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

Official abstract: 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® 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.