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NRC RIN: 3150-AJ20 Publication ID: Fall 2014 
Title: Continued Storage of Spent Nuclear Fuel [NRC-2012-0246] 
Abstract:

The final rule amends the Commission's regulations by revising its generic determinations on the environmental impacts of storage of spent fuel at or away from reactor sites after the expiration of a reactor's operating license. The rulemaking will, among other items, address the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit's directives on remand.

 
Agency: Nuclear Regulatory Commission(NRC)  Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant 
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Actions 
Major: No  Unfunded Mandates: No 
CFR Citation: 10 CFR 51   
Legal Authority: 42 USC 2201    42 USC 5841   
Legal Deadline:  None
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
NPRM  09/13/2013  78 FR 56776   
NPRM Comment Period End  11/27/2013 
NPRM Comment Period Extended  11/07/2013  78 FR 66858   
Extension of Comment Period End  12/20/2013 
Final Rule  09/19/2014  79 FR 56238   
Final Rule Effective  10/20/2014 
Additional Information: Due to the October 2013, lapse in Federal funding and the subsequent shutdown of the NRC, the NRC decided to extend the comment period until December 20, 2013. Although public meetings are not required for rulemaking, the extension of the comment period also allowed the NRC to reschedule all meetings related to this rulemaking that were cancelled due to the government shutdown. Accordingly, the expected completion date changed to October 2014. The Commission approved publication of the final rule and the associated generic environmental impact statement on August 26, 2014. Publication of the final rule is expected in September 2014.
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No  Government Levels Affected: None 
Small Entities Affected: No 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No 
Agency Contact:
Merri L. Horn
Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Office of Federal and State Materials and Environmental Management Programs,
Washington, DC 20555-0001
Phone:301 287-9167
Email: merri.horn@nrc.gov