Nuclear Regulatory Commission Docket NRC-2026-1486 Notice

2026-08219: Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC; Catawba Nuclear Station, Units 1 and 2; Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation; Exemption

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Summary

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) issued an exemption to Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC (Duke), permitting Catawba Nuclear Station (CNS) to maintain one loaded transportable storage canister (TSC) and to load nine new TSCs in the MAGNASTOR[supreg] storage system at the CNS Units 1 and 2 independent spent fuel storage installation, beginning July 6, 2026, in a storage condition where the terms, conditions, and specifications in the Certificate of Compliance No. 1031, Amendment No. 15, are not met.

The agency’s own summary, as published.

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