ML12062A282

Request for Withholding Information from Public Disclosure

ML12062A282
Person / Time
Site:	Brunswick
Issue date:	03/16/2012
From:	Farideh Saba Plant Licensing Branch II
To:	Annacone M Carolina Power & Light Co
Saba, Farideh
References
CR 2011-8616
Download: ML12062A282 (3)

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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20555-0001 March 16, 2012 Mr. Michael J. Annacone, Vice President Brunswick Steam Electric Plant Carolina Power & Light Company Post Office Box 10429 Southport, North Carolina 28461 SUB~IECT: BRUNSWICK STEAM ELECTRIC PLANT, UNIT 1 - REQUEST FOR WITHHOLDING INFORMATION FROM PUBLIC DISCLOSURE

Dear Mr. Annacone:

By letter dated January 26,2012, you submitted an affidavit dated January 4,2012, executed by Alan B. Meginnis, Manager of Product Licensing for AREVA NP, Inc., 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:

Operability Assessment for Condition Report 2011-8616, entitled, "Operability Assessment (CR 2011-8616)"

A nonproprietary copy of this document has been placed in the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) 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 reasons specified in the following paragraphs:

6(b) Use of information by a competitor would permit the competitor to significantly reduce its expenditures, in time or in resources, to design, produce or market a similar product or service.

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.

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 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.

M. Annacone -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 document. If the need arises, we may send copies of this information to our consultants working in this area. We wifJ, 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 wifJ be notified in advance of any public disclosure.

If you have any questions regarding this matter, I may be reached at 301-415-1447.

Sincerely, Farideh E. Saba, Senior Project Manager Plant Licensing Branch 11-2 Division of Operating Reactor licenSing Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. 50-325 cc: Alan B. Meginnis, Manager Product Licensing AREVA NP Inc.

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