.regulations.gov. If your material
cannot be submitted using https://www.regulations.gov, call or email
the individuals listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section
of this document for alternate instructions.
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 October 26,
2021. However, if the NRC receives any significant adverse comment by
September 13, 2021, 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 that 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 24, 2017 (82 FR 14987), as corrected (82 FR 34387; July 25,
2017), that approved the TN Americas LLC NUHOMS[supreg] EOS Dry Spent
Fuel Storage System design 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. 1042.
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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Direct Final Rule, 10 CFR Part 72, ``List of Approved 82 FR 14987.
Spent Fuel Storage Casks: TN Americas LLC,
NUHOMS[supreg] EOS Dry Spent Fuel Storage System,
Certificate of Compliance No. 1042; [NRC-2016-0254] RIN
3150-AJ88,'' March 24, 2017.
Correcting Amendment, 10 CFR Part 72, ``List of Approved 82 FR 34387.
Spent Fuel Storage Casks: TN Americas LLC,
NUHOMS[supreg] EOS Dry Spent Fuel Storage System,
Certificate of Compliance No. 1042; [NRC-2016-0254] RIN
3150-AJ88,'' July 25, 2017.
Initial Application from TN Americas LLC for Certificate ML19114A227 (package).
of Compliance No. 1042, Amendment No. 2, to NUHOMS EOS
Dry Spent Fuel Storage System Certificate of Compliance
No. 1042, April 18, 2019.
Submittal of Acceptance Review of TN Americas LLC ML19225C845.
Application for Certificate of Compliance No. 1042,
Amendment No. 2, to NUHOMS EOS System, Revision 1,
Response to Request for Supplemental Information.,
August 5, 2019.
Acceptance Review of TN Americas LLC Application for ML19282A518.
Certificate of Compliance No. 1042, Amendment No. 2, to
NUHOMS EOS System, Revision 2, Supplemental Information,
October 2, 2019.
Acceptance Review of TN Americas LLC Application for ML19311C551.
Certificate of Compliance No. 1042, Amendment No. 2, to
NUHOMS EOS System, Revision 3--Supplemental Information,
October 29, 2019.
TN Americas LLC, Application for Certificate of ML20190A135.
Compliance No. 1042, Amendment No. 2, to NUHOMS EOS
System, Revision 5, June 30, 2020.
Application for Certificate of Compliance No. 1042, ML20315A417.
Amendment No. 2, to NUHOMS EOS System, Revision 6,
Revised Responses to Request for Additional Information,
October 29, 2020.
TN America, LLC--Application for Certificate of ML21027A324.
Compliance No. 1042 Amendment No. 2 to NUHOMS EOS
System, Revision 7--Revised Response to Request for
Additional Information, January 27, 2021.
User Need Memorandum Package to T. Martinez Navedo from ML21125A103 (package).
J. McKirgan with Proposed Certificate of Compliance No.
1042, Amendment No. 2; Associated Proposed Technical
Specifications; and the Preliminary Safety Evaluation
Report, June 7, 2021.
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The NRC may post materials related to this document, including
public comments, on the Federal Rulemaking website at https://www.regulations.gov under Docket ID NRC-2021-0124.
Dated: August 4, 2021.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Margaret M. Doane,
Executive Director for Operations.
[FR Doc. 2021-17228 Filed 8-11-21; 8:45 am]
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