[Federal Register: March 13, 2001 (Volume 66, Number 49)]
[Proposed Rules]
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Proposed Rules
Federal Register
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This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER contains notices to the public of
the proposed issuance of rules and regulations. The purpose of these
notices is to give interested persons an opportunity to participate in
the rule making prior to the adoption of the final rules.
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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
10 CFR Part 72
RIN 3150-AG67
List of Approved Spent Fuel Storage Casks: HI-STAR 100 Revision
AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
ACTION: Proposed rule.
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SUMMARY: The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is proposing to amend
its regulations by revising the Holtec International HI-STAR 100 cask
system listing within the ``List of approved spent fuel storage casks''
to include Amendment No. 2 to the Certificate of Compliance (CoC).
Amendment No. 2 revises the HI-STAR 100 cask system Appendix B of the
Technical Specifications (TS), Item 1.4.6, ``Specific Parameters and
Analysis for the Storage Pad and Foundation'' to simplify the language
of this specification. The current 60-g limit for cask drop and tipover
events in TS Item 1.4.6 would remain unchanged. This amendment would
allow the holders of power reactor operating licenses to store spent
fuel in the HI-STAR 100 cask system, as amended, under a general
license.
DATES: Comments on the proposed rule must be received on or before
April 12, 2001.
ADDRESSES: Submit comments to: Secretary, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory
Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001. Attention: Rulemakings and
Adjudications Staff.
Deliver comments to 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland,
between 7:30 a.m. and 4:15 p.m. on Federal workdays.
You may also provide comments via the NRC's interactive rulemaking
website (http://ruleforum.llnl.gov). This site provides the capability
to upload comments as files (any format), if your web browser supports
that function. For information about the interactive rulemaking
website, contact Ms. Carol Gallagher, (301) 415-5905 (e-mail:
cag@nrc.gov).
Certain documents related to this rule, including comments received
by the NRC, may be examined at the NRC Public Document Room, 11555
Rockville Pike, Rockville, MD. These documents also may be viewed and
downloaded electronically via the rulemaking website.
Documents created or received at the NRC after November 1, 1999 are
also available electronically at the NRC's Public Electronic Reading
Room on the Internet at http://www.nrc.gov/NRC/ADAMS/index.html. From
this site, the public can gain entry into the NRC's Agencywide
Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS), which provides text and
image files of the NRC's public documents. An electronic copy of the
proposed CoC and Preliminary Safety Evaluation Report (SER) can be
found in ADAMS under Accession No. ML003770774. For more information,
contact the NRC Public Document Room (PDR) reference staff at 1-800-
397-4209, 301-415-4737 or by email to pdr@nrc.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Stan Turel, telephone (301) 415-6234,
e-mail, spt@nrc.gov of the Office of Nuclear Material Safety and
Safeguards, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-
0001.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: For additional information see the Direct
Final Rule published in the rules section of this Federal Register.
Procedural Background
Because NRC considers this action noncontroversial and routine, we
are publishing this proposed rule concurrently with a direct final
rule. The direct final rule will become effective on May 29, 2001.
However, if the NRC receives significant adverse comments on the direct
final rule by April 12, 2001, then the NRC will publish a document to
withdraw the direct final rule. If the direct final rule is withdrawn,
the NRC will address the comments received in response to the 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 for this action in the event the
direct final rule is withdrawn.
List of Subjects In 10 CFR Part 72
Criminal penalties, Manpower training programs, Nuclear materials,
Occupational safety and health, Reporting and recordkeeping
requirements, Security measures, Spent fuel.
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; and 5 U.S.C. 553; the NRC is proposing to
adopt the following amendments to 10 CFR Part 72.
PART 72--LICENSING REQUIREMENTS FOR THE INDEPENDENT STORAGE OF
SPENT NUCLEAR FUEL AND HIGH-LEVEL RADIOACTIVE WASTE
1. The authority citation for Part 72 continues to read as follows:
Authority: Secs. 51, 53, 57, 62, 63, 65, 69, 81, 161, 182, 183,
184, 186, 187, 189, 68 Stat. 929, 930, 932, 933, 934, 935, 948, 953,
954, 955, as amended, sec. 234, 83 Stat. 444, as amended (42 U.S.C.
2071, 2073, 2077, 2092, 2093, 2095, 2099, 2111, 2201, 2232, 2233,
2234, 2236, 2237, 2238, 2282); sec. 274, Pub. L. 86-373, 73 Stat.
688, as amended (42 U.S.C. 2021); sec. 201, as amended, 202, 206, 88
Stat. 1242, as amended, 1244, 1246 (42 U.S.C. 5841, 5842, 5846);
Pub. L. 95-601, sec. 10, 92 Stat. 2951 as amended by Pub. L. 10d--
48b, sec. 7902, 10b Stat. 31b3 (42 U.S.C. 5851); sec. 102, Pub. L.
91-190, 83 Stat. 853 (42 U.S.C. 4332); secs. 131, 132, 133, 135,
137, 141, Pub. L. 97-425, 96 Stat. 2229, 2230, 2232, 2241, sec. 148,
Pub. L. 100-203, 101 Stat. 1330-235 (42 U.S.C. 10151, 10152, 10153,
10155, 10157, 10161, 10168).
Section 72.44(g) also issued under secs. 142(b) and 148(c), (d),
Pub. L. 100-203, 101 Stat. 1330-232, 1330-236 (42 U.S.C. 10162(b),
10168(c), (d)). Section 72.46 also issued under sec. 189, 68 Stat.
955 (42 U.S.C. 2239); sec. 134, Pub. L. 97-425, 96 Stat. 2230 (42
U.S.C. 10154). Section 72.96(d) also issued under sec. 145(g), Pub.
L. 100-203, 101 Stat. 1330-235 (42 U.S.C. 10165(g)). Subpart J also
issued under secs. 2(2), 2(15), 2(19), 117(a), 141(h), Pub. L. 97-
425, 96 Stat. 2202, 2203, 2204, 2222, 2244, (42 U.S.C. 10101,
10137(a), 10161(h)). Subparts K and L are also issued under sec.
133, 98 Stat. 2230 (42 U.S.C. 10153) and sec. 218(a), 96 Stat. 2252
(42 U.S.C. 10198).
2. Section 72.214, Certificate of Compliance (CoC) 1008 is revised
to read as follows:
Sec. 72.214 List of approved spent fuel storage casks.
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Certificate Number: 1008.
Initial Certificate Effective Date: October 4, 1999.
Amendment Number 1 Effective Date: December 26, 2000.
Amendment Number 2 Effective Date: May 29, 2001.
SAR Submitted by: Holtec International.
SAR Title: Final Safety Analysis Report for the HI-STAR 1008 Cask
System.
Docket Number: 72-1008.
Certificate Expiration Date: October 4, 2019.
Model Number: HI-STAR 100.
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Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 1st day of March, 2001.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
William D. Travers,
Executive Director for Operations.
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