ML070660630

Westinghouse Electric Company, LLC - Request for Withholding Information from Public Disclosure for Waterford Unit 3

ML070660630
Person / Time
Site:	Waterford
Issue date:	03/13/2007
From:	Fields M NRC/NRR/ADRO/DORL/LPLIV
To:	Walsh K Entergy Operations
Fields, M B, NRR/DORL/LPL4, 415-3062
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TAC MD2111
Download: ML070660630 (6)

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March 13, 2007 Mr. Kevin T. Walsh Vice President of Operations Entergy Operations, Inc.

17265 River Road Killona, LA 70057-3093

SUBJECT:

WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC COMPANY, LLC - REQUEST FOR WITHHOLDING INFORMATION FROM PUBLIC DISCLOSURE FOR WATERFORD STEAM ELECTRIC PLANT, UNIT 3 (TAC NO. MD2111)

Dear Mr. Walsh:

By letter dated February 22, 2007, Entergy Operations, Inc., included an affidavit signed by B. F. Maurer, Acting Manager, Regulatory Compliance and Plant Licensing, Westinghouse Electric Company, LLC, dated February 19, 2007, wherein you requested that the information contained in the following documents, each dated February 2007, be withheld from public disclosure pursuant to Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR), Part 2, Section 2.390:

! 09270-PE-120, Revision 07, Combustion Engineering, Inc. Project Specification for Steam Generator Assemblies for Waterford Unit No. 3 (Proprietary)

! CN-SGDA-05-36, Rev. 1, Westinghouse Evaluation of Degraded Batwing Tube Supports in the Waterford 3 Steam Generators at 3716 MWt Power Uprate Conditions (Contained as an attachment to Corrective Action CR-WF3-2006-04395) (Proprietary)

! LTR-SGDA-06-89, Loose Parts Evaluation of Waterford Unit 3 (Contained as an attachment to ER-W3-2006-0339) (Proprietary)

! LTR-SGDA-05-107, Westinghouse Review of Waterford III Steam Generator Manufacturing Records, dated May 12, 2005 (Contained within Corrective Action CRWF3-2005-01977 CA#14) (Proprietary)

! LTR-SGDA-06-181, Rev. 1, Effect of Multiple Batwing Failure on Thermal Hydraulics at Waterford 3 Steam Generators with 20% SGTP, dated October 20, 2006 (Contained as an attachment to ER-W3-2006-0339) (Proprietary)

! LTR-SGDA-06-199, Rev. 1, Evaluation of the Effect of Failed Batwings at Waterford-3 Operating at 3716 MWt Uprated Conditions with up to 20% Steam Generator Tube Plugging, dated December 15, 2006 (Contained as an attachment to ER-W3-2006-0339) (Proprietary)

! LTR-SGDA-06-221, Effect of Multiple Batwing Failure on Thermal Hydraulics at Waterford 3 Steam Generator with 3716 MWt Power Uprate and 20% SGTP,

K. T. Walsh dated December 8, 2006 (Contained as an attachment to Corrective Action CR-WF3-2006-03966 CA#12 and attachment to ER-W3-2006-0339) (Proprietary)

! LTR-SGDA-06-225, Evaluation of Steam Line Break Accident Condition Affecting Degraded Batwings at Waterford 3, dated December 15, 2006 (Contained as an attachment to ERW3-2006-0339) (Proprietary)

! LTR-SGDA-06-228, Rev. 0, Waterford 3 Batwing Upper Weld Evaluations in Support of the RF14 Outage, dated December 12, 2006 (Contained as an attachment to ER-W3-2006-0339) (Proprietary)

! LTR-SDGA-06-228, Rev. 1, Waterford 3 Batwing Upper Weld Evaluation in Support of the RF14 Outage, dated December 16, 2006 (Contained as an attachment to ER-W3-2006-0362) (Proprietary)

! LTR-SGDA-06-229, Waterford 3 Steam Generator Stability Ratios and Turbulent Amplitudes for Tube Rows in the Central Cavity without Batwing Support, dated December 14, 2006 (Contained as an attachment to ER-W3-2006-0339)

(Proprietary)

! LTR-SDGA-06-236, Rev. 2, Evaluation of Upper Weld Clip and Attachment Welds to Batwing for Waterford 3 Steam Generator, dated December 15, 2006 (Contained as an attachment to ER-W3-2006-0362 and attachment to ER-W3-2006-0339) (Proprietary)

! LTR-SGDA-06-238, Tube-Batwing Contact Force Attenuation Results for Degraded Batwings at Waterford 3, dated December 15, 2006 (Contained as an attachment to ERW3-2006-0339) (Proprietary)

! LTR-SDGA-06-240, Evaluation of Potential Secondary Side Loose Parts from Batwing Welding and the Effects of Increased Tube Temperatures in Waterford 3 Steam Generators, dated December 17, 2006 (Contained as an attachment to ER-W3-2006-0362) (Proprietary)

! LTR-SGDA-06-243, Rev. 1, Input to the Preliminary OA to Address Detached Batwings in the Waterford 3 Steam Generators, dated December 17, 2006 (Contained as an attachment to ER-W3-2006-0339) (Proprietary)

! LTR-SGDA-06-248, Waterford 3 Sentinel Ribbed Mechanical Plugs-Description and Leak rate, dated December 20, 2006 (Contained as an attachment to ER-W3-2006-0339) (Proprietary)

! SS-113, Excerpts from Combustion Engineering, Inc. Detailed Structural Analysis for Tubes and Tube Supports A486-A594 (Proprietary)

Nonproprietary copies of these documents have 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.

K. T. Walsh 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 Westinghouse's competitors without license from Westinghouse constitutes a competitive economic advantage over other companies.

(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.

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 301-415-3062.

Sincerely,

/RA/

Mel B. Fields, Senior Project Manager Plant Licensing Branch IV Division of Operating Reactor Licensing Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. 50-82 cc: See next page

ML070660630 NRR-088 OFFICE NRR/LPL4/PM NRR/LPL4/LA NRR/CSGB/BC NRR/LPL4/BC NAME MFields:sp LFeizollahi AHiser DTerao DATE 3/12/07 3/12/07 3/12/07 3/13/07 Waterford Steam Electric Station, Unit 3 cc:

B. F. Maurer, Acting Manager Executive Vice President &

Regulatory Compliance and Chief Operating Officer Plant Licensing Entergy Operations, Inc.

Westinghouse Electric Company LLC P.O. Box 31995 P.O. Box 355 Jackson, MS 39286-1995 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15230-0355 Director, Nuclear Safety & Licensing Vice President, Operations Support Entergy Operations, Inc.

Entergy Operations, Inc. 1340 Echelon Parkway P.O. Box 31995 Jackson, MS 39213-8298 Jackson, MS 39286-1995 Louisiana Department of Environmental Director Quality Radiological Emergency Planning Nuclear Safety Assurance and Response Division Entergy Operations, Inc. P.O. Box 4312 17265 River Road Baton Rouge, LA 70821-4312 Killona, LA 70057-3093 Louisiana Department of Environmental General Manager Plant Operations Quality Waterford 3 SES Office of Environmental Compliance Entergy Operations, Inc. P.O. Box 4312 17265 River Road Baton Rouge, LA 70821-4312 Killona, LA 70057-3093 Chairman Manager, Licensing Louisiana Public Services Commission Entergy Operations, Inc. P.O. Box 91154 17265 River Road Baton Rouge, LA 70825-1697 Killona, LA 70057-3093 Richard Penrod, Senior Environmental Resident Inspector/Waterford NPS Scientist/State Liaison Officer P.O. Box 822 Office of Environmental Services Killona, LA 70066-0751 Northwestern State University Russell Hall, Room 201 Regional Administrator, Region IV Natchitoches, LA 71497 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 611 Ryan Plaza Drive, Suite 400 Arlington, TX 76011 Parish President Council St. Charles Parish P.O. Box 302 Hahnville, LA 70057 November 2006