ML020220312

Letter, Request for Withholding Information from Public Disclosure for the Safety Analysis Report and Extended Power Uprate (MB2700 and MB2701)

ML020220312
Person / Time
Site:	Brunswick
Issue date:	01/22/2002
From:	Hansen A NRC/NRR/DLPM/LPD2
To:	Stramback G General Electric Co
Hansen A, NRR/DLPM, 415-1390
References
TAC MB2700, TAC MB2701
Download: ML020220312 (5)

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January 22, 2002 Mr. George B. Stramback General Electric Company 175 Curtner Avenue San Jose, CA 95125

SUBJECT:

GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY, REQUEST FOR WITHHOLDING INFORMATION FROM PUBLIC DISCLOSURE FOR BRUNSWICK STEAM ELECTRIC PLANT UNITS 1 AND 2 (TAC NOS. MB2700 AND MB2701)

Dear Mr. Stramback:

By your letter and affidavit dated August 8, 2001, executed by you, General Electric Company (GE) submitted the Safety Analysis Report for Brunswick Steam Electric Plant Units 1 and 2 Extended Power Uprate and requested that it be withheld from public disclosure pursuant to Title 10, Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR) Section 2.790. A nonproprietary copy of this document has been placed in the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) public document room and added to the Agencywide Documents Access and Management Systems Publicly Available Records System (ADAMS PARS) Library. GE also provided an errata and addenda to the Power Uprate Safety Analysis Report dated November 21, 2001, and affidavit dated November 26, 2001, executed by David J. Robare, and requested that it be withheld from public disclosure pursuant to 10 CFR 2.790.

The affidavit stated that the submitted information should be considered exempt from mandatory public disclosure for the following reasons:

(4)a.

Information that discloses a process, method, or apparatus, including supporting data and analyses, where prevention of its use by GEs competitors without license from GE constitutes a competitive economic advantage over other companies.

(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.

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.

G. Stramback

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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) 415-1390.

Sincerely,

/RA by John M. Goshen for/

Allen Hansen, Project Manager, Section 2 Project Directorate II Division of Licensing Project Management Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket Nos. 50-325 and 50-324 cc:

J. S. Keenan, Carolina Power and Light See next page

January 22, 2002 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) 415-1390.

Sincerely,

/RA by John M. Goshen for/

Allen Hansen, Project Manager, Section 2 Project Directorate II Division of Licensing Project Management Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket Nos. 50-325 and 50-324 cc:

J. S. Keenan, Carolina Power and Light See next page DISTRIBUTION PUBLIC Edunnington (Hard copy)

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Carolina Power & Light Company Brunswick Steam Electric Plant Units 1 and 2 cc:

Mr. William D. Johnson Ms. Margaret A. Force Vice President and Corporate Secretary Assistant Attorney General Carolina Power & Light Company State of North Carolina Post Office Box 1551 Post Office Box 629 Raleigh, North Carolina 27602 Raleigh, North Carolina 27602 Mr. Donald E. Warren Mr. Robert P. Gruber Brunswick County Board of Commissioners Executive Director Post Office Box 249 Public Staff - NCUC Bolivia, North Carolina 28422 Post Office Box 29520 Raleigh, North Carolina 27626-0520 Resident Inspector U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Mr. J. J. Lyash 8470 River Road Director - Site Operations Southport, North Carolina 28461 Carolina Power & Light Company Brunswick Steam Electric Plant Mr. John H. ONeill, Jr.

Post Office Box 10429 Shaw, Pittman, Potts & Trowbridge Southport, North Carolina 28461 2300 N Street, NW.

Washington, DC 20037-1128 Mr. Norman R. Holden, Mayor City of Southport 201 East Moore Street Mr. Mel Fry, Director Southport, North Carolina 28461 Division of Radiation Protection N.C. Department of Environment Mr. Dan E. Summers and Natural Resources Emergency Management Coordinator 3825 Barrett Dr.

New Hanover County Department of Raleigh, North Carolina 27609-7721 Emergency Management Post Office Box 1525 Wilmington, North Carolina 28402 Mr. C. J. Gannon Plant Manager Mr. Terry C. Morton Carolina Power & Light Company Manager Brunswick Steam Electric Plant Performance Evaluation and Post Office Box 10429 Regulatory Affairs CPB 7 Southport, North Carolina 28461 Carolina Power & Light Company Post Office Box 1551 Public Service Commission Raleigh, North Carolina 27602-1551 State of South Carolina Post Office Drawer 11649 Mr. David C. DiCello Columbia, South Carolina 29211 Manager - Regulatory Affairs Carolina Power & Light Company Mr. J. S. Keenan, Vice President Post Office Box 10429 Brunswick Steam Electric Plant Southport, NC 28461 Carolina Power & Light Company Post Office Box 10429 Southport, North Carolina 28461