ML14105A484
| ML14105A484 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Mcguire, Catawba, McGuire  |
| Issue date: | 04/21/2014 |
| From: | Geoffrey Miller Plant Licensing Branch II |
| To: | Capps S, Henderson K Duke Energy Carolinas |
| Miller G | |
| References | |
| TAC MF3119, TAC MF3120, TAC MF3121, TAC MF3122 | |
| Download: ML14105A484 (3) | |
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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20555-0001 Mr. K. Henderson Site Vice President Catawba Nuclear Station Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC 4800 Concord Road York, SC 29745 Mr. Steven D. Capps Vice President
- McGuire Nuclear Station Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC 12700 Hagers Ferry Road Huntersville, NC 28078 April 21, 2014
SUBJECT:
CATAWBA NUCLEAR STATION, UNITS 1 AND 2 AND MCGUIRE NUCLEAR STATION, UNITS 1 AND 2-REQUEST FOR WITHHOLDING INFORMATION FROM PUBLIC DISCLOSURE (TAC NOS. MF3119, MF3120, MF3121, AND MF3122)
Dear Mr. Henderson and Mr. Capps:
By letter dated November 14, 2013 (Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS) Accession No. ML13325B142), Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC (Duke, the licensee),
submitted an affidavit to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) dated October 22, 2013 (Affidavit included in aforementioned ADAMS Accession No.), and executed by Garry D. Miller, Senior Vice President, Nuclear Engineering, Duke Energy Corporation. The affidavit requested that the information contained in the following corresponding document be withheld from public disclosure pursuant to Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (1 0 CFR), Part 2, Section 2.390:
DPC-NE-3001-PA, Revision 1, "Multidimensional Reactor Transients and Safety Analysis Physics Parameters Methodology," October 2013.
A nonproprietary copy of this document has been placed in the NRC's Public Document Room and added to the NRC Library in ADAMS at Accession No. ML13325B142.
The affidavit stated that the submitted information should be considered exempt from mandatory public disclosure for the following reasons:
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Public disclosure of this information is likely to cause harm to Duke Energy because it would allow competitors in the nuclear industry to benefit from the results of a significant development program without requiring a commensurate expense or allowing Duke Energy to recoup a portion of its expenditures or benefit from the sale of the information.
K. Henderson and S Capps 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 submitted information 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, 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 appr9priate 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 st)ould 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) 415-2481 or by e-mail at ed.miller@nrc.gov.
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G. Edward Miller, Project Manager Plant Licensing Branch 11-1 Division of Operating Reactor Licensing Qffice of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket Nos. 50-369, 50-370, 50-413, and 50-414
ML14105A484 OFFICE NRRJDORULPL2-1 /PM NRR/DORULPL2-1 /LA NRR/DSS/SNPB/BC NAME GEMiller SFigueroa JDean DATE 04/21/14 04/16/14 04/16/14