ML040990206

4/16/04, Prairie, Units 1 & 2, Withholding from Public Disclosure, CAW-03-1752

ML040990206
Person / Time
Site:	Prairie Island
Issue date:	04/14/2004
From:	Anthony Mcmurtray NRC/NRR/DLPM/LPD3
To:	Galembush J Westinghouse
McMurtray A, LPD3-1, 415-4106
References
CAW-03-1752, TAC MB8128, TAC MB8129
Download: ML040990206 (4)

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April 14, 2004 Mr. J. S. Galembush, Acting Manager Regulatory Compliance and Plant Licensing Westinghouse Electric Company LLC P.O. Box 355 Pittsburgh, PA 15230-0355

SUBJECT:

PRAIRIE ISLAND NUCLEAR GENERATING PLANT, UNITS 1 AND 2 -

REQUEST FOR WITHHOLDING INFORMATION FROM PUBLIC DISCLOSURE BY WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC COMPANY, LLC, JANUARY 14, 2004 (TAC NOS. MB8128 AND MB8129)

Dear Mr. Galembush :

By letter dated January 14, 2004, Nuclear Management Company, LLC (NMC), submitted an affidavit dated December 12, 2003, executed by Mr. J. S. Galembush, requesting that the information contained in the following document (Reference No. CAW-03-1752) be withheld from public disclosure pursuant to Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR), Part 2, Section 2.790:

Response to Request for Additional Information Number 6 Regarding the Review of the Use of Westinghouse Safety Analyses and Associated Technical Specification Changes, Prairie Island Nuclear Generating Plant, Units 1 and 2, Docket Nos. 50-282 and 50-306, dated December 9, 2003 (Proprietary)

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 Public Electronic Reading Room.

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

(4)(ii)(a) The information reveals the distinguishing aspects of a process (or component, structure, tool, method, etc.) where prevention of its use by any of Westinghouses competitors without license from Westinghouse constitutes a competitive economic advantage over other companies.

(4)(ii)(b) It consists of supporting data, including test data, relative to a process (or component, structure, tool, method, etc.), the application of which data secures a competitive economic advantage, e.g., by optimization or improved marketability.

(4)(ii)(c) Its use 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 a similar product.

J. Galembush On February 13, 2004, certain revisions of the NRCs regulations went into effect that renumbered 10 CFR 2.790 as 10 CFR 2.390. We have reviewed your application and the material in accordance with the requirements of 10 CFR 2.390 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 2.390(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.

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 301-415-4106.

Sincerely,

/RA/

Anthony C. McMurtray, Senior Project Manager, Section 1 Project Directorate III Division of Licensing Project Management Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket Nos. 50-282 and 50-306 cc: See next page

ML040990206 Prairie Island Nuclear Generating Plant, Units 1 and 2 cc:

Jonathan Rogoff, Esquire Tribal Council Vice President, Counsel & Secretary Prairie Island Indian Community Nuclear Management Company, LLC ATTN: Environmental Department 700 First Street 5636 Sturgeon Lake Road Hudson, WI 54016 Welch, MN 55089 Manager, Regulatory Affairs Nuclear Asset Manager Prairie Island Nuclear Generating Plant Xcel Energy, Inc.

Nuclear Management Company, LLC 414 Nicollet Mall, R.S. 8 1717 Wakonade Drive East Minneapolis, MN 55401 Welch, MN 55089 John Paul Cowan Manager - Environmental Protection Division Executive Vice President & Chief Nuclear Minnesota Attorney Generals Office Officer 445 Minnesota St., Suite 900 Nuclear Management Company, LLC St. Paul, MN 55101-2127 700 First Street Hudson, WI 54016 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Resident Inspector's Office Craig G. Anderson 1719 Wakonade Drive East Senior Vice President, Group Operations Welch, MN 55089-9642 Nuclear Management Company, LLC 700 First Street Regional Administrator, Region III Hudson, WI 54016 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 801 Warrenville Road Mr. Joseph M. Solymossy Lisle, IL 60532-4351 Site Vice President Prairie Island Nuclear Generating Plant Administrator Nuclear Management Company, LLC Goodhue County Courthouse 1717 Wakonade Drive East Box 408 Welch, MN 55089 Red Wing, MN 55066-0408 Commissioner Minnesota Department of Commerce 121 Seventh Place East Suite 200 St. Paul, MN 55101-2145 November 2003