Rule 19 Mar 2025 compliance, spent fuel, regulations, safety standards, holtec international, nuclear

⚛️NRC Confirms Effective Date for Holtec Storage Cask Regulations

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is confirming the effective date of April 21, 2025, for the direct final rule that was published in the Federal Register on February 4, 2025. This direct final rule amended the NRC's spent fuel storage regulations by revising the Holtec International HI-STORM UMAX Canister Storage System listing within the "List of approved spent fuel storage casks" to include Revision 1 to Amendment Nos. 0 through 2 to Certificate of Compliance (CoC) No. 1040. Revision 1 to Amendment Nos. 0 through 2 updates the CoC appendix A technical specifications for radiation protection and the associated bases information to clearly articulate the basis for the dose rate limits for the closure lids, modify the dose rate limit values and the description of the location of the dose rate measurements, and make other editorial changes.

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Rule 13 Mar 2025 regulatory compliance, spent fuel storage, safety standards, administrative practice and procedure, reporting and recordkeeping requirements, nuclear energy, intergovernmental relations, penalties, radiation protection, whistleblowing, hazardous waste, security measures, indians, nrc, holtec international

⚛️NRC Updates Spent Fuel Storage Regulations for HI-STORM 100 Cask System

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is amending its spent fuel storage regulations by revising the Holtec International HI- STORM 100 Cask System listing within the "List of approved spent fuel storage casks" to include Renewed Amendment No. 19 to Certificate of Compliance No. 1014. Renewed Amendment No. 19 revises the certificate of compliance to update the acceptance criteria and method of evaluation (MOE) for the HI-STORM 100 system tipover accident for equipment combinations involving multi-purpose canisters (MPCs) with Metamic-HT baskets. This involves applying a new stress-based criteria and completing new evaluations consistent with the new tipover acceptance criteria and MOE and involves some adjustments of the existing deflection criteria.

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Rule 4 Feb 2025 regulatory compliance, spent fuel storage, safety standards, administrative practice and procedure, reporting and recordkeeping requirements, nuclear energy, intergovernmental relations, penalties, radiation protection, whistleblowing, hazardous waste, security measures, indians, nuclear industry, holtec international

🛡️Holtec HI-STORM UMAX Storage System Compliance Updates

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is amending its spent fuel storage regulations by revising the Holtec International HI- STORM UMAX Canister Storage System listing within the "List of approved spent fuel storage casks" to include Revision 1 to Amendment Nos. 0 through 2 to Certificate of Compliance (CoC) No. 1040. Revision 1 to Amendment Nos. 0 through 2 updates the CoC appendix A technical specifications for radiation protection and the associated bases information to clearly articulate the basis for the dose rate limits for the closure lids, modify the dose rate limit values and the description of the location of the dose rate measurements, and make other editorial changes.

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