ML12172A053

Request for Withholding Information from Public Disclosure

ML12172A053
Person / Time
Site:	North Anna
Issue date:	06/26/2012
From:	V Sreenivas Plant Licensing Branch II
To:	Heacock D Virginia Electric & Power Co (VEPCO)
Sreenivas V
References
TAC ME8748, TAC ME8749
Download: ML12172A053 (3)

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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20555-0001 June 26, 2012 Mr. David A. Heacock President and Chief Nuclear Officer Virginia Electric and Power Company Innsbrook Technical Center 5000 Dominion Boulevard Glen Allen, VA 23060-6711

SUBJECT:

REQUEST FOR WITHHOLDING INFORMATION FROM PUBLIC DISCLOSURE FOR NORTH ANNA POWER STATION, UNITS 1 AND 2 (TAC NOS. ME8748 AND ME8749)

Dear Mr. Heacock:

By letter dated May 16, 2012, you submitted an affidavit dated May 7,2012, executed by J.A.

Gresham, Manager, Regulatory Compliance, Westinghouse Electric Company, 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:

LTR-LlS-12-223 P-Attachment, Revision 1, "Thermal Conductivity Degradation Evaluation on the Large-Break LOCA BELOCA-ASTRUM Analyses for North Anna Units 1 and 2 (VRAIVGB)" (Proprietary)

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.

(b) It consists of supporting data, including test data, relative to a process (or component, structure, tool, method, etc.), the application of which data secures a competitive economic advantage, e.g., by optimization or improved marketability.

(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.

(d) It reveals cost or price information, production capacities, budget levels, or commercial strategies of Westinghouse, its customers or suppliers.

(e) It reveals aspects of past, present, or future Westinghouse or customer funded development plans and programs of potential commercial value to Westinghouse.

(f) It contains patentable ideas, for which patent protection may be desirable.

D. Heacock - 2 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.

Therefore, the LTR-LlS-12-223 P-Attachment, Revision 1, "Thermal Conductivity Degradation Evaluation on the Large-Break LOCA BELOCA-ASTRUM Analyses for North Anna Units 1 and 2 (VRAIVGB)" 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 Nuclear Regulatory Commission (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 301-415-2597.

Sincerely,

r. V Sreenivas, Project Manager Plant Licensing Branch 11-1 Division of Operating Reactor Licensing Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket Nos. 50-338 and 50-339 cc: J.A. Gresham, Manager Regulatory Compliance Westinghouse Electric Company, LLC Suite 248 1000 Westinghouse Drive Cranberry Township, PA 16066 Additional Distribution via Listserv

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