IR 05000193/1996000
| ML032170899 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Point Beach, Rhode Island Atomic Energy Commission  |
| Issue date: | 08/14/2003 |
| From: | Spaulding D NRC/NRR/DLPM/LPD3 |
| To: | Mallay J Framatome ANP |
| References | |
| TAC MB6184, TAC MB6185, TAC MB8436, TAC MB8438 | |
| Download: ML032170899 (4) | |
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August 14, 2003
SUBJECT:
POINT BEACH NUCLEAR PLANT, UNITS 1 AND 2, REQUEST FOR WITHHOLDING INFORMATION FROM PUBLIC DISCLOSURE (TAC NOS. MB6184, MB6185, MB8438, AND MB8436)
Dear Mr. Mallay:
By letter dated April 10, 2003, the Nuclear Management Company, LLC, submitted an affidavit dated September 30, 2002, executed by you, requesting that information contained in the following documents be withheld from public disclosure pursuant to Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR) Section 2.790:
32-5019396-00, "PB-1 CRDM Nozzle IDTB J-Groove Weld Flow Evaluation" 32-5019398-00, "PB-1 CRDM Nozzle IDTB Weld Anomaly Flaw Evaluations" 32-5020244-00, "Point Beach 1 CRDM Temperbead Bore Weld Analysis" Nonproprietary copies of these documents have been placed in the Nuclear Regulatory Commissions (NRCs) Public Document Room and added to the Agencywide Documents Access and Management System Public Electronic Reading Room.
The affidavit stated that the submitted information should be considered exempt from mandatory public disclosure for the following reasons:
1)
The information reveals details of Framatome ANPs (FRA-ANPs) research and development plans and programs or their results.
2)
Use of the information by a competitor would permit the competitor to significantly reduce its expenditures, in time or resources, to design, produce, or market a similar product or service.
3)
The information includes test data or analytical techniques concerning a process, methodology, or component, the application of which results in a competitive advantage for FRA-ANP.
4)
The information reveals certain distinguishing aspects of a process, methodology, or component, the exclusive use of which provides a competitive advantage for FRA-ANP in product optimization or marketability. We have reviewed your application and the material in accordance with the requirements of 10 CFR 2.790 and, on the basis of your statements, have determined that the submitted information sought to be withheld contains proprietary commercial information and should be withheld from public disclosure.
Therefore, the versions of the submitted information marked as proprietary will be withheld from public disclosure pursuant to 10 CFR 2.790(b)(5) and Section 103(b) of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended.
Withholding from public inspection shall not affect the right, if any, of persons properly and directly concerned to inspect the documents. If the need arises, we may send copies of this information to our consultants working in this area. We will, of course, ensure that the consultants have signed the appropriate agreements for handling proprietary information.
If the basis for withholding this information from public inspection should change in the future such that the information could then be made available for public inspection, you should promptly notify the NRC. You also should understand that the NRC may have cause to review this determination in the future, for example, if the scope of a Freedom of Information Act request includes your information. In all review situations, if the NRC makes a determination adverse to the above, you will be notified in advance of any public disclosure.
If you have any questions regarding this matter, I may be reached at 301-415-2928.
Sincerely,
/RA/
Deirdre W. Spaulding, Project Manager,Section I Project Directorate III Division of Licensing Project Management Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket Nos. 50-266 and 50-301 cc: See next page
ML032170899 OFFICE PDIII-1/PM PDIII-1/PM PDIII-1/LA OGC PDIII-1/SC NAME AMuniz Gonzalez DSpaulding RBouling DHassell LRaghavan DATE 08/14/03 08/07/03 08/07/03 08/08/03 08/14/03
Point Beach Nuclear Plant, Units 1 and 2 cc:
Jonathan Rogoff, Esquire General Counsel Nuclear Management Company, LLC 700 First Street Hudson, WI 54016 Mr. Richard R. Grigg President and Chief Operating Officer Wisconsin Electric Power Company 231 West Michigan Street Milwaukee, WI 53201 Manager, Regulatory Affairs Point Beach Nuclear Plant Nuclear Management Company, LLC 6610 Nuclear Road Two Rivers, WI 54241 Mr. Ken Duveneck Town Chairman Town of Two Creeks 13017 State Highway 42 Mishicot, WI 54228 Chairman Public Service Commission of Wisconsin P.O. Box 7854 Madison, WI 53707-7854 Regional Administrator, Region III U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 801 Warrenville Road Lisle, IL 60532-4351 Resident Inspectors Office U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 6612 Nuclear Road Two Rivers, WI 54241 Ms. Sarah Jenkins Electric Division Public Service Commission of Wisconsin P.O. Box 7854 Madison, WI 53707-7854 Nuclear Asset Manager Wisconsin Electric Power Company 231 West Michigan Street Milwaukee, WI 53201 Mano K. Nazar Senior Vice President Nuclear Management Company, LLC Prairie Island Nuclear Generating Plant 1717 Wakonade Drive East Welch, MN 55089 John Paul Cowan Executive Vice President & Chief Nuclear Officer Nuclear Management Company, LLC 700 First Street Hudson, WI 54016 Mr. Alfred J. Cayia Site Vice President Point Beach Nuclear Plant Nuclear Management Company, LLC 6610 Nuclear Road Two Rivers, WI 54241 August 2003