ML13170A196
| ML13170A196 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Diablo Canyon  |
| Issue date: | 07/11/2013 |
| From: | Polickoski J Plant Licensing Branch IV |
| To: | Halpin E Pacific Gas & Electric Co |
| Polickoski J | |
| References | |
| TAC MF0880 | |
| Download: ML13170A196 (3) | |
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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20555*0001 July 11,2013 Mr. Edward D. Halpin Senior Vice President and Chief Nuclear Officer Pacific Gas and Electric Company Diablo Canyon Power Plant P.O. Box 56, Mail Code 104/6 Avila Beach, CA 93424
SUBJECT:
DIABLO CANYON POWER PLANT, UNIT NO.2 - REQUEST FOR WITHHOLDING INFQRMATION FROM PUBLIC DISCLOSURE (TAC NO.
MF0880)
Dear Mr. Halpin:
By letter dated March 5, 2013 (Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS) Accession No. ML130780374), Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) submitted
. an affidavit executed by Gayle F. Elliott, AREVA NP Inc. (AREVA NP), dated March 5, 2013, requesting that the information contained in the following documents be withheld from public disclosure pursuant to Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR), Part 2, Section 2.390:
AREVA Calculation #32-9199805-000, "Diablo Canyon Power Plant Unit 2 Pzr Safety and Spray Nozzles Planar Flaw Analysis" (Proprietary)
AREVA Calculation #32-9199937-000, "DCPP Unit 2 - Evaluation of Laminar Indications in Pressurizer Nozzles" (Proprietary)
This information is included in Enclosures 3 and 4 of PG&E's letter dated March 5, 2013. A nonproprietary version of Enclosures 3 and 4, designated as Enclosures 6 and 7, respectively, to PG&E's letter date'd March 5, 2013, has been placed in the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission's (NRC's) Public Document Room and added to the NRC Library in ADAMS at Accession Nos. ML13078A300 and ML13078A291, respectively.
The affidavit stated that the submitted information should be considered exempt from mandatory public disclosure for the following reasons:
The information includes test data or analytical techniques concerning a process, methodology. or component, the application of which results in a competitive advantage for AREVA NP.
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.
E. Halpin
- 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 versionof 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, please contact me at 301-415-5430 or via e-mail at james.polickoski@nrc.gov.
Sincerely, (fV\\~~Jw James T. Polickoski, Project Manager Plant Licensing Branch IV Division of Operating Reactor Licensing Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. 50-323 cc: Gayle F. Elliott Manager, Product Licensing AREVA NP 3315 Old Forest Road Lynchburg, VA 24501 Distribution via Listserv
E. Halpin
- 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 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, please contact me at 301-415-5430 or via e-mail at james. polickoski@nrc.gov.
Sincerely, IRAJ Jennie Rankin for James T. Polickoski, Project Manager Plant Licensing Branch IV Division of Operating Reactor Licensing Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. 50-323 cc: Gayle F. Elliott Manager, Product Licensing AREVANP 3315 Old Forest Road Lynchburg, VA 24501 Additional distribution via Listserv DISTRIBUTION:
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