ML14150A138

Request for Withholding Information from Public Disclosure - 7/12/13 Affidavit Executed by B. Maurer, Westinghouse; Supplemental Information Supporting Amendment Request Question 1, 2, and 4 (TAC MF1365-MF1366)

ML14150A138
Person / Time
Site:	Comanche Peak
Issue date:	06/30/2014
From:	Balwant Singal Plant Licensing Branch IV
To:	Flores R Luminant Generation Co
Singal B
References
TAC MF1365, TAC MF1366
Download: ML14150A138 (3)

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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20555-0001 Mr. Rafael Flores Senior Vice President and Chief Nuclear Officer Attention: Regulatory Affairs Luminant Generation Company LLC P.O. Box 1002 Glen Rose, TX 76043 June 30, 2014

SUBJECT:

REQUEST FOR WITHHOLDING INFORMATION FROM PUBLIC DISCLOSURE (TAC NOS. MF1365 AND MF1366)

Dear Mr. Flores:

By letter dated July 16, 2013Property "Letter" (as page type) with input value "CP-201300826, Supplemental Information Supporting LAR 13-01, Spent Pool Criticality Analysis" contains invalid characters or is incomplete and therefore can cause unexpected results during a query or annotation process. (Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS) Accession No. ML13205A056), you submitted an affidavit to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) dated July 12, 2013, executed by Mr. Bradley F. Maurer, Principal Engineer, Plant Licensing, Westinghouse Electric Company (Westinghouse),

requesting that the information contained in the following document (designated as to the letter dated July 16, 2013Property "Letter" (as page type) with input value "CP-201300826, Supplemental Information Supporting LAR 13-01, Spent Pool Criticality Analysis" contains invalid characters or is incomplete and therefore can cause unexpected results during a query or annotation process.) be withheld from public disclosure pursuant to Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (1 0 CFR), Part 2, Section 2.390:

Supplemental Information Supporting LAR [License Amendment Request) 13-01 Questions 1, 2, and 4 (Proprietary)

The document was submitted in support of license amendment request 13-01 for revision to the Comanche Peak Nuclear Power Plant (CPNPP), Units 1 and 2, Technical Specifications (TSs) 3.7.16, "Fuel Storage Pool Boron Concentration," 3.6.17, "Spent Fuel Assembly Storage,"

4.3, "Fuel Storage," and 5.5, "Programs and Manuals." A non-proprietary version of the document, designated as Attachment 3 to the letter dated July 16, 2013Property "Letter" (as page type) with input value "CP-201300826, Supplemental Information Supporting LAR 13-01, Spent Pool Criticality Analysis" contains invalid characters or is incomplete and therefore can cause unexpected results during a query or annotation process., was also submitted and is available in ADAMS Accession No. ML13205A056.

In the affidavit dated July 12, 2013, Mr. Maurer stated that the submitted information should be considered exempt from the mandatory public disclosure for the following reasons:

The information reveals the distinguishing aspects of a process (or a 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.

Its use by 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.

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 information sought to be withheld in the submittal, 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 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 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) 415-3016.

Docket Nos. 50-445 and 50-446 cc:

Bradley F. Maurer, Principal Engineer Plant Licensing Sincerely, b~-tLB~~~

Balwant K. Singal, Senior Project Manager Plant Licensing Branch IV-1 Division of Operating Reactor Licensing Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Westinghouse Electric Company Engineering Equipment and Major Projects 1000 Westinghouse Drive Cranberry Township, PA 16066 Additional Distribution via Listserv

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