ML032390006

Request for Withholding Information from Public Disclosure

ML032390006
Person / Time
Site:	Hatch
Issue date:	08/22/2003
From:	Steven Bloom NRC/NRR/DLPM/LPD2
To:	Robare D General Electric Co
Bloom S D, NRR/DLPM,415-1313
References
TAC MB7026, TAC MB7027
Download: ML032390006 (5)

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August 22, 2003 Mr. David J. Robare General Electric Company Project Manger, Regulatory Services 175 Curtner Avenue San Jose, CA 95125

SUBJECT:

EDWIN I. HATCH NUCLEAR PLANT, UNITS 1 AND 2 RE: REQUEST FOR WITHHOLDING INFORMATION FROM PUBLIC DISCLOSURE (TAC NOS.

MB7026 AND MB7027)

Dear Mr. Robare:

By letter dated April 7, 2003, Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc., submitted an affidavit dated March 12, 2003, executed by David J. Robare, you requested that portions of the following document be withheld from public disclosure pursuant to Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR) Section 2.790:

Southern Company letter NL-03-0704, Edwin I. Hatch Nuclear Plant - Measurement Uncertainty Recapture Power Uprate (MURPU) Request for Additional Information (RAI)

Response, dated April 7, 2003. Specifically, you indicated that your response to RAIs RBS 4 and RSB 6 contained proprietary information. Further, you indicated that the NRC staffs RAI RSB 4 contained proprietary information.

A nonproprietary copy of this document has been placed in the Nuclear Regulatory Commission's (NRC's) Public Document Room and added to the Agencywide Documents Access and Management System Publicly Available Records System Library.

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 version 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.

Mr. David J. Robare 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 301-415-1313.

Sincerely,

/RA/

Steven D. Bloom, Project Manager, Section 1 Project Directorate II Division of Licensing Project Management Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket Nos. 50-321 and 50-366 cc: See next page

Mr. David J. Robare 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 301-415-1313.

Sincerely,

/RA/

Steven D. Bloom, Project Manager, Section 1 Project Directorate II Division of Licensing Project Management Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket Nos. 50-321 and 50-366 cc: See next page Distribution:

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PD II-1 DOCUMENT COVER PAGE DOCUMENT NAME: G:/HATCH\MB7206 RAI2 PROPRIETARY APPROVAL LETTER.WPD ORIGINATOR: S. Bloom SECRETARY: M. Wohl

SUBJECT:

REQUEST FOR WITHHOLDING INFORMATION FROM PUBLIC DISCLOSURE ( ROBARE LETTER)

DATE: July 31, 2003 TIME SENSITIVE DATE:

• • • • • ROUTING LIST*****

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1. S. Bloom / /03

2. C. Hawes / /03

3. SRXB / /03

4. EMEB / /03

5. J.Nakoski / /03

6. Secretary / /03 ADAMS STEPS Enter profile into ADAMS ________

Accession Number __________

NRR Template Number NRR-064 (Mtg. Not.) _____

NRR-088 (RAI) _____

NRR-028 (Relief) _____

NRR-106 (Letters, Memo, Sholly) _____

NRR- (Other) _____

Enter dates, concurrences, etc. (Secy) _______

QC profile and declare Official Record (RC) _______

return incoming/background to licensing assistant/project manager

Edwin I. Hatch Nuclear Plant cc:

Laurence Bergen Arthur H. Domby, Esq.

Oglethorpe Power Corporation Troutman Sanders 2100 East Exchange Place Nations Bank Plaza P.O. Box 1349 600 Peachtree Street, NE, Suite 5200 Tucker, GA 30085-1349 Atlanta, GA 30308-2216 Mr. R. D. Baker Chairman Manager - Licensing Appling County Commissioners Southern Nuclear Operating County Courthouse Company, Inc. Baxley, Georgia 31513 P. O. Box 1295 Birmingham, Alabama 35201-1295 Mr. J. D. Woodard Executive Vice President Resident Inspector Southern Nuclear Operating Plant Hatch Company, Inc.

11030 Hatch Parkway N. P. O. Box 1295 Baxley, Georgia 31531 Birmingham, Alabama 35201-1295 Mr. Charles H. Badger Mr. G. R. Frederick Office of Planning and Budget General Manager, Edwin I. Hatch Room 610 Nuclear Plant 270 Washington Street, SW. Southern Nuclear Operating Atlanta, Georgia 30334 Company, Inc.

U.S. Highway 1 North Harold Reheis, Director P. O. Box 2010 Department of Natural Resources Baxley, Georgia 31515 205 Butler Street, SE., Suite 1252 Atlanta, Georgia 30334 Mr. K. Rosanski Resident Manager Steven M. Jackson Oglethorpe Power Corporation Senior Engineer - Power Supply Edwin I. Hatch Nuclear Plant Municipal Electric Authority P. O. Box 2010 of Georgia Baxley, Georgia 31515 1470 Riveredge Parkway, NW Atlanta, Georgia 30328-4684 Mr. H. L. Sumner, Jr.

Vice President - Nuclear Mr. Reece McAlister Hatch Project Executive Secretary Southern Nuclear Operating Georgia Public Service Commission Company, Inc.

244 Washington St., S. W. Post Office Box 1295 Atlanta, Ga. 30334 Birmingham, Alabama 35201-1295