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 

February 9, 2016 

The Commission met in open session, pursuant to notice, at 11:00 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 February 9, 2016, 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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[11:00 a.m.] 

 P R O C E E D I N G S 

 CHAIRMAN BURNS: Good morning everyone, we are at affirmation session and I think 

we have one item to come before us. Madam Secretary will you lead us through? 

 ANNETTE VIETTI-COOK: This is on the South Texas Project Units 3 and 4 Mandatory 

Hearing Decision. The Commission is being asked to act on a Memorandum and Order 

addressing the required findings in 10 C.F.R. §§ 52.97(a) and 51.107(a) and the issues 

discussed at the uncontested hearing on November 19, 2015, concerning the combined license 

application of Nuclear Innovation North America, LLC and its co-applicants to construct and 

operate Units 3 and 4 at the South Texas Project site in Matagorda County, Texas. 

The Commission has voted to approve a Memorandum and Order that authorizes issuance of 

the combined licenses. 

Would you please affirm your votes? 

 CHAIRMAN BURNS: Aye. 

 COMMISSIONER SVINICKI: Aye. 

 COMMISSIONER OSTENDORFF: Aye. 

 COMMISSIONER BARAN: Aye. 

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

 CHAIRMAN BURNS: And we are adjourned. 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: February 9, 2016 

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)