ML081370216

M080516A-Affirmation Session: I. SECY-08-0058 - Entergy Nuclear Generation Co. and Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc. (Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station), Docket No. 50-293-LR - Entergy'S Request for Guidance on the First Circuit'S Administrative

ML081370216
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Site:	Pilgrim
Issue date:	05/16/2008
From:	NRC/OCM
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M080516A, SECY-08-0058
Download: ML081370216 (5)

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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION AFFIRMATION SESSION PUBLIC MEETING Nuclear Regulatory Commission Commission Hearing Room 11555 Rockville Pike Rockville, Maryland May 16, 2008 The Commission met in open session, pursuant to notice, at 8:55 a.m.,

Dale E. Klein, Chairman, presiding.

COMMISSIONERS PRESENT:

DALE E. KLEIN, Chairman of the Commission GREGORY B. JACZKO, Member of the Commission (VIA TELECON)

PETER B. LYONS, Member of the Commission KRISTINE L. SVINICKI, Member of the Commission STAFF AND PRESENTERS SEATED AT THE COMMISSION TABLE:

KAREN CYR, General Counsel ANNETTE VIETTI-COOK, Secretary of the Commission

2 DISCLAIMER This is an unofficial transcript of a meeting of the United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission on May 16, 2008 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 information 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 determination 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.

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[8:55 a.m.]

PROCEEDINGS CHAIRMAN KLEIN: Before we start our official meeting, we have an Affirmation. We have a Commissioner stuck in a metro somewhere and so were going to see if Commissioner Jaczko can call in, if not, we will proceed.

MS. VIETTI-COOK: All right, I have one item for affirmation.

CHAIRMAN KLEIN: Before you start, let me just make a note, we originally thought we would have three affirmations today. We only have one. So for any of the people in the audience that might have come for the two were not doing, our apologies. This was an unusual late date of not getting everything ready. So, we originally had three, we will only do one. So, our apologies for not having advance notice on the two that were not going to affirm. Madam Secretary?

MS. VIETTI-COOK: The first, we only have one item - Entergy Nuclear Generation Company and Entergy Nuclear Operations, Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station. The Commission is being asked to act on a Memorandum and Order responding to a Request for Guidance on the First Circuits Administrative Stay from Entergy and addressing the effect of the court-ordered stay on the on-going Pilgrim proceeding.

MS. VIETTI-COOK: Commissioner Jaczko, can you hear me? He cant hear me?

AUDIO TECHNICIAN: He cant hear you. But we can hear him.

MS. VIETTI-COOK: I dont think that we can do that if he cant hear me.

AUDIO TECHNICIAN: Can you hear her?

COMMISSIONER JACZKO: Yes.

AUDIO TECHNICIAN: Okay.

4 MS. VIETTI-COOK: This is on Entergy Nuclear Generation Company and Entergy Nuclear Operations, Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station. The Commission is being asked to act on a Memorandum and Order responding to a Request for Guidance on the First Circuits Administrative Stay from Entergy and addressing the effect of the court-ordered stay on the on-going Pilgrim proceeding. The Commission has voted to approve a Memorandum and Order which directs the Atomic Safety and Licensing Board to close the evidentiary record on Pilgrim Watch Contention 1, per its usual course, and proceed with the existing schedule for the submission of proposed findings of fact and conclusions of law. It also directs that the proceeding-at-large and the administrative record remain open in accordance with the Courts stay order. Would you please affirm your vote?

CHAIRMAN KLEIN: Aye.

COMMISSIONER LYONS: Aye.

COMMISSIONER SVINICKI: Aye.

MS. VIETTI-COOK: Commissioner Jaczko, would you please affirm your vote?

COMMISSIONER JACZKO: You need me to affirm? Aye.

MS. VIETTI-COOK: Thank you.

5 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: May 16, 2008 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: DARLENE K. WRIGHT Reporter: (TAPE RECORDING)