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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

Monday, October 23, 2000

		The Commission met in open session, pursuant to notice, at 3:00

p.m., 



Richard A. Meserve, Chairman, presiding.





COMMISSIONERS PRESENT:





	RICHARD A. MESERVE, Chairman



	GRETA J. DICUS, Member of the Commission



	EDWARD MCGAFFIGAN, JR., Member of the Commission



	JEFFREY S. MERRIFIELD, Member of the Commission





STAFF AND PRESENTERS SEATED AT THE COMMISSION TABLE:





	ANNETTE L. VIETTI-COOK, 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 October 23, 2000 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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[3:00 p.m.]

P R O C E E D I N G S

		CHAIRMAN MESERVE: Good afternoon.  This is an affirmation session

and I understand we have

one item that is before us.  Madam Secretary, if my colleagues have no comments,

you may proceed.

		COMMISSIONER DICUS: None.

		MS. VIETTI-COOK: The Commission is being asked to act on Final

Rules Amending 10 CFR Parts

35 and 20.  10 CFR Part 35 is being revised to make it more risk-informed and

performance-based and to

codify requirements for certain therapeutic devices.  10 CFR Part 20 is being

revised in response to a

Petition for Rulemaking from the University of Cincinnati to allow a licensee

the discretion to permit

visitors to a hospitalized radiation patient to receive up to 5 millisievert in

a year from exposure to the

hospitalized radiation patient.  The Commission has voted to approve the

publication and implementation of

these final rules subject to the attached changes.  Would you please affirm your

votes?

		CHAIRMAN MESERVE: Aye

		COMMISSIONER DICUS: Aye.

		COMMISSIONER MCGAFFIGAN: Aye

		COMMISSIONER MERRIFIELD: Aye

		MS. VIETTI-COOK:  Commissioner Diaz had previously indicated that

he would have approved

this rulemaking and had he been present would have affirmed his prior vote. 

That's all I have.

		CHAIRMAN MESERVE: Good.  Thank you very much.  With that, we're

adjourned.  [3:05 p.m.]	

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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:		October 23, 2000



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)