81 FR 13295 - List of Approved Spent Fuel Storage Casks: Holtec International HI-STORM 100 Cask System; Certificate of Compliance No. 1014, Amendment No. 10

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Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 49 (March 14, 2016)

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FR Document		2016-05709

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is proposing to amend its spent fuel storage regulations by revising the Holtec International (Holtec or applicant) HI-STORM 100 Cask System listing within the ``List of approved spent fuel storage casks'' to include Amendment No. 10 to Certificate of Compliance (CoC) No. 1014. Amendment No. 10 adds new fuel classes to the contents approved for the loading of 16X16-pin fuel assemblies into a HI-STORM 100 Cask System; allows a minor increase in manganese in an alloy material for the system's overpack and transfer cask; clarifies the minimum water displacement required of a dummy fuel rod (i.e., a rod not filled with uranium pellets); and clarifies the design pressures needed for normal operation of forced helium drying systems. Additionally, Amendment No. 10 revises Condition No. 9 of CoC No. 1014 to provide clearer direction on the measurement of air velocity and modeling of heat distribution through the storage system.

Federal Register, Volume 81 Issue 49 (Monday, March 14, 2016)

[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 49 (Monday, March 14, 2016)]
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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

10 CFR Part 72

[NRC-2015-0270]
RIN 3150-AJ71


List of Approved Spent Fuel Storage Casks: Holtec International 
HI-STORM 100 Cask System; Certificate of Compliance No. 1014, Amendment 
No. 10

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 Holtec 
International (Holtec or applicant) HI-STORM 100 Cask System listing 
within the ``List of approved spent fuel storage casks'' to include 
Amendment No. 10 to Certificate of Compliance (CoC) No. 1014. Amendment 
No. 10 adds new fuel classes to the contents approved for the loading 
of 16X16-pin fuel assemblies into a HI-STORM 100 Cask System; allows a 
minor increase in manganese in an alloy material for the system's 
overpack and transfer cask; clarifies the minimum water displacement 
required of a dummy fuel rod (i.e., a rod not

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filled with uranium pellets); and clarifies the design pressures needed 
for normal operation of forced helium drying systems. Additionally, 
Amendment No. 10 revises Condition No. 9 of CoC No. 1014 to provide 
clearer direction on the measurement of air velocity and modeling of 
heat distribution through the storage system.

DATES: Submit comments by April 13, 2016. 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 on or 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-2015-0270. Address 
questions about NRC dockets to Carol Gallagher; telephone: 301-415-
3463; email: [email protected]. For technical questions contact 
the individual 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.
     Fax comments to: Secretary, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory 
Commission at 301-415-1101.
     Mail comments to: Secretary, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory 
Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001, ATTN: Rulemakings and 
Adjudications Staff.
     Hand deliver comments to: 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville, 
Maryland 20852, between 7:30 a.m. and 4:15 p.m. (Eastern Time) Federal 
workdays; telephone: 301-415-1677.
    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: Robert D. MacDougall, Office of 
Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory 
Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001; telephone: 301-415-5175; email: 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Obtaining Information and Submitting Comments

A. Obtaining Information

    Please refer to Docket ID NRC-2015-0270 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-2015-0270.
     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/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 [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: 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-2015-0270 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 http://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. Procedural Background

    This proposed rule is limited to the changes contained in Amendment 
No. 10 to CoC No. 1014 and does not include other aspects of the Holtec 
HI-STORM 100 Cask System design. Because the NRC considers this action 
noncontroversial and routine, 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 protection of 
public health and safety continues to be ensured. The direct final rule 
will become effective on May 31, 2016. However, if the NRC receives 
significant adverse comments on this proposed rule by April 13, 2016, 
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 received in response to these proposed revisions 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 staff 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 staff.
    (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 staff to make a change (other than 
editorial) to the rule, CoC, or technical specifications.
    For additional procedural information and the regulatory analysis, 
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 (NWPA) of 1982, as 
amended, requires that ``the 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

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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 NWPA states, in part, that ``[the 
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 
May 1, 2000 (65 FR 25241) that approved the Holtec HI-STORM 100 Cask 
System design and added it to the list of NRC-approved cask designs in 
10 CFR 72.214 as CoC No. 1014.

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 
that also follows other best practices appropriate to the subject or 
field and the intended audience. 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 31883). 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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                                                               ADAMS
                        Document                           accession No.
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Holtec International HI-STORM 100 Cask System--License       ML15007A435
 Amendment Request (1014-10)............................
Proposed CoC No. 1014, Amendment No. 10.................     ML15331A307
Appendix A for Proposed CoC No. 1014, Amendment No. 10..     ML15331A310
Appendix B for Proposed CoC No. 1014, Amendment No. 10..     ML15331A311
Appendix A--100U for Proposed CoC No. 1014, Amendment        ML15331A312
 No. 10.................................................
Appendix B--100U for Proposed CoC No. 1014, Amendment        ML15331A313
 No. 10.................................................
Preliminary SER for Proposed CoC No. 1014, Amendment No.     ML15331A309
 10.....................................................
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    The NRC may post materials related to this document, including 
public comments, on the Federal Rulemaking Web site at http://www.regulations.gov under Docket ID NRC-2015-0270. The Federal 
Rulemaking Web site allows you to receive alerts when changes or 
additions occur in a docket folder. To subscribe: 1) Navigate to the 
docket folder (NRC-2015-0270); 2) click the ``Sign up for Email 
Alerts'' link; and 3) enter your email address and select how 
frequently you would like to receive emails (daily, weekly, or 
monthly).

List of Subjects in 10 CFR Part 72

    Administrative practice and procedure, Criminal penalties, 
Hazardous waste, Indians, Intergovernmental relations, Manpower 
training programs, Nuclear energy, Nuclear materials, Occupational 
safety and health, Penalties, Radiation protection, Reporting and 
recordkeeping requirements, Security measures, Spent fuel, 
Whistleblowing.

    For the reasons set out in the preamble and under the authority of 
the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended; the Energy Reorganization 
Act of 1974, as amended; the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982, as 
amended; and 5 U.S.C. 552 and 553; the NRC is proposing to adopt the 
following amendments to 10 CFR part 72:

PART 72--LICENSING REQUIREMENTS FOR THE INDEPENDENT STORAGE OF 
SPENT NUCLEAR FUEL, HIGH-LEVEL RADIOACTIVE WASTE, AND REACTOR-
RELATED GREATER THAN CLASS C WASTE

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1. The authority citation for part 72 continues to read as follows:

    Authority:  Atomic Energy Act of 1954, secs. 51, 53, 57, 62, 63, 
65, 69, 81, 161, 182, 183, 184, 186, 187, 189, 223, 234, 274 (42 
U.S.C. 2071, 2073, 2077, 2092, 2093, 2095, 2099, 2111, 2201, 2210e, 
2232, 2233, 2234, 2236, 2237, 2238, 2273, 2282, 2021); Energy 
Reorganization Act of 1974, secs. 201, 202, 206, 211 (42 U.S.C. 
5841, 5842, 5846, 5851); National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 
(42 U.S.C. 4332); Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982, secs. 117(a), 
132, 133, 134, 135, 137, 141, 145(g), 148, 218(a) (42 U.S.C. 
10137(a), 10152, 10153, 10154, 10155, 10157, 10161, 10165(g), 10168, 
10198(a)); 44 U.S.C. 3504 note.

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2. In Sec.  72.214, Certificate of Compliance 1014 is revised to read 
as follows:


Sec.  72.214  List of approved spent fuel storage casks.

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    Certificate Number: 1014.
    Initial Certificate Effective Date: May 31, 2000.
    Amendment Number 1 Effective Date: July 15, 2002.
    Amendment Number 2 Effective Date: June 7, 2005.
    Amendment Number 3 Effective Date: May 29, 2007.
    Amendment Number 4 Effective Date: January 8, 2008.
    Amendment Number 5 Effective Date: July 14, 2008.
    Amendment Number 6 Effective Date: August 17, 2009.
    Amendment Number 7 Effective Date: December 28, 2009.
    Amendment Number 8 Effective Date: May 2, 2012, as corrected on 
November 16, 2012 (ADAMS Accession No. ML12213A170).
    Amendment Number 9 Effective Date: March 11, 2014.
    Amendment Number 10 Effective Date: May 31, 2016.
    SAR Submitted by: Holtec International.
    SAR Title: Final Safety Analysis Report for the HI-STORM 100 Cask 
System.
    Docket Number: 72-1014.
    Certificate Expiration Date: May 31, 2020.
    Model Number: HI-STORM 100.
* * * * *

    Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 2nd day of March, 2016.


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    For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Victor M. McCree,
Executive Director of Operations.
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[FR Doc. 2016–05709 Filed 3–11–16; 8:45 am] this proposed AD, contact Bombardier, for Canada, has issued Canadian
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M3K 1Y5, Canada; telephone 416–375– this as the Mandatory Continuing
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thd.qseries@aero.bombardier.com; MCAI’’), to correct an unsafe condition
Federal Aviation Administration Internet http://www.bombardier.com. for certain Bombardier, Inc. Model
You may view this referenced service DHC–8–400 airplanes. The MCAI states:
14 CFR Part 39 information at the FAA, Transport There has been one in-service report of a
Airplane Directorate, 1601 Lind Avenue cracked and corroded barrel nut, part number
[Docket No. FAA–2016–4224; Directorate
Identifier 2015–NM–170–AD]
SW., Renton, WA. For information on (P/N) DSC228–12, found at the mid-spar
the availability of this material at the location of the horizontal stabilizer to vertical
RIN 2120–AA64 FAA, call 425–227–1221. stabilizer attachment joint. There have also
been two other reports of corroded barrel
Airworthiness Directives; Bombardier, Examining the AD Docket nuts found at mid-spar locations.
Inc. Airplanes Preliminary investigation determined that
You may examine the AD docket on the cracking is initiated by corrosion. The
AGENCY: Federal Aviation the Internet at http:// corrosion may have been caused by
Administration (FAA), DOT. www.regulations.gov by searching for inadequate cadmium plating on the barrel
ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking and locating Docket No. FAA–2016– nut. Failure of the barrel nuts could
(NPRM). 4224; or in person at the Docket compromise the structural integrity of the
Management Facility between 9 a.m. joint and could lead to loss of control of the
SUMMARY: We propose to adopt a new and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, aeroplane.
airworthiness directive (AD) for certain except Federal holidays. The AD docket This [Canadian] AD mandates initial and
repetitive inspections of the barrel nuts [and
Bombardier, Inc. Model DHC–8–400 contains this proposed AD, the cradles for cracks and corrosion] at each
airplanes. This proposed AD was regulatory evaluation, any comments horizontal stabilizer to vertical stabilizer
prompted by one in-service report of a received, and other information. The attachment joints.
cracked and corroded barrel nut found street address for the Docket Operations
at the mid-spar location of the office (telephone 800–647–5527) is in Required actions include a bolt
horizontal stabilizer to vertical stabilizer the ADDRESSES section. Comments will preload check of any PLI washers and
attachment joint. There have also been be available in the AD docket shortly applicable corrective actions (retorque
two other reports of corroded barrel nuts after receipt. of the bolts and replacement of the
found at mid-spar locations. This barrel nut), a detailed inspection of
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Aziz cracked or broken barrel nuts for
proposed AD would require repetitive
Ahmed, Aerospace Engineer, Airframe damaged bores of the fittings,
detailed inspections of each barrel nut
and Mechanical Systems Branch, ANE– replacement of barrel nuts, and repair of
and cradle, a check of the bolt torque of
171, FAA, New York Aircraft damage and corrosion.
any preload indicating washer (PLI),
Certification Office (ACO), 1600 Stewart You may examine the MCAI in the
and corrective action if necessary. We
Avenue, Suite 410, Westbury, N Y AD docket on the Internet at http://
are proposing this AD to detect and
11590; telephone 516–228–7329; fax www.regulations.gov by searching for
correct cracked and corroded barrel
516–794–5531. and locating Docket No. FAA–2016–
nuts. This condition could compromise
the structural integrity of the vertical SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 4224.
stabilizer attachment joints, which Related Service Information Under 1
could lead to loss of control of the Comments Invited
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airplane. We invite you to send any written Bombardier, Inc. has issued Alert
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this proposed AD by April 28, 2016. this proposed AD. Send your comments A, dated June 2, 2015. The service
ADDRESSES: You may send comments, to an address listed under the information describes procedures for a
using the procedures found in 14 CFR ADDRESSES section. Include ‘‘Docket No. detailed inspection of the barrel nuts
11.43 and 11.45, by any of the following FAA–2016–4224; Directorate Identifier and cradles for cracks and corrosion, a
methods: 2015–NM–170–AD’’ at the beginning of bolt preload check of any PLI washers
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to your comments. We specifically invite and applicable corrective actions, a
http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the comments on the overall regulatory, detailed inspection for corrosion and
instructions for submitting comments. economic, environmental, and energy damage of the bores of the fittings,
• Fax: 202–493–2251. aspects of this proposed AD. We will replacement of the barrel nuts, and
• Mail: U.S. Department of consider all comments received by the repair of damage and corrosion.
Transportation, Docket Operations, M– closing date and may amend this Bombardier has issued Bombardier
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W12–140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., We will post all comments we 1, dated May 21, 2015. The service
Washington, DC 20590. receive, without change, to http:// information describes procedures for
• Hand Delivery: U.S. Department of www.regulations.gov, including any repairing corrosion and damage of the
Transportation, Docket Operations, M– personal information you provide. We bore of the fitting.
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Category		Regulatory Information
Collection		Federal Register
sudoc Class		AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106:
Publisher		Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
Section		Proposed Rules
Action		Proposed rule.
Dates		Submit comments by April 13, 2016. 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 on or before this date.
Contact		Robert D. MacDougall, Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001; telephone: 301-415-5175; email: [email protected]
FR Citation		81 FR 13295
RIN Number		3150-AJ71
CFR Associated		Administrative Practice and Procedure; Criminal Penalties; Hazardous Waste; Indians; Intergovernmental Relations; Manpower Training Programs; Nuclear Energy; Nuclear Materials; Occupational Safety and Health; Penalties; Radiation Protection; Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements; Security Measures; Spent Fuel and Whistleblowing