ML20205R091

Transcript of 881102 Discussion/Affirmation & Vote in Rockville,Md Re SECY-88-250,dealing W/Safeguard Requirements for Fuel Facilities Possessing Formula Quantities of Ssnm. Pp 1-4

ML20205R091
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Issue date:	11/02/1988
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Discussion / Affirmation and Vote Location: Rockville, Maryland Wednesday, November 2, 1988 Date.

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7 This is an unofficial transcript of a meeting 8 of the United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission held 9 on November 2, 1988 in the Commission's office at one 10 White Flint North, Rockville, Maryland. The meeting was 11 open to public attendance and observation. This transcript 12 has not been reviewed, corrected, or edited, and it may 13 contain inaccuracies. '

14 The transcript is intended solely for general 15 informational purposes. As provided by 10 CFR 9.103, it is 16 not part of the formal or informal record of decision of the 17 matters discussed. Expressions of opinion in this transcript 18 do not necessarily reflect final determination or beliefs.

19 No pleading or other paper may be filed with the Commission 20 in any proceeding as the result of, or addressed to, any 21 statement or argument contained herein, except as the 22 Commission may authorize.

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4 Discussion / Affirmation and Vote 5- ---

6 One White Flint North 7 Rockville, Maryland 8 Wednesday, November 2, 1988 9 The Commission mat, pursuant to notice, at 10:00

10 o' clock a.m., the Honorable Lando W. Zech, Jr., Chairman of the 11 Commission, presiding.

I 12 COMMISSIONERS PRESENT:

13 Lando W. Zech, Jr., Chairman

, 14 Thomas M. Roberts, Commissioner 15 Kenneth C. Rogers, Commissioner 16 STAFF SEATED AT TABLE:

17 Samuel Chilk, SECY 18 William Parler, OGC 19 20 21 22 23 24 25

2 1 PRCCEEDINGS 2 CHAIRMAN ZECH: Good morning, ladies and gentlemen.

3 This is an affirmation session. We have one item to 4 come before us thi'J morning.

! 5 Before I ask the Secretary to walk us through this l 6 item, do any of my fellow Commissioners have any comments to j

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! 8 (Nc response.)

9 CHAIRMAN ZECH: If not, Mr. Secretary, you r.tay 10 proceed.

11 MR. CHILK: Mr. Chairman, before we can do that, the 12 Commission will have to vote to hold this on less t.han one 13 week's notice, and I wonder.if I could have that vote now, sir.

14 (Chorus of ayes.)

15 MR. CHILK: The paper before the Commission is SECY 16 88-250, dealing with safeguard requirements for fuel facilities 17 possessing formula quantities of SSN.

18 The Commission here is being asked to approve 19 amendments to 10 CFR Part 73, which would upgrade safeguard 20 requirements for fuel f acilities possessing formula quantities 21 of strategic special imclear material.

22 The commission, wits. Chairman Zech and Commissioners 23 Roberts and Rogers agreeing, approved the Staff's recommended 24 amendments which were attached te our November 1 memorandum.

25 Commissioner carr, while approving the ru:e changes, preferred

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1 to defer the requirement for the two separate barriers, which 2 is one of the six upgrades, until completion of a performance 3 analysis of existing security systems to support the need for 4 such a change.

5 The Commission, with the Chairman and Commissioners 6 Roberts, Carr and Rogers agreeing, have requested the Staff to 7 initiate, pursuant to 10 CFR 73.5, an exemption from the new 8 requirement for Fort St. Vrain. The basis for issuing tl: A 9 exemption is the fact that at Fort Sc. Vrain the special 10 . nuclear material is only in a form of fabricated fuel. The 11 fuel would require extensive processing to yield weapons-usable 12 material.

13 Furthermore, the weight and bulk of the fuel elements 14 is such that they represent an undesirable source for the 15 material. Hence, there is no comparability with fuel 16 facilities possessing formula quantities of strategic special 17 nuclear material.

18 Commissioner Curtiss did not participate in this 19 matter.

20 Would you please affirm your votes.

21 (Chorus of ayes.)

22 CHAIRMAN ZECH: Is there anything else to come before 23 us this morning?

24 MR. CHILK: I have nothing.

25 CHAIRMAN ZECH: If not, thank you very much, and we

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