ML030770862
| ML030770862 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | River Bend, PROJ0710  |
| Issue date: | 03/18/2003 |
| From: | Wang A NRC/NRR/DLPM/LPD4 |
| To: | Stramback G General Electric Co |
| Wang A, NRR/DLPM, 415-1445 | |
| References | |
| Download: ML030770862 (4) | |
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March 18, 2003 Mr. George B. Stramback Regulatory Services Project Manager GE Nuclear Energy 175 Curtner Avenue San Jose, CA 95125
SUBJECT:
GE NUCLEAR ENERGY - REQUEST FOR WITHHOLDING INFORMATION FROM PUBLIC DISCLOSURE
Dear Mr. Stramback:
By letter dated January 29, 2003, GE Nuclear Energy (GENE) submitted an affidavit dated January 29, 2003, executed by David J. Robare, requesting that the following document be withheld from public disclosure pursuant to Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR) Section 2.790:
River Bend Station Surveillance Capsule Flux Calculation A nonproprietary copy of this document was provided by letter dated March 13, 2003, for placement 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:
- a. Information that discloses a process, method, or apparatus, including supporting data and analyses, where prevention of its use by General Electrics competitors without license from General Electric constitutes a competitive economic advantage over other companies;
- 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 document entitled, "River Bend Station Surveillance Capsule Flux Calculation,"
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 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) 415-1445.
Sincerely,
/RA/
Alan Wang, Project Manager, Section 2 Project Directorate IV Division of Licensing Project Management Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Project No. 710 cc: See next page
G. Stramback 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) 415-1445.
Sincerely,
/RA/
Alan Wang, Project Manager, Section 2 Project Directorate IV Division of Licensing Project Management Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Project No. 710 cc: See next page DISTRIBUTION:
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GE Nuclear Energy Project No. 710 cc:
Mr. Charles M. Vaughan, Manager Facility Licensing Global Nuclear Fuel P.O. Box 780 Wilmington, NC 28402 Mr. Glen A. Watford, Manager Nuclear Fuel Engineering Global Nuclear Fuel P.O. Box 780 Wilmington, NC 28402 Mr. James F. Klapproth, Manager Engineering & Technology GE Nuclear Energy 175 Curtner Avenue San Jose, CA 95125