ML20217N256

Transcript of Affirmation Session on 990121 in Rockville, Maryland Re Memorandum & Order Responding to Petitions to Intervene Filed by co-owners of Seabrook Station Unit 1 & Millstone Station Unit Three.Pp 1-3

ML20217N256
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Site:	Millstone, Seabrook
Issue date:	10/21/1999
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REF-10CFR9.7 NUDOCS 9910280152
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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

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AFFIRMATION SESSION l

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Thursday, October 21,1999 l

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DISCLAIMER

This :is' an unof ficial1 transcript 'of a meeting of i

the Unite'd1Stafes~ Nuclear l Regulatory Commission held on H

L Octoberl 21,'.19 99,.- inlthe Commission's office at One White

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The meeting.was open to public' attendance 1and' observation.

This.. transcript has not

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The. transcript-is~ intended solely for general

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The Commission met in open session, pursuant to 15 Enotice, at19:32.a.m., Greta J. Dicus, Chairmabn, presiding.

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DICUS, Chairman of'the Commission L

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DIAZ,-Commissioner (Via Speaker Pnone)

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' CHAIRMAN.DICUS:

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' Secretary to lead:us through the item of affirmation, do any 8l fof.my' colleagues'have any opening ~ comments they would like 19

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10 MS. VIETTI-COOK:

Commissioner Diaz, we're going

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Can you hear me?

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The Commission.is'being. asked to act.on a 13 memorandum and order responding.to petitions to intervene 14 filed by co-owners of the Seabrook Station Unit One and

'15 l Millstone Station Unit Three facilities.

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16 New England Power Company seeks the Commission's 17' approval 'of'aLtransaction under.which the New England L18 Electric System, of which New England Power Company is a

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subsidiary of the National Red Group PLC, a company 21; incorporated under the laws of England and Wales.

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The. petitioners are challenging New England Power "23,

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ownership.

J23 The' Commission has voted to approve a memorandum

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.'and: order; which grants standing - to the ' petitioners, admits 8:

ID L2 their issuesfregarding=financia1' qualifications and foreign i.l 3l ownership; -establishesLa procedura1Lschedule, and declines 1

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'Would you1please affirm your votes?

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~MS. VIETTI-COOK: ' Commissioner Diaz, can you hear i

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.5F CRAIRMAN:DICUSi We can't confirm his vote at this l10 L-

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adjourned'from this affirmati6n session, and we will-i 15-TimmediatelyLgo into Commission' briefing on the draft of the

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1 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 PLACE'OF MEETING:

Rockville, Maryland i

DATE OF MEETING:

Thursday, October 21, 1999 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 L

Transcriber: Tamara Shiop i

Reporter:

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