ML032260157

Withholding from Public Disclosure, Westinghouse Field Service Procedure STD-FP-1998-8202, Rev Figure 6.1, MB8435

ML032260157
Person / Time
Site:	South Texas
Issue date:	08/14/2003
From:	Thadani M NRC/NRR/DLPM/LPD4
To:	Sepp H Westinghouse
References
TAC MB8435
Download: ML032260157 (5)

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August 14, 2003 Mr. H. A. Sepp Manager of Regulatory Compliance and Plant Licensing Westinghouse Electric Company P.O. Box 355 Pittsburgh, PA 15230-0355

SUBJECT:

SOUTH TEXAS PROJECT, UNIT 1 - REQUEST FOR WITHHOLDING INFORMATION FROM PUBLIC DISCLOSURE CONCERNING WESTINGHOUSE FIELD SERVICE PROCEDURE STD-FP-1998-8202 REV 0, FIGURE 6 .1 (TAC NO. MB8435)

Dear Mr. Sepp:

By letter dated July 28, 2003, STP Nuclear Operating Company submitted the affidavit CAW-03-1672 dated July 22, 2003, to the U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC),

executed by Mr. H. A. Sepp, Manager, Regulatory Compliance and Plant Licensing, Westinghouse Electric Company LLC (Westinghouse). The affidavit addressed the proprietary information related to the Westinghouse Field Service Procedure STD-FP-1998-8202 Rev 0, Figure 6 .1, Reactor Vessel Bottom Mounted Instrumentation and Lower Internals Design Data concerning the Bottom Mounted Instrumentation Forced Outage, and requested that the information be withheld from public disclosure.

The affidavit, pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (b)(4) of Section 2.790 of Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR), included the following reasons for the submitted information to be considered exempt from mandatory public disclosure:

(a) Westinghouse plans to sell the use of similar information to its customers for purposes of providing engineering services, inspection services, and repair services for reactor vessel bottom mounted instrumentation.

(b) The information requested to be withheld, reveals the distinguishing aspects of a design which was developed by Westinghouse.

The NRC staff has reviewed your application and the material in accordance with the requirements of 10 CFR 2.790 and, on the basis of your statements, has determined that the submitted information sought to be withheld contains proprietary commercial information and should be withheld from public disclosure.

Therefore, the submitted information 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, the NRC staff may send

H. Sepp copies of this information to consultants working in this area. In this event, the NRC staff will 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, Westinghouse should promptly notify the NRC. Westinghouse 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.

If you have any questions regarding this matter, please contact me at 301-415-1476.

Sincerely,

/RA by Robert A. Gramm for/

Mohan C. Thadani. Senior Project Manager, Section 1 Project Directorate IV Division of Licensing Project Management Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. 50-498 cc: See next page

ML032260157 OFFICE PDIV-1/PM PDIV-1/PM PDIV-1/LA DE/EMCB/SC OGC PDIV-1/SC NAME BVaidya MThadani MMcAllister SCoffin DHassell RGramm DATE 8/4/03 8/4/03 8/4/03 8/7/03 8/13/03 8/13/03 South Texas, Units 1 & 2 cc:

Mr. Cornelius F. OKeefe A. H. Gutterman, Esq.

Senior Resident Inspector Morgan, Lewis & Bockius U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 1111 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW P.O. Box 910 Washington, DC 20004 Bay City, TX 77414 Mr. T. J. Jordan, Vice President A. Ramirez/C. M. Canady Engineering & Technical Services City of Austin STP Nuclear Operating Company Electric Utility Department P.O. Box 289 721 Barton Springs Road Wadsworth, TX 77483 Austin, TX 78704 S. M. Head, Manager, Licensing Mr. L. K. Blaylock Nuclear Quality & Licensing Department Mr. W. C. Gunst STP Nuclear Operating Company City Public Service Board P.O. Box 289, Mail Code: N5014 P.O. Box 1771 Wadsworth, TX 77483 San Antonio, TX 78296 Environmental and Natural Resources Mr. C. A. Johnson/A. C. Bakken Policy Director AEP Texas Central Company P.O. Box 12428 P.O. Box 289 Austin, TX 78711-3189 Mail Code: N5022 Wadsworth, TX 77483 Jon C. Wood Matthews & Branscomb INPO 112 East Pecan, Suite 1100 Records Center San Antonio, TX 78205 700 Galleria Parkway Atlanta, GA 30339-3064 Arthur C. Tate, Director Division of Compliance & Inspection Regional Administrator, Region IV Bureau of Radiation Control U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Texas Department of Health 611 Ryan Plaza Drive, Suite 400 1100 West 49th Street Arlington, TX 76011 Austin, TX 78756 D. G. Tees/R. L. Balcom Brian Almon Texas Genco, LP Public Utility Commission P.O. Box 1700 William B. Travis Building Houston, TX 77251 P.O. Box 13326 1701 North Congress Avenue Judge, Matagorda County Austin, TX 78701-3326 Matagorda County Courthouse 1700 Seventh Street Bay City, TX 77414

South Texas, Units 1 & 2 Susan M. Jablonski Mr. James J. Sheppard Office of Permitting, Remediation President and Chief Executive Officer and Registration STP Nuclear Operating Company Texas Commission on Environmental South Texas Project Electric Quality Generating Station P.O. Box 13087, MC-122 P. O. Box 289 Austin, TX 78711-3087 Wadsworth, TX 77483 Mr. Terry Parks, Chief Inspector Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation Boiler Division P.O. Box 12157 Austin, TX 78711 Mr. Ted Enos 4200 South Hulen Suite 630 Ft. Worth, TX 76109