ML13263A138
| ML13263A138 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Seabrook  |
| Issue date: | 10/21/2013 |
| From: | John Lamb Plant Licensing Branch 1 |
| To: | Walsh K NextEra Energy Seabrook |
| Lamb J | |
| References | |
| TAC MF2751 | |
| Download: ML13263A138 (3) | |
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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20555-0001 Mr. Kevin Walsh, Site Vice President c/o Michael Ossing Seabrook Station NextEra Energy Seabrook, LLC P.O. Box 300 Seabrook, NH 03874 October 21, 2013
SUBJECT:
SEABROOK STATION, UNIT NO.1-REQUEST FOR WITHHOLDING INFORMATION FROM PUBLIC DISCLOSURE REGARDING LICENSE AMENDMENT REQUEST 13-05, FIXED INCORE DETECTOR SYSTEM ANALYSIS METHODOLOGY (TAC NO. MF2751)
Dear Mr. Walsh:
By letter dated September 10, 2013 (Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS) Accession No. ML13260A159), NextEra Energy Seabrook, LLC (NextEra) submitted license amendment request (LAR) 13-05 for Seabrook Station, Unit No. 1 (Seabrook). The proposed change is to the Seabrook Technical Specification (TS). Specifically, the proposed amendment would revise TS 6.8.1.6.b, "Core Operating Limits Report," by adding Areva Licensing Report ANP-3243P, "Seabrook Station, Unit 1 Fixed lncore Detector System Analysis Supplement to YAEC-1855PA," which supplements and modifies the previously approved methodology in YAEC-1855PA, "Seabrook Station, Unit 1 Fixed lncore Detector System Analysis," October 1992. The proposed change also modifies the surveillance requirements associated with the heat flux hot channel factor and nuclear enthalpy rise hot channel factor to include revised uncertainty values when measurement is obtained using the fixed incore detector system.
By letter dated September 10, 2013, NextEra submitted an affidavit dated July 25, 2013, executed by Ms. Gayle F. Elliott of AREVA NP, Inc. (AREVA NP), requesting that the information contained in the following document be withheld from public disclosure pursuant to 10 CFR 2.390: of the letter from NextEra to Document Control Desk (NRC) dated September 10, 2013: ANP-3243P, "Seabrook Station Unit 1 Fixed lncore Detector System Analysis Supplement to YAEC-1855PA."
A nonproprietary version (ADAMS Accession No. ML13260A161) of ANP-3243NP is contained in Attachment 4 of the letter dated September 10, 2013.
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.
The NRC staff has reviewed your application and the material in accordance with the requirements of 1 0 CFR 2.390 and, on the basis of the statements in the affidavit, has determined that the submitted information sought to be withheld contains proprietary commercial information and should be withheld from public disclosure.
Therefore, the above listed document marked as proprietary, will be withheld from public disclosure pursuant to 10 CFR 2.390(b)(5) and Section 1 03(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, the NRC staff may send copies of this information to our consultants working in this area. The NRC staff 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) 415-3100.
Docket No. 50-443 cc: Ms. Gayle F. Elliott AREVA NP, Inc.
3315 Old Forest Road Lynchburg, VA 24506 Additional distribution via Listserv G. Lamb, Senior Project Manager nt Licensing Branch 1-2 vision of Operating Reactor Licensing Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
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