ML20247G941
| ML20247G941 | |
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| Issue date: | 05/18/1989 |
| From: | NRC COMMISSION (OCM) |
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| REF-10CFR9.7 NUDOCS 8905310115 | |
| Download: ML20247G941 (10) | |
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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMIS SION N(1@l AFFIRMATION / DISCUSSION AND VOTE LOCatiOD:
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O DISCLAIMER-This is an unofficial transcript of a meeting of the United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission held on May 18, 1989
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The. meeting was open to public attendance and observation.
This transcript has not'been reviewed, corrected or edited, and - it ' v' contain inaccuracies.
The transcript is intended solely for :l general' informational purposes.
As provided by 10 CFR 9.103, it is not part of the formal' or 2.nfernal record of ; decision of o
the.uatteta discussed.
Expressions. of opinion in this transcript tlo not necessarily ' reflect final determination or beliefs.
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.c Nuclear Regulatory Commission One White Flint North' Rockville, Maryland Thursday, May 18, 1989 The Commission met in open session, pursuant l
to notice, at 3:30 p.m., Lando W.
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Chairman',
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COMMISSIONERS PRESENT:
Lando W.
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Chairman of the Commission Thomas.M. Roberts, Commissioner Kenneth M. Carr, Commissioner James R.
Curtiss, Commissioner 1
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3 CHAIRMAN ZECH:
Good afternoon, ladies and 4
gentle;nen.
5 Commissioner Rogers is not present this 6
afternoon.
7 This.is an affirmation session.
We have 8
three items to come before us this afternoon.
9 Before I ask the Secretary to take us 10 through these items, do any of my fellow Commissioners 11 have any comments they'd like to make?
12 If not, Mr. Secretary, you may proceed.
13 SECRETARY' CHILK:
Mr. Chairman, one of the 14 items has beer. on the schedule for some time.
The 15 other two, however, have just been placed on the 16 schedule lately and the Commission needs to vote to 17 hold these on less than one week's notice.
18 They are SECY-89-146, which is the final.
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rule on financial protection, and 158, which is a 20 decision on Seabrook.
21 May I have your vote on that, please?
22 (Ayes.)
23 SECRETARY CHILK:
The first paper is SECY-24 89-120, Land Disposal of Radioactive Waste.
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25 Commission is being asked by the staff to approve for NEAL R. GROSS COURT REPOaTERS AND TRANSCRlRERS 1323 RHODE l$LANb AVENUE, N.W.
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' publication in The Federal Register final amandmnnts 2
to 10 CFR Part 61 which would require disposal of-3 greater than Class C radioactive waste in the nation's 4
high-level radioactive waste repository unless 5
alternative means for disposal have been approved by 6
the Commission.
7 Chairman Zech, Commissioner Roberts, Carr, 8'
Rogern and Curtiss have approved the final amendments 3
to 10 CFR 61.
10 Would you please affirm your votes.
11 (Ayes.)
12 SECRETARY CHILK:
The second item is SECY-13 89-146.
It's the issuance of a final r u 1 *,
on 14 financial protection requirements and indemnit; 15 agreements.
16 In this paper, the Commission is being asked 17 to approve issuance by the Executive Director of
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18 Operations of a ' final rule implementing the Price-19 Anderson Amendments Act of 1988 and to reflect the 20 increase in the amount of primary financial protection i
21 being made available on the nuclear insurance pools.
l 22 The changes would provide additional 23 insurance to pay public liability claims arising out 24 of a nuclear accident.
25 Chairman Zech, Commissioners Roberts, Carr, NEAL R. GROSS court R$p0RTERS AND TRANSCKMR$
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and Curtiss have approved issuance of the final rule.
2 Commissioner Rogers is on official foreign travel and 3
did not participate in this decision.
4 Would you please affirm your votes to this 5
paper.
6 (Ayes.)
7 SECRETARY CHILK:
The third and last item is 8
It's a decision on a stay application on 9
Seabrook.
The commission is being asked to approve an 10 order which:
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denies three separate motions to stay 12 authorization for the issuance of a license to the 13 Public Service Company of New Hampshire to conduct 14 low-power testing at the Seabrook Nuclear Power Plant; 15 and 16 B,
provides a brief housekeeping stay to 17 allow the Court of Appeals for the D.C.
Circuit an 18 opportunity to review stay claims filed with the Court 19 and any opposition that might be filed.
No license 20 authorizing low-power testing fc; 3eabrook shall be 21 issued before May 25, 1989 at 4:00 p.m.
Eastern 22 Drylight Time or such earlier date if the Court denies 23 the stay request now before it.
24 Chairman Zech, Commissioners Roberts, Carr 25 and Rogers have approved the attached orders, with NEAL R. GROSS COURT RIPoRTERS AND TRANSCRl41R5 1323 RHoDE ISLAND AVENUE, N.W.
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1 corrections identified by.the Commission.
The order-2 denies the intervenor's motion and approves a brief 3
housekeeping stay for issuing a low-power license 4
until 4:00 p.m.
Eastern Daylight Time,- May'25th, 1989 5
or an earlier date if tre Court denies the. stay 6
request now before it.
7 Commissioner Curtiss did not participate in 8
this decision.
9 Would you please affirm your votes.
10 (Ayes.)
11 CHAIRMAN ZECH:
Is there anything else to 12 come before us this afternoon?
13 SECRETARY CHILK:
I have nothing further.
14 CHAIRMAN ZECH:
If not, we stand adjourned.
15 (Whereupon, at 3:35 p.m.
the above-entitled 16 matter was concluded.)
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CERTIFICAT5 0F TRANSCRIBER This is to certify that the attached events of a meeting of the United States Nuclear Regulatory. Commission' entitled:
TITLE OF MEETING: Affirmation / Discussion and Vote PLACE OF MEETING: Rockville, Marylano DATE OF MEETING:
May 18, 1989 were transcribed by me. I further certify that said transcription is accurate and complete, to the best of my ability, and'that the transcript is a true and' accurate record of the foregoing events.
s_/ giw Reporter'_s na_me:
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