80_FR_12085 80 FR 12042 - Impact of Variation in Environmental Conditions on the Thermal Performance of Dry Storage Casks

80 FR 12042 - Impact of Variation in Environmental Conditions on the Thermal Performance of Dry Storage Casks

NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 43 (March 5, 2015)

Page Range12042-12043
FR Document2015-05098

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is issuing for public comment a draft NUREG, NUREG-2174, ``Impact of Variation in Environmental Conditions on the Thermal Performance of Dry Storage Casks.'' This report evaluates spent fuel dry storage cask thermal impact of varying environmental conditions and transient thermal behavior when subjected to a sudden boundary condition change. Different cask designs are evaluated (vertical underground, vertical aboveground, and horizontal aboveground). The NRC staff will consider the analysis results in this report when performing technical reviews, applicants should consider them when applying for cask certification. These results can be used as additional guidance when considering the thermal impact of the environmental factors in the thermal performance of dry storage systems.

Federal Register, Volume 80 Issue 43 (Thursday, March 5, 2015) 
[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 43 (Thursday, March 5, 2015)]
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[FR Doc No: 2015-05098]


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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

[NRC-2014-0273]


Impact of Variation in Environmental Conditions on the Thermal 
Performance of Dry Storage Casks

AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

ACTION: Draft NUREG; request for comment.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is issuing for 
public comment a draft NUREG, NUREG-2174, ``Impact of Variation in 
Environmental Conditions on the Thermal Performance of Dry Storage 
Casks.'' This report evaluates spent fuel dry storage cask thermal 
impact of varying environmental conditions and transient thermal 
behavior when subjected to a sudden boundary condition change. 
Different cask designs are evaluated (vertical underground, vertical 
aboveground, and horizontal aboveground). The NRC staff will consider 
the analysis results in this report when performing technical reviews, 
applicants should consider them when applying for cask certification. 
These results can be used as additional guidance when considering the 
thermal impact of the environmental factors in the thermal performance 
of dry storage systems.

DATES: Submit comments by May 4, 2015. Comments received after this 
date will be considered if it is practical to do so, but the Commission 
is able to ensure consideration only for comments received before this 
date.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by any of the following methods 
(unless this document describes a different method for submitting 
comments on a specific subject):
     Federal Rulemaking Web site: Go to http://www.regulations.gov and search for Docket ID NRC-2014-0273. Address 
questions about NRC dockets to Carol Gallagher; telephone: 301-415-
3463; email: Carol.Gallagher@nrc.gov. For technical questions, contact 
the individual listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section of 
this document.
     Mail comments to: Cindy Bladey, Office of Administration, 
Mail Stop: OWFN-12-H08, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, 
DC 20555-0001.
    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: Jorge Solis, Office of Nuclear 
Material Safety and Safeguards, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 
Washington, DC 20005-0001; telephone: 301-287-9094; email: 
jorge.solisl@nrc.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Obtaining Information and Submitting Comments

A. Obtaining Information

    Please refer to Docket ID NRC-2014-0273 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 Web site: Go to http://www.regulations.gov and search for Docket ID NRC-2014-0273.
     NRC's Agencywide Documents Access and Management System 
(ADAMS): You may obtain publicly-available documents online in the 
ADAMS Public Documents collection at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/

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adams.html. To begin the search, select ``ADAMS Public Documents'' and 
then 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 
draft NUREG is available in ADAMS under Accession No. ML15054A207.
     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.

B. Submitting Comments

    Please include Docket ID NRC-2014-0273 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 posts all comment submissions at http://www.regulations.gov as well as entering 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 submissions into ADAMS.

II. Discussion

    The NRC is issuing Draft ``Impact of Variation in Environmental 
Conditions on the Thermal Performance of Dry Storage Casks.'' The draft 
NUREG-2174 report evaluates the thermal impact of varying environmental 
conditions and transient thermal behavior when subjected to a sudden 
boundary condition change in spent fuel dry storage casks. Different 
cask designs are evaluated in the draft NUREG report. The NRC will 
consider the analysis results in the report when performing technical 
reviews, therefore applicants should consider them when applying for 
cask certification. The analysis results in draft NUREG-2174 can be 
used as additional guidance when considering the thermal impact of the 
environmental factors in the thermal performance of dry storage 
systems.
    The purpose of this notice is to provide the public with an 
opportunity to review and provide comments on Draft NUREG-2174, 
``Impact of Variation in Environmental Conditions on the Thermal 
Performance of Dry Storage Casks.'' Any comments received will be 
considered in the final version or subsequent revisions of the draft 
NUREG.

    Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 24th day of February, 2015.

    For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Christian Araguas,
Chief, Containment, Structural, and Thermal Branch, Division of Spent 
Fuel Management, Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards.
[FR Doc. 2015-05098 Filed 3-4-15; 8:45 am]
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12042 Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 43 / Thursday, March 5, 2015 / Notices SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: licensing HBF in dry storage and consider the analysis results in this transportation. When evaluating HBF report when performing technical I. Obtaining Information and dry storage and transportation reviews, applicants should consider Submitting Comments applications, the effects of radial them when applying for cask A. Obtaining Information hydrides and creep strain on the certification. These results can be used cladding must be taken into as additional guidance when Please refer to Docket ID NRC–2015– consideration. The purpose of this RIS considering the thermal impact of the 0047 when contacting the NRC about is to provide information on some environmental factors in the thermal the availability of information for this approaches acceptable to the NRC for performance of dry storage systems. action. You may obtain publicly- demonstrating compliance with DATES: Submit comments by May 4, available information related to this regulations in applications for issuance 2015. Comments received after this date action by any of the following methods: of dry storage cask CoCs, ISFSI licenses, • Federal Rulemaking Web site: Go to will be considered if it is practical to do and CoCs for transportation packages so, but the Commission is able to ensure http://www.regulations.gov and search involving HBF. consideration only for comments for Docket ID NRC–2015–0047. The NRC issues RISs to communicate • NRC’s Agencywide Documents with stakeholders on a broad range of received before this date. Access and Management System matters. This may include ADDRESSES: You may submit comments (ADAMS): You may obtain publicly- communicating staff technical positions by any of the following methods (unless available documents online in the on matters that have not been this document describes a different ADAMS Public Documents collection at communicated to or are not broadly method for submitting comments on a http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/ understood by the nuclear industry; specific subject): adams.html. To begin the search, select such is the case with this RIS. • Federal Rulemaking Web site: Go to ‘‘ADAMS Public Documents’’ and then http://www.regulations.gov and search select ‘‘Begin Web-based ADAMS Proposed Action for Docket ID NRC–2014–0273. Address Search.’’ For problems with ADAMS, The NRC is requesting public questions about NRC dockets to Carol please contact the NRC’s Public comments on the draft RIS. The NRC Gallagher; telephone: 301–415–3463; Document Room (PDR) reference staff at staff will make a final determination email: Carol.Gallagher@nrc.gov. For 1–800–397–4209, 301–415–4737, or by regarding issuance of the RIS after it technical questions, contact the email to pdr.resource@nrc.gov. The draft considers any public comments individual listed in the FOR FURTHER RIS is available in ADAMS under received in response to this request. INFORMATION CONTACT section of this Accession No. ML14175A203. Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 20th day document. • NRC’s PDR: You may examine and of February 2015. • Mail comments to: Cindy Bladey, purchase copies of public documents at For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Office of Administration, Mail Stop: the NRC’s PDR, Room O1–F21, One Mark Lombard, OWFN–12–H08, U.S. Nuclear White Flint North, 11555 Rockville Regulatory Commission, Washington, Director, Division of Spent Fuel Management, Pike, Rockville, Maryland 20852. Office of Nuclear Material Safety and DC 20555–0001. Safeguards. For additional direction on obtaining B. Submitting Comments [FR Doc. 2015–05097 Filed 3–4–15; 8:45 am] information and submitting comments, Please include Docket ID NRC–2015– see ‘‘Obtaining Information and BILLING CODE 7590–01P 0047 in your comment submission. Submitting Comments’’ in the The NRC cautions you not to include SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of identifying or contact information that NUCLEAR REGULATORY this document. you do not want to be publicly COMMISSION FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: disclosed in your comment submission. Jorge Solis, Office of Nuclear Material The NRC will post all comment [NRC–2014–0273] Safety and Safeguards, U.S. Nuclear submissions at http:// Regulatory Commission Washington, DC www.regulations.gov as well as enter the Impact of Variation in Environmental Conditions on the Thermal 20005–0001; telephone: 301–287–9094; comment submissions into ADAMS. email: jorge.solisl@nrc.gov. The NRC does not routinely edit Performance of Dry Storage Casks SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: comment submissions to remove AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory identifying or contact information. Commission. I. Obtaining Information and If you are requesting or aggregating ACTION: Draft NUREG; request for Submitting Comments comments from other persons for comment. A. Obtaining Information submission to the NRC, then you should inform those persons not to include SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Please refer to Docket ID NRC–2014– identifying or contact information that Commission (NRC) is issuing for public 0273 when contacting the NRC about they do not want to be publicly comment a draft NUREG, NUREG–2174, the availability of information for this disclosed in their comment submission. ‘‘Impact of Variation in Environmental action. You may obtain publicly- Your request should state that the NRC Conditions on the Thermal Performance available information related to this does not routinely edit comment of Dry Storage Casks.’’ This report action by any of the following methods: submissions to remove such information evaluates spent fuel dry storage cask • Federal Rulemaking Web site: Go to mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES before making the comment thermal impact of varying http://www.regulations.gov and search submissions available to the public or environmental conditions and transient for Docket ID NRC–2014–0273. entering the comment submissions into thermal behavior when subjected to a • NRC’s Agencywide Documents ADAMS. sudden boundary condition change. Access and Management System Different cask designs are evaluated (ADAMS): You may obtain publicly- II. 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Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 43 / Thursday, March 5, 2015 / Notices 12043 adams.html. To begin the search, select to review and provide comments on INFORMATION CONTACT section of this ‘‘ADAMS Public Documents’’ and then Draft NUREG–2174, ‘‘Impact of document. select ‘‘Begin Web-based ADAMS Variation in Environmental Conditions • Mail comments to: Cindy Bladey, Search.’’ For problems with ADAMS, on the Thermal Performance of Dry Office of Administration, Mail Stop: please contact the NRC’s Public Storage Casks.’’ Any comments received OWFN 12 H8, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Document Room (PDR) reference staff at will be considered in the final version Commission, Washington, DC 20555– 1–800–397–4209, 301–415–4737, or by or subsequent revisions of the draft 0001. email to pdr.resource@nrc.gov. The draft NUREG. NUREG is available in ADAMS under For additional direction on obtaining Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 24th day information and submitting comments, Accession No. ML15054A207. of February, 2015. • NRC’s PDR: You may examine and see ‘‘Obtaining Information and For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Submitting Comments’’ in the purchase copies of public documents at Christian Araguas, SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of the NRC’s PDR, Room O1–F21, One White Flint North, 11555 Rockville Chief, Containment, Structural, and Thermal this document. Branch, Division of Spent Fuel Management, Pike, Rockville, Maryland 20852. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Office of Nuclear Material Safety and B. Submitting Comments Safeguards. Alicia Williamson, Office of New [FR Doc. 2015–05098 Filed 3–4–15; 8:45 am] Reactors, Mail Stop: TWFN 6C32, U.S. Please include Docket ID NRC–2014– Nuclear Regulatory Commission, 0273 in your comment submission. BILLING CODE 7590–01–P Washington, DC 20555–0001; telephone: The NRC cautions you not to include 301–415–1878, email: identifying or contact information that NUCLEAR REGULATORY Alicia.Williamson@nrc.gov. you do not want to be publicly disclosed in your comment submission. COMMISSION SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The NRC posts all comment [Docket Nos. 52–040 and 05–041; NRC– I. Obtaining Information and submissions at http:// 2009–0337] Submitting Comments www.regulations.gov as well as entering the comment submissions into ADAMS. Combined License Application for A. Obtaining Information The NRC does not routinely edit Turkey Point Nuclear Plant, Unit Nos. comment submissions to remove 6 and 7 Please refer to Docket ID NRC–2009– identifying or contact information. 0337 when contacting the NRC about AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory the availability of information regarding If you are requesting or aggregating Commission. this document. You may obtain comments from other persons for submission to the NRC, then you should ACTION: Draft environmental impact publicly-available information related to inform those persons not to include statement; request for comment. this action by the following methods: identifying or contact information that SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory • Federal Rulemaking Web site: Go to they do not want to be publicly Commission (NRC) and the U.S. Army http://www.regulations.gov and search disclosed in their comment submission. Corps of Engineers (USACE), for Docket ID NRC–2009–0337. Your request should state that the NRC Jacksonville District, are issuing for • NRC’s Agencywide Documents does not routinely edit comment public comment NUREG–2176, ‘‘Draft Access and Management System submissions to remove such information Environmental Impact Statement for (ADAMS): You may obtain publicly- before making the comment Combined Licenses (COLs) for Turkey available documents online in the NRC submissions available to the public or Point Nuclear Plant, Units 6 and 7,’’ to Library at http://www.nrc.gov/reading- entering the comment submissions into support the environmental review for rm/adams.html. To begin the search, ADAMS. the COL. Florida Power and Light select ‘‘ADAMS Public Documents’’ and II. Discussion Company (FPL) submitted an then select ‘‘Begin Web-based ADAMS application for COLs to construct and Search.’’ For problems with ADAMS, The NRC is issuing Draft ‘‘Impact of please contact the NRC’s Public Variation in Environmental Conditions operate two new nuclear power plants at its Turkey Point site near Homestead, Document Room (PDR) reference staff at on the Thermal Performance of Dry 1–800–397–4209, 301–415–4737, or by Storage Casks.’’ The draft NUREG–2174 Florida. DATES: Submit comments by May 22, email to pdr.resource@nrc.gov. The report evaluates the thermal impact of ADAMS accession number for each varying environmental conditions and 2015. Comments received after this date will be considered if it is practical to do document referenced in this notice (if transient thermal behavior when that document is available in ADAMS) subjected to a sudden boundary so, but the Commission is able to ensure consideration only for comments is provided the first time that a condition change in spent fuel dry document is referenced. The draft storage casks. Different cask designs are received on or before this date. environmental impact statement (EIS) is evaluated in the draft NUREG report. ADDRESSES: You may submit comments available in ADAMS under Accession The NRC will consider the analysis by any of the following methods (unless Nos. ML15055A103 and ML15055A109. results in the report when performing this document describes a different technical reviews, therefore applicants method for submitting comments on a • NRC’s PDR: You may examine and should consider them when applying specific subject): purchase copies of public documents at • Federal Rulemaking Web site: Go to the NRC’s PDR, Room O1–F21, One mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES for cask certification. The analysis results in draft NUREG–2174 can be http://www.regulations.gov and search White Flint North, 11555 Rockville used as additional guidance when for Docket ID NRC–2009–0337. Address Pike, Rockville, Maryland 20852. considering the thermal impact of the questions about NRC dockets to Carol • Project Web site: The draft EIS can environmental factors in the thermal Gallagher; telephone: 301–415–3463; be accessed online at the Turkey Point performance of dry storage systems. email: Carol.Gallagher@nrc.gov. 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CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionDraft NUREG; request for comment.
DatesSubmit comments by May 4, 2015. Comments received after this date will be considered if it is practical to do so, but the Commission is able to ensure consideration only for comments received before this date.
ContactJorge Solis, Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, DC 20005-0001; telephone: 301-287-9094; email: [email protected]
FR Citation80 FR 12042 
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