1 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION **** AFFIRMATION SESSION **** PUBLIC MEETING Nuclear Regulatory Commission One White Flint North Rockville, Maryland Wednesday, November 13, 1996 The Commission met in open session, pursuant to notice, at 3:40 p.m., Shirley A. Jackson, Chairman, presiding. BEFORE: SHIRLEY A. JACKSON, Chairman of the Commission KENNETH C. ROGERS, Member of the Commission GRETA J. DICUS, Member of the Commission NILS J. DIAZ, Member of the Commission EDWARD McGAFFIGAN, JR., Member of the Commission . 2 STAFF PRESENT: ANDREW BATES, Acting Secretary of the Commission MARTY MALSH, Deputy General Counsel . 3 P R O C E E D I N G S [3:40 p.m.] CHAIRMAN JACKSON: Good afternoon. This is an affirmation session. We have one item to come before us this afternoon. Before I ask Mr. Bates to lead us through the item for affirmation, do any of my fellow commissioners have any opening comments they wish to make? [No response.] CHAIRMAN JACKSON: If not, Mr. Bates, please proceed. MR. BATES: Madam Chairman and commissioners, one item this afternoon, SECY-96-232 involving Emerick McDaniel and his application for a reactor operator license. The Commission is being asked to act on an order, the response to Mr. McDaniel's petition for review of LBP- 96-17. In LBP-96-17 the presiding officer rejected Mr. McDaniel's challenge to the NRC staff's rejection of his claim that he had passed his written examination to become a reactor operator at the Vogtle plant. The Commission approved an order denying the petition for review. The order notes that the petition failed to raise any substantial question justifying Commission review. May I have your votes, please? . 4 CHAIRMAN JACKSON: Aye. COMMISSIONER DIAZ: Aye. COMMISSIONER ROGERS: Aye. COMMISSIONER DICUS: Aye. COMMISSIONER McGAFFIGAN: Aye. CHAIRMAN JACKSON: Is there anything else to come before us this afternoon? [No response.] CHAIRMAN JACKSON: If not, we stand adjourned. Thank you. [Whereupon, at 3:41 p.m., the affirmation was adjourned.]