ML082750213

Request for Withholding Information from Public Disclosure for Watts Bar Nuclear Plant, Unit 1 (Tac No. MD9396)

ML082750213
Person / Time
Site:	Watts Bar
Issue date:	10/06/2008
From:	John Lamb Watts Bar Special Projects Branch
To:	Campbell W Tennessee Valley Authority
Lamb J, 415-1727
References
TAC MD9396
Download: ML082750213 (5)

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October 6, 2008 Mr. William R. Campbell, Jr.

Chief Nuclear Officer and Executive Vice President Tennessee Valley Authority 6A Lookout Place 1101 Market Street Chattanooga, TN 37402-2801

SUBJECT:

REQUEST FOR WITHHOLDING INFORMATION FROM PUBLIC DISCLOSURE FOR WATTS BAR NUCLEAR PLANT, UNIT 1 (TAC NO. MD9396)

Dear Mr. Campbell:

By letter dated August 1, 2008 (ML082180093), the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) submitted a request for a proposed amendment to revise technical specifications for boron requirements for the cold leg accumulators and refueling water storage tank. As part of the proposed amendment request, TVA submitted an affidavit CAW-08-2434, dated June 6, 2008, executed by J. A. Gresham on behalf of the Westinghouse Electric Company LLC, 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), Part 2, Section 2.390:

WCAP-16932-P, Revision 1, Control Rod Insertion Following a Cold Leg LOCA

[Loss-of-coolant Accident] for Watts Bar Unit 1 (Proprietary), July 2008 A nonproprietary copy of this document has been placed in the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission's (NRC's) Public Document Room and added to the Agencywide Documents Access and Management System Public Electronic Reading Room (ML082180094).

The affidavit stated that the submitted information should be considered exempt from mandatory public disclosure for the following reasons:

(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.

(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 the statements in the affidavit, have determined that the submitted information sought to be withheld contains proprietary commercial information and should be withheld from public disclosure.

W. Campbell, Jr. 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 301-415-3100.

Sincerely,

/RA/

John G. Lamb, Senior Project Manager Watts Bar Special Projects Branch Division of Operating Reactor Licensing Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. 50-390 cc: J. A. Gresham, Westinghouse Plant Mailing List

ML082750213 OFFICE LWBSP/PM LWBSP/LA EMCB/BC LWBSP/BC NAME JLamb BClayton KManoly LRaghavan DATE 10 / 06 /08 10 / 02 /08 10 / 06 /08 10 / 06 /08 William R. Campbell, Jr.

Tennessee Valley Authority WATTS BAR NUCLEAR PLANT cc:

Mr. Gordon P. Arent Mr. Larry E. Nicholson, General Manager New Generation Licensing Manager Performance Improvement Tennessee Valley Authority Tennessee Valley Authority 5A Lookout Place 3R Lookout Place 1101 Market Street 1101 Market Street Chattanooga, TN 37402-2801 Chattanooga, TN 37402-2801 Mr. Ashok S. Bhatnagar Mr. Michael D. Skaggs Senior Vice President Site Vice President Nuclear Generation Development Watts Bar Nuclear Plant and Construction Tennessee Valley Authority Tennessee Valley Authority P. O. Box 2000 6A Lookout Place Spring City, TN 37381 1101 Market Street Chattanooga, TN 37402-2801 Mr. Michael A. Purcell Senior Licensing Manager Vice President Nuclear Power Group Nuclear Support Tennessee Valley Authority Tennessee Valley Authority 4K Lookout Place 3R Lookout Place 1101 Market Street 1101 Market Street Chattanooga, TN 37402-2801 Chattanooga, TN 37402-2801 Ms. Beth A. Wetzel, Manager Mr. Michael J. Lorek Corporate Nuclear Licensing and Vice President Industry Affairs Nuclear Engineering & Technical Services Tennessee Valley Authority Tennessee Valley Authority 4K Lookout Place 3R Lookout Place 1101 Market Street 1101 Market Street Chattanooga, TN 37402-2801 Chattanooga, TN 37402-2801 Mr. Masoud Bajestani, Vice President General Counsel Watts Bar Unit 2 Tennessee Valley Authority Watts Bar Nuclear Plant 6A West Tower Tennessee Valley Authority 400 West Summit Hill Drive P.O. Box 2000 Knoxville, TN 37902 Spring City, TN 37381 Mr. John C. Fornicola, Manager Mr. Michael K. Brandon, Manager Nuclear Assurance Licensing and Industry Affairs Tennessee Valley Authority Watts Bar Nuclear Plant 3R Lookout Place Tennessee Valley Authority 1101 Market Street P.O. Box 2000 Chattanooga, TN 37402-2801 Spring City, TN 37381

Mr. Gregory A. Boerschig, Plant Manager County Executive Watts Bar Nuclear Plant 375 Church Street Tennessee Valley Authority Suite 215 P.O. Box 2000 Dayton, TN 37321 Spring City, TN 37381 County Mayor Senior Resident Inspector P. O. Box 156 Watts Bar Nuclear Plant Decatur, TN 37322 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 1260 Nuclear Plant Road Mr. Lawrence E. Nanney, Director Spring City, TN 37381 Division of Radiological Health Dept. of Environment & Conservation Third Floor, L and C Annex 401 Church Street Nashville, TN 37243-1532