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                    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
                                     
                    Wednesday, May 13, 1998

   The Commission met in open session, pursuant to notice, at 10:35 a.m., Shirley
Ann Jackson, Chairman, presiding.

COMMISSIONERS PRESENT:
     SHIRLEY ANN JACKSON, Chairman of the Commission
     GRETA J. DICUS, Member of the Commission
     NILS J. DIAZ, Member of the Commission (present via speakerphone)
     EDWARD McGAFFIGAN, JR., Member of the Commission
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STAFF AND PRESENTERS SEATED AT THE COMMISSION TABLE:
     JOHN C. HOYLE, Secretary
     KAREN D. CYR,  General Counsel
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                           DISCLAIMER
     This is an unofficial transcript of a meeting of the United States Nuclear
Regulatory Commission on May 13, 1998 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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                      P R O C E E D I N G S
                                                   [10:35 a.m.]
     CHAIRMAN JACKSON:  Good morning.  I understand Commission Diaz is on the
line?
     COMMISSIONER DIAZ:  I'm on the line.
     CHAIRMAN JACKSON:  Good morning.
     COMMISSIONER DIAZ:  Good morning.
     CHAIRMAN JACKSON:  This is an affirmation session.  We have two items to
come before us this morning.  Before I ask the Secretary to lead us through the
items for affirmation, do any of my colleagues have any opening comments they
wish to make?  
     COMMISSIONER DICUS:  No.
     CHAIRMAN JACKSON:  If not, Mr. Secretary, please proceed.   
     MR. HOYLE:  Thank you, Chairman Jackson.  The first item is SECY-98-046.  In
this paper, the Commission is being asked to act on a rulemaking amending 10 CFR
Parts 30, 40, 50, 70 and 72 to allow additional materials licensees and
non-electric utility reactor licensees who meet certain financial criteria
to self-guarantee funding for decommissioning.  This rule allows non-profit
licensees such as colleges, universities and hospitals as well as some commercial
licensees who do not issue bonds to self-guarantee funding provided they meet
similarly stringent financial criteria.  All of you have voted to approve the
publication and implementation of this final rule.  May I have you affirm your
votes?
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     CHAIRMAN JACKSON:  Aye.
     COMMISSIONER DICUS:  Aye.
     COMMISSIONER DIAZ:  Aye.
     COMMISSIONER MCGAFFIGAN:  Aye. 
     MR.  HOYLE:  Thank you.  The second is SECY-98-060.  The Commission is being
asked in this paper to act on a final rule amending 10 CFR Part 32 in response to
a petition for rulemaking submitted by mb-microtec, Inc.  The rule change will
allow distribution of timepieces that contained less than 25 millicuries of
gaseous tritium light sources to be regulated according to the same requirements
that regulate timepieces containing tritium paint.  All of you have voted to
approve the publication and implementation of this final rule.  I ask you to
affirm your votes.

     CHAIRMAN JACKSON:  Aye.
     COMMISSIONER DICUS:  Aye.
     COMMISSIONER DIAZ:  Aye.
     COMMISSIONER MCGAFFIGAN:  Aye. 
     MR. HOYLE:  Thank you.  
     CHAIRMAN JACKSON:  Is there anything else to come before us today?
     MR. HOYLE:  No, there isn't, Chairman.    
     CHAIRMAN JACKSON:  If not, we stand adjourned.

[Whereupon, at 10:38 a.m., the affirmation session was 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:    Wednesday, May 13, 1998
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:  DARLENE K.  WRIGHT

  Reporter:     (TAPE RECORDING)