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 

June 11, 2015 

The Commission met in open session, pursuant to notice, at 9:55 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 

ROCHELLE C. BAVOL, Acting 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 June 11, 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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[9:55 a.m.] 

 P R O C E E D I N G S 

 CHAIRMAN BURNS: Good Morning, before we began our meeting with the ACRS we 

have an affirmation session and one item to come before us. 

 ROCHELLE C. BAVOL: The Commission is being asked to act on a Memorandum and 

Order related to the appeal by Local 15, International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, AFLCIO, of the Atomic Safety and Licensing Board’s decision in LBP-14-4 denying Local 15’s 

petition to intervene and request for hearing. 

The Commission has voted to approve a Memorandum and Order that directs the litigants to 

provide either (1) a joint stipulation that Local 15’s appeal should be dismissed or (2) briefing on 

the question whether Local 15’s appeal should be dismissed as moot and this proceeding 

terminated. Would the Commissioners please affirm their votes. 

 CHAIRMAN BURNS: Aye. 

 COMMISSIONER SVINICKI: Aye. 

 COMMISSIONER OSTENDORFF: Aye. 

 COMMISSIONER BARAN: Aye. 

 ROCHELLE C. BAVOL: Thank you. 

CHAIRMAN BURNS: We’ll turn that and invite the members of the ACRS to come 

forward. 

 
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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: Thursday, June 11, 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. 

/RA/ 

Transcriber: Patricia Jimenez

Reporter: (TAPE RECORDING)