82_FR_26038 82 FR 25931 - List of Approved Spent Fuel Storage Casks: NAC International MAGNASTOR® Cask System; Certificate of Compliance No. 1031, Amendment No. 7

82 FR 25931 - List of Approved Spent Fuel Storage Casks: NAC International MAGNASTOR® Cask System; Certificate of Compliance No. 1031, Amendment No. 7

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The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is amending its spent fuel storage regulations by revising the NAC International (NAC or the applicant), MAGNASTOR[supreg] Cask System listing within the ``List of approved spent fuel storage casks'' to include Amendment No. 7 to Certificate of Compliance (CoC) No. 1031. Amendment No. 7 provides a new Passive MAGNASTOR[supreg] Transfer Cask (PMTC) and associated Technical Specification (TS) changes in Appendices A and B, and updates Section 4.3.1(i) in Appendix A of the TSs to include revised seismic requirements. Clarifying (non-technical) changes were also made to Appendices A and B.

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10 CFR Part 72

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List of Approved Spent Fuel Storage Casks: NAC International 
MAGNASTOR[supreg] Cask System; Certificate of Compliance No. 1031, 
Amendment No. 7

AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

ACTION: Direct final rule.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is amending its 
spent fuel storage regulations by revising the NAC International (NAC 
or the applicant), MAGNASTOR[supreg] Cask System listing within the 
``List of approved spent fuel storage casks'' to include Amendment No. 
7 to Certificate of Compliance (CoC) No. 1031. Amendment No. 7 provides 
a new Passive MAGNASTOR[supreg] Transfer Cask (PMTC) and associated 
Technical Specification (TS) changes in Appendices A and B, and updates 
Section 4.3.1(i) in Appendix A of the TSs to include revised seismic 
requirements. Clarifying (non-technical) changes were also made to 
Appendices A and B.

DATES: This direct final rule is effective August 21, 2017, unless 
significant adverse comments are received by July 6, 2017. If this 
direct final rule is withdrawn as a result of such comments, timely 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 Rule section of this issue of 
the Federal Register.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by any of the following methods:
     Federal Rulemaking Web site: Go to http://www.regulations.gov and search for Docket ID NRC-2017-0008. 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: Keith McDaniel, Office of Nuclear 
Material Safety and Safeguards, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, 
Washington DC 20555-0001; telephone: 301-415-5252; email: 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Table of Contents

I. Obtaining Information and Submitting Comments
II. Rulemaking Procedure
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-2017-0008 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-2017-0008.
     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-2017-0008 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

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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

    This rule is limited to the changes contained in Amendment No. 7 to 
CoC No. 1031 and does not include other aspects of the NAC 
MAGNASTOR[supreg] Cask 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 August 21, 2017. However, if the NRC receives significant 
adverse comments on this direct final rule by July 6, 2017, 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 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 on 
November 21, 2008 (73 FR 70587), that approved the NAC 
MAGNASTOR[supreg] Cask System design and added it to the list of NRC-
approved cask designs in 10 CFR 72.214 as CoC No. 1031.

IV. Discussion of Changes

    By letter dated August 7, 2015, as supplemented on April 15, 2016, 
August 15, 2016, and September 7, 2016, NAC submitted a request to the 
NRC to amend CoC No. 1031. As documented in the Preliminary Safety 
Evaluation Report (PSER) for the NAC MAGNASTOR[supreg] Cask System, CoC 
No. 1031, and described in this direct final rule, the NRC staff 
performed a detailed safety evaluation of the proposed CoC Amendment 
No. 7 request. The NRC staff determined that Amendment No. 7 does not 
change the cask design requirements and it does not change the design 
or fabrication of the cask. The NRC staff found that the TS changes do 
not impact the casks ability to continue to safely store spent fuel in 
accordance with 10 CFR part 72 requirements.
    This direct final rule revises the NAC MAGNASTOR[supreg] Cask 
System listing in 10 CFR 72.214 by adding Amendment No. 7 to CoC No. 
1031. The amendment consists of the changes described in this section, 
as set forth in the revised CoC and TSs. The revised TSs are identified 
in the PSER.
    Amendment No. 7 provides a new PMTC and associated TS changes in 
Appendices A and B. Clarifying (non-technical) changes were also made 
to Appendices A and B. The PMTC is a special lifting device that is 
used to hold the Transportable Storage Container (TSC) during onsite 
loading operations, transfer operations, and unloading operations. It 
is designed for use in high ambient temperatures and has a large gap 
between the loaded TSC and the cask inner shell to allow passive 
convective airflow to provide cooling equivalent to that provided by 
the concrete cask. The PMTC has two lifting trunnions, two sliding 
doors supported by rails that are welded to the bottom of the cask to 
allow TSC transfer, and a retaining ring bolted to the top of the cask 
to prevent an inadvertent lift of the TSC out of the PMTC.
    The NRC staff reviewed the structural design features and design 
criteria, together with an evaluation of the applicant's analysis, to 
determine the structural adequacy of the PMTC. The NRC staff evaluated 
aspects of the dry storage system design and analysis related to 
structural performance under normal and off-normal operations, accident 
conditions, and natural phenomena events. Based on its review, as 
documented in the PSER, the NRC staff has reasonable assurance that the 
structural design of the PMTC is in compliance with 10 CFR part 72.
    The NRC staff also performed a thermal review to ensure that the 
MAGNASTOR[supreg] Cask System components and fuel material temperatures 
will remain within the allowable values for normal conditions, and off-
normal and accident events. The review of Amendment No. 7 focused on 
the thermal analysis of a new transfer cask design. This evaluation 
included confirmation that the temperatures of the fuel cladding will 
be within acceptable limits throughout the transfer and storage periods 
to protect the cladding against degradation, which could lead to gross 
rupture. The NRC staff concluded that the thermal design of the 
MAGNASTOR[supreg] Cask System, including the PMTC, is in compliance 
with 10 CFR part 72.
    The NRC staff also reviewed the applicant's shielding analysis and 
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rate calculations, and determined that the approaches and methodologies 
used in these calculations, and the results, are acceptable for the 
PMTC design.
    The structure, thermal, and shielding findings were reached on the 
basis of a review that considered the regulation itself, appropriate 
regulatory guides, applicable codes and standards, accepted engineering 
practices, and the statements and representations in the application.
    Additionally, Amendment No. 7 updates Section 4.3.1(i) in Appendix 
A of the TSs to include revised seismic requirements for the 
MAGNASTOR[supreg] Cask System. The revised TS Section 4.3.1(i) states 
that ``The maximum design basis earthquake acceleration of 0.37g in the 
horizontal direction (without cask sliding) and 0.25g in the vertical 
direction at the Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation (ISFSI) 
pad top surface do not result in cask tip-over.'' The NRC staff 
determined that the revised TS continues to allow the use of the 
MAGNASTOR[supreg] Cask System at a location where the site earthquake 
parameters are up to and greater than 0.37g in the horizontal direction 
and 0.25g in the vertical direction at the ISFSI pad top surface. 
Furthermore, the revised TS continues to require the user to 
demonstrate that no tip-over will result from an earthquake. The NRC 
staff concluded that the revision is acceptable and clarifies the 
provision under which the MAGNASTOR[supreg] Cask System may be 
reasonably implemented by general licensees given the specific 
earthquake acceleration parameters.
    The amended NAC MAGNASTOR[supreg] Cask 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 may load spent nuclear fuel 
into the NAC MAGNASTOR[supreg] Cask System casks that meet the criteria 
of Amendment No. 7 to CoC No. 1031 under 10 CFR 72.212.

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 NAC MAGNASTOR[supreg] Cask System design listed in 10 CFR 
72.214, ``List of approved spent fuel storage casks.'' 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 NAC 
MAGNASTOR[supreg] Cask System listing within the ``List of approved 
spent fuel storage casks'' to include Amendment No. 7 to CoC No. 1031. 
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 direct final 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 NAC MAGNASTOR[supreg] 
Cask 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. 7 provides a 
new PMTC and associated TS changes in Appendices A and B, and updates 
Section 4.3.1(i) in Appendix A of the TSs to include revised seismic 
requirements. Clarifying (non-technical) changes were also made to 
Appendices A and B.

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. 7 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.
    The NAC MAGNASTOR[supreg] Cask System is 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 ISFSI, 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 NAC MAGNASTOR[supreg] Cask System 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, any resulting occupational 
exposure or offsite dose rates from the implementation of

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Amendment No. 7 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 NRC 
staff documented its safety findings in the PSER.

D. Alternative to the Action

    The alternative to this action is to deny approval of Amendment No. 
7 and end the direct final rule. Consequently, any 10 CFR part 72 
general licensee that seeks to load spent nuclear fuel into the NAC 
MAGNASTOR[supreg] Cask System in accordance with the changes described 
in proposed Amendment No. 7 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. 
Therefore, the environmental impacts would be the same or less than the 
action.

E. Alternative Use of Resources

    Approval of Amendment No. 7 to CoC No. 1031 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: NAC 
International, MAGNASTOR[supreg] Cask System, Certificate of Compliance 
No. 1031, Amendment No. 7,'' 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 direct final rule does not contain any new or amended 
collections of information subject to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 
1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.). Existing collections of information were 
approved by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), approval number 
3150-0132.
Public Protection Notification
    The NRC may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to 
respond to, a collection of information unless the document requesting 
or requiring the collection displays a currently valid OMB control 
number.

X. Regulatory Flexibility Certification

    Under the Regulatory Flexibility Act of 1980 (5 U.S.C. 605(b)), the 
NRC certifies that this 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 NAC. These 
entities do not fall within the scope of 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 cask 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 November 21, 2008 (73 FR 
70587), the NRC issued an amendment to 10 CFR part 72 that approved the 
NAC MAGNASTOR[supreg] Cask System design by adding it to the list of 
NRC-approved cask designs in 10 CFR 72.214.
    By letter dated August 7, 2015, as supplemented on April 15, 2016, 
August 15, 2016, and September 7, 2016, NAC submitted an application to 
amend the NAC MAGNASTOR[supreg] Cask System. This request is described 
in Section IV, ``Discussion of Changes,'' of this document.
    The alternative to this action is to withhold approval of Amendment 
No. 7 and to require any 10 CFR part 72 general licensee seeking to 
load spent nuclear fuel into the NAC MAGNASTOR[supreg] Cask System 
under the changes described in Amendment No. 7 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.
    Approval of this direct final rule is consistent with previous NRC 
actions. Further, as documented in the PSER and the environmental 
assessment, this 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 this 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 and therefore, a backfit analysis 
is not required. This direct final rule revises CoC No. 1031 for the 
NAC MAGNASTOR[supreg] Cask System, as currently listed in 10 CFR 
72.214, ``List of approved spent fuel storage casks.'' Amendment No. 7 
provides a new PMTC and associated TS changes in Appendices A and B, 
and updates Section 4.3.1(i) in Appendix A of the TSs to include 
revised seismic requirements. Clarifying (non-technical) changes were 
also made to Appendices A and B.
    Amendment No. 7 to CoC No. 1031 for the NAC MAGNASTOR[supreg] Cask 
System was initiated by NAC and was not submitted in response to new 
NRC requirements, or an NRC request for amendment. Amendment No. 7 
applies only to new casks fabricated and used under Amendment No. 7. 
These changes do not affect existing users of the NAC MAGNASTOR[supreg] 
Cask System, and Amendment Nos. 1-3, Revisions 1, as well as Revision 1 
of the Initial Certificate, and Amendments Nos. 4-6 continue to be 
effective for existing users. While current CoC users may comply with 
the new requirements in Amendment No. 7, this would be a voluntary 
decision on the part of current users. For these reasons, Amendment No. 
7 to CoC No. 1031 does not constitute backfitting under 10 CFR 72.62, 
10 CFR 50.109(a)(1), or otherwise represent an inconsistency with the

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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 NRC staff.

XIII. Congressional Review Act

    The OMB 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.

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                          Document                                           ADAMS accession No.
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Request to Amend U.S. NRC Certificate of Compliance No.      ML15225A468.
 1031 for NAC International MAGNASTOR Cask System, Letter
 Dated August 7, 2015.
NAC International, Submittal of Responses to NRC's Request   ML16112A029 (Package).
 for Additional Information to Amend the U.S. NRC CoC No.
 1031 Related to the MAGNASTOR[supreg] Cask System,
 Amendment No. 7 Request, Letter Dated April 15, 2016.
Responses to NRC Request for Additional Information No. 2    ML16230A543 (Package).
 Related to the MAGNASTOR[supreg] Cask System, Amendment
 No. 7 Request, CoC No. 1031, Letter Dated August 15, 2016.
NAC International Supplement to Submission of Responses to   ML16253A005.
 NRC Request for Additional Information No. 2 Related to
 the MAGNASTOR[supreg] Cask System, Amendment No. 7
 Request, CoC No. 1031, Letter Dated September 7, 2016.
NAC International MAGNASTOR Storage System, Proposed CoC,    ML16295A243.
 Certificate of Compliance No. 1031, Amendment No. 7.
NAC International MAGNASTOR Storage System, Proposed Tech    ML16295A248.
 Specs, Appendix A, Amendment No. 7.
NAC International MAGNASTOR Storage System, Proposed Tech    ML16295A252.
 Specs, Appendix B, Amendment No. 7.
NAC International MAGNASTOR Storage System, Proposed         ML16295A258.
 Preliminary Safety Evaluation Report, Amendment No. 7.
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    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 1031 is revised to read 
as follows:


Sec.  72.214  List of approved spent fuel storage casks.

* * * * *
    Certificate Number: 1031.
    Initial Certificate Effective Date: February 4, 2009, superseded by 
Initial Certificate, Revision 1, on February 1, 2016.
    Initial Certificate, Revision 1, Effective Date: February 1, 2016.
    Amendment Number 1 Effective Date: August 30, 2010, superseded by 
Amendment Number 1, Revision 1, on February 1, 2016.
    Amendment Number 1, Revision 1, Effective Date: February 1, 2016.
    Amendment Number 2 Effective Date: January 30, 2012, superseded by 
Amendment Number 2, Revision 1, on February 1, 2016.
    Amendment Number 2, Revision 1, Effective Date: February 1, 2016.
    Amendment Number 3 Effective Date: July 25, 2013, superseded by 
Amendment Number 3, Revision 1, on February 1, 2016.
    Amendment Number 3, Revision 1, Effective Date: February 1, 2016.
    Amendment Number 4 Effective Date: April 14, 2015.
    Amendment Number 5 Effective Date: June 29, 2015.
    Amendment Number 6 Effective Date: December 21, 2016.
    Amendment Number 7 Effective Date: August 21, 2017.
    SAR Submitted by: NAC International, Inc.
    SAR Title: Final Safety Analysis Report for the MAGNASTOR[supreg] 
System.
    Docket Number: 72-1031.
    Certificate Expiration Date: February 4, 2029.
    Model Number: MAGNASTOR[supreg].
* * * * *

    Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 24th day of May, 2017.

    For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

Victor M. McCree,
Executive Director for Operations.
[FR Doc. 2017-11680 Filed 6-5-17; 8:45 am]
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                                              This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER                    section of this issue of the Federal                   XII. Backfitting and Issue Finality
                                              contains regulatory documents having general            Register.                                              XIII. Congressional Review Act
                                              applicability and legal effect, most of which                                                                  XIV. Availability of Documents
                                              are keyed to and codified in the Code of                ADDRESSES:   You may submit comments
                                              Federal Regulations, which is published under           by any of the following methods:                       I. Obtaining Information and
                                              50 titles pursuant to 44 U.S.C. 1510.                      • Federal Rulemaking Web site: Go to                Submitting Comments
                                                                                                      http://www.regulations.gov and search
                                              The Code of Federal Regulations is sold by              for Docket ID NRC–2017–0008. Address                   A. Obtaining Information
                                              the Superintendent of Documents.                        questions about NRC dockets to Carol                      Please refer to Docket ID NRC–2017–
                                                                                                      Gallagher; telephone: 301–415–3463;                    0008 when contacting the NRC about
                                              NUCLEAR REGULATORY                                      email: Carol.Gallagher@nrc.gov. For                    the availability of information for this
                                              COMMISSION                                              technical questions contact the                        action. You may obtain publicly-
                                                                                                      individual listed in the FOR FURTHER                   available information related to this
                                              10 CFR Part 72                                          INFORMATION CONTACT section of this                    action by any of the following methods:
                                                                                                      document.                                                 • Federal Rulemaking Web site: Go to
                                              [NRC–2017–0008]                                            • Email comments to:                                http://www.regulations.gov and search
                                              RIN 3150–AJ89                                           Rulemaking.Comments@nrc.gov. If you                    for Docket ID NRC–2017–0008.
                                                                                                      do not receive an automatic email reply                   • NRC’s Agencywide Documents
                                              List of Approved Spent Fuel Storage                     confirming receipt, then contact us at                 Access and Management System
                                              Casks: NAC International                                301–415–1677.                                          (ADAMS): You may obtain publicly-
                                              MAGNASTOR® Cask System;                                    • Fax comments to: Secretary, U.S.                  available documents online in the
                                              Certificate of Compliance No. 1031,                     Nuclear Regulatory Commission at 301–                  ADAMS Public Documents collection at
                                              Amendment No. 7                                         415–1101.                                              http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/
                                                                                                         • Mail comments to: Secretary, U.S.                 adams.html. To begin the search, select
                                              AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory                              Nuclear Regulatory Commission,                         ‘‘ADAMS Public Documents’’ and then
                                              Commission.                                             Washington, DC 20555–0001, ATTN:                       select ‘‘Begin Web-based ADAMS
                                              ACTION: Direct final rule.                              Rulemakings and Adjudications Staff.                   Search.’’ For problems with ADAMS,
                                                                                                         • Hand deliver comments to: 11555                   please contact the NRC’s Public
                                              SUMMARY:    The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory
                                                                                                      Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland                    Document Room (PDR) reference staff at
                                              Commission (NRC) is amending its
                                                                                                      20852, between 7:30 a.m. and 4:15 p.m.                 1–800–397–4209, 301–415–4737, or by
                                              spent fuel storage regulations by
                                                                                                      (Eastern Time) Federal workdays;                       email to pdr.resource@nrc.gov. For the
                                              revising the NAC International (NAC or
                                                                                                      telephone: 301–415–1677.                               convenience of the reader, instructions
                                              the applicant), MAGNASTOR® Cask
                                                                                                         For additional direction on obtaining               about obtaining materials referenced in
                                              System listing within the ‘‘List of
                                                                                                      information and submitting comments,                   this document are provided in the
                                              approved spent fuel storage casks’’ to
                                                                                                      see ‘‘Obtaining Information and                        ‘‘Availability of Documents’’ section.
                                              include Amendment No. 7 to Certificate
                                                                                                      Submitting Comments’’ in the                              • NRC’s PDR: You may examine and
                                              of Compliance (CoC) No. 1031.
                                                                                                      SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of                   purchase copies of public documents at
                                              Amendment No. 7 provides a new
                                                                                                      this document.                                         the NRC’s PDR, Room O1–F21, One
                                              Passive MAGNASTOR® Transfer Cask
                                                                                                      FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:                       White Flint North, 11555 Rockville
                                              (PMTC) and associated Technical
                                                                                                      Keith McDaniel, Office of Nuclear                      Pike, Rockville, Maryland 20852.
                                              Specification (TS) changes in
                                              Appendices A and B, and updates                         Material Safety and Safeguards, U.S.                   B. Submitting Comments
                                              Section 4.3.1(i) in Appendix A of the                   Nuclear Regulatory Commission,
                                                                                                      Washington DC 20555–0001; telephone:                     Please include Docket ID NRC–2017–
                                              TSs to include revised seismic                                                                                 0008 in your comment submission. The
                                              requirements. Clarifying (non-technical)                301–415–5252; email: Keith.McDaniel@
                                                                                                      nrc.gov.                                               NRC cautions you not to include
                                              changes were also made to Appendices                                                                           identifying or contact information that
                                              A and B.                                                SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:                             you do not want to be publicly
                                              DATES: This direct final rule is effective              Table of Contents                                      disclosed in your comment submission.
                                              August 21, 2017, unless significant                                                                            The NRC will post all comment
                                              adverse comments are received by July                   I. Obtaining Information and Submitting                submissions at http://
                                              6, 2017. If this direct final rule is                         Comments                                         www.regulations.gov as well as enter the
                                              withdrawn as a result of such                           II. Rulemaking Procedure                               comment submissions into ADAMS.
                                              comments, timely notice of the                          III. Background                                        The NRC does not routinely edit
                                              withdrawal will be published in the                     IV. Discussion of Changes                              comment submissions to remove
                                              Federal Register. Comments received                     V. Voluntary Consensus Standards                       identifying or contact information.
                                              after this date will be considered if it is             VI. Agreement State Compatibility                        If you are requesting or aggregating
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                                              practical to do so, but the Commission                  VII. Plain Writing                                     comments from other persons for
                                              is able to ensure consideration only for                VIII. Environmental Assessment and                     submission to the NRC, then you should
                                              comments received on or before this                           Finding of No Significant                        inform those persons not to include
                                              date. Comments received on this direct                        Environmental Impact                             identifying or contact information that
                                              final rule will also be considered to be                IX. Paperwork Reduction Act Statement                  they do not want to be publicly
                                              comments on a companion proposed                        X. Regulatory Flexibility Certification                disclosed in their comment submission.
                                              rule published in the Proposed Rule                     XI. Regulatory Analysis                                Your request should state that the NRC


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                                              does not routinely edit comment                         Proposed Rule section of this issue of                 to safely store spent fuel in accordance
                                              submissions to remove such information                  the Federal Register.                                  with 10 CFR part 72 requirements.
                                              before making the comment                                                                                         This direct final rule revises the NAC
                                                                                                      III. Background                                        MAGNASTOR® Cask System listing in
                                              submissions available to the public or
                                              entering the comment into ADAMS.                           Section 218(a) of the Nuclear Waste                 10 CFR 72.214 by adding Amendment
                                                                                                      Policy Act (NWPA) of 1982, as                          No. 7 to CoC No. 1031. The amendment
                                              II. Rulemaking Procedure                                amended, requires that ‘‘the Secretary                 consists of the changes described in this
                                                 This rule is limited to the changes                  [of the Department of Energy] shall                    section, as set forth in the revised CoC
                                              contained in Amendment No. 7 to CoC                     establish a demonstration program, in                  and TSs. The revised TSs are identified
                                              No. 1031 and does not include other                     cooperation with the private sector, for               in the PSER.
                                              aspects of the NAC MAGNASTOR®                           the dry storage of spent nuclear fuel at                  Amendment No. 7 provides a new
                                              Cask System design. The NRC is using                    civilian nuclear power reactor sites,                  PMTC and associated TS changes in
                                              the ‘‘direct final rule procedure’’ to                  with the objective of establishing one or              Appendices A and B. Clarifying (non-
                                              issue this amendment because it                         more technologies that the [Nuclear                    technical) changes were also made to
                                              represents a limited and routine change                 Regulatory] Commission may, by rule,                   Appendices A and B. The PMTC is a
                                              to an existing CoC that is expected to be               approve for use at the sites of civilian               special lifting device that is used to hold
                                              noncontroversial. Adequate protection                   nuclear power reactors without, to the                 the Transportable Storage Container
                                              of public health and safety continues to                maximum extent practicable, the need                   (TSC) during onsite loading operations,
                                              be ensured. The amendment to the rule                   for additional site-specific approvals by              transfer operations, and unloading
                                              will become effective on August 21,                     the Commission.’’ Section 133 of the                   operations. It is designed for use in high
                                              2017. However, if the NRC receives                      NWPA states, in part, that ‘‘[the                      ambient temperatures and has a large
                                              significant adverse comments on this                    Commission] shall, by rule, establish                  gap between the loaded TSC and the
                                              direct final rule by July 6, 2017, then the             procedures for the licensing of any                    cask inner shell to allow passive
                                              NRC will publish a document that                        technology approved by the                             convective airflow to provide cooling
                                              withdraws this action and will                          Commission under Section 219(a) [sic:                  equivalent to that provided by the
                                              subsequently address the comments                       218(a)] for use at the site of any civilian            concrete cask. The PMTC has two lifting
                                              received in a final rule as a response to               nuclear power reactor.’’                               trunnions, two sliding doors supported
                                              the companion proposed rule published                      To implement this mandate, the                      by rails that are welded to the bottom
                                              in the Proposed Rule section of this                    Commission approved dry storage of                     of the cask to allow TSC transfer, and
                                              issue of the Federal Register. Absent                   spent nuclear fuel in NRC-approved                     a retaining ring bolted to the top of the
                                              significant modifications to the                        casks under a general license by                       cask to prevent an inadvertent lift of the
                                              proposed revisions requiring                            publishing a final rule which added a                  TSC out of the PMTC.
                                              republication, the NRC will not initiate                new subpart K in part 72 of title 10 of                   The NRC staff reviewed the structural
                                                                                                      the Code of Federal Regulations (10                    design features and design criteria,
                                              a second comment period on this action.
                                                                                                      CFR) entitled, ‘‘General License for                   together with an evaluation of the
                                                 A significant adverse comment is a
                                                                                                      Storage of Spent Fuel at Power Reactor                 applicant’s analysis, to determine the
                                              comment where the commenter
                                                                                                      Sites’’ (55 FR 29181; July 18, 1990). This             structural adequacy of the PMTC. The
                                              explains why the rule would be
                                                                                                      rule also established a new subpart L in               NRC staff evaluated aspects of the dry
                                              inappropriate, including challenges to
                                                                                                      10 CFR part 72 entitled, ‘‘Approval of                 storage system design and analysis
                                              the rule’s underlying premise or
                                                                                                      Spent Fuel Storage Casks,’’ which                      related to structural performance under
                                              approach, or would be ineffective or
                                                                                                      contains procedures and criteria for                   normal and off-normal operations,
                                              unacceptable without a change. A
                                                                                                      obtaining NRC approval of spent fuel                   accident conditions, and natural
                                              comment is adverse and significant if:
                                                                                                      storage cask designs. The NRC                          phenomena events. Based on its review,
                                                 (1) The comment opposes the rule and                 subsequently issued a final rule on                    as documented in the PSER, the NRC
                                              provides a reason sufficient to require a               November 21, 2008 (73 FR 70587), that                  staff has reasonable assurance that the
                                              substantive response in a notice-and-                   approved the NAC MAGNASTOR® Cask                       structural design of the PMTC is in
                                              comment process. For example, a                         System design and added it to the list                 compliance with 10 CFR part 72.
                                              substantive response is required when:                  of NRC-approved cask designs in 10                        The NRC staff also performed a
                                                 (a) The comment causes the NRC staff                 CFR 72.214 as CoC No. 1031.                            thermal review to ensure that the
                                              to reevaluate (or reconsider) its position                                                                     MAGNASTOR® Cask System
                                              or conduct additional analysis;                         IV. Discussion of Changes                              components and fuel material
                                                 (b) The comment raises an issue                        By letter dated August 7, 2015, as                   temperatures will remain within the
                                              serious enough to warrant a substantive                 supplemented on April 15, 2016,                        allowable values for normal conditions,
                                              response to clarify or complete the                     August 15, 2016, and September 7,                      and off-normal and accident events. The
                                              record; or                                              2016, NAC submitted a request to the                   review of Amendment No. 7 focused on
                                                 (c) The comment raises a relevant                    NRC to amend CoC No. 1031. As                          the thermal analysis of a new transfer
                                              issue that was not previously addressed                 documented in the Preliminary Safety                   cask design. This evaluation included
                                              or considered by the NRC staff.                         Evaluation Report (PSER) for the NAC                   confirmation that the temperatures of
                                                 (2) The comment proposes a change                    MAGNASTOR® Cask System, CoC No.                        the fuel cladding will be within
                                              or an addition to the rule, and it is                   1031, and described in this direct final               acceptable limits throughout the transfer
                                              apparent that the rule would be                         rule, the NRC staff performed a detailed               and storage periods to protect the
                                              ineffective or unacceptable without                     safety evaluation of the proposed CoC                  cladding against degradation, which
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                                              incorporation of the change or addition.                Amendment No. 7 request. The NRC                       could lead to gross rupture. The NRC
                                                 (3) The comment causes the NRC staff                 staff determined that Amendment No. 7                  staff concluded that the thermal design
                                              to make a change (other than editorial)                 does not change the cask design                        of the MAGNASTOR® Cask System,
                                              to the rule, CoC, or TSs.                               requirements and it does not change the                including the PMTC, is in compliance
                                                 For detailed instructions on filing                  design or fabrication of the cask. The                 with 10 CFR part 72.
                                              comments, please see the companion                      NRC staff found that the TS changes do                    The NRC staff also reviewed the
                                              proposed rule published in the                          not impact the casks ability to continue               applicant’s shielding analysis and dose


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                                              rate calculations, and determined that                  approved spent fuel storage casks.’’ This              B. The Need for the Action
                                              the approaches and methodologies used                   action does not constitute the                           This direct final rule amends the CoC
                                              in these calculations, and the results,                 establishment of a standard that                       for the NAC MAGNASTOR® Cask
                                              are acceptable for the PMTC design.                     contains generally applicable                          System design within the list of
                                                 The structure, thermal, and shielding                requirements.                                          approved spent fuel storage casks that
                                              findings were reached on the basis of a
                                                                                                      VI. Agreement State Compatibility                      power reactor licensees can use to store
                                              review that considered the regulation
                                                                                                                                                             spent fuel at reactor sites under a
                                              itself, appropriate regulatory guides,                    Under the ‘‘Policy Statement on                      general license. Specifically,
                                              applicable codes and standards,                         Adequacy and Compatibility of                          Amendment No. 7 provides a new
                                              accepted engineering practices, and the                 Agreement State Programs’’ approved by                 PMTC and associated TS changes in
                                              statements and representations in the                   the Commission on June 30, 1997, and                   Appendices A and B, and updates
                                              application.                                            published in the Federal Register on
                                                 Additionally, Amendment No. 7                                                                               Section 4.3.1(i) in Appendix A of the
                                                                                                      September 3, 1997 (62 FR 46517), this                  TSs to include revised seismic
                                              updates Section 4.3.1(i) in Appendix A
                                                                                                      rule is classified as Compatibility                    requirements. Clarifying (non-technical)
                                              of the TSs to include revised seismic
                                                                                                      Category ‘‘NRC.’’ Compatibility is not                 changes were also made to Appendices
                                              requirements for the MAGNASTOR®
                                                                                                      required for Category ‘‘NRC’’                          A and B.
                                              Cask System. The revised TS Section
                                                                                                      regulations. The NRC program elements
                                              4.3.1(i) states that ‘‘The maximum                                                                             C. Environmental Impacts of the Action
                                                                                                      in this category are those that relate
                                              design basis earthquake acceleration of
                                              0.37g in the horizontal direction                       directly to areas of regulation reserved                  On July 18,1990 (55 FR 29181), the
                                              (without cask sliding) and 0.25g in the                 to the NRC by the Atomic Energy Act of                 NRC issued an amendment to 10 CFR
                                              vertical direction at the Independent                   1954, as amended, or the provisions of                 part 72 to provide for the storage of
                                              Spent Fuel Storage Installation (ISFSI)                 10 CFR. Although an Agreement State                    spent fuel under a general license in
                                              pad top surface do not result in cask tip-              may not adopt program elements                         cask designs approved by the NRC. The
                                              over.’’ The NRC staff determined that                   reserved to the NRC, it may wish to                    potential environmental impact of using
                                              the revised TS continues to allow the                   inform its licensees of certain                        NRC-approved storage casks was
                                              use of the MAGNASTOR® Cask System                       requirements via a mechanism that is                   initially analyzed in the environmental
                                              at a location where the site earthquake                 consistent with the particular State’s                 assessment for the 1990 final rule. The
                                              parameters are up to and greater than                   administrative procedure laws, but does                environmental assessment for this
                                              0.37g in the horizontal direction and                   not confer regulatory authority on the                 Amendment No. 7 tiers off of the
                                              0.25g in the vertical direction at the                  State.                                                 environmental assessment for the July
                                              ISFSI pad top surface. Furthermore, the                                                                        18, 1990, final rule. Tiering on past
                                                                                                      VII. Plain Writing
                                              revised TS continues to require the user                                                                       environmental assessments is a standard
                                              to demonstrate that no tip-over will                      The Plain Writing Act of 2010 (Pub.                  process under the National
                                              result from an earthquake. The NRC                      L. 111–274) requires Federal agencies to               Environmental Policy Act.
                                              staff concluded that the revision is                    write documents in a clear, concise, and                  The NAC MAGNASTOR® Cask
                                              acceptable and clarifies the provision                  well-organized manner. The NRC has                     System is designed to mitigate the
                                              under which the MAGNASTOR® Cask                         written this document to be consistent                 effects of design basis accidents that
                                              System may be reasonably implemented                    with the Plain Writing Act as well as the              could occur during storage. Design basis
                                              by general licensees given the specific                 Presidential Memorandum, ‘‘Plain                       accidents account for human-induced
                                              earthquake acceleration parameters.                     Language in Government Writing,’’                      events and the most severe natural
                                                 The amended NAC MAGNASTOR®                           published June 10, 1998 (63 FR 31883).                 phenomena reported for the site and
                                              Cask System design, when used under                                                                            surrounding area. Postulated accidents
                                              the conditions specified in the CoC, the                VIII. Environmental Assessment and                     analyzed for an ISFSI, the type of
                                              TSs, and the NRC’s regulations, will                    Finding of No Significant                              facility at which a holder of a power
                                              meet the requirements of 10 CFR part                    Environmental Impact                                   reactor operating license would store
                                              72; therefore, adequate protection of                   A. The Action                                          spent fuel in casks in accordance with
                                              public health and safety will continue to                                                                      10 CFR part 72, include tornado winds
                                              be ensured. When this direct final rule                    The action is to amend 10 CFR 72.214                and tornado-generated missiles, a design
                                              becomes effective, persons who hold a                   to revise the NAC MAGNASTOR® Cask                      basis earthquake, a design basis flood,
                                              general license under 10 CFR 72.210                     System listing within the ‘‘List of                    an accidental cask drop, lightning
                                              may load spent nuclear fuel into the                    approved spent fuel storage casks’’ to                 effects, fire, explosions, and other
                                              NAC MAGNASTOR® Cask System casks                        include Amendment No. 7 to CoC No.                     incidents.
                                              that meet the criteria of Amendment No.                 1031. Under the National                                  Considering the specific design
                                              7 to CoC No. 1031 under 10 CFR 72.212.                  Environmental Policy Act of 1969, as                   requirements for each accident
                                                                                                      amended, and the NRC’s regulations in                  condition, the design of the NAC
                                              V. Voluntary Consensus Standards                        subpart A of 10 CFR part 51,                           MAGNASTOR® Cask System would
                                                 The National Technology Transfer                     ‘‘Environmental Protection Regulations                 prevent loss of confinement, shielding,
                                              and Advancement Act of 1995 (Pub. L.                    for Domestic Licensing and Related                     and criticality control. If there is no loss
                                              104–113) requires that Federal agencies                 Regulatory Functions,’’ the NRC has                    of confinement, shielding, or criticality
                                              use technical standards that are                        determined that this direct final rule, if             control, the environmental impacts
                                              developed or adopted by voluntary                       adopted, would not be a major Federal                  would be insignificant. This amendment
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                                              consensus standards bodies, unless the                  action significantly affecting the quality             does not reflect a significant change in
                                              use of such a standard is inconsistent                  of the human environment and,                          design or fabrication of the cask. There
                                              with applicable law or otherwise                        therefore, an environmental impact                     are no significant changes to cask design
                                              impractical. In this direct final rule, the             statement is not required. The NRC has                 requirements in the proposed CoC
                                              NRC will revise the NAC                                 made a finding of no significant impact                amendment. In addition, any resulting
                                              MAGNASTOR® Cask System design                           on the basis of this environmental                     occupational exposure or offsite dose
                                              listed in 10 CFR 72.214, ‘‘List of                      assessment.                                            rates from the implementation of


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                                              Amendment No. 7 would remain well                       IX. Paperwork Reduction Act                            to request an exemption from the
                                              within the 10 CFR part 20 limits.                       Statement                                              requirements of 10 CFR 72.212 and
                                              Therefore, the proposed CoC changes                        This direct final rule does not contain             72.214. Under this alternative, each
                                              will not result in any radiological or                  any new or amended collections of                      interested 10 CFR part 72 licensee
                                              non-radiological environmental impacts                  information subject to the Paperwork                   would have to prepare, and the NRC
                                              that significantly differ from the                      Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501                  would have to review, a separate
                                              environmental impacts evaluated in the                  et seq.). Existing collections of                      exemption request, thereby increasing
                                              environmental assessment supporting                     information were approved by the                       the administrative burden upon the
                                              the July 18, 1990, final rule. There will               Office of Management and Budget                        NRC and the costs to each licensee.
                                              be no significant change in the types or                (OMB), approval number 3150–0132.                         Approval of this direct final rule is
                                              significant revisions in the amounts of                                                                        consistent with previous NRC actions.
                                              any effluent released, no significant                   Public Protection Notification                         Further, as documented in the PSER and
                                              increase in the individual or cumulative                  The NRC may not conduct or sponsor,                  the environmental assessment, this
                                              radiation exposure, and no significant                  and a person is not required to respond                direct final rule will have no adverse
                                              increase in the potential for or                        to, a collection of information unless the             effect on public health and safety or the
                                              consequences from radiological                          document requesting or requiring the                   environment. This direct final rule has
                                              accidents. The NRC staff documented its                 collection displays a currently valid                  no significant identifiable impact or
                                              safety findings in the PSER.                            OMB control number.                                    benefit on other government agencies.
                                                                                                                                                             Based on this regulatory analysis, the
                                              D. Alternative to the Action                            X. Regulatory Flexibility Certification                NRC concludes that the requirements of
                                                                                                         Under the Regulatory Flexibility Act                this direct final rule are commensurate
                                                The alternative to this action is to                                                                         with the NRC’s responsibilities for
                                                                                                      of 1980 (5 U.S.C. 605(b)), the NRC
                                              deny approval of Amendment No. 7 and                                                                           public health and safety and the
                                                                                                      certifies that this rule will not, if issued,
                                              end the direct final rule. Consequently,                                                                       common defense and security. No other
                                                                                                      have a significant economic impact on
                                              any 10 CFR part 72 general licensee that                                                                       available alternative is believed to be as
                                                                                                      a substantial number of small entities.
                                              seeks to load spent nuclear fuel into the               This direct final rule affects only                    satisfactory, and therefore, this action is
                                              NAC MAGNASTOR® Cask System in                           nuclear power plant licensees and NAC.                 recommended.
                                              accordance with the changes described                   These entities do not fall within the
                                              in proposed Amendment No. 7 would                                                                              XII. Backfitting and Issue Finality
                                                                                                      scope of the definition of small entities
                                              have to request an exemption from the                   set forth in the Regulatory Flexibility                  The NRC has determined that the
                                              requirements of 10 CFR 72.212 and                       Act or the size standards established by               backfit rule (10 CFR 72.62) does not
                                              72.214. Under this alternative, an                      the NRC (10 CFR 2.810).                                apply to this direct final rule and
                                              interested licensee would have to                                                                              therefore, a backfit analysis is not
                                              prepare, and the NRC would have to                      XI. Regulatory Analysis                                required. This direct final rule revises
                                              review, a separate exemption request,                      On July 18, 1990 (55 FR 29181), the                 CoC No. 1031 for the NAC
                                              thereby increasing the administrative                   NRC issued an amendment to 10 CFR                      MAGNASTOR® Cask System, as
                                              burden upon the NRC and the costs to                    part 72 to provide for the storage of                  currently listed in 10 CFR 72.214, ‘‘List
                                              each licensee. Therefore, the                           spent nuclear fuel under a general                     of approved spent fuel storage casks.’’
                                              environmental impacts would be the                      license in cask designs approved by the                Amendment No. 7 provides a new
                                              same or less than the action.                           NRC. Any nuclear power reactor                         PMTC and associated TS changes in
                                                                                                      licensee can use NRC-approved cask                     Appendices A and B, and updates
                                              E. Alternative Use of Resources
                                                                                                      designs to store spent nuclear fuel if it              Section 4.3.1(i) in Appendix A of the
                                                Approval of Amendment No. 7 to CoC                    notifies the NRC in advance, the spent                 TSs to include revised seismic
                                              No. 1031 would result in no irreversible                fuel is stored under the conditions                    requirements. Clarifying (non-technical)
                                              commitments of resources.                               specified in the cask’s CoC, and the                   changes were also made to Appendices
                                                                                                      conditions of the general license are                  A and B.
                                              F. Agencies and Persons Contacted                       met. A list of NRC-approved cask                         Amendment No. 7 to CoC No. 1031
                                                                                                      designs is contained in 10 CFR 72.214.                 for the NAC MAGNASTOR® Cask
                                                No agencies or persons outside the                                                                           System was initiated by NAC and was
                                                                                                      On November 21, 2008 (73 FR 70587),
                                              NRC were contacted in connection with                                                                          not submitted in response to new NRC
                                                                                                      the NRC issued an amendment to 10
                                              the preparation of this environmental                                                                          requirements, or an NRC request for
                                                                                                      CFR part 72 that approved the NAC
                                              assessment.                                                                                                    amendment. Amendment No. 7 applies
                                                                                                      MAGNASTOR® Cask System design by
                                              G. Finding of No Significant Impact                     adding it to the list of NRC-approved                  only to new casks fabricated and used
                                                                                                      cask designs in 10 CFR 72.214.                         under Amendment No. 7. These changes
                                                The environmental impacts of the                         By letter dated August 7, 2015, as                  do not affect existing users of the NAC
                                              action have been reviewed under the                     supplemented on April 15, 2016,                        MAGNASTOR® Cask System, and
                                              requirements in 10 CFR part 51. Based                   August 15, 2016, and September 7,                      Amendment Nos. 1–3, Revisions 1, as
                                              on the foregoing environmental                          2016, NAC submitted an application to                  well as Revision 1 of the Initial
                                              assessment, the NRC concludes that this                 amend the NAC MAGNASTOR® Cask                          Certificate, and Amendments Nos. 4–6
                                              direct final rule entitled, ‘‘List of                   System. This request is described in                   continue to be effective for existing
                                              Approved Spent Fuel Storage Casks:                      Section IV, ‘‘Discussion of Changes,’’ of              users. While current CoC users may
                                              NAC International, MAGNASTOR®                           this document.                                         comply with the new requirements in
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                                              Cask System, Certificate of Compliance                     The alternative to this action is to                Amendment No. 7, this would be a
                                              No. 1031, Amendment No. 7,’’ will not                   withhold approval of Amendment No. 7                   voluntary decision on the part of current
                                              have a significant effect on the human                  and to require any 10 CFR part 72                      users. For these reasons, Amendment
                                              environment. Therefore, the NRC has                     general licensee seeking to load spent                 No. 7 to CoC No. 1031 does not
                                              determined that an environmental                        nuclear fuel into the NAC                              constitute backfitting under 10 CFR
                                              impact statement is not necessary for                   MAGNASTOR® Cask System under the                       72.62, 10 CFR 50.109(a)(1), or otherwise
                                              this direct final rule.                                 changes described in Amendment No. 7                   represent an inconsistency with the


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                                              issue finality provisions applicable to                 XIII. Congressional Review Act                          XIV. Availability of Documents
                                              combined licenses in 10 CFR part 52.
                                              Accordingly, no backfit analysis or                       The OMB has not found this to be a                      The documents identified in the
                                              additional documentation addressing                     major rule as defined in the                            following table are available to
                                              the issue finality criteria in 10 CFR part              Congressional Review Act.                               interested persons as indicated.
                                              52 has been prepared by the NRC staff.

                                                                                                            Document                                                                ADAMS accession No.

                                              Request to Amend U.S. NRC Certificate of Compliance No. 1031 for NAC International MAGNASTOR Cask Sys-                             ML15225A468.
                                                tem, Letter Dated August 7, 2015.
                                              NAC International, Submittal of Responses to NRC’s Request for Additional Information to Amend the U.S. NRC                        ML16112A029 (Package).
                                                CoC No. 1031 Related to the MAGNASTOR® Cask System, Amendment No. 7 Request, Letter Dated April 15,
                                                2016.
                                              Responses to NRC Request for Additional Information No. 2 Related to the MAGNASTOR® Cask System, Amend-                            ML16230A543 (Package).
                                               ment No. 7 Request, CoC No. 1031, Letter Dated August 15, 2016.
                                              NAC International Supplement to Submission of Responses to NRC Request for Additional Information No. 2 Re-                        ML16253A005.
                                                lated to the MAGNASTOR® Cask System, Amendment No. 7 Request, CoC No. 1031, Letter Dated September
                                               7, 2016.
                                              NAC International MAGNASTOR Storage System, Proposed CoC, Certificate of Compliance No. 1031, Amend-                               ML16295A243.
                                                ment No. 7.
                                              NAC International MAGNASTOR Storage System, Proposed Tech Specs, Appendix A, Amendment No. 7 ..............                        ML16295A248.
                                              NAC International MAGNASTOR Storage System, Proposed Tech Specs, Appendix B, Amendment No. 7 ..............                        ML16295A252.
                                              NAC International MAGNASTOR Storage System, Proposed Preliminary Safety Evaluation Report, Amendment                               ML16295A258.
                                                No. 7.



                                                 The NRC may post materials related                   PART 72—LICENSING                                          Amendment Number 2 Effective Date:
                                              to this document, including public                      REQUIREMENTS FOR THE                                    January 30, 2012, superseded by
                                              comments, on the Federal Rulemaking                     INDEPENDENT STORAGE OF SPENT                            Amendment Number 2, Revision 1, on
                                              Web site at http://www.regulations.gov                  NUCLEAR FUEL, HIGH-LEVEL                                February 1, 2016.
                                              under Docket ID NRC–2017–0008. The                      RADIOACTIVE WASTE, AND                                     Amendment Number 2, Revision 1,
                                              Federal Rulemaking Web site allows                      REACTOR-RELATED GREATER THAN                            Effective Date: February 1, 2016.
                                              you to receive alerts when changes or                   CLASS C WASTE
                                                                                                                                                                 Amendment Number 3 Effective Date:
                                              additions occur in a docket folder. To
                                                                                                      ■ 1. The authority citation for part 72                 July 25, 2013, superseded by
                                              subscribe: (1) Navigate to the docket
                                                                                                      continues to read as follows:                           Amendment Number 3, Revision 1, on
                                              folder (NRC–2017–0008); (2) click the
                                                                                                        Authority: Atomic Energy Act of 1954,                 February 1, 2016.
                                              ‘‘Sign up for Email Alerts’’ link; and (3)
                                                                                                      secs. 51, 53, 57, 62, 63, 65, 69, 81, 161, 182,            Amendment Number 3, Revision 1,
                                              enter your email address and select how                 183, 184, 186, 187, 189, 223, 234, 274 (42
                                              frequently you would like to receive                                                                            Effective Date: February 1, 2016.
                                                                                                      U.S.C. 2071, 2073, 2077, 2092, 2093, 2095,
                                              emails (daily, weekly, or monthly).                     2099, 2111, 2201, 2210e, 2232, 2233, 2234,                 Amendment Number 4 Effective Date:
                                                                                                      2236, 2237, 2238, 2273, 2282, 2021); Energy             April 14, 2015.
                                              List of Subjects in 10 CFR Part 72                      Reorganization Act of 1974, secs. 201, 202,
                                                                                                      206, 211 (42 U.S.C. 5841, 5842, 5846, 5851);               Amendment Number 5 Effective Date:
                                                 Administrative practice and                          National Environmental Policy Act of 1969               June 29, 2015.
                                              procedure, Criminal penalties,                          (42 U.S.C. 4332); Nuclear Waste Policy Act                 Amendment Number 6 Effective Date:
                                              Hazardous waste, Indians,                               of 1982, secs. 117(a), 132, 133, 134, 135, 137,         December 21, 2016.
                                              Intergovernmental relations, Manpower                   141, 145(g), 148, 218(a) (42 U.S.C. 10137(a),
                                              training programs, Nuclear energy,                      10152, 10153, 10154, 10155, 10157, 10161,                  Amendment Number 7 Effective Date:
                                              Nuclear materials, Occupational safety                  10165(g), 10168, 10198(a)); 44 U.S.C. 3504              August 21, 2017.
                                                                                                      note.
                                              and health, Penalties, Radiation                        ■ 2. In § 72.214, Certificate of                           SAR Submitted by: NAC
                                              protection, Reporting and recordkeeping                 Compliance 1031 is revised to read as                   International, Inc.
                                              requirements, Security measures, Spent                  follows:                                                   SAR Title: Final Safety Analysis
                                              fuel, Whistleblowing.                                                                                           Report for the MAGNASTOR® System.
                                                                                                      § 72.214 List of approved spent fuel
                                                For the reasons set out in the                        storage casks.                                             Docket Number: 72–1031.
                                              preamble and under the authority of the                 *     *     *     *     *                                  Certificate Expiration Date: February
                                              Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended;                    Certificate Number: 1031.                             4, 2029.
                                              the Energy Reorganization Act of 1974,                    Initial Certificate Effective Date:
                                              as amended; the Nuclear Waste Policy                                                                               Model Number: MAGNASTOR®.
                                                                                                      February 4, 2009, superseded by Initial
                                              Act of 1982, as amended; and 5 U.S.C.                   Certificate, Revision 1, on February 1,                 *     *      *    *     *
                                              552 and 553; the NRC is adopting the                    2016.                                                     Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 24th day
                                              following amendments to 10 CFR part                       Initial Certificate, Revision 1,                      of May, 2017.
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                                              72:                                                     Effective Date: February 1, 2016.                         For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
                                                                                                        Amendment Number 1 Effective Date:
                                                                                                      August 30, 2010, superseded by                          Victor M. McCree,
                                                                                                      Amendment Number 1, Revision 1, on                      Executive Director for Operations.
                                                                                                      February 1, 2016.                                       [FR Doc. 2017–11680 Filed 6–5–17; 8:45 am]
                                                                                                        Amendment Number 1, Revision 1,                       BILLING CODE 7590–01–P
                                                                                                      Effective Date: February 1, 2016.


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Document Created: 2017-06-06 06:21:25
Document Modified: 2017-06-06 06:21:25
CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
GS 4.107:
AE 2.106:
PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionRules and Regulations
ActionDirect final rule.
DatesThis direct final rule is effective August 21, 2017, unless significant adverse comments are received by July 6, 2017. If this 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 Rule section of this issue of the Federal Register.
ContactKeith McDaniel, Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington DC 20555-0001; telephone: 301-415-5252; email: [email protected]
FR Citation82 FR 25931 
RIN Number3150-AJ89
CFR AssociatedAdministrative 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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