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# NRC confirms November 9 effective date for NUHOMS storage rule
- URL: https://pvweekly.com/nrc-confirms-november-9-effective-date-for-nuhoms-storage-rule-fc24b53873cd/
- Published: 2026-11-08T00:18:18.000Z
- Updated: 2026-11-08T00:18:18.000Z
- Description: The rule adds Amendment No. 19 to the approved listing for TN Americas’ spent-fuel storage system.
- Author: PV Weekly Editorial
- Tags: #newsroom-fc24b53873cd23f728c305cfd6eea816c1de042f029a108d13e37f36995fc087, #illustrated

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The Nuclear Regulatory Commission confirmed on November 3 that a rule adding Amendment No. 19 to the approved listing for TN Americas’ NUHOMS spent-fuel storage system will take effect November 9, 2026\. The rule changes Certificate of Compliance No. 1004.

The amendment provides for a revised 61BTH basket design using staggered plates. The NRC says the design will simplify construction, reduce weight and make fabrication easier. The records reviewed do not establish whether modified casks have been built, loaded or put into service.

Once the rule takes effect, holders of the relevant general license may load spent nuclear fuel into qualifying NUHOMS casks, subject to license conditions. The NRC says the amendment applies to new casks fabricated and used under it; existing users are not required to adopt it.

The NRC received three comment submissions and determined that none was significant and adverse, allowing the rule to take effect as scheduled. Readers can find the comments under docket NRC-2026-2806 and the final certificate and safety evaluation in the NRC’s ADAMS document system under package ML26282A009.

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- [S1: www.govinfo.gov](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-11-03/pdf/2026-22421.pdf?ref=pvweekly.com) — accessed 2026-11-08
- [S2: public-inspection.federalregister.gov](https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-17445.pdf?ref=pvweekly.com) — accessed 2026-11-08