ML111680232
| ML111680232 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Quad Cities  |
| Issue date: | 06/23/2011 |
| From: | Billoch-Colon A Plant Licensing Branch III |
| To: | Pacilio M Exelon Nuclear |
| Billoch-Colon A, NRR/DORL, 301-415-3302 | |
| References | |
| TAC ME6383 | |
| Download: ML111680232 (3) | |
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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20555*0001 June 23, 2011 Mr. Michael J. Pacilio President and Chief Nuclear Officer Exelon Nuclear 4300 Winfield Road Warrenville, IL S0555
SUBJECT:
QUAD CITIES NUCLEAR POWER STATION, UNIT NO.1 - REQUEST FOR WITHHOLDING INFORMATION FROM PUBLIC DISCLOSURE FOR REQUEST FOR TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION CHANGE TO MINIMUM CRITICAL POWER RATIO SAFETY LIMIT (TAC NO. MES383)
Dear Mr. Pacilio:
By letter to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) dated June 7, 2011 (Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS) Accession No. ML 11159020S),
Exelon Generation Company, LLC submitted an affidavit dated April 8, 2011, executed by J.A Gresham, Manager, Regulatory Compliance, Westinghouse Electric Company LLC, requesting that information designated as proprietary in the following document be withheld from public disclosure pursuant to paragraph (b)(4) of Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR) Part 2, Section 2.390:
- Attachment 3, "QCNPS Unit 1 Cycle 22 SLMCPR," CAW-11-3135, of Quad Cities Nuclear Power Station, Unit 1, Request for Technical Specification Change for Minimum Critical Power Ratio, dated June 7.2011.
The affidavit stated that the submitted information should be considered exempt from mandatory public disclosure for the following reason:
(a) The information sought to be withheld from public disclosure is owned and has been held in confidence by Westinghouse.
(b) The information is of a type customarily held in confidence by Westinghouse and not customarily disclosed to the public. Westinghouse has a rational basis for determining the types of information customarily held in confidence by it and, in that connection, utilizes a system to determine when and whether to hold certain types of information in confidence. The application of that system and the substance of that system constitutes Westinghouse policy and provides the rational basis required.
We have reviewed your submittal in accordance with the requirements of 10 CFR 2.390 and, on the basis of the statements in the affidavit, have determined that the information sought to be withheld contains proprietary commercial information and should be withheld from public disclosure.
M. Pacilio
- 2 Therefore, the version of the submitted information marked as proprietary will be withheld from public disclosure pursuant to 10 CFR 2.390 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 should also 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, please contact me at (301 )-415-3302.
Sincerely, Araceli T. Billoch Colon, Project Manager Plant Licensing Branch 111-2 Division of Operating Reactor Licensing Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket Nos. 50-254 cc:
J.A. Gresham Manager, Regulatory Compliance Westinghouse Electric Company, LLC, Suite 428 1000 Westinghouse Drive, Cranberry Township, PA 16066 Distribution via Listserv
ML111680232 NRR-084 I~ICE LPL3-21PM LPL3-21LA LPL3-2/BC NAME ABillochCol6n SRohrer JZimmerman DATE 6/22/11 6122111 6/23/11