ML072340455
| ML072340455 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Grand Gulf  |
| Issue date: | 09/26/2007 |
| From: | Bhalchandra Vaidya NRC/NRR/ADRO/DORL/LPLIV |
| To: | Brian W Entergy Operations |
| vaidya B, NRR/DLPM, 415-3308 | |
| References | |
| TAC MD3469 | |
| Download: ML072340455 (5) | |
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September 26, 2007 Mr. William R. Brian Site Vice President Grand Gulf Nuclear Station Entergy Operations, Inc.
P.O. Box 756 Port Gibson, MS 39150
SUBJECT:
GRAND GULF NUCLEAR STATION, UNIT 1 - REQUEST FOR WITHHOLDING INFORMATION FROM PUBLIC DISCLOSURE (TAC NO. MD3469)
Dear Mr. Brian:
By letter dated August 16, 2007, Mr. Arthur D. Barfield, Director, Nuclear Safety Assurance, Grand Gulf Nuclear Station, Unit 1 (GGNS), submitted an affidavit, executed by Mr. Jerald S.
Holm, Manager, Product Licensing, for AREVA NP Inc., dated August 13, 2007, requesting 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:
[Attachment 1 to] Entergy letter number GNRO-2007/00056, titled Supplement 3 to Amendment Request: Changes to the LPRM [Local Power Range Monitor]
Calibration Frequency, Grand Gulf Nuclear Station, Unit 1, Docket No. 50-416, License No. NPF-29, dated August 16, 2007.
The August 13, 2007, affidavit by Jerald S. Holm stated that the submitted information should be considered exempt from mandatory public disclosure for the following reason:
6.
(d)
The information reveals certain distinguishing aspects of a process, methodology, or component, the exclusive use of which provides a competitive advantage for AREVA NP in product optimization or marketability.
By letter dated September 21, 2007, you submitted the revised affidavit executed by Mr. Jerald S. Holm, Manager, Product Licensing, for AREVA NP Inc., dated September 18, 2007, affirming that the requested information contained in August 16, 2007, letter be considered exempt from mandatory public disclosure for the following additional reason:
6.
(e)
The information is vital to a competitive advantage held by AREVA, NP, would be helpful to competitors to AREVA, NP, and would likely cause substantial harm to the competitive position of AREVA, NP.
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.
W. R. Brian Therefore, 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.
A nonproprietary copy of the document was provided for placement in the Nuclear Regulatory Commissions (NRCs) Public Document Room and for addition to the Agencywide Document Access and Management System Public Electronic Reading Room.
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 301-415-3308.
Sincerely,
/RA/
Bhalchandra Vaidya, Project Manager Plant Licensing Branch IV Division of Operating Reactor Licensing Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. 50-416 cc: See next page
- See previous concurrence OFFICE NRR/LPL4/PM NRR/LPL4/LA NRR/SRXB/BC NRR/EICB/BC NRR/LPL4/BC NAME BVaidya JBurkhardt GCranston*
WKemper*
THiltz DATE 9/25/07 9/25/07 9/4/07 9/5/07 9/26/07
September 2007 Grand Gulf Nuclear Station cc:
Senior Vice President Entergy Nuclear Operations P.O. Box 31995 Jackson, MS 39286-1995 Senior Vice President and COO Entergy Operations, Inc.
P.O. Box 31995 Jackson, MS 39286-1995 Vice President, Operations Support Entergy Services, Inc.
P.O. Box 31995 Jackson, MS 39286-1995 General Manager, Plant Operations Entergy Operations, Inc.
P.O. Box 756 Port Gibson, MS 39150 Director, Nuclear Safety & Licensing Entergy Services, Inc.
440 Hamilton Avenue White Plains, NY 10601 Director, Nuclear Safety Assurance Entergy Operations, Inc.
P.O. Box 756 Port Gibson, MS 39150 Senior Manager Nuclear Safety & Licensing Entergy Services, Inc.
P.O. Box 31995 Jackson, MS 39286-1995 Manager, Licensing Entergy Operations, Inc.
P.O. Box 756 Port Gibson, MS 39150 State Health Officer State Health Board P.O. Box 1700 Jackson, MS 39215 Attorney General Asst. Attorney General State of Mississippi P.O. Box 22947 Jackson, MS 39225-2947 Office of the Governor State of Mississippi Jackson, MS 39201 Attorney General Department of Justice State of Louisiana P.O. Box 94005 Baton Rouge, LA 70804-9005 President Claiborne County Board of Supervisors P.O. Box 339 Port Gibson, MS 39150 Richard Penrod, Senior Environmental Scientist/State Liaison Officer Office of Environmental Services Northwestern State University Russell Hall, Room 201 Natchitoches, LA 71497 Chief, Energy and Transportation Branch Environmental Compliance and Enforcement Division Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality P.O. Box 10385 Jackson, MS 39289-0385 Regional Administrator, Region IV U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 611 Ryan Plaza Drive, Suite 400 Arlington, TX 76011-8064 Senior Resident Inspector U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission P.O. Box 399 Port Gibson, MS 39150 Mr. Jerald S. Holm AREVA NP Inc.
Product Licensing and Regulatory Affairs, OF16 3315 Old Forest Road P.O. Box 10935 Lynchburg, VA 24501