List of Approved Spent Fuel Storage Casks: NAC International, Inc., MAGNASTOR® Storage System, Certificate of Compliance No. 1031, Amendment No. 15, 13103-13105 [2025-04650]

Download as PDF 13103 Proposed Rules Federal Register Vol. 90, No. 53 Thursday, March 20, 2025 This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER contains notices to the public of the proposed issuance of rules and regulations. The purpose of these notices is to give interested persons an opportunity to participate in the rule making prior to the adoption of the final rules. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION 10 CFR Part 72 [NRC–2024–0216] RIN 3150–AL25 List of Approved Spent Fuel Storage Casks: NAC International, Inc., MAGNASTOR® Storage System, Certificate of Compliance No. 1031, Amendment No. 15 Nuclear Regulatory Commission. ACTION: Proposed rule. AGENCY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is proposing to amend its spent fuel storage regulations by revising the NAC International, Inc. MAGNASTOR® Storage System listing within the ‘‘List of approved spent fuel storage casks’’ to include Amendment No. 15 to Certificate of Compliance No. 1031. Amendment No. 15 revises the certificate of compliance to add a new variation of the Lightweight MAGNASTOR® Transfer Cask design, add a new concrete cask design, increase the maximum system head load capacity, add new loading patterns, add a thermal shunt for short loading patterns, remove the 5 percent burnup penalty, increase Passive MAGNASTOR® Transfer Cask heat load, add two new pressurized-water reactor fuel types to support future operations, modify the transportable storage canister lid to allow additional clearance near the top center of the basket, and correct and clarify principal design criteria, operating procedures, and the acceptance criteria and maintenance program. This amendment also makes corresponding revisions to previously approved drawings for the concrete cask, Technical Specifications Appendix A and Appendix B, specific chapters of the final safety analysis report, and several license drawings. DATES: Submit comments by April 21, 2025. Comments received after this date ddrumheller on DSK120RN23PROD with PROPOSALS1 SUMMARY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:02 Mar 19, 2025 Jkt 265001 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–2024– 0216, 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. You can read a plain language description of this proposed rule at https://www.regulations.gov/docket/ NRC-2024-0216. 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: Irene Wu, Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards, telephone: 301– 415–1951, email: Irene.Wu@nrc.gov and Donald Habib, telephone: 301–415– 1035, email: Donald.Habib@nrc.gov. 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–2024– 0216 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–2024–0216. Address questions about NRC dockets to Helen Chang, telephone: 301–415–3228, email: Helen.Chang@nrc.gov. 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 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 4702 Sfmt 4702 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. For the convenience of the reader, instructions about obtaining materials referenced in this document are provided in the ‘‘Availability of Documents’’ section. • NRC’s PDR: The PDR, where you may examine and order copies of publicly available documents, is open by appointment. 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 a.m. and 4 p.m. eastern time, Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. B. Submitting Comments The NRC encourages electronic comment submission through the Federal rulemaking website (https:// www.regulations.gov). Please include Docket ID NRC–2024–0216 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, then 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. Adequate E:\FR\FM\20MRP1.SGM 20MRP1 13104 Federal Register / Vol. 90, No. 53 / Thursday, March 20, 2025 / Proposed Rules protection of public health and safety continues to be reasonably assured. The amendment to the rule will become effective on June 3, 2025. However, if the NRC receives any significant adverse comment by April 21, 2025, then the NRC will publish a document that this action and will subsequently address the comments received in a final rule as a response to the companion proposed rule published in the Proposed Rules section of this issue of the Federal Register or as otherwise appropriate. In general, 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, certificate of compliance, or technical specifications. 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 November 21, 2008 (73 FR 70587), that approved the NAC International, Inc. MAGNASTOR® 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. 1031. IV. Plain Writing The Plain Writing Act of 2010 (Pub. L. 111–274) requires Federal agencies to write documents in a clear, concise, and 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 this 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. ADAMS accession No./ web link/Federal Register citation Document Proposed Certificate of Compliance and Proposed Technical Specifications Proposed Certificate of Compliance No. 1031, Amendment No. 15 ............................................................................... Proposed Certificate of Compliance No. 1031, Amendment No. 15, Appendix A: Technical Specifications and Design Features. Proposed Certificate of Compliance No. 1031, Amendment No. 15, Appendix B: Approved Contents ......................... Preliminary Safety Evaluation Report, Certificate of Compliance No. 1031, Amendment No. 15 .................................. ML24340A131. ML24340A132. ML24340A133. ML24340A134. ddrumheller on DSK120RN23PROD with PROPOSALS1 NAC International, Inc. MAGNASTOR® Storage System Amendment No. 15 Request Documents NAC International, Inc., Submission of an Amendment Request for the MAGNASTOR® Cask System, Amendment No. 15, dated August 29, 2023. NAC International, Inc., Supplement to the Amendment Request No. 15 for the MAGNASTOR® Cask System, dated October 26, 2023. NAC International, Inc., Submission of Responses to the NRC’s Request for Additional Information for MAGNASTOR® Cask System, Amendment No. 15, dated October 8, 2024. NAC International, Inc., Submission of Data Files to Support the NRC’s Review of MAGNASTOR® Amendment No. 15, dated October 8, 2024. NAC International, Inc., Submission of a Supplement for Responses to the NRC’s Request for Additional Information for MAGNASTOR® Cask System, Amendment No. 15, dated December 9, 2024. ML23241B052 (package). ML23300A137 (package). ML24283A084 (package). ML24284A267. ML24344A171 (package). Other Documents Rulemaking Memorandum for Amendment No. 15 for the MAGNASTOR® Storage System, dated January 12, 2025 VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:02 Mar 19, 2025 Jkt 265001 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 4702 Sfmt 4702 E:\FR\FM\20MRP1.SGM 20MRP1 ML24340A130. Federal Register / Vol. 90, No. 53 / Thursday, March 20, 2025 / Proposed Rules ADAMS accession No./ web link/Federal Register citation Document Final Rule, ‘‘Storage of Spent Fuel in NRC-Approved Storage Casks at Power Reactor Sites,’’ published July 18, 1990. Final Rule, ‘‘List of Approved Spent Fuel Storage Casks: MAGNASTOR Addition,’’ published November 21, 2008 ... Revision to Policy Statement, ‘‘Agreement State Program Policy Statement; Correction,’’ published October 18, 2017. Presidential Memorandum, ‘‘Plain Language in Government Writing,’’ published June 10, 1998 .................................. 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–2024–0216. In addition, the Federal rulemaking website allows members of the public to receive alerts when changes or additions occur in a docket folder. To subscribe: (1) navigate to the docket folder (NRC– 2024–0216); (2) click the ‘‘Subscribe’’ link; and (3) enter an email address and click on the ‘‘Subscribe’’ link. Dated: March 14, 2025. For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Mirela Gavrilas, Executive Director for Operations. [FR Doc. 2025–04650 Filed 3–19–25; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7590–01–P DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Aviation Administration 14 CFR Part 39 [Docket No. FAA–2025–0352; Project Identifier MCAI–2023–00876–R] RIN 2120–AA64 Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Helicopters Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT. ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM). AGENCY: The FAA proposes to adopt a new airworthiness directive (AD) for all Airbus Helicopters Model EC225LP helicopters. This proposed AD was prompted by a determination that new or more restrictive airworthiness limitations are necessary. This proposed AD would require revising the airworthiness limitations section (ALS) of the existing maintenance manual (MM) or instructions for continued airworthiness (ICAs) and the existing approved maintenance or inspection program, as applicable, as specified in a European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) AD, which is proposed for incorporation by reference. The FAA is ddrumheller on DSK120RN23PROD with PROPOSALS1 SUMMARY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:02 Mar 19, 2025 Jkt 265001 proposing this AD to address the unsafe condition on these products. DATES: The FAA must receive comments on this NPRM by May 5, 2025. ADDRESSES: You may send comments, using the procedures found in 14 CFR 11.43 and 11.45, by any of the following methods: • Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to regulations.gov. Follow the instructions for submitting comments. • Fax: (202) 493–2251. • Mail: U.S. Department of Transportation, Docket Operations, M– 30, West Building Ground Floor, Room W12–140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590. • Hand Delivery: Deliver to Mail address above between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. AD Docket: You may examine the AD docket at regulations.gov under Docket No. FAA–2025–0352; or in person at Docket Operations between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. The AD docket contains this NPRM, the mandatory continuing airworthiness information (MCAI), any comments received, and other information. The street address for Docket Operations is listed above. Material Incorporated by Reference: • For EASA material identified in this proposed AD, contact EASA, KonradAdenauer-Ufer 3, 50668 Cologne, Germany; phone: +49 221 8999 000; email: ADs@easa.europa.eu; website: easa.europa.eu. You may find the EASA material on the EASA website at ad.easa.europa.eu. • You may view this material at the FAA, Office of the Regional Counsel, Southwest Region, 10101 Hillwood Parkway, Room 6N 321, Fort Worth, TX 76177. For information on the availability of this material at the FAA, call (817) 222–5110. It is also available at regulations.gov under Docket No. FAA–2025–0352. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Adam Hein, Aviation Safety Engineer, FAA, 1600 Stewart Avenue, Suite 410, Westbury, NY 11590; phone: (316) 946– 4116; email: Adam.Hein@faa.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: PO 00000 Frm 00003 13105 Fmt 4702 Sfmt 4702 55 FR 29181. 73 FR 70587. 82 FR 48535. 63 FR 31885. 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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

10 CFR Part 72

[NRC-2024-0216]
RIN 3150-AL25


List of Approved Spent Fuel Storage Casks: NAC International, 
Inc., MAGNASTOR[supreg] Storage System, Certificate of Compliance No. 
1031, Amendment No. 15

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 NAC 
International, Inc. MAGNASTOR[supreg] Storage System listing within the 
``List of approved spent fuel storage casks'' to include Amendment No. 
15 to Certificate of Compliance No. 1031. Amendment No. 15 revises the 
certificate of compliance to add a new variation of the Lightweight 
MAGNASTOR[supreg] Transfer Cask design, add a new concrete cask design, 
increase the maximum system head load capacity, add new loading 
patterns, add a thermal shunt for short loading patterns, remove the 5 
percent burnup penalty, increase Passive MAGNASTOR[supreg] Transfer 
Cask heat load, add two new pressurized-water reactor fuel types to 
support future operations, modify the transportable storage canister 
lid to allow additional clearance near the top center of the basket, 
and correct and clarify principal design criteria, operating 
procedures, and the acceptance criteria and maintenance program.
    This amendment also makes corresponding revisions to previously 
approved drawings for the concrete cask, Technical Specifications 
Appendix A and Appendix B, specific chapters of the final safety 
analysis report, and several license drawings.

DATES: Submit comments by April 21, 2025. 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-2024-0216, 
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.
    You can read a plain language description of this proposed rule at 
https://www.regulations.gov/docket/NRC-2024-0216. 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: Irene Wu, Office of Nuclear Material 
Safety and Safeguards, telephone: 301-415-1951, email: [email protected] 
and Donald Habib, telephone: 301-415-1035, 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-2024-0216 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-2024-0216. Address 
questions about NRC dockets to Helen Chang, telephone: 301-415-3228, 
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.
     NRC's PDR: The PDR, where you may examine and order copies 
of publicly available documents, is open by appointment. 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 
a.m. and 4 p.m. eastern time, Monday through Friday, except Federal 
holidays.

B. Submitting Comments

    The NRC encourages electronic comment submission through the 
Federal rulemaking website (https://www.regulations.gov). Please 
include Docket ID NRC-2024-0216 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, then 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. Adequate

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protection of public health and safety continues to be reasonably 
assured. The amendment to the rule will become effective on June 3, 
2025. However, if the NRC receives any significant adverse comment by 
April 21, 2025, then the NRC will publish a document that this action 
and will subsequently address the comments received in a final rule as 
a response to the companion proposed rule published in the Proposed 
Rules section of this issue of the Federal Register or as otherwise 
appropriate. In general, 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, certificate of compliance, or technical 
specifications.
    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 
November 21, 2008 (73 FR 70587), that approved the NAC International, 
Inc. MAGNASTOR[supreg] 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. 1031.

IV. Plain Writing

    The Plain Writing Act of 2010 (Pub. L. 111-274) requires Federal 
agencies to write documents in a clear, concise, and 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 this 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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                                                                ADAMS accession No./web link/Federal Register
                          Document                                                 citation
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                    Proposed Certificate of Compliance and Proposed Technical Specifications
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Proposed Certificate of Compliance No. 1031, Amendment No.   ML24340A131.
 15.
Proposed Certificate of Compliance No. 1031, Amendment No.   ML24340A132.
 15, Appendix A: Technical Specifications and Design
 Features.
Proposed Certificate of Compliance No. 1031, Amendment No.   ML24340A133.
 15, Appendix B: Approved Contents.
Preliminary Safety Evaluation Report, Certificate of         ML24340A134.
 Compliance No. 1031, Amendment No. 15.
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           NAC International, Inc. MAGNASTOR[supreg] Storage System Amendment No. 15 Request Documents
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NAC International, Inc., Submission of an Amendment Request  ML23241B052 (package).
 for the MAGNASTOR[supreg] Cask System, Amendment No. 15,
 dated August 29, 2023.
NAC International, Inc., Supplement to the Amendment         ML23300A137 (package).
 Request No. 15 for the MAGNASTOR[supreg] Cask System,
 dated October 26, 2023.
NAC International, Inc., Submission of Responses to the      ML24283A084 (package).
 NRC's Request for Additional Information for
 MAGNASTOR[supreg] Cask System, Amendment No. 15, dated
 October 8, 2024.
NAC International, Inc., Submission of Data Files to         ML24284A267.
 Support the NRC's Review of MAGNASTOR[supreg] Amendment
 No. 15, dated October 8, 2024.
NAC International, Inc., Submission of a Supplement for      ML24344A171 (package).
 Responses to the NRC's Request for Additional Information
 for MAGNASTOR[supreg] Cask System, Amendment No. 15, dated
 December 9, 2024.
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                                                 Other Documents
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Rulemaking Memorandum for Amendment No. 15 for the           ML24340A130.
 MAGNASTOR[supreg] Storage System, dated January 12, 2025.

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Final Rule, ``Storage of Spent Fuel in NRC-Approved Storage  55 FR 29181.
 Casks at Power Reactor Sites,'' published July 18, 1990.
Final Rule, ``List of Approved Spent Fuel Storage Casks:     73 FR 70587.
 MAGNASTOR Addition,'' published November 21, 2008.
Revision to Policy Statement, ``Agreement State Program      82 FR 48535.
 Policy Statement; Correction,'' published October 18, 2017.
Presidential Memorandum, ``Plain Language in Government      63 FR 31885.
 Writing,'' published June 10, 1998.
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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-2024-0216. In addition, the 
Federal rulemaking website allows members of the public to receive 
alerts when changes or additions occur in a docket folder. To 
subscribe: (1) navigate to the docket folder (NRC-2024-0216); (2) click 
the ``Subscribe'' link; and (3) enter an email address and click on the 
``Subscribe'' link.

    Dated: March 14, 2025.

    For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Mirela Gavrilas,
Executive Director for Operations.
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