82 FR 25973 - List of Approved Spent Fuel Storage Casks: NAC International MAGNASTOR® Cask System; Certificate of Compliance No. 1031, Amendment No. 7

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Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 107 (June 6, 2017)

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FR Document		2017-11682

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is proposing to amend its spent fuel storage regulations by revising the NAC International (NAC), 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 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

[NRC-2017-0008]
RIN 3150-AJ89


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: Proposed rule.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is proposing to 
amend its spent fuel storage regulations by revising the NAC 
International (NAC), 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 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: Submit comments by July 6, 2017. Comments received after this 
date will be considered if it is practical to do so, but the Commission 
is able to ensure consideration only for comments received on or before 
this date.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by any of the following methods:
     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:

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 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 proposed 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. Because the NRC considers this 
action noncontroversial and routine, the NRC is publishing this 
proposed rule concurrently with a direct final rule in the Rules and 
Regulations section of this issue of the Federal Register. Adequate 
protection of public health and safety continues to be ensured. The 
direct final rule will become effective on August 21, 2017. However, if 
the NRC receives significant adverse comments on this proposed rule by 
July 6, 2017, then the NRC will publish a document that withdraws the 
direct final rule. If the direct final rule is withdrawn, the NRC will 
address the comments received in response to these proposed revisions 
in a subsequent final rule. Absent significant modifications to the 
proposed revisions requiring republication, the NRC will not initiate a 
second comment period on this action

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in the event the direct final rule is withdrawn.
    A significant adverse comment is a comment where the commenter 
explains why the rule would be inappropriate, including challenges to 
the rule's underlying premise or approach, or would be ineffective or 
unacceptable without a change. A comment is adverse and significant if:
    (1) The comment opposes the rule and provides a reason sufficient 
to require a substantive response in a notice-and-comment process. For 
example, a substantive response is required when:
    (a) The comment causes the NRC staff to reevaluate (or reconsider) 
its position or conduct additional analysis;
    (b) The comment raises an issue serious enough to warrant a 
substantive response to clarify or complete the record; or
    (c) The comment raises a relevant issue that was not previously 
addressed or considered by the NRC staff.
    (2) The comment proposes a change or an addition to the rule, and 
it is apparent that the rule would be ineffective or unacceptable 
without incorporation of the change or addition.
    (3) The comment causes the NRC staff to make a change (other than 
editorial) to the rule, CoC, or TSs.
    For additional procedural information and the regulatory analysis, 
see the direct final rule published in the Rules and Regulations 
section of this issue of the Federal Register.

III. Background

    Section 218(a) of the Nuclear Waste Policy Act (NWPA) of 1982, as 
amended, requires that ``the Secretary [of the Department of Energy] 
shall establish a demonstration program, in cooperation with the 
private sector, for the dry storage of spent nuclear fuel at civilian 
nuclear power reactor sites, with the objective of establishing one or 
more technologies that the [Nuclear 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. Plain Writing

    The Plain Writing Act of 2010 (Pub. L. 111-274) requires Federal 
agencies to write documents in a clear, concise, well-organized manner 
that also follows other best practices appropriate to the subject or 
field and the intended audience. The NRC has written this document to 
be consistent with the Plain Writing Act as well as the Presidential 
Memorandum, ``Plain Language in Government Writing,'' published June 
10, 1998 (63 FR 31883). The NRC requests comment on the proposed rule 
with respect to clarity and effectiveness of the language used.

V. Availability of Documents

    The documents identified in the following table are available to 
interested persons as indicated.

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                          Document                                          ADAMS accession number
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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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    The NRC may post materials related to this document, including 
public comments, on the Federal Rulemaking Web site at http://www.regulations.gov under Docket ID NRC-2017-0008. The Federal 
Rulemaking Web site allows you to receive alerts when changes or 
additions occur in a docket folder. To subscribe: (1) Navigate to the 
docket folder (NRC-2017-0008); (2) click the ``Sign up for Email 
Alerts'' link; and (3) enter your email address and select how 
frequently you would like to receive emails (daily, weekly, or 
monthly).

List of Subjects in 10 CFR Part 72

    Administrative practice and procedure, Criminal penalties, 
Hazardous waste, Indians, Intergovernmental relations, Manpower 
training programs, Nuclear energy, Nuclear materials, Occupational 
safety and health, Penalties, Radiation protection, Reporting and 
recordkeeping requirements, Security measures, Spent fuel, 
Whistleblowing.
    For the reasons set out in the preamble and under the authority of 
the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended; the Energy Reorganization 
Act of 1974, as amended; the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982, as 
amended; and 5 U.S.C. 552 and 553; the NRC is proposing to adopt the 
following amendments to 10 CFR part 72:

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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. 2017-11682 Filed 6-5-17; 8:45 am]
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PART 72—LICENSING Certificate Expiration Date: February Box 2000, South Hackensack, NJ 07606;
REQUIREMENTS FOR THE 4, 2029. telephone 201–440–6700; Internet
INDEPENDENT STORAGE OF SPENT Model Number: MAGNASTOR®. http://www.dassaultfalcon.com. You
NUCLEAR FUEL, HIGH-LEVEL * * * * * may view this referenced service
RADIOACTIVE WASTE, AND information at the FAA, Transport
Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 24th day
REACTOR-RELATED GREATER THAN of May, 2017.
Airplane Directorate, 1601 Lind Avenue
CLASS C WASTE SW., Renton, WA. For information on
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
the availability of this material at the
■ 1. The authority citation for part 72 Victor M. McCree, FAA, call 425–227–1221.
continues to read as follows: Executive Director for Operations.
Examining the AD Docket
Authority: Atomic Energy Act of 1954, [FR Doc. 2017–11682 Filed 6–5–17; 8:45 am]
secs. 51, 53, 57, 62, 63, 65, 69, 81, 161, 182, BILLING CODE 7590–01–P
You may examine the AD docket on
183, 184, 186, 187, 189, 223, 234, 274 (42 the Internet at http://
U.S.C. 2071, 2073, 2077, 2092, 2093, 2095, www.regulations.gov by searching for
2099, 2111, 2201, 2210e, 2232, 2233, 2234, and locating Docket No. FAA–2017–
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
2236, 2237, 2238, 2273, 2282, 2021); Energy 0529; or in person at the Docket
Reorganization Act of 1974, secs. 201, 202, Management Facility between 9 a.m.
Federal Aviation Administration
206, 211 (42 U.S.C. 5841, 5842, 5846, 5851); and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday,
National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 except Federal holidays. The AD docket
(42 U.S.C. 4332); Nuclear Waste Policy Act 14 CFR Part 39
contains this proposed AD, the
of 1982, secs. 117(a), 132, 133, 134, 135, 137, [Docket No. FAA–2017–0529; Directorate
141, 145(g), 148, 218(a) (42 U.S.C. 10137(a),
regulatory evaluation, any comments
Identifier 2016–NM–123–AD] received, and other information. The
10152, 10153, 10154, 10155, 10157, 10161,
10165(g), 10168, 10198(a)); 44 U.S.C. 3504 RIN 2120–AA64 street address for the Docket Operations
note. office (telephone 800–647–5527) is in
Airworthiness Directives; Dassault the ADDRESSES section. Comments will
■ 2. In § 72.214, Certificate of Aviation Airplanes be available in the AD docket shortly
Compliance 1031 is revised to read as
after receipt.
follows: AGENCY: Federal Aviation
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tom
Administration (FAA), DOT.
§ 72.214 List of approved spent fuel Rodriguez, Aerospace Engineer,
ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking
storage casks. International Branch, ANM–116,
(NPRM). Transport Airplane Directorate, FAA,
* * * * *
Certificate Number: 1031. SUMMARY: We propose to adopt a new 1601 Lind Avenue SW., Renton, WA
Initial Certificate Effective Date: airworthiness directive (AD) for certain 98057–3356; telephone 425–227–1137;
February 4, 2009, superseded by Initial Dassault Aviation Model FALCON fax 425–227–1149.
Certificate, Revision 1, on February 1, 900EX airplanes. This proposed AD was SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
2016. prompted by a determination that new Comments Invited
Initial Certificate, Revision 1, or more restrictive maintenance
Effective Date: February 1, 2016. requirements and/or airworthiness We invite you to send any written
Amendment Number 1 Effective Date: limitations are necessary. This proposed relevant data, views, or arguments about
August 30, 2010, superseded by AD would require revising the this proposed AD. Send your comments
Amendment Number 1, Revision 1, on to an address listed under the
maintenance or inspection program, as
February 1, 2016. ADDRESSES section. Include ‘‘Docket No.
applicable, to incorporate new or more
Amendment Number 1, Revision 1, FAA–2017–0529; Directorate Identifier
restrictive maintenance requirements
Effective Date: February 1, 2016. 2016–NM–123–AD’’ at the beginning of
and/or airworthiness limitations. We are
Amendment Number 2 Effective Date: your comments. We specifically invite
proposing this AD to address the unsafe
January 30, 2012, superseded by comments on the overall regulatory,
condition on these products.
Amendment Number 2, Revision 1, on economic, environmental, and energy
DATES: We must receive comments on aspects of this proposed AD. We will
February 1, 2016.
Amendment Number 2, Revision 1, this proposed AD by July 21, 2017. consider all comments received by the
Effective Date: February 1, 2016. ADDRESSES: You may send comments, closing date and may amend this
Amendment Number 3 Effective Date: using the procedures found in 14 CFR proposed AD based on those comments.
July 25, 2013, superseded by 11.43 and 11.45, by any of the following We will post all comments we
Amendment Number 3, Revision 1, on methods: receive, without change, to http://
February 1, 2016. • Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to www.regulations.gov, including any
Amendment Number 3, Revision 1, http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the personal information you provide. We
Effective Date: February 1, 2016. instructions for submitting comments. will also post a report summarizing each
Amendment Number 4 Effective Date: • Fax: 202–493–2251. substantive verbal contact we receive
April 14, 2015. • Mail: U.S. Department of about this proposed AD.
Amendment Number 5 Effective Date: Transportation, Docket Operations, M–
30, West Building Ground Floor, Room Discussion
June 29, 2015.
Amendment Number 6 Effective Date: W12–140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., The European Aviation Safety Agency
mstockstill on DSK30JT082PROD with PROPOSALS

December 21, 2016. Washington, DC 20590. (EASA), which is the Technical Agent
Amendment Number 7 Effective Date: • Hand Delivery: Deliver to Mail for the Member States of the European
August 21, 2017. address above between 9 a.m. and 5 Union, has issued EASA AD 2016–0129,
SAR Submitted by: NAC p.m., Monday through Friday, except dated June 23, 2016 (referred to after
International, Inc. Federal holidays. this as the Mandatory Continuing
SAR Title: Final Safety Analysis For service information identified in Airworthiness Information, or ‘‘the
Report for the MAGNASTOR® System. this NPRM, contact Dassault Falcon Jet MCAI’’), to correct an unsafe condition
Docket Number: 72–1031. Corporation, Teterboro Airport, P.O. for certain Dassault Aviation Model

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Section		Proposed Rules
Action		Proposed rule.
Dates		Submit comments by July 6, 2017. Comments received after this date will be considered if it is practical to do so, but the Commission is able to ensure consideration only for comments received on or before this date.
Contact		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]
FR Citation		82 FR 25973
RIN Number		3150-AJ89
CFR Associated		Administrative Practice and Procedure; Criminal Penalties; Hazardous Waste; Indians; Intergovernmental Relations; Manpower Training Programs; Nuclear Energy; Nuclear Materials; Occupational Safety and Health; Penalties; Radiation Protection; Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements; Security Measures; Spent Fuel and Whistleblowing