ML083530930

FPL Energy Point Beach, LLC - Request for Withholding of Proprietary Information from Public Disclosure for Point Beach Nuclear Plant, Units 1 and 2

ML083530930
Person / Time
Site:	Point Beach
Issue date:	03/25/2009
From:	Justin Poole Plant Licensing Branch III
To:	Meyer L Florida Power & Light Energy Point Beach
Cushing, J S, NRR/DORL/LPLIII-1,415-1424
References
TAC ME0219, TAC ME0220
Download: ML083530930 (3)

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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20555-0001 March 25, 2009 Mr. Larry Meyer Site Vice President Point Beach Nuclear Plant 6610 Nuclear Road Two Rivers, WI 54241

SUBJECT:

FPL ENERGY POINT BEACH, LLC - REQUEST FOR WITHHOLDING OF PROPRIETARY INFORMATION FROM PUBLIC DISCLOSURE FOR POINT BEACH NUCLEAR PLANT, UNITS 1 AND 2 (TAC NOS. ME0219 AND ME0220)

Dear Mr. Meyer:

By letter dated December 8, 2008, you submitted, among other things, an affidavit dated September 17, 2008, executed by J. A. Gresham, Manager Regulatory Compliance and Plant Licensing, 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-16259 "Safety Evaluation Report Compliance" (Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS) Accession Number ML083450684)

A nonproprietary copy (ADAMS Accession Number ML083450683) of this document has been placed in the Nuclear Regulatory Commission's (NRC's) Public Document Room and added to the ADAMS Public Electronic Reading Room.

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.

Additionally, you indicated that the information was submitted to the NRC in confidence, has consistently been held in confidence, is of a type customarily held in confidence, and is not available in a public source.

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.

L. Meyer

- 2 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 301-415-2048.

Sincerely,

-G,e, Project Manager Plant Licensing Branch 111-1 Division of Operating Reactor Licensing Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket Nos. 50-266 and 50-301 cc: Distribution via ListServ

L. Meyer

- 2 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 301-415-2048.

Sincerely, IRA!

Justin C. Poole, Project Manager Plant Licensing Branch 111-1 Division of Operating Reactor Licensing Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket Nos. 50-266 and 50-301 cc: Distribution via ListServ DISTRIBUTION:

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