In　their　comment　(Scripta　Mater.　(2016)),　Cormier　et　al.　raised　questions　on　the　findings　reported　in　our　earlier　publication　(Acta　Mater.　(2016)　of　the　formation　of　2nd　gamma＇(d)　and　2nd　gamma＇(gamma)　precipitates　in　a　Ni-based　single　crystal　superalloy　during　creep　testing　at　elevated　temperatures,　and　suggested　that　the　2nd　gamma＇(d)　particles　were　mere　observations　of　surface　protuberances　of　the　primary　gamma＇　rafts　and　that　the　2nd　gamma＇(gamma)　precipitates　were　possibly　formed　during　cooling　after　the　creep　test.　To　clarify　these,　we　conducted　new　experiments,　and　present　the　new　evidence　and　our　responses　to　the　points　raised　in　this　short　communication.　(C)　2016　Acta　Materialia　Inc　Published　by　Elsevier　Ltd.　All　rights　reserved.