ML13206A197
| ML13206A197 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Boiling Water Reactor Owners Group |
| Issue date: | 08/08/2013 |
| From: | Joe Golla Licensing Processes Branch (DPR) |
| To: | Schiffley F Hitachi-GE Nuclear Energy, Ltd |
| Golla J | |
| References | |
| Download: ML13206A197 (3) | |
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August 8, 2013 Frederick P. Ted Schiffley, II c/o GE-Hitachi Nuclear Energy P.O. Box 780 3901 Castle Hayne Road, M/C A-70 Wilmington, NC 28402
SUBJECT:
BOILING WATER REACTOR (BWR) OWNERS GROUP (BWROG) REQUEST FOR WITHHOLDING INFORMATION FROM PUBLIC DISCLOSURE
Dear Mr. Schiffley:
By letter dated June 6, 2013, an affidavit dated June 6, 2013, was executed and submitted by Mr. Harry A. Goodman, BWROG Vice Chairman, requesting that the information contained in to Mr. Goodmans letter be withheld from public disclosure pursuant to Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR), Part 2, Section 2.390. Enclosure 1 is titled as follows:
Report BWROG-TA08-001, Damage Pressure and Zone of Influence for BWR Coatings.
A nonproprietary copy of this document has been placed in the Nuclear Regulatory Commissions (NRCs) Public Document Room and added to the Agencywide Documents Access and Management System Electronic Library.
The affidavit stated that the submitted information should be considered exempt from mandatory public disclosure because it is:
- a.
Information that discloses a process, method, or apparatus, including supporting data and analyses, where prevention of its use by BWROGs competitors without license from BWROG constitutes a competitive economic advantage over other companies;
- b.
Information which, if used 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 of a similar product.
We have reviewed your application and the material in accordance with the requirements of 10 CFR 2.390 and, on the basis of your statements, 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.
F. Schiffley 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 301-415-1002.
Sincerely,
/RA/
Joseph A. Golla, Project Manager Licensing Processes Branch Division of Policy and Rulemaking Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Project No. 691
ML13206A197 NRR-106 OFFICE PLPB/PM PLPB/LA ESGB/BC PLPB/BC PLPB/PM NAME JGolla DHarrrison GKulesa AMendiola (JHolonich)
JGolla DATE 08/5/2013 08/1/2013 08/8/2013 08/8/2013 08/8/2013