81 FR 57442 - List of Approved Spent Fuel Storage Casks: Holtec International HI-STORM Flood/Wind Multipurpose Canister Storage System, Amendment No. 2
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[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 163 (Tuesday, August 23, 2016)] [Rules and Regulations] [Pages 57442-57446] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2016-20090] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION 10 CFR Part 72 [NRC-2016-0103] RIN 3150-AJ75 List of Approved Spent Fuel Storage Casks: Holtec International HI-STORM Flood/Wind Multipurpose Canister Storage System, Amendment No. 2 AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission. ACTION: Direct final rule. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is amending its spent fuel storage regulations by revising the ``List of Approved Spent Fuel Storage Casks'' to include Amendment No. 2 to Certificate of Compliance (CoC) No. 1032 for the Holtec International (Holtec) HI- STORM Flood/Wind (FW) Multipurpose Canister (MPC) Storage System. Amendment No. 2 adds new fuel types to the HI-STORM FW MPC Storage System, includes new criticality calculations, updates an existing fuel type description, and includes changes previously incorporated in Amendment No. 0 to CoC No. 1032, Revision 1. In addition, Amendment No. 2 makes several other changes as described in Section IV, ``Discussion of Changes,'' in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of this document. DATES: The direct final rule is effective November 7, 2016, unless significant adverse comments are received by September 22, 2016. If the direct final rule is withdrawn as a result of such comments, timely notice of the withdrawal will be published in the Federal Register. 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. Comments received on this direct final rule will also be considered to be comments on a companion proposed rule published in the Proposed Rules section of this issue of the Federal Register. 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-2016-0103. 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: Vanessa Cox, Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, [[Page 57443]] DC 20555-0001; telephone: 301-415-8342 or email: [email protected]. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: I. Obtaining Information and Submitting Comments II. Procedural Background III. Background IV. Discussion of Changes V. Voluntary Consensus Standards VI. Agreement State Compatibility VII. Plain Writing VIII. Environmental Assessment and Finding of No Significant Environmental Impact IX. Paperwork Reduction Act Statement X. Regulatory Flexibility Certification XI. Regulatory Analysis XII. Backfitting and Issue Finality XIII. Congressional Review Act XIV. Availability of Documents I. Obtaining Information and Submitting Comments A. Obtaining Information Please refer to Docket ID NRC-2016-0103 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-2016-0103. 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-2016-0103 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 rule is limited to the changes contained in Amendment No. 2 to CoC No. 1032 and does not include other aspects of the Holtec HI-STORM FW MPC Storage System design. The NRC is using the ``direct final rule procedure'' to issue this amendment because it represents a limited and routine change to an existing CoC that is expected to be noncontroversial. Adequate protection of public health and safety continues to be ensured. The amendment to the rule will become effective on November 7, 2016. However, if the NRC receives significant adverse comments on this direct final rule by September 22, 2016, then the NRC will publish a document that withdraws 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 Rule section of this issue of the Federal Register. Absent significant modifications to the proposed revisions requiring republication, the NRC will not initiate a second comment period on this action. 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 (TSs). For detailed instructions on filing comments, please see the companion proposed rule published in the Proposed Rule 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 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 dated March 28, 2011 (76 FR 17019), that approved the Holtec HI-STORM FW MPC Storage System design and added it to the list of NRC-approved cask designs in 10 CFR 72.214, ``List of approved spent fuel storage casks,'' as CoC No. 1032. IV. Discussion of Changes By letter dated March 31, 2015, Holtec submitted a request to the NRC to amend CoC No. 1032 (ADAMS Accession No. ML15092A130). Holtec supplemented its request on the following dates: April 9, 2015 (ADAMS Accession No. ML15114A423), June 19, [[Page 57444]] 2015 (ADAMS Accession No. ML15170A433), and August 14, 2015 (ADAMS Accession No. ML15233A038). Amendment No. 2 includes the following changes: Adds new fuel types to the HI-STORM FW MPC Storage System; Includes criticality calculations performed in support of the request for Amendment No. 2 to CoC No. 1040 for the HI-STORM Underground Maximum Canister Storage System; Updates an existing fuel type description; and Includes changes previously incorporated in Amendment No. 0 to CoC No. 1032, Revision 1. In addition to the changes requested by Holtec, the NRC staff proposed to revise CoC Condition No. 8 to provide additional clarity and guidance. Holtec agreed to this change in correspondence dated February 29, 2016 (ADAMS Accession No. ML16061A410). Therefore, Amendment No. 2 includes the revision to CoC Condition No. 8. As documented in the Preliminary Safety Evaluation Report (PSER) (ADAMS Accession No. ML16054A624), the NRC staff performed a detailed safety evaluation of the proposed CoC amendment request. There are no significant changes to cask design requirements in the proposed CoC amendment. Considering the specific design requirements for each accident condition, the design of the cask would prevent loss of containment, shielding, and criticality control. If there is no loss of containment, shielding, or criticality control, the environmental impacts would be insignificant. This amendment does not reflect a significant change in design or fabrication of the cask. In addition, any resulting occupational exposure or offsite dose rates from the implementation of Amendment No. 2 would remain well within the applicable limits of 10 CFR part 20, ``Standards for Protection Against Radiation.'' Therefore, the proposed CoC changes will not result in any radiological or non-radiological environmental impacts that significantly differ from the environmental impacts evaluated in the environmental assessment supporting the March 28, 2011, final rule. There will be no significant change in the types or significant revisions in the amounts of any effluent released, no significant increase in the individual or cumulative radiation exposure, and no significant increase in the potential for or consequences from radiological accidents. This direct final rule revises the Holtec International HI-STORM FW MPC Storage System listing in 10 CFR 72.214 by adding Amendment No. 2 to CoC No. 1032. The amendment consists of the changes previously described, as set forth in the revised CoC and TSs. The revised TSs are identified in the PSER. The amended Holtec HI-STORM FW MPC Storage System design, when used under the conditions specified in the CoC, the TSs, and the NRC's regulations, will meet the requirements of 10 CFR part 72; therefore, adequate protection of public health and safety will continue to be ensured. When this direct final rule becomes effective, persons who hold a general license under 10 CFR 72.210, ``General license issued,'' may load spent nuclear fuel into Holtec HI-STORM FW MPC Storage System casks that meet the criteria of Amendment No. 2 to CoC No. 1032 under 10 CFR 72.212, ``Conditions of general license issued under Sec. 72.210.'' V. Voluntary Consensus Standards The National Technology Transfer and Advancement Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-113) requires that Federal agencies use technical standards that are developed or adopted by voluntary consensus standards bodies unless the use of such a standard is inconsistent with applicable law or otherwise impractical. In this direct final rule, the NRC will revise the Holtec HI-STORM FW MPC Storage System design listed in 10 CFR 72.214. This action does not constitute the establishment of a standard that contains generally applicable requirements. VI. Agreement State Compatibility Under the ``Policy Statement on Adequacy and Compatibility of Agreement State Programs'' approved by the Commission on June 30, 1997, and published in the Federal Register on September 3, 1997 (62 FR 46517), this rule is classified as Compatibility Category ``NRC.'' Compatibility is not required for Category ``NRC'' regulations. The NRC program elements in this category are those that relate directly to areas of regulation reserved to the NRC by the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended, or the provisions of 10 CFR. Although an Agreement State may not adopt program elements reserved to the NRC, it may wish to inform its licensees of certain requirements via a mechanism that is consistent with the particular State's administrative procedure laws, but does not confer regulatory authority on the State. VII. 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 31883). VIII. Environmental Assessment and Finding of No Significant Environmental Impact A. The Action The action is to amend 10 CFR 72.214 to revise the Holtec HI-STORM FW MPC Storage System listing within the ``List of Approved Spent Fuel Storage Casks'' to include Amendment No. 2 to CoC No. 1032. Under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, as amended, and the NRC's regulations in subpart A of 10 CFR part 51, ``Environmental Protection Regulations for Domestic Licensing and Related Regulatory Functions,'' the NRC has determined that this rule, if adopted, would not be a major Federal action significantly affecting the quality of the human environment and, therefore, an environmental impact statement is not required. The NRC has made a finding of no significant impact on the basis of this environmental assessment. B. The Need for the Action This direct final rule amends the CoC for the Holtec HI-STORM FW MPC Storage System design within the list of approved spent fuel storage casks that power reactor licensees can use to store spent fuel at reactor sites under a general license. Specifically, Amendment No. 2 adds new fuel types to the HI-STORM FW MPC Storage System, includes new criticality calculations, updates an existing fuel type description, includes changes previously submitted in Amendment No. 0 to CoC No. 1032 Revision 1, and revises CoC Condition No. 8 to provide additional clarity and guidance. C. Environmental Impacts of the Action On July 18,1990 (55 FR 29181), the NRC issued an amendment to 10 CFR part 72 to provide for the storage of spent fuel under a general license in cask designs approved by the NRC. The potential environmental impact of using NRC-approved storage casks was initially analyzed in the environmental assessment for the 1990 final rule. The environmental assessment for this Amendment No. 2 tiers off of the environmental assessment for the July 18, 1990, final rule. Tiering on past environmental assessments is a standard process under the National Environmental Policy Act. [[Page 57445]] Holtec HI-STORM FW MPC Storage System casks are designed to mitigate the effects of design basis accidents that could occur during storage. Design basis accidents account for human-induced events and the most severe natural phenomena reported for the site and surrounding area. Postulated accidents analyzed for an Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation, the type of facility at which a holder of a power reactor operating license would store spent fuel in casks in accordance with 10 CFR part 72, include tornado winds and tornado-generated missiles, a design basis earthquake, a design basis flood, an accidental cask drop, lightning effects, fire, explosions, and other incidents. Considering the specific design requirements for each accident condition, the design of the cask would prevent loss of confinement, shielding, and criticality control. If there is no loss of confinement, shielding, or criticality control, the environmental impacts would be insignificant. This amendment does not reflect a significant change in design or fabrication of the cask. There are no significant changes to cask design requirements in the proposed CoC amendment. In addition, because there are no significant design or process changes, any resulting occupational exposure or offsite dose rates from the implementation of Amendment No. 2 would remain well within the 10 CFR part 20 limits. Therefore, the proposed CoC changes will not result in any radiological or non-radiological environmental impacts that significantly differ from the environmental impacts evaluated in the environmental assessment supporting the July 18, 1990, final rule. There will be no significant change in the types or significant revisions in the amounts of any effluent released, no significant increase in the individual or cumulative radiation exposure, and no significant increase in the potential for or consequences from radiological accidents. The staff documented its safety findings in the PSER for this amendment, which is available in ADAMS under Accession No. ML16054A624. D. Alternative to the Action The alternative to this action is to deny approval of Amendment No. 2 and end the direct final rule. Consequently, any 10 CFR part 72 general licensee that seeks to load spent nuclear fuel into Holtec HI- STORM FW MPC Storage System casks in accordance with the changes described in proposed Amendment No. 2 would have to request an exemption from the requirements of 10 CFR 72.212 and 72.214. Under this alternative, an interested licensee would have to prepare, and the NRC would have to review, a separate exemption request, thereby increasing the administrative burden upon the NRC and the costs to each licensee. Because licensees could still receive approval for use of this cask through a different and more burdensome administrative process, environmental impacts of the proposed action would be the same as or less than the no-action alternative. E. Alternative Use of Resources Approval of Amendment No. 2 to CoC No. 1032 would result in no irreversible commitments of resources. F. Agencies and Persons Contacted No agencies or persons outside the NRC were contacted in connection with the preparation of this environmental assessment. G. Finding of No Significant Impact The environmental impacts of the action have been reviewed under the requirements in 10 CFR part 51. Based on the foregoing environmental assessment, the NRC concludes that this direct final rule entitled, ``List of Approved Spent Fuel Storage Casks: Holtec International HI-STORM Flood/Wind Multipurpose Canister Storage System, Amendment No. 2'' will not have a significant effect on the human environment. Therefore, the NRC has determined that an environmental impact statement is not necessary for this direct final rule. IX. Paperwork Reduction Act Statement This rule does not contain any information collection requirements, and is therefore not subject to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.). X. Regulatory Flexibility Certification Under the Regulatory Flexibility Act of 1980 (5 U.S.C. 605(b)), the NRC certifies that this direct final rule will not, if issued, have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of small entities. This direct final rule affects only nuclear power plant licensees and Holtec. These entities do not fall within the definition of small entities set forth in the Regulatory Flexibility Act or the size standards established by the NRC (10 CFR 2.810). XI. Regulatory Analysis On July 18, 1990 (55 FR 29181), the NRC issued an amendment to 10 CFR part 72 to provide for the storage of spent nuclear fuel under a general license in casks with designs approved by the NRC. Any nuclear power reactor licensee can use NRC-approved cask designs to store spent nuclear fuel if it notifies the NRC in advance, the spent fuel is stored under the conditions specified in the cask's CoC, and the conditions of the general license are met. A list of NRC-approved cask designs is contained in 10 CFR 72.214. On March 28, 2011 (76 FR 17019), the NRC issued a direct final rule that approved the Holtec HI-STORM FW MPC Storage System design by adding it to the list of NRC-approved cask designs in 10 CFR 72.214, as CoC No. 1032. By letter dated March 31, 2015 (ADAMS Accession No. ML15092A130), and as supplemented on April 9, 2015 (ADAMS Accession No. ML15114A423), June 19, 2015 (ADAMS Accession No. ML15170A433), and August 14, 2015 (ADAMS Accession No. ML15233A038), Holtec submitted an application to amend the Holtec HI-STORM FW MPC Storage System as described in Section IV, ``Discussion of Changes,'' of this document. The alternative to this action is to withhold approval of Amendment No. 2 and to require any 10 CFR part 72 general licensee seeking to load spent nuclear fuel into Holtec HI-STORM FW MPC Storage System casks under the changes described in Amendment No. 2 to request an exemption from the requirements of 10 CFR 72.212 and 72.214. Under this alternative, each interested 10 CFR part 72 licensee would have to prepare, and the NRC would have to review, a separate exemption request, thereby increasing the administrative burden upon the NRC and the costs to each licensee. Issuance of this direct final rule is consistent with previous NRC actions. Further, as documented in the PSER and the environmental assessment, the direct final rule will have no adverse effect on public health and safety or the environment. This direct final rule has no significant identifiable impact or benefit on other Government agencies. Based on this regulatory analysis, the NRC concludes that the requirements of the direct final rule are commensurate with the NRC's responsibilities for public health and safety and the common defense and security. No other available alternative is believed to be as satisfactory, and therefore, this action is recommended. XII. Backfitting and Issue Finality The NRC has determined that the backfit rule (10 CFR 72.62) does not apply to this direct final rule. Therefore, a backfit analysis is not required. This [[Page 57446]] direct final rule revises CoC No. 1032 for the Holtec HI-STORM FW MPC Storage System, as currently listed in 10 CFR 72.214, ``List of Approved Spent Fuel Storage Casks.'' Amendment No. 2 adds new fuel types to the HI-STORM FW MPC Storage System, includes new criticality calculations, updates an existing fuel type description, includes changes previously incorporated in Amendment No. 0 to CoC No. 1032, Revision 1, and revises CoC Condition No. 8 to provide additional clarity and guidance. Amendment No. 2 to CoC No. 1032 for the Holtec HI-STORM FW MPC Storage System was initiated by Holtec and was not submitted in response to new NRC requirements, or an NRC request for amendment. Amendment No. 2 applies only to new casks fabricated and used under Amendment No. 2. These changes do not affect existing users of the Holtec HI-STORM FW MPC Storage System, and the current Amendment No. 1 continues to be effective for existing users. While current CoC users may comply with the new requirements in Amendment No. 2 this would be a voluntary decision on the part of current users. For these reasons, Amendment No. 2 to CoC No. 1032 does not constitute backfitting under 10 CFR 72.62 or 10 CFR 50.109(a)(1), or otherwise represent an inconsistency with the issue finality provisions applicable to combined licenses in 10 CFR part 52. Accordingly, no backfit analysis or additional documentation addressing the issue finality criteria in 10 CFR part 52 has been prepared by the staff. XIII. Congressional Review Act The Office of Management and Budget has not found this to be a major rule as defined in the Congressional Review Act. XIV. Availability of Documents The documents identified in the following table are available to interested persons as indicated. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Document ADAMS Accession No. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Letter and License Application......... ML15092A130 Supplement Letter...................... ML15114A423 Package with the Transmittal and ML15170A433 Request for Supplemental Information Responses Supporting HI-STORM FW CoC No. 1032, Amendment No. 2. Supplement to HI-STORM FW CoC No. 1032, ML15233A038 Amendment 2. Proposed CoC No. 1032, Amendment No. 2. ML16054A625 Proposed CoC No. 1032, Amendment No. 2-- ML16054A628 Appendix A. Proposed CoC No. 1032, Amendment No. 2-- ML16054A627 Technical Specifications, Appendix B. CoC No. 1032, Amendment No. 2-- ML16054A624 Preliminary Safety Evaluation Report. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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-2016-0103. 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-2016-0103); (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 adopting 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 0 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. 0 2. In Sec. 72.214, Certificate of Compliance 1032 is revised to read as follows: Sec. 72.214 List of approved spent fuel storage casks. * * * * * Certificate Number: 1032. Initial Certificate Effective Date: June 13, 2011, superseded by Amendment Number 0, Revision 1, on April 25, 2016. Amendment Number 0, Revision 1, Effective Date: April 25, 2016. Amendment Number 1 Effective Date: December 17, 2014, superseded by Amendment Number 1, Revision 1, on June 2, 2015. Amendment Number 1, Revision 1, Effective Date: June 2, 2015. Amendment Number 2 Effective Date: November 7, 2016. SAR Submitted by: Holtec International, Inc. SAR Title: Final Safety Analysis Report for the Holtec International HI-STORM FW System. Docket Number: 72-1032. Certificate Expiration Date: June 12, 2031. Model Number: HI-STORM FW MPC-37, MPC-89. * * * * * Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 9th day of August, 2016. For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Victor M. McCree, Executive Director for Operations. [FR Doc. 2016-20090 Filed 8-22-16; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7590-01-P
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory
AGENCY: Department of Homeland Commission (NRC) is amending its 20852, between 7:30 a.m. and 4:15 p.m.
Security. spent fuel storage regulations by (Eastern Time) Federal workdays;
ACTION: Interim final rule; correction. revising the ‘‘List of Approved Spent telephone: 301–415–1677.
Fuel Storage Casks’’ to include For additional direction on obtaining
SUMMARY: The Department of Homeland Amendment No. 2 to Certificate of information and submitting comments,
Security (DHS) is correcting an interim Compliance (CoC) No. 1032 for the see ‘‘Obtaining Information and
final rule that published in the Federal Holtec International (Holtec) HI– Submitting Comments’’ in the
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Register on July 1, 2016 (81 FR 42987). STORM Flood/Wind (FW) Multipurpose SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of
The rule amended DHS regulations to Canister (MPC) Storage System. this document.
adjust DHS and component civil Amendment No. 2 adds new fuel types FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
monetary penalties for inflation. DHS to the HI–STORM FW MPC Storage Vanessa Cox, Office of Nuclear Material
calculated the adjusted penalties System, includes new criticality Safety and Safeguards, U.S. Nuclear
according to the statutory formula in the calculations, updates an existing fuel Regulatory Commission, Washington,
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DC 20555–0001; telephone: 301–415– If you are requesting or aggregating ineffective or unacceptable without
8342 or email: Vanessa.Cox@nrc.gov. comments from other persons for incorporation of the change or addition.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: submission to the NRC, then you should (3) The comment causes the NRC staff
inform those persons not to include to make a change (other than editorial)
I. Obtaining Information and Submitting
Comments identifying or contact information that to the rule, CoC, or Technical
II. Procedural Background they do not want to be publicly Specifications (TSs).
III. Background disclosed in their comment submission. For detailed instructions on filing
IV. Discussion of Changes Your request should state that the NRC comments, please see the companion
V. Voluntary Consensus Standards does not routinely edit comment proposed rule published in the
VI. Agreement State Compatibility submissions to remove such information Proposed Rule section of this issue of
VII. Plain Writing the Federal Register.
VIII. Environmental Assessment and Finding
before making the comment
of No Significant Environmental Impact submissions available to the public or III. Background
IX. Paperwork Reduction Act Statement entering the comment into ADAMS.
Section 218(a) of the Nuclear Waste
X. Regulatory Flexibility Certification
II. Procedural Background Policy Act (NWPA) of 1982, as
XI. Regulatory Analysis
XII. Backfitting and Issue Finality This rule is limited to the changes amended, requires that ‘‘the Secretary
XIII. Congressional Review Act contained in Amendment No. 2 to CoC [of the Department of Energy] shall
XIV. Availability of Documents No. 1032 and does not include other establish a demonstration program, in
aspects of the Holtec HI–STORM FW cooperation with the private sector, for
I. Obtaining Information and the dry storage of spent nuclear fuel at
Submitting Comments MPC Storage System design. The NRC is
civilian nuclear power reactor sites,
using the ‘‘direct final rule procedure’’
A. Obtaining Information with the objective of establishing one or
to issue this amendment because it
Please refer to Docket ID NRC–2016– more technologies that the [Nuclear
represents a limited and routine change
0103 when contacting the NRC about Regulatory] Commission may, by rule,
to an existing CoC that is expected to be
the availability of information for this approve for use at the sites of civilian
noncontroversial. Adequate protection
action. You may obtain publicly- nuclear power reactors without, to the
of public health and safety continues to
available information related to this maximum extent practicable, the need
be ensured. The amendment to the rule
action by any of the following methods: for additional site-specific approvals by
will become effective on November 7,
• Federal Rulemaking Web site: Go to the Commission.’’ Section 133 of the
2016. However, if the NRC receives
http://www.regulations.gov and search NWPA states, in part, that ‘‘[the
significant adverse comments on this
for Docket ID NRC–2016–0103. Commission] shall, by rule, establish
direct final rule by September 22, 2016,
• NRC’s Agencywide Documents then the NRC will publish a document
procedures for the licensing of any
Access and Management System technology approved by the
that withdraws this action and will
(ADAMS): You may obtain publicly- Commission under Section 219(a) [sic:
subsequently address the comments
available documents online in the 218(a)] for use at the site of any civilian
received in a final rule as a response to
ADAMS Public Documents collection at nuclear power reactor.’’
the companion proposed rule published To implement this mandate, the
http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/ in the Proposed Rule section of this
adams.html. To begin the search, select Commission approved dry storage of
issue of the Federal Register. Absent spent nuclear fuel in NRC-approved
‘‘ADAMS Public Documents’’ and then significant modifications to the
select ‘‘Begin Web-based ADAMS casks under a general license by
proposed revisions requiring publishing a final rule which added a
Search.’’ For problems with ADAMS, republication, the NRC will not initiate
please contact the NRC’s Public new subpart K in part 72 of title 10 of
a second comment period on this action. the Code of Federal Regulations (10
Document Room (PDR) reference staff at A significant adverse comment is a
1–800–397–4209, 301–415–4737, or by CFR) entitled, ‘‘General License for
comment where the commenter Storage of Spent Fuel at Power Reactor
email to pdr.resource@nrc.gov. For the explains why the rule would be
convenience of the reader, instructions Sites’’ (55 FR 29181; July 18, 1990). This
inappropriate, including challenges to rule also established a new subpart L in
about obtaining materials referenced in the rule’s underlying premise or
this document are provided in the 10 CFR part 72 entitled, ‘‘Approval of
approach, or would be ineffective or Spent Fuel Storage Casks,’’ which
‘‘Availability of Documents’’ section. unacceptable without a change. A
• NRC’s PDR: You may examine and contains procedures and criteria for
comment is adverse and significant if: obtaining NRC approval of spent fuel
purchase copies of public documents at
the NRC’s PDR, Room O1–F21, One (1) The comment opposes the rule and storage cask designs. The NRC
White Flint North, 11555 Rockville provides a reason sufficient to require a subsequently issued a final rule dated
Pike, Rockville, Maryland 20852. substantive response in a notice-and- March 28, 2011 (76 FR 17019), that
comment process. For example, a approved the Holtec HI–STORM FW
B. Submitting Comments substantive response is required when: MPC Storage System design and added
Please include Docket ID NRC–2016– (a) The comment causes the NRC staff it to the list of NRC-approved cask
0103 in your comment submission. to reevaluate (or reconsider) its position designs in 10 CFR 72.214, ‘‘List of
The NRC cautions you not to include or conduct additional analysis; approved spent fuel storage casks,’’ as
identifying or contact information that (b) The comment raises an issue CoC No. 1032.
you do not want to be publicly serious enough to warrant a substantive
disclosed in your comment submission. response to clarify or complete the IV. Discussion of Changes
The NRC will post all comment record; or By letter dated March 31, 2015, Holtec
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submissions at http:// (c) The comment raises a relevant submitted a request to the NRC to
www.regulations.gov as well as enter the issue that was not previously addressed amend CoC No. 1032 (ADAMS
comment submissions into ADAMS. or considered by the NRC staff. Accession No. ML15092A130). Holtec
The NRC does not routinely edit (2) The comment proposes a change supplemented its request on the
comment submissions to remove or an addition to the rule, and it is following dates: April 9, 2015 (ADAMS
identifying or contact information. apparent that the rule would be Accession No. ML15114A423), June 19,
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direct final rule revises CoC No. 1032 new NRC requirements, or an NRC provisions applicable to combined
for the Holtec HI–STORM FW MPC request for amendment. Amendment licenses in 10 CFR part 52. Accordingly,
Storage System, as currently listed in 10 No. 2 applies only to new casks no backfit analysis or additional
CFR 72.214, ‘‘List of Approved Spent fabricated and used under Amendment documentation addressing the issue
Fuel Storage Casks.’’ Amendment No. 2 No. 2. These changes do not affect finality criteria in 10 CFR part 52 has
adds new fuel types to the HI–STORM existing users of the Holtec HI–STORM been prepared by the staff.
FW MPC Storage System, includes new FW MPC Storage System, and the
criticality calculations, updates an current Amendment No. 1 continues to XIII. Congressional Review Act
existing fuel type description, includes be effective for existing users. While
The Office of Management and Budget
changes previously incorporated in current CoC users may comply with the
new requirements in Amendment No. 2 has not found this to be a major rule as
Amendment No. 0 to CoC No. 1032,
Revision 1, and revises CoC Condition this would be a voluntary decision on defined in the Congressional Review
No. 8 to provide additional clarity and the part of current users. For these Act.
guidance. reasons, Amendment No. 2 to CoC No. XIV. Availability of Documents
Amendment No. 2 to CoC No. 1032 1032 does not constitute backfitting
for the Holtec HI–STORM FW MPC under 10 CFR 72.62 or 10 CFR The documents identified in the
Storage System was initiated by Holtec 50.109(a)(1), or otherwise represent an following table are available to
and was not submitted in response to inconsistency with the issue finality interested persons as indicated.
ADAMS
Document Accession No.
Letter and License Application ........................................................................................................................................................ ML15092A130
Supplement Letter ........................................................................................................................................................................... ML15114A423
Package with the Transmittal and Request for Supplemental Information Responses Supporting HI–STORM FW CoC No. ML15170A433
1032, Amendment No. 2.
Supplement to HI–STORM FW CoC No. 1032, Amendment 2 ...................................................................................................... ML15233A038
Proposed CoC No. 1032, Amendment No. 2 .................................................................................................................................. ML16054A625
Proposed CoC No. 1032, Amendment No. 2—Appendix A ........................................................................................................... ML16054A628
Proposed CoC No. 1032, Amendment No. 2—Technical Specifications, Appendix B .................................................................. ML16054A627
CoC No. 1032, Amendment No. 2—Preliminary Safety Evaluation Report ................................................................................... ML16054A624
The NRC may post materials related PART 72—LICENSING Amendment Number 0, Revision 1,
to this document, including public REQUIREMENTS FOR THE Effective Date: April 25, 2016.
comments, on the Federal rulemaking INDEPENDENT STORAGE OF SPENT Amendment Number 1 Effective Date:
Web site at http://www.regulations.gov NUCLEAR FUEL, HIGH-LEVEL December 17, 2014, superseded by
under Docket ID NRC–2016–0103. The RADIOACTIVE WASTE, AND Amendment Number 1, Revision 1, on
Federal rulemaking Web site allows you REACTOR-RELATED GREATER THAN June 2, 2015.
to receive alerts when changes or CLASS C WASTE
additions occur in a docket folder. To Amendment Number 1, Revision 1,
subscribe: (1) Navigate to the docket ■ 1. The authority citation for part 72 Effective Date: June 2, 2015.
folder (NRC–2016–0103); (2) click the continues to read as follows: Amendment Number 2 Effective Date:
‘‘Sign up for Email Alerts’’ link; and (3) Authority: Atomic Energy Act of 1954, November 7, 2016.
enter your email address and select how secs. 51, 53, 57, 62, 63, 65, 69, 81, 161, 182, SAR Submitted by: Holtec
frequently you would like to receive 183, 184, 186, 187, 189, 223, 234, 274 (42 International, Inc.
emails (daily, weekly, or monthly). U.S.C. 2071, 2073, 2077, 2092, 2093, 2095,
2099, 2111, 2201, 2210e, 2232, 2233, 2234, SAR Title: Final Safety Analysis
List of Subjects in 10 CFR Part 72 2236, 2237, 2238, 2273, 2282, 2021); Energy Report for the Holtec International HI–
Reorganization Act of 1974, secs. 201, 202, STORM FW System.
Administrative practice and 206, 211 (42 U.S.C. 5841, 5842, 5846, 5851);
procedure, Criminal penalties, National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 Docket Number: 72–1032.
Hazardous waste, Indians, (42 U.S.C. 4332); Nuclear Waste Policy Act Certificate Expiration Date: June 12,
Intergovernmental relations, Manpower of 1982, secs. 117(a), 132, 133, 134, 135, 137, 2031.
training programs, Nuclear energy, 141, 145(g), 148, 218(a) (42 U.S.C. 10137(a),
10152, 10153, 10154, 10155, 10157, 10161, Model Number: HI–STORM FW
Nuclear materials, Occupational safety 10165(g), 10168, 10198(a)); 44 U.S.C. 3504 MPC–37, MPC–89.
and health, Penalties, Radiation note.
protection, Reporting and recordkeeping * * * * *
requirements, Security measures, Spent ■ 2. In § 72.214, Certificate of Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 9th day
fuel, Whistleblowing. Compliance 1032 is revised to read as of August, 2016.
follows:
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
For the reasons set out in the
preamble and under the authority of the § 72.214 List of approved spent fuel Victor M. McCree,
storage casks.
Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended; Executive Director for Operations.
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the Energy Reorganization Act of 1974, * * * * * [FR Doc. 2016–20090 Filed 8–22–16; 8:45 am]
as amended; the Nuclear Waste Policy Certificate Number: 1032. BILLING CODE 7590–01–P
Act of 1982, as amended; and 5 U.S.C. Initial Certificate Effective Date: June
552 and 553; the NRC is adopting the 13, 2011, superseded by Amendment
following amendments to 10 CFR part Number 0, Revision 1, on April 25,
72. 2016.
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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 | Rules and Regulations | |
| Action | Direct final rule. | |
| Dates | The direct final rule is effective November 7, 2016, unless significant adverse comments are received by September 22, 2016. If the direct final rule is withdrawn as a result of such comments, timely notice of the withdrawal will be published in the Federal Register. 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. Comments received on this direct final rule will also be considered to be comments on a companion proposed rule published in the Proposed Rules section of this issue of the Federal Register. | |
| Contact | Vanessa Cox, Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001; telephone: 301-415-8342 or email: [email protected] | |
| FR Citation | 81 FR 57442 | |
| RIN Number | 3150-AJ75 | |
| 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 |
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