[Federal Register: January 24, 2002 (Volume 67, Number 16)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 3431]
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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
10 CFR Part 72
RIN 3150-AG87
List of Approved Spent Fuel Storage Casks: FuelSolutions\TM\ Cask
System Revision; Confirmation of Effective Date
AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
ACTION: Direct final rule; confirmation of effective date.
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SUMMARY: The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is confirming the
effective date of January 28, 2002, for the direct final rule that
appeared in the Federal Register of November 14, 2001 (66 FR 56982).
This direct final rule amended the NRC's regulations by revising the
BNFL Fuel Solutions (FuelSolutionsTM) cask system listing
within the ``List of Approved Spent Fuel Storage Casks'' to include
Amendment No. 2 to Certificate of Compliance (CoC) Number 1026.
Amendment No. 2 modified the Technical Specifications (TS) to allow the
W74 canister to be placed in the transfer cask instead of the spent
fuel pool until the affected storage cask is repaired or replaced. The
TS was also modified to clarify the description of the other non-
fissile material permitted to be stored in the W74 canister and to
revise the temperatures to correspond to the liner thermocouples. This
document confirms the effective date.
DATES: The effective date of January 28, 2002, is confirmed for this
direct final rule.
ADDRESSES: Documents related to this rulemaking, including comments
received, may be examined at the NRC Public Document Room, 11555
Rockville Pike, Rockville, MD. These same documents may also be viewed
and downloaded electronically via the rulemaking website (http://
ruleforum.llnl.gov). For information about the interactive rulemaking
website, contact Ms. Carol Gallagher (301) 415-5905; e-mail
CAG@nrc.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Merri Horn, Office of Nuclear Material
Safety and Safeguards, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington,
DC 20555. Telephone (301) 415-8126 (e-mail: mlh1@nrc.gov).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On November 14, 2001 (66 FR 56982), the NRC
published in the Federal Register a direct final rule amending its
regulations in 10 CFR 72 to revise the BNFL Fuel Solutions
(FuelSolutionsTM) cask system listing within the ``List of
Approved Spent Fuel Storage Casks'' to include Amendment No. 2 to
Certificate of Compliance (CoC) Number 1026. Amendment No. 2 modified
the Technical Specifications (TS) to allow the W74 canister to be
placed in the transfer cask instead of the spent fuel pool until the
affected storage cask is repaired or replaced. The TS were also
modified to clarify the description of the other non-fissile material
permitted to be stored in the W74 canister and to revise the
temperatures to correspond to the liner thermocouples. In the direct
final rule, NRC stated that if no significant adverse comments were
received, the direct final rule would become final on the date noted
above. The NRC did not receive any comments that warranted withdrawal
of the direct final rule. Therefore, this rule will become effective as
scheduled.
Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 17th day of January, 2002.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Michael T. Lesar,
Chief, Rules and Directives Branch, Division of Administrative
Services, Office of Administration.
[FR Doc. 02-1719 Filed 1-23-02; 8:45 am]
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