ML20135F394

Transcript of 961206 Public Meeting in Rockville,Md Re Affirmation Session.Pp 1-5.W/certificate

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Issue date:	12/06/1996
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DISCLAIMER l

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This is an unofficial transcript of a meeting of the United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission held on December 6, 1996 in the Commission's office at one White Flint North, Rockville, Maryland. The meeting was open to public attendance and observation. This transcript has not been reviewed, corrected or edited, and it may contain inaccuracies.

The transcript is intended solely for general informational purposes. As provided by 10 CFR 9.103, it is 1

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i matters discussed. Expressions of opinion in this j transcript do not necessarily reflect final determination or i beliefs. No pleading or other paper may be filed with the l

Commission in any proceeding as the result of, or addressed l to, any statement or argument contained herein, except as the Commission may authorize.

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S i 1 1 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 2 NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

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31 a.m., Shirley A. Jackson, Chairman, 16 presiding.

17 I 18 COMMISSIONERS PRESENT:

i 19 SHIRLEY A. JACKSON, Chairman of the Commission j 20 KENNETH C. ROGERS, Commissioner 21 GRETA J. DICUS, Commissioner 22 NILS J. DIAZ, Commissioner 23 EDWARD McGAFFIGAN, JR., Commissioner 24 25 ANN RILEY & ASSOCIATES, LTD.

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2 JOHN C. HOYLE, Secretary of the Commission i 3 ,

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1 PROCEEDINGS 2 CHAIRMAN JACKSON

This is an affirmation session.

1 3 We have two items to come before us this morning. Before I 4 ask the Secretary to lead us through these items for 5 affirmation, do any of my fellow Commissioners have any 6 comments they would like to make? If not, Mr. Secretary, 7 would you please proceed.

8 MR. HOYLE: Thank you, Chairman Jackson. j l

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9 The first item is SECY-96-077. The Commission is I 10 being asked in this paper to approve two final rules that I i 11 amend 10 CFR Part 52 to certify the U.S. Advanced Boiling l l

12 Water Reactor (ABWR) and System 80+ designs by rulemaking.

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.; 13 Each of you has voted to approve the two rules as '

14 contained in the SECY paper with revisions recommended by j 15 the EDO in memoranda to the Commission of August 13 and 1G October 21, and subject to some disapprovals and 17 modification of several provisions of the rules.

18 Specifically, the Commission has voted to 19 disapprove the inclusion of the new applicable regulations 20 as identified in proposed Section 5(c) and instead has 21 approved the inclusion of alternate language in the 22 Statement of Considerations and in the rules.

23 The commission did not support the extension of 24 the backfit provisions of section 52.63 to technical 25 specifications and other operational requirements. Instead, ANN RILEY & ASSOCIATES, LTD.

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i' 4 1 it has voted to approve a revised Section 8 (c) of each rule

.2 that would apply to technical specifications and other i 3 operational requirements in the Design Control Document.

$ 4 Finally, you have voted in agreement to defer 5 consideration of specific design certification renewal

6 prpcedures until after the Commission has issued the final

! 7 design certification rulemakings.

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8 I ask you to affirm your votes.

l 9 [All say aye.]

i 10- MR. HOYLE: Thank you.

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j 12 agreement. It has to do with Cleveland Electric 13 Illuminating Company. It's SECY-96-237.

14 The Commission is being asked to act on an. order 15 .that' completes the Commission's review of the Atomic Safety 16 and Licensing Board's Memorandum and Order concerning Perry 17 Nuclear Plant in LBP-95-17. The Commission had earlier 18 granted review of the Board's order in response to a l 19 petition from Cleveland Electric Illuminating Company.

20 All of you have voted to approve an order that 21 reverses and vacates the Board's order. May I ask you to 22 affirm your vote.

23 [All say aye.]

I 24 MR. HOYLE: That's all I have, Chairman Jackson.

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e 2 [Whereupon, at 11:33 a.m., the affirmation session 3 was adjourned.]

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9 CERTIFICATE This is to certify that the attached description of a meeting of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission entitled:

TITLE OF MEETING: AFFIRMATION SESSION - PUBLIC MEETING PLACE OF MEETING: Rockville, Maryland DATE OF MEETING: Friday, December 6, 1996 was held as herein appears, is a true and accurate record of the meeting, and that this is the original transcript thereof taken stenographically by me, thereafter reduced to typewriting by me or under the direction of the court reporting company Transcriber: @ ehna[ h/ullw Reporter: Michael Paulus l

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document (s). They are being forwarded for entry on the Daily Accession List and placement in the Public Document Room. No other distribution is requested or required. i Meeting

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