ML080570224

Request for Withholding Information from Public Disclosure.9)

ML080570224
Person / Time
Site:	Susquehanna
Issue date:	03/04/2008
From:	Bhalchandra Vaidya NRC/NRR/ADRO/DORL/LPLI-1
To:	Mckinney B Susquehanna
vaidya B, NRR/Dorl/lpl1-1, 415-3308
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TAC MD8079
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March 4, 2008 Mr. Britt T. McKinney Sr. Vice President and Chief Nuclear Officer PPL Susquehanna, LLC 769 Salem Blvd., NUCSB3 Berwick, PA 18603-0467

SUBJECT:

SUSQUEHANNA STEAM ELECTRIC STATION, UNIT 1 - REQUEST FOR WITHHOLDING INFORMATION FROM PUBLIC DISCLOSURE (TAC NO. MD8079)

Dear Mr. McKinney:

By letter dated January 25, 2008, PPL Susquehanna, LLC, submitted an affidavit, executed by Mr. Tim E. Abney, Vice President, Services Licensing, Regulatory Affairs, GE-Hitachi Nuclear Energy Americas LLC (GEH), dated January 18, 2008, 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:

GE-NE-0000-0079-2250-NP-RO, DRF 0000-0067-8191, Class III, January 2008, Susquehanna Replacement Steam Dryer Stress Analysis at Extended Power Uprate Conditions A nonproprietary copy of this document has been placed in the NRCs 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:

(4)a. Information that discloses a process, method, or apparatus, including supporting data and analyses, where prevention of its use by GEH's competitors without license from GEH constitutes a competitive economic advantage over other companies; (4)b. Information which, if used 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 of 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.

B. McKinney 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.

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 I-1 Division of Operating Reactor Licensing Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. 50-387 cc: See next page

B. McKinney 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.

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 I-1 Division of Operating Reactor Licensing Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. 50-387 cc: See next page DISTRIBUTION:

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Susquehanna Steam Electric Station, Unit Nos. 1 and 2 cc:

Cornelius J. Gannon Bryan A. Snapp, Esq Vice President - Nuclear Operations Assoc. General Counsel PPL Susquehanna, LLC PPL Services Corporation 769 Salem Blvd., NUCSB3 Two North Ninth Street, GENTW3 Berwick, PA 18603-0467 Allentown, PA 18101-1179 Robert M. Paley Supervisor - Document Control Services General Manager - Plant Support PPL Susquehanna, LLC PPL Susquehanna, LLC Two North Ninth Street, GENPL4 769 Salem Blvd., NUCSB2 Allentown, PA 18101-1179 Berwick, PA 18603-0467 Richard W. Osborne Rocco R. Sgarro Allegheny Electric Cooperative, Inc.

Manager - Nuclear Regulatory Affairs 212 Locust Street PPL Susquehanna, LLC P.O. Box 1266 Two North Ninth Street, GENPL4 Harrisburg, PA 17108-1266 Allentown, PA 18101-1179 Director, Bureau of Radiation Protection Supervisor - Nuclear Regulatory Affairs Pennsylvania Department of PPL Susquehanna, LLC Environmental Protection 769 Salem Blvd., NUCSA4 Rachel Carson State Office Building Berwick, PA 18603-0467 P.O. Box 8469 Harrisburg, PA 17105-8469 Michael H. Crowthers Supervising Engineer Nuclear Regulatory Affairs Senior Resident Inspector PPL Susquehanna, LLC U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Two North Ninth Street, GENPL4 P.O. Box 35, NUCSA4 Allentown, PA 18101-1179 Berwick, PA 18603-0035 Ronald E. Smith Regional Administrator, Region 1 General Manager - Site Preparedness U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission and Services 475 Allendale Road PPL Susquehanna, LLC King of Prussia, PA 19406 769 Salem Blvd., NUCSA4 Berwick, PA 18603-0467 Board of Supervisors Salem Township Manager - Quality Assurance P.O. Box 405 PPL Susquehanna, LLC Berwick, PA 18603-0035 769 Salem Blvd., NUCSB2 Berwick, PA 18603-0467 Dr. Judith Johnsrud National Energy Committee Luis A. Ramos Sierra Club Community Relations Manager, 443 Orlando Avenue Susquehanna State College, PA 16803 PPL Susquehanna, LLC 634 Salem Blvd., SSO Berwick, PA 18603-0467

Mr. Tim E. Abney, Vice President, Services Licensing, Regulatory Affairs, GE-Hitachi Nuclear Energy Americas LLC 3901 Castle Hayne Road Wilmington, NC 28401