Rules and Regulations. Exemptions; issuance

Agency: Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Action: Exemptions; issuance
Citation: FR Doc. 2020-08925 · Docket No(s). 72-1031; 72-1037; 72-64; 72-38; and 72-45; NRC-2020-0092

Summary

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) issued four exemptions in response to requests from ZionSolutions LLC; Dominion Energy Kewaunee, Inc.; and Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC. The exemptions allow the licensees to deviate from the requirements for the MAGNASTOR® storage cask system in Certificate of Compliance No. 1031, Amendment No. 7 (for Catawba and McGuire) and Amendment No. 6 (for Zion and Kewaunee), by utilizing two exceptions to the American Society of Mechanical Engineers Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code. The NRC is issuing a single notice to announce the issuance of these exemptions because these are nearly identical.

Dates

The four exemptions were issued on April 21, 2020.

Supplementary Information

I. Introduction The NRC issued four exemptions in response to requests dated December 30, 2019, January 16, 2020, and January 9, 2020, from ZionSolutions LLC; Dominion Energy Kewaunee, Inc.; Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC, respectively. The exemptions allow exemption from the requirements of title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR) sections 72.212(a)(2), 72.212(b)(3), 72.212(b)(5)(i), 72.214, and the portion of 10 CFR 72.212(b)(11), which requires compliance with the terms and conditions set forth in the certificate of compliance for each spent fuel cask used by an independent spent fuel storage installation general licensee. The exemptions requested use of two exceptions to the American Society of Mechanical Engineers Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code, one for the Section III, Division 1, Subsection NG-2300, Charpy V-notch testing direction requirement for carbon steel plate material greater than 0.625 inches thick and the other to the post-heat treatment ultrasonic testing requirements in Section III, Division 1, Subsection NG-2500, for rolled carbon steel plate material greater than 0.75 inches thick. The requested exemptions do not change the fundamental design, components, contents, or safety features of the storage system. II. Availability of Documents The table below provides the plant name, docket number, and ADAMS Accession Numbers related to this action. For further details with respect to these exemptions, see the requests for exemption for each facility in ADAMS. For additional direction on accessing information related to this document, see the ADDRESSES section of this document. Document title ADAMS Accession No. Zion Solutions Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation Docket No. 72-1037 Request for an Exemption to the Requirements of Certificate of Compliance No. 1031, Amendment No. 6 for the NAC MAGNASTOR Storage System Zion Nuclear Power Station, Units 1 and 2 Facility Operating License Nos. DPR-39 and DPR-48 NRC Docket Nos. 50-295 and 50-304 Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation Docket No. 72-1037 ML20003D845 Revised Request for an Exemption to the Requirements of Certificate of Compliance No. 1031 Amendment No. 6 for the NAC MAGNASTOR Storage System Zion Nuclear Power Station, Units 1 and 2 Facility Operating License Nos. DPR-39 and DPR-48 NRC Docket Nos. 50-295 and 50-304 Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation Docket No. 72-1037 ML20035E402 Response to NRC Request for Additional Information for MAGNASTOR Basket Material Investigation for NAC CARs 19-01 and 19-02 ML20076C526 Issuance of Exemption for Zion Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation ML20098E710 Catawba Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation Docket No. 72-45 Request for an Exemption to the Requirements of Certificate of Compliance No. 1031, Amendment No. 7 for the NAC MAGNASTOR Storage System ML20009E527 Response to Requests for Additional Information for Exemption Request to the Requirements of Certificate of Compliance No. 1031, Amendment No. 7 for the NAC MAGNASTOR Storage System ML20072M224 Issuance of Exemption for Catawba Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation ML20098D956 McGuire Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation Docket No. 72-38 Request for an Exemption to the Requirements of Certificate of Compliance No. 1031, Amendment No. 7 for the NAC MAGNASTOR Storage System ML20009E527 Response to Requests for Additional Information for Exemption Request to the Requirements of Certificate of Compliance No. 1031, Amendment No. 7 for the NAC MAGNASTOR Storage System ML20072M224 Issuance of Exemption for McGuire Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation ML20098C982 Kewaunee Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation Docket No. 72-38 Dominion Energy Kewaunee, Inc. Kewaunee Power Station Request for Exemption from Certain Code of Federal Regulation Requirements of Certificate of Compliance No. 1031, Amendment No. 6 for the NAC MAGNASTOR Storage System ML20035C759 Dominion Energy Kewaunee, Inc. Kewaunee Power Station Application for Exemption-MAGNASTOR Storage System Response to Request for Additional Information ML20086K860 Issuance of Exemption for McGuire Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation ML20098D404 The NRC may post additional materials to the Federal rulemaking website at https://www.regulations.gov, under Docket ID NRC-2020-0092. The Federal rulemaking website allows you to receive alerts when changes or additions occur in a docket folder. To subscribe: (1) Navigate to the docket folder (NRC-2020-0092); (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). Dated: April 22, 2020. For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. John B. McKirgan, Chief, Storage and Transportation Licensing Branch, Division of Fuel Management, Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards. [FR Doc. 2020-08925 Filed 4-27-20; 8:45 am]