ML060860149
| ML060860149 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Monticello  |
| Issue date: | 03/24/2006 |
| From: | Daniel Merzke NRC/NRR/ADRO/DLR/RLRA |
| To: | Quintana L General Electric Co |
| Merzke, D., NRR/ADRO/DLR/RLRB, 415-3777 | |
| References | |
| Download: ML060860149 (5) | |
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March 24, 2006 Mr. Louis M. Quintana Manager, Licensing General Electric Company 6705 Vallecitos Road Sunol, CA 94586
SUBJECT:
REQUEST FOR WITHHOLDING INFORMATION FROM PUBLIC DISCLOSURE FROM GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
Dear Mr. Quintana:
By letter dated February 27, 2006, General Electric Company (GE) submitted an affidavit dated February 16, 2006, executed by you, and requested that the information contained in GE Report GE-NE-0000-0050-5900P: Comparative Evaluation of the Monticello Core Plate Rim Hold-down Bolts and BWRVIP-25, Appendix A Analysis, Revision 0, February 2006, be withheld from public disclosure pursuant to Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR), Part 2, Section 2.390. A non-proprietary copy of this document has been placed in the NRC Public Document Room and added to the Agencywide Documents Access and Management Systems (ADAMS) Library.
The affidavit stated that the submitted information should be considered exempt from mandatory public disclosure for the following reasons:
- 1. The report has been held in confidence by GE, its owner.
- 2. The report is a type customarily held in confidence by GE. The report is a type, which GE considers as a trade secret and is held in confidence by GE because to disclose it would prevent GE from licensing the report at fees, which would allow GE to recover its investment.
- 3. The report is not available in public sources.
- 4. A public disclosure of the report would be highly likely to cause substantial harm to GEs competitive position.
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, GE Report GE-NE-0000-0050-5900P: Comparative Evaluation of the Monticello Core Plate Rim Hold-down Bolts and BWRVIP-25, Appendix A Analysis, Revision 0, February 2006, 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.
L. Quintana 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 by telephone at 301-415-3777 or via e-mail at DXM2@nrc.gov.
Sincerely,
/RA/
Daniel J. Merzke License Renewal Branch A Division of License Renewal Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. 50-263 cc: See next page
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 by telephone at 301-415-3777 or via e-mail at DXM2@nrc.gov.
Sincerely,
/RA/
Daniel J. Merzke License Renewal Branch A Division of License Renewal Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. 50-263 cc: See next page DISTRIBUTION: See next page Document Name: E:\\Filenet\\ML060860149.wpd Adams accession no:
OFFICE PM:RLRB:DLR LA:RLRA:DLR BC:RLRB:DLR NAME DMerzke YEdmonds JZimmerman DATE 03 / 2 /06 03 / 20 /06 03 / 24 /06 OFFICIAL RECORD COPY Monticello Nuclear Generating Plant cc:
Jonathan Rogoff, Esquire Vice President, Counsel & Secretary Nuclear Management Company, LLC 700 First Street Hudson, WI 54016 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Resident Inspectors Office 2807 W. County Road 75 Monticello, MN 55362 Manager, Regulatory Affairs Monticello Nuclear Generating Plant Nuclear Management Company, LLC 2807 West County Road 75 Monticello, MN 55362-9637 Robert Nelson, President Minnesota Environmental Control Citizens Association (MECCA) 1051 South McKnight Road St. Paul, MN 55119 Commissioner Minnesota Pollution Control Agency 520 Lafayette Road St. Paul, MN 55155-4194 Regional Administrator, Region III U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 801 Warrenville Road Lisle, IL 60532-4351 Commissioner Minnesota Department of Health 717 Delaware Street, S.E.
Minneapolis, MN 55440 Douglas M. Gruber, Auditor/Treasurer Wright County Government Center 10 NW Second Street Buffalo, MN 55313 Commissioner Minnesota Department of Commerce 85 7th Place East, Suite 500 St. Paul, MN 55101-2198 Manager - Environmental Protection Division Minnesota Attorney Generals Office 445 Minnesota St., Suite 900 St. Paul, MN 55101-2127 John Paul Cowan Executive Vice President & Chief Nuclear Officer Nuclear Management Company, LLC 700 First Street Hudson, WI 54016 Nuclear Asset Manager Xcel Energy, Inc.
414 Nicollet Mall, R.S. 8 Minneapolis, MN 55401 Mr. James Ross Nuclear Energy Institute 1776 I Street, NW, Suite 400 Washington, DC 20006-3708 Joseph Pairitz License Renewal Project Manager Monticello Nuclear Generating Plant Nuclear Management Company, LLC 2807 West County Road 75 Monticello, MN 55362-9637 Mr. Douglas F. Johnson Director, Plant Life Cycle Issues Nuclear Management Company, LLC 700 First Street Hudson, WI 54016 David R. Lewis Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman, LLP 2300 N Street, NW Washington, DC 20037-1122
Letter to Louis Quintana from Daniel Merzke dated March 24, 2006
SUBJECT:
REQUEST FOR WITHHOLDING INFORMATION FROM PUBLIC DISCLOSURE FROM GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY HARD COPY DLR R/F E-MAIL:
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