ML003758149
| ML003758149 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Boiling Water Reactor Owners Group |
| Issue date: | 10/06/2000 |
| From: | Pulsifer R NRC/NRR/DLPM |
| To: | Kenny J BWR Owners Group |
| Pulsifer R, NRR/DLPM 415-3016 | |
| References | |
| Download: ML003758149 (4) | |
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October 6, 2000 Mr. James M. Kenny, Chairman BWR Owners Group PPL, Inc.
M/C GENA6-1 Two North Ninth Street Allentown, PA 18101
SUBJECT:
REQUEST FOR WITHHOLDING INFORMATION FROM PUBLIC DISCLOSURE
Dear Mr. Kenny:
By letter dated July 31, 2000, and affidavit dated July 31, 2000, executed by Mr. George B.
Stramback, you submitted BWR Owners Group Licensing Topical Report NEDC-32975P, "Regulatory Relaxation for BWR Loose Parts Monitoring Systems," and requested that it be withheld from public disclosure pursuant to 10 CFR 2.790. A nonproprietary version of this document was not submitted for placement in the NRC public document room or added to the Agencywide Documents Access and Management Systems Publicly Available Records System (ADAMS PARS) Library.
The affidavit stated that the submitted information should be considered exempt from mandatory public disclosure for the following reasons:
(4) b.
Information which, if used by a competitor, would reduce his expenditure of resources or improve his competitive position in the design, manufacture, shipment, installation, assurance of quality, or licensing of a similar product; d.
Information which reveals aspects of past, present, or future customer-funded development plans and programs, of potential commercial value.
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 trade secrets or proprietary commercial information and should be withheld from public disclosure.
Therefore, we have determined that BWR Owners Group Licensing Topical Report NEDC-32975P, "Regulatory Relaxation for BWR Loose Parts Monitoring Systems," 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.
Mr. James M. Kenny October 6, 2000 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 should also 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.
Sincerely,
/RA/
Robert Pulsifer, Project Manager, Section 2 Project Directorate I Division of Licensing Project Management Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Project No. 691 cc: See next page
Mr. James M. Kenny October 6, 2000 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 should also 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.
Sincerely,
/RA/
Robert Pulsifer, Project Manager, Section 2 Project Directorate I Division of Licensing Project Management Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Project No. 691 cc: See next page DISTRIBUTION:
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BWR Owners Group Project No. 691 cc:
Mr. H. Lewis Sumner Southern Nuclear Company 40 Inverness Center Parkway PO Box 1295 Birmingham, AL 35242 Mr. Carl D. Terry Vice President, Nuclear Engineering Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation Nine Mile Point - Station OPS Bldg/2nd Floor PO Box 63 Lycoming, NY 13093 Mr. George T. Jones PP& L, Inc.
MC A6-1 Two North Ninth Street Allentown, PA 18101 Mr. John Kelly New York Power Authority 14th Floor Mail Stop 14K Centroplex Building 123 Main Street White Plains, NY 10601 Mr. Thomas G. Hurst GE Nuclear Energy M/C 782 175 Curtner Avenue San Jose, CA 95125 Mr. Thomas A. Green GE Nuclear Energy M/C 782 175 Curtner Avenue San Jose, CA 95125 Mr. William H. Bolke COMED 1400 Opus Place, Suite 400 Downers Grove, IL 60515 Mr. J. A. Gray, Jr. Vice Chairman BWR Owners Group New York Power Authority 123 Main Street White Plains, NY 10601 Mr. James W. Langenbach PECO Energy 965 Chesterbrook Blvd MC 62C-3 Wayne, PA 19087 Mr. James F. Klapproth GE Nuclear Energy M/C 706 175 Curtner Avenue San Jose, CA 95125