ML041310122

Request for Closed Meeting with USNRC to Discuss NMC Refueling Plans

ML041310122
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Site:	Monticello, Palisades, Kewaunee, Point Beach, Prairie Island, Duane Arnold
Issue date:	04/30/2004
From:	Weinkam E Nuclear Management Co
To:	Document Control Desk, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
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Committeditoet Nuear Ecel ence Nuclear Management Company, LLC Withhold From Public Disclosure Under 10 CFR §2.390 April 30, 2004 10 CFR 2.390 U S Nuclear Regulatory Commission ATTN: Document Control Desk Washington, DC 20555-0001 Request For Closed Meeting with USNRC to Discuss NMC Refueling Plans By letter dated March 22, 2004, Nuclear Management Company, LLC, (NMC) submitted a request for a closed (proprietary) meeting with the U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) staff to discuss certain NMC initiatives. Specifically, NMC has developed plans for improving refueling efficiencies at the NMC sites. These plans are privileged and confidential commercial information held in confidence by NMC and not available in public sources. Public disclosure of the information is likely to cause substantial financial harm to the competitive position of NMC. NMC has concluded that the enclosed preliminary information to be presented during the meeting between the NRC and NMC should be withheld as well as the specific details of the proprietary nature of the meeting included in the enclosed affidavit. A redacted copy of the affidavit and non-proprietary preliminary presentation are also enclosed. Based upon feedback from the NRC staff, this letter supersedes NMC's March 22, 2004, letter.

NMC requests the NRC staff evaluate the justification for the proprietary nature of the meeting. If the staff concludes that NMC's justification meets the requirements of 10 CFR

§2.390, NMC requests that a meeting be scheduled to discuss the initiatives.

In accordance with 10 CFR §2.390, NMC requests the'enclosed affidavit and preliminary presentation be withheld from public disclosure since public disclosure of the information is likely to cause substantial financial harm to the competitive position of NMC. This letter contains no new commitments and no revisions to existing commitments.

J. einkam Director ulatory Services Enclosures 4y9) /

Document Control Desk Nuclear Management Company, LLC Meeting with the U. S.

Nuclear Regulatory Commission on Refueling Plans Affidavit (Non-Proprietary) 10 CFR §2.390 (b) (1) (ii) and 10 CFR §2.390 (b) (1) (iii) -

Required information (A) Document sought to be withheld:

Information and slides presented by the Nuclear Management Company, LLC (NMC) to the U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) describing the competitive nature of the nuclear fuel manufacturing marketplace, [ ].

(B) Official Position of the person making the affidavit:

Senior Vice President, Nuclear Support Programs (C) Basis for proposing the information be withheld:

Pursuant to 10 CFR §2.390 (a)(4), the information proposed to be withheld is commercial information and is privileged and confidential information held in confidence by NMC; The information is of a type customarily held in confidence by NMC; The information will be presented to the NRC Staff by the NMC in confidence; The information is not available in public sources; and, Public disclosure of the information is likely to cause substantial financial harm to the competitive position of NMC in [ ].

(D) Specific statement of the harm that would result if the information is disclosed to the public.

Due to the highly competitive nature of the nuclear fuel supply marketplace, NMC's strategic initiative and proposal to [ ]. Assuming positive feedback on the feasibility of the NMC initiative from NRC, [ ]. Once a decision is made to pursue the initiative, [],the information presented by the NMC during this meeting may be made public.

Document Control Desk Page 2 (E) The location in the document of all information sought to be withheld:

Any and all information presented during the meeting between the U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission and the Nuclear Management Company, LLC, be withheld as well as the justification of the proprietary nature of that meeting included in this affidavit.

Q:I Lyle H. Bohn Senior Vice President, Nuclear Support Programs