ML22230A099

Tran-M791004: Public Meeting Affirmation Session 79-30

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RE1URN TO SECRETARIAT RECORDS NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION IN THE MAT1'ER OF:

PUBLIC MEETING AFFiru,T...ATION SESSION 79-30 Place -Washington, D. C.

Date_ Thursday, 4 October 1979 Pcges l- 6 Telephone :

(202) 347-3700 ACE - FEDERAL REPORTERS, INC.

Official Reporter-3 4-44 North Capitol Street Washington, D.C. 20001 NATIONWIDE COVERAGE* DAILY

CR7469 1 DTSCLAI:V.!ER This is an unofficial transcript of a meeting of the United States Nuclear Regulatory Corn:rnission held onThursday, 4 October 1979 in the Cornmissions's offices at 1717 H Street, N. W., Washington, D. C. 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 not part of the formal or informal record of decision of the matters discussed. Expressions of opinion in this transcript do not necessarily reflect final determinations or beliefs. No pleading or other paper may be filed with the Commission in any proceeding as the result of or addressed to any statement or argument contained herein, except as the Commission may authorize.

CR7469 2 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

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4 NUCLEAR REGULATORY COW.USSION .

PUBLIC MEETING 5

AFFIRMATION SESSION 79-30 6

7 8 Room 1130 1717 .H Street, N. W.

9 Washington, D. C.

10 Thursday, 4 October 1979 11 The Commission met, pursuant to notice, at 1:58 p.m.

12 BEFORE:

13 DR. JOSEPH M. HENDRIE, Chairman 14 VICTOR GILINSKY, Commissioner 15 PETER A. BRADFORD, Commissioner 16 JOHN F. AHEARNE, Commissioner 17 PRESENT:

18 John Hoyle.

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3 7469 01. 01 kapBWH AFTERNOON SESSION

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CI : 58 p. m. )

I would like to anhoutrce for

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6 the edification of the assembled audience, that since we didn't get to a couple of affirmation items and to a discussion hopefully, a brief discussion -- on another I item this morning, I am going to start with those, so that 8 what on the Commission's schedule, the revised schedule for 9 Thursday, October 4th, were items two and three in the 10 morning session now become one and two in the afternoon 11 session.

12 Let's see, there is one affirmation item which we 13 can take up, which I believe we are sufficiently well agreed 14 upon. So we can simply do it.

15 MR. HOYLE: That would be an add-on i tern. I would 16 ask you to call for an add-on to that.

17 CHAIRMAN HENDRIE: I would ask my colleagues to 18 join me in voting to hold a short notice meeting to deal 19 with the affirmation of approval under section l45Cb) for 20 certain arrangements connected with the employment of a 21 consultant to Commissioner Gilinsky.

22 All in favor?

23 (Chorus of ayes.)

24 CHAIRMAN HENDRIE: So ordered. John, will you 25 please lead us in the reading of the affirmation?*

4 7469 01 02 kapBWH MR. HOYLE: This is SECY paper 79-558. And it

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4 recommends approval under section 145(b) of the Atomic Energy Act. The employment of Paul Langer as a consultant to Commissioner Gilinsky, and for -access to national

'.J security information. I have indication of affirmative 6 votes from all of your offices, and Commissioner Kennedy as l well.

8 CHAIRMAN HENDRIE: Will you please affirm your 9 votes by voting aye.

10 (Chorus of ayes.)

11 CHAIRMAN HENDRIE: So ordered.

12 MR. HOYLE: I could perhaps begln describing 13 number three item on this morning's calendar.

- CHAIRMAN HENDRIE: Why don't you do that?

14 13 MR. HOYLE: It is SECY-79-480. It is an appeal 15 under the Freedom of Information Act by Mr. Troy Connor of 1' the denial of certain documents withheld from him earlier.

18 There are 11 documents involved. The commissioners have 19 indicated votes in the following manner: the General 20 Counsel had indicated release now of four of the JI 21 documents. Three of you have agreed to that 22 recommendation. Two commissioners, Gilinsky and Bradford, 23 would favor releasing additional documents. Commissioner 24 Gilinsky, all ll with the exception of some non-factual 23 information in one of them. Commissioner Bradford would

7469 01 03 5 kapBWH release 10 of the 11, deferring to the General Counsel.*

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4 Commissioner Kennedy is one of those who has i'ndicated a vote favoring release of only four. And therefore, I believe he should be in the room as ws affirm the votes.

'.J CHAIRMAN HENDRIE: I hope so, or I may lose it.

j Is there a statute of time on the thing?

MR. HOYLE: If there were a statute of time --

3 CHAIRMAN HENDRIE: You are just in time to affirm 9 your vote on 79-480.

10 MR. HOYLE: It is the FOIA appeal of Troy Conner.

11 CHAIRMAN HENDRIE: 1 will ask us all to affirm our 12 votes.

13 (Chorus of ayes.)

14 MR. HOYLE: The letter to Mr. Connor will point 1:5 out the positions of the Commissioners Gilinsky and 16 Bradford.

17 CHAIRMAN HENDRIE: Yes.

13 That brings us to the paper 79~479.

19 COMMISSIONER KENNEDY: Since the matter to release 2J is a matter of a Commission decision, is it appropriata to 21 normally, then, confer or convey to each of the parties the 22 individual views of each commissioner on the matter? Is 23 that the normal course of events?

24 MR. B ICKWI T: I don t' know what the Commission-' s 25 practice has been, normally. I think it is a reasonable

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COMMISSIONER KENNEDY:

Thank you.

That~s all I wanted to (Whereupon, at 2:04 p.m., the hearing was

'.) adjourned.)

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