UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 

 NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION 

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 AFFIRMATION SESSION 

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 PUBLIC MEETING

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Nuclear Regulatory Commission 

Commission Hearing Room 

11555 Rockville Pike 

Rockville, Maryland 

April 23, 2015 

The Commission met in open session, pursuant to notice, at 9:25 AM., Stephen G. 

Burns, Chairman, presiding. 

COMMISSIONERS PRESENT: 

STEPHEN G. BURNS, Chairman of the Commission 

KRISTINE L. SVINICKI, Member of the Commission 

WILLIAM C. OSTENDORFF, Member of the Commission 

JEFF BARAN, Member of the Commission 

STAFF AND PRESENTERS SEATED AT THE COMMISSION TABLE: 

MARGARET DOANE, General Counsel 

ANNETTE VIETTI-COOK, Secretary of the Commission 
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 DISCLAIMER 

This is an unofficial transcript of a meeting of the United States Nuclear Regulatory 

Commission on April 14, 2015, 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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[9:25 a.m.] 

 P R O C E E D I N G S 

 CHAIRMAN BURNS: Well, good morning everyone. We have an affirmation session 

this morning with several items, so I’ll let the Secretary lead us through, please. 

 ANNETTE VIETTI-COOK: The first item is on Shaw Areva MOX Services, (Mixed Oxide 

Fuel Fabrication Facility Possession and Use License). The Commission is being asked to act 

on a Memorandum and Order responding to Nuclear Watch South, Blue Ridge Environmental 

Defense League, and Nuclear Information and Resource Service’s petition for review of the 

Atomic Safety and Licensing Board’s Initial decision in Licensing Board Panel 

14-1. 

The Commission (with Commissioner Baran dissenting) has voted to approve a Memorandum 

and Order, which denies the petition for review. To ensure that protected information is not 

inadvertently disclosed, at this time the Memorandum and Order will be released only to the 

parties. The Memorandum and Order directs the parties to jointly submit proposed redactions 

to this decision or a statement that no redactions are needed within ten days. Chairman Burns 

did not participate in this matter. Would Commissioners Svinicki, Ostendorff and Baran please 

affirm your votes? 

 COMMISSIONER SVINICKI: Aye. 

 COMMISSIONER OSTENDORFF: Aye. 

 COMMISSIONER BARAN: Aye. 

 ANNETTE VIETTI-COOK: The next item the Commission is being asked to act on a 

Memorandum and Order responding to a petition filed by several environmental organizations 

requesting supplementation of the final environmental impact statements in eight proceedings to 

reference the recently published Continued Storage generic environmental impact statement. 
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The Commission has voted to approve a Memorandum and Order which denies the petition. 

Would you please affirm your votes? 

 CHAIRMAN BURNS: Aye. 

 COMMISSIONER OSTENDORFF: Aye. 

 COMMISSIONER BARAN: Aye. 

 COMMISSIONER SVINICKI: Aye. 

 ANNETTE VIETTI-COOK: The next item the Commission is being asked to act on a 

Memorandum and Order responding to a motion to reopen the record and petition to intervene 

filed by the Missouri Coalition for the Environment in the Callaway license renewal matter. 

The Commission has voted to approve a Memorandum and Order that denies the motion to 

reopen and the petition to intervene. Would you please affirm your votes? 

 CHAIRMAN BURNS: Aye. 

 COMMISSIONER OSTENDORFF: Aye. 

 COMMISSIONER BARAN: Aye. 

 COMMISSIONER SVINICKI: Aye. 

 ANNETTE VIETTI-COOK: The last item the Commission is being asked to act on a 

Memorandum and Order responding to a motion to reopen the record and petition to intervene 

filed by Beyond Nuclear in the Fermi combined license matter. 

The Commission has voted to approve a Memorandum and Order that denies the motion to 

reopen the petition to intervene. Would you please affirm your votes? 

 CHAIRMAN BURNS: Aye. 

 COMMISSIONER OSTENDORFF: Aye. 

 COMMISSIONER BARAN: Aye. 

 COMMISSIONER SVINICKI: Aye. 

 ANNETTE VIETTI-COOK: That’s all I have, thank you. 

 CHAIRMAN BURNS: We are adjourned. 
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 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: April 23, 2015 

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: Brenda Akstulewicz

Reporter: (TAPE RECORDING)