ML051220217
| ML051220217 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Saint Lucie  |
| Issue date: | 05/04/2005 |
| From: | Moroney B NRC/NRR/DLPM/LPD2 |
| To: | Gresham J Westinghouse |
| Arroyo J, NRR/DLPM, 301-415-2149 | |
| References | |
| TAC MC5084 | |
| Download: ML051220217 (5) | |
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May 4, 2005 J. A. Gresham, Manager Regulatory Compliance and Plant Licensing Westinghouse Electric Company, LLC P.O. Box 500 2000 Day Hill Road Windsor, CT 106095-0500
SUBJECT:
WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC COMPANY, LLC - REQUEST FOR WITHHOLDING INFORMATION FROM PUBLIC DISCLOSURE FOR ST. LUCIE UNIT 2 (TAC NO. MC5084)
Dear Mr. Gresham:
By letter dated March 31, 2005, Florida Power & Light Company submitted your affidavit dated February 22, 2005, in which you requested that the information contained in the following document be withheld from public disclosure pursuant to Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR) Section 2.390:
St. Lucie Unit 2, Proposed License Amendment, Request for Additional Information Response, Define the Depth of the Required Tube Inspections and Clarify the Plugging Criteria Within the Tubesheet Region of the Original Steam Generators 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:
(a)
The information sought to be withheld from public disclosure is owned and has been held in confidence by Westinghouse.
(b)
The information is of a type customarily held in confidence by Westinghouse and not customarily disclosed to the public.
(c)
The information is being transmitted to the Commission in confidence and, under the provisions of 10 CFR Section 2.390, it is to be received in confidence by the Commission.
(d)
The information sought to be protected is not available in public sources or available information has not been previously employed in the same original manner or method to the best of Westinghouses knowledge and belief.
J. Gresham (e)
The proprietary information as submitted for use by Westinghouse for St. Lucie Unit 2 enables Westinghouse to support utilities with NSSS [Nuclear Steam Supply System] plants in the identification and application of a steam generator tubesheet inspection model, and in particular, the application of the model to determining the tubesheet inspection length appropriate to the St. Lucie Unit 2 steam generators.
(f)
Public disclosure of this proprietary information is likely to cause substantial harm to the competitive position of Westinghouse because it would enhance the ability of competitors to provide similar inspection models and licensing defense services for commercial power reactors without commensurate expenses. Also, public disclosure of the information would enable others to use the information to meet NRC requirements for licensing documentation without purchasing the right to use the information.
(g)
The development of the technology described in part by the information is the result of applying the results of many years of experience in an intensive Westinghouse effort and the expenditure of a considerable sum of money.
(h)
In order for competitors of Westinghouse to duplicate this information, similar technical programs would have to be performed and a significant manpower effort, having the requisite talent and experience, would have to be expended.
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
J. Gresham 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 301-415-3974.
Sincerely,
/RA/
Brendan T. Moroney, Project Manager, Section 2 Project Directorate II Division of Licensing Project Management Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. 50-389 cc: See next page
J. Gresham May 4, 2005 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 301-415-3974.
Sincerely,
/RA/
Brendan T. Moroney, Project Manager, Section 2 Project Directorate II Division of Licensing Project Management Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. 50-389 cc: See next page Distribution:
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ST. LUCIE PLANT Florida Power & Light Company cc:
Mr. J. A. Stall Senior Vice President, Nuclear and Chief Nuclear Officer Florida Power and Light Company P.O. Box 14000 Juno Beach, Florida 33408-0420 Senior Resident Inspector St. Lucie Plant U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission P.O. Box 6090 Jensen Beach, Florida 34957 Craig Fugate, Director Division of Emergency Preparedness Department of Community Affairs 2740 Centerview Drive Tallahassee, Florida 32399-2100 M. S. Ross, Managing Attorney Florida Power & Light Company P.O. Box 14000 Juno Beach, FL 33408-0420 Marjan Mashhadi, Senior Attorney Florida Power & Light Company 801 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW.
Suite 220 Washington, DC 20004 Mr. Douglas Anderson County Administrator St. Lucie County 2300 Virginia Avenue Fort Pierce, Florida 34982 Mr. William A. Passetti, Chief Department of Health Bureau of Radiation Control 2020 Capital Circle, SE, Bin #C21 Tallahassee, Florida 32399-1741 Mr. William Jefferson, Jr.
Site Vice President St. Lucie Nuclear Plant 6351 South Ocean Drive Jensen Beach, Florida 34957-2000 Mr. G. L. Johnston Plant General Manager St. Lucie Nuclear Plant 6351 South Ocean Drive Jensen Beach, Florida 34957 Mr. Terry Patterson Licensing Manager St. Lucie Nuclear Plant 6351 South Ocean Drive Jensen Beach, Florida 34957 David Moore, Vice President Nuclear Operations Support Florida Power and Light Company P.O. Box 14000 Juno Beach, FL 33408-0420 Mr. Rajiv S. Kundalkar Vice President - Nuclear Engineering Florida Power & Light Company P.O. Box 14000 Juno Beach, FL 33408-0420 Mr. J. Kammel Radiological Emergency Planning Administrator Department of Public Safety 6000 Southeast Tower Drive Stuart, Florida 34997