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List of Approved Spent Fuel Storage Casks: Holtec International HI-STORM 100 Multipurpose Canister Cask System, Certificate of Compliance No. 1014, Amendment Nos. 11 and 12 - December 12, 2018 - Regulations - VLEX 748735189
Pages 63794-63799
FR Doc No: 2018-26877
SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is amending its spent fuel storage regulations by revising the Holtec International HI-
STORM 100 Multipurpose Canister Cask System (HI-STORM 100 System) listing within the ``List of approved spent fuel storage casks'' to include Amendment Nos. 11 and 12 to Certificate of Compliance No. 1014. Amendment Nos. 11 and 12 revise multiple items in the Technical Specifications for multi-purpose canister models listed under Certificate of Compliance No. 1014; most of these revisions involve changes to the authorized contents. In addition, Amendment No. 11 makes several other editorial changes.
DATES: This direct final rule is effective February 25, 2019, unless significant adverse comments are received by January 11, 2019. If this direct final rule is withdrawn as a result of such comments, timely notice of the withdrawal will be published in the Federal Register (FR). Comments received after this date will be considered if it is practical to do so, but the NRC is able to ensure consideration only for comments received on or before this date. Comments received on this direct final rule will also be considered to be comments on a companion proposed rule published in the Proposed Rules section of this issue of the FR.
This rule is limited to the changes contained in Amendment Nos. 11 and No. 12 to Certificate of Compliance No. 1014 and does not include other aspects of the Holtec International HI-STORM 100 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 Certificate of Compliance that is expected to be noncontroversial. Adequate protection of public health and safety continues to be ensured. The amendments to the rule will become
effective on February 25, 2019. However, if the NRC receives significant adverse comments on this direct final rule by January 11, 2019, 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 Rules section of this issue of the FR. Absent significant modifications to the proposed revisions requiring republication, the NRC will not initiate a second comment period on this action.
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 that 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 May 1, 2000 (65 FR 25241), that approved the Holtec International HI-
4. Increase the enrichment limit for 10x10G boiling water reactor fuel assemblies from 4.6 weight percent U-235 to 4.75 weight percent U-
2. Include NUREG-0612, ``Control of Heavy Loads at Nuclear Power Plants: Resolution of Generic Technical Activity A-36.'' as a basis for stress limits.
As documented in the Preliminary Safety Evaluation Reports for Amendment Nos. 11 and 12, the NRC performed detailed safety evaluations of the Certificate of Compliance amendment requests. There are no significant changes to cask design requirements in the Certificate of
Compliance amendments. Considering the specific design requirements for each accident condition, the design of the cask would prevent loss of containment, shielding, and criticality control in the event of an accident. These amendments do not reflect a significant change in design or fabrication of the cask. In addition, any resulting occupational exposure or offsite dose rates from the implementation of Amendment Nos. 11 and 12 would remain well within the 10 CFR part 20 limits. There will be no significant change in the types or amounts of any effluent released, no significant increase in the individual or cumulative radiation exposure, and no significant increase in the potential for or consequences from radiological accidents.
This direct final rule revises the Holtec International HI-STORM 100 System listing in Sec. 72.214 by adding Amendment Nos. 11 and 12 to Certificate of Compliance No. 1014. The amendments consist of the changes previously described, as set forth in the revised Certificate of Compliance and Technical Specifications. The revised technical specifications are identified in the preliminary safety evaluation report.
The amended Holtec International HI-STORM 100 cask design, when used under the conditions specified in the Certificate of Compliance, the Technical Specifications, and 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 Sec. 72.210 may, consistent with the license conditions under Sec. 72.212, load spent nuclear fuel into Holtec International HI-STORM 100 System casks that meet the criteria of Amendment Nos. 11 and 12 to Certificate of Compliance No. 1014.
The National Technology Transfer and Advancement Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-113) requires that Federal agencies use technical standards that are developed or adopted by voluntary consensus standards bodies unless the use of such a standard is inconsistent with applicable law or otherwise impractical. In this direct final rule, the NRC will revise the Holtec International HI-STORM 100 System design listed in Sec. 72.214. This action does not constitute the establishment of a standard that contains generally applicable requirements.
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, and the Category ``NRC'' does not confer regulatory authority on the State, the State may wish to inform its licensees of certain requirements by means consistent with the particular State's administrative procedure laws.
The action is to amend Sec. 72.214 to revise the Holtec International HI-STORM 100 System listing within the ``List of approved spent fuel storage casks'' to include Amendment Nos. 11 and 12 to Certificate of Compliance No. 1014. 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.
The Need for the Action
This direct final rule amends the Certificate of Compliance for the Holtec International HI-STORM 100 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 Nos. 11 and 12 update the Certificate of Compliance as described in Section IV, ``Discussion of Changes,'' of this document, for the use of the Holtec International HI-STORM 100 System.
There are no significant changes to cask design requirements in the Certificate of Compliance amendments. In addition, because there are no significant design or process changes, any resulting occupational exposure or offsite dose rates from the implementation of Amendment Nos. 11 and 12 would remain well within the 10 CFR part 20 limits. Therefore, the
Certificate of Compliance 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 documented its safety findings in the preliminary safety evaluation reports for Amendment Nos. 11 and 12.
Alternative to the Action
The alternative to this action is to deny approval of Amendment Nos. 11 and 12 and end the direct final rule. Consequently, any 10 CFR part 72 general licensee that seeks to load spent nuclear fuel into a Holtec International HI-STORM 100 System cask in accordance with the changes described in Amendment Nos. 11 and 12 would have to request an exemption from the requirements of Sec. Sec. 72.212 and 72.214. Under this alternative, interested licensees 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 proposed action.
The environmental impacts of the action have been reviewed under the requirements in the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, as amended, and the NRC's regulations in subpart A of 10 CFR part 51. Based on the foregoing environmental assessment, the NRC concludes that this direct final rule entitled, ``List of Approved Spent Fuel Storage Casks: HOLTEC International HI-STORM 100 Multipurpose Canister Cask System,'' 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.
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, approval number 3150-
Under the Regulatory Flexibility Act of 1980 (5 U.S.C. 605(b)), the NRC certifies that this direct final rule will not, if issued, have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of small entities. This direct final rule affects only nuclear power plant licensees and Holtec International. 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 (Sec. 2.810).
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 Certificate of Compliance, and the conditions of the general license are met. A list of NRC-approved cask designs is contained in Sec. 72.214. On May 1, 2000 (65 FR 25241), the NRC issued an amendment to 10 CFR part 72 that approved the Holtec International HI-STORM 100 System design by adding it to the list of NRC-approved cask designs in Sec. 72.214.
On January 29, 2016, (supplemented on February 16, 2016; June 6, 2016; December 22, 2016; April 22, 2016; September 8, 2017; November 10, 2017; and December 21, 2017) and June 14, 2016, (supplemented on July 22, 2016; November 4, 2016; August 25, 2017; November 10, 2017; and December 22, 2017, Holtec International submitted applications to amend the HI-STORM 100 System as described in Section IV, ``Discussion of Changes,'' of this document.
The alternative to this action is to withhold approval of Amendment Nos. 11 and 12 and to require any 10 CFR part 72 general licensee seeking to load spent nuclear fuel into a Holtec International HI-STORM 100 System cask under the changes described in Amendment Nos. 11 and 12 to request an exemption from the requirements of Sec. Sec. 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.
The NRC has determined that the backfit rule (Sec. 72.62) does not apply to this direct final rule. Therefore, a backfit analysis is not required. This direct final rule revises Certificate of Compliance No. 1014 for the Holtec International HI-STORM 100 System, as currently listed in Sec. 72.214, ``List of approved spent fuel storage casks.'' The revision consists of adding Amendment Nos. 11 and 12, which revise the Certificate of Compliance's Technical Specifications as described in Section IV, ``Discussion of Changes,'' of this document.
Amendment Nos. 11 and 12 to Certificate of Compliance No. 1014 for the Holtec International HI-STORM 100 System were initiated by Holtec International and were not submitted in response to new NRC requirements, or an NRC request for amendment. Amendment Nos. 11 and 12 apply only to new casks fabricated and used under Amendment Nos. 11 and 12. These changes do not affect existing users of the Holtec International HI-STORM 100 System, and the current Amendment
No. 10 continues to be effective for existing users. While current Certificate of Compliance users may comply with the new requirements in Amendment Nos. 11 and 12, this would be a voluntary decision on the part of current users.
For these reasons, Amendment Nos. 11 and 12 to Certificate of Compliance No. 1014 do not constitute backfitting under Sec. 72.62 or Sec. 50.109(a)(1), or otherwise represent an inconsistency with the issue finality provisions applicable to combined licenses in 10 CFR part 52. Accordingly, the NRC has not prepared a backfit analysis for this rulemaking.
Document Federal Register
Subpart K of 10 CFR part 72, ``General License for 55 FR 29181
10 CFR part 72, ``List of Approved Spent Fuel Storage 65 FR 25241
Letter from Holtec International to NRC, ``Holtec ML16029A528
Letter from Holtec International to NRC, ``Supporting ML16069A246
Letter from Holtec International to NRC, ``Submittal ML17005A236
Letter from Holtec International to NRC, ``Submittal ML17261A159
Letter from Holtec International to NRC, ``Submittal ML17325A555
Letter from Holtec International to NRC, ``Submittal ML17362A113
User Need Memorandum for Rulemaking for the Holtec ML18141A568
Proposed Certificate of Compliance 1014, Amendment ML18141A561
Proposed Certificate of Compliance 1014, Amendment ML18141A562
Proposed Certificate of Compliance 1014, Amendment ML18141A563
Proposed Certificate of Compliance 1014, Amendment ML18141A564
Proposed Certificate of Compliance 1014, Amendment ML18141A565
Certificate of Compliance 1014, Amendment 11, ML18141A567
Letter from Holtec International to NRC, ``Holtec ML16169A363
Letter from Holtec International to NRC, ``Holtec ML16210A133
Letter from Holtec International to NRC, ``HI-STORM ML16313A216
Holtec International Final Safety Analysis Report for ML16138A100
Letter from Holtec International to NRC, ``Submittal ML17251A739
Letter from Holtec International to NRC, ``Submittal ML17326A174
Letter from Holtec International to NRC, ``Submittal ML17362A130
User Need Memorandum for Rulemaking for the Holtec ML18087A056
Proposed Certificate of Compliance 1014, Amendment ML18087A057
Proposed Certificate of Compliance 1014, Amendment ML18087A058
Proposed Certificate of Compliance 1014, Amendment ML18087A059
Proposed Certificate of Compliance 1014, Amendment ML18087A060
Proposed Certificate of Compliance 1014, Amendment ML18087A061
Certificate of Compliance 1014, Amendment 12, ML18087A062
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