ML14168A247

Request for Withholding Information from Public Disclosure for Seabrook Station, Unit No. 1

ML14168A247
Person / Time
Site:	Seabrook
Issue date:	07/17/2014
From:	John Lamb Plant Licensing Branch 1
To:	Dean Curtland, Ossing M NextEra Energy Seabrook
Lamb J
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TAC MF2751
Download: ML14168A247 (3)

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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20555-0001 July 17, 2014 Mr. Dean Curtland, Site Vice President c/o Michael Ossing Seabrook Station NextEra Energy Seabrook, LLC P.O. Box 300 Seabrook, NH 03874

SUBJECT:

REQUEST FOR WITHHOLDING INFORMATION FROM PUBLIC DISCLOSURE FOR SEABROOK STATION, UNIT NO. 1 (TAC NO. MF2751)

Dear Mr. Curtland:

By letter dated June 12, 2014, NextEra submitted an affidavit dated May 29, 2014, executed by Mr. Gayle F. Elliott of AREVA lnc.(AREVA), requesting that the information contained in of NextEra's letter be withheld from public disclosure pursuant to Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (1 0 CFR), Part 2, Section 2.390. Specifically, NextEra requested the following document be withheld:

Attachment 5 to SBK-L-14090 "AREVA Licensing Report ANP-3243P, Revision 1, "Seabrook Station Unit 1 Fixed lncore Detector System Analysis Supplement to YAEC-1855PA (Proprietary)."

A non-proprietary version of the document listed above (Attachment 3 to NextEra's letter) has been placed in the NRC's Public Document Room and added to the Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS) Public Electronic Reading Room (ADAMS Accession No. ML14167A430).

The affidavit stated that the submitted information should be considered exempt from mandatory public disclosure for the following reasons:

6(c) 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.

6(d) The information reveals certain distinguishing aspects of a process, methodology, or component, the exclusive use of which provides a competitive advantage for AREVA in product optimization or marketability.

The NRC staff has 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, has determined that the submitted information sought to be withheld contains proprietary commercial information and should be withheld from public disclosure.

D. Curtland 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, 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 regarding this matter, please contact me at (301) 415-3100.

Sincerely,

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. Lamb, Senior Project Manager Licensing Branch 1-2 Divi on of Operating Reactor Licensing Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. 50-443 cc: Mr. Gayle F. Elliott, Manager Product Licensing AREVA Inc.

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