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 

December 17, 2015 

The Commission met in open session, pursuant to notice, at 12:55 P.M., 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 M. 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 December 17, 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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[12:55 p.m.] 

 P R O C E E D I N G S 

 CHAIRMAN BURNS: I’m going to call this to order. Before we start our afternoon 

meeting on Digital Instrumentation and Control. We do have one matter to come before the 

Commission, on affirmation. Madam Secretary will you start? 

 ANNETTE VIETTI-COOK: This is on Florida Power & Light Company, Turkey Point 

Nuclear Generating Units 3 & 4. The Commission is being asked to act on a Memorandum and 

Order responding to appeals by Florida Power & Light Company and the NRC Staff of the 

Atomic Safety and Licensing Board’s decision in Licensing Board Panel-15-13 granting a 

hearing to Citizens Allied for Safe Energy, Inc. in the matter of Florida Power & Light’s license 

amendment request to allow an increase in the ultimate heat sink temperature at Turkey Point. 

The Commission has voted to approve a Memorandum and Order that affirms the Board’s 

decision. Would you please affirm your votes? 

 CHAIRMAN BURNS: Aye. 

 COMMISSIONER SVINICKI: Aye. 

 COMMISSIONER OSTENDORFF: Aye. 

 COMMISSIONER BARAN: Aye. 

 ANNETTE VIETTI-COOK: Ok. 

 CHAIRMAN BURNS: Thank you. 

 
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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: December 17, 2015 

was held as herein appears, is a true and accurate record of the meeting, and that this is the 

original transcript thereof taken steno graphically by me, thereafter reduced to typewriting by 

me or under the direction of the court reporting company. 

Transcriber: Brenda A. Akstulewicz 

Reporter: TAPE RECORDING