List of Approved Spent Fuel Storage Casks: Holtec International HI-STORM Flood/Wind Multipurpose Canister Storage System, Certificate of Compliance No. 1032, AmendmentNo. 6, 13017 [2023-04182]
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10 CFR Part 72
[NRC–2022–0181]
RIN 3150–AK88
List of Approved Spent Fuel Storage
Casks: Holtec International HI–STORM
Flood/Wind Multipurpose Canister
Storage System, Certificate of
Compliance No. 1032, Amendment
No. 6
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 March 22, 2023, for the
direct final rule that was published in
the Federal Register on January 6, 2023.
This direct final rule amended the
Holtec International Storage Module
Flood/Wind (HI–STORM FW)
Multipurpose Canister Storage System
listing within the ‘‘List of approved
spent fuel storage casks’’ to include
Amendment No. 6 to Certificate of
Compliance No. 1032.
DATES: The effective date of March 22,
2023, for the direct final rule published
January 6, 2023 (88 FR 949), is
confirmed.
SUMMARY:
Please refer to Docket ID
NRC–2022–0181 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–2022–0181. Address
questions about NRC dockets to Dawn
Forder; telephone: 301–415–3407;
email: Dawn.Forder@nrc.gov. For
technical questions, contact the
individual listed in the FOR FURTHER
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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
PDR.Resource@nrc.gov. The renewal of
the certificate of compliance, the
changes to the technical specifications,
and the safety evaluation report can be
viewed in ADAMS under Accession No.
ML23041A437.
• NRC’s PDR: You may examine and
purchase copies of public documents,
by appointment, at the NRC’s PDR,
Room P1 B35, One White Flint North,
11555 Rockville Pike, Maryland 20852.
To make an appointment to visit the
PDR, please send an email to
PDR.Resource@nrc.gov or call 1–800–
397–4209 or 301–415–4737, between
8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. eastern time
eastern time, Monday through Friday,
except Federal holidays.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Gregory Trussell, Office of Nuclear
Material Safety and Safeguards, U.S.
Nuclear Regulatory Commission,
Washington, DC 20555–0001; telephone:
301–415–6244, email: Gregory.Trussell@
nrc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On
January 6, 2023 (88 FR 949), the NRC
published a direct final rule amending
its regulations in part 72 of title 10 of
the Code of Federal Regulations (10
CFR) to revise the Holtec International
HI–STORM 100 Flood/Wind
Multipurpose Canister Storage System
listing within the ‘‘List of approved
spent fuel storage casks’’ to add
amendment No. 6 to Certificate of
Compliance No. 1032. Amendment No.
6 revises and clarifies design and
operational requirements in the
certificate of compliance for the HI–
STORM FW overpack. This amendment
also incorporates additional
clarifications as well as editorial
changes that do not change the
substantive technical information of the
certificate of compliance.
Amendment No. 6 revises the
certificate and technical specifications
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to: (1) Add an anchored configuration
for the HI–STORM FW overpack; (2)
Allow use of non-single failure proof
lifting equipment during handling of
heavy loads within the 10 CFR part 72
jurisdictional boundary; (3) Revise LCO
3.1.2, ‘‘SFSC Heat Removal System
Operability,’’ to allow an engineering
evaluation to be performed in lieu of
transferring the multipurpose canister
(MPC) into a transfer cask; (4) Revise the
Radioactive Effluent Control Program to
no longer require annual submittal of a
separate radioactive effluent report [10
CFR 72.44(d)(3)] for the HI–STORM FW
system; (5) Revise the allowable
contents for the MPC–37, –89, and
–32ML to clarify that fuel debris
permitted for storage does not need to
meet all the dimensional requirements
and characteristics in tables 2.1–2 and
2.1–3, provided that requirements in
table 2.1–1 are met; (6) Revise the MPC–
37, –89, and –32ML basket Design
Features to clarify that the minimum
cell ID and minimum cell wall thickness
are nominal dimensions; and (7)
Incorporate additional clarifications and
editorial changes that do not change the
substantive technical information of the
certificate of compliance.
In the direct final rule, the NRC stated
that if no significant adverse comments
were received, the direct final rule
would become effective on March 22,
2023. The NRC did not receive any
comments on the direct final rule.
Therefore, this direct final rule will
become effective as scheduled.
Dated: February 24, 2023.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
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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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
10 CFR Part 72
[NRC-2022-0181]
RIN 3150-AK88
List of Approved Spent Fuel Storage Casks: Holtec International
HI-STORM Flood/Wind Multipurpose Canister Storage System, Certificate
of Compliance No. 1032, Amendment No. 6
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 March 22, 2023, for the direct final rule that was
published in the Federal Register on January 6, 2023. This direct final
rule amended the Holtec International Storage Module Flood/Wind (HI-
STORM FW) Multipurpose Canister Storage System listing within the
``List of approved spent fuel storage casks'' to include Amendment No.
6 to Certificate of Compliance No. 1032.
DATES: The effective date of March 22, 2023, for the direct final rule
published January 6, 2023 (88 FR 949), is confirmed.
ADDRESSES: Please refer to Docket ID NRC-2022-0181 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-2022-0181. Address
questions about NRC dockets to Dawn Forder; telephone: 301-415-3407;
email: [email protected]. 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 ``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 renewal of the certificate of
compliance, the changes to the technical specifications, and the safety
evaluation report can be viewed in ADAMS under Accession No.
ML23041A437.
NRC's PDR: You may examine and purchase copies of public
documents, by appointment, at the NRC's PDR, Room P1 B35, One White
Flint North, 11555 Rockville Pike, Maryland 20852. To make an
appointment to visit the PDR, please send an email to
[email protected] or call 1-800-397-4209 or 301-415-4737, between
8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. eastern time eastern time, Monday through
Friday, except Federal holidays.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Gregory Trussell, Office of Nuclear
Material Safety and Safeguards, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission,
Washington, DC 20555-0001; telephone: 301-415-6244, email:
[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On January 6, 2023 (88 FR 949), the NRC
published a direct final rule amending its regulations in part 72 of
title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR) to revise the
Holtec International HI-STORM 100 Flood/Wind Multipurpose Canister
Storage System listing within the ``List of approved spent fuel storage
casks'' to add amendment No. 6 to Certificate of Compliance No. 1032.
Amendment No. 6 revises and clarifies design and operational
requirements in the certificate of compliance for the HI-STORM FW
overpack. This amendment also incorporates additional clarifications as
well as editorial changes that do not change the substantive technical
information of the certificate of compliance.
Amendment No. 6 revises the certificate and technical
specifications to: (1) Add an anchored configuration for the HI-STORM
FW overpack; (2) Allow use of non-single failure proof lifting
equipment during handling of heavy loads within the 10 CFR part 72
jurisdictional boundary; (3) Revise LCO 3.1.2, ``SFSC Heat Removal
System Operability,'' to allow an engineering evaluation to be
performed in lieu of transferring the multipurpose canister (MPC) into
a transfer cask; (4) Revise the Radioactive Effluent Control Program to
no longer require annual submittal of a separate radioactive effluent
report [10 CFR 72.44(d)(3)] for the HI-STORM FW system; (5) Revise the
allowable contents for the MPC-37, -89, and -32ML to clarify that fuel
debris permitted for storage does not need to meet all the dimensional
requirements and characteristics in tables 2.1-2 and 2.1-3, provided
that requirements in table 2.1-1 are met; (6) Revise the MPC-37, -89,
and -32ML basket Design Features to clarify that the minimum cell ID
and minimum cell wall thickness are nominal dimensions; and (7)
Incorporate additional clarifications and editorial changes that do not
change the substantive technical information of the certificate of
compliance.
In the direct final rule, the NRC stated that if no significant
adverse comments were received, the direct final rule would become
effective on March 22, 2023. The NRC did not receive any comments on
the direct final rule. Therefore, this direct final rule will become
effective as scheduled.
Dated: February 24, 2023.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Cindy K. Bladey,
Chief, Regulatory Analysis and Rulemaking Support Branch, Division of
Rulemaking, Environmental, and Financial Support Office of Nuclear
Material Safety and Safeguards.
[FR Doc. 2023-04182 Filed 3-1-23; 8:45 am]
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