ML14183A494
| ML14183A494 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Robinson  |
| Issue date: | 04/20/1993 |
| From: | Mozafari B Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation |
| To: | Copeland R SIEMENS POWER CORP. (FORMERLY SIEMENS NUCLEAR POWER |
| References | |
| NUDOCS 9304260131 | |
| Download: ML14183A494 (3) | |
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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20555-0001 April 20, 1993 Docket No. 50-261 Mr. R. A. Copeland Siemens Power Corporation 2101 Horn Rapids Road, PO Box 130 Richland, Washington 99352-0130
Dear Mr. Copeland:
SUBJECT:
REQUEST FOR WITHHOLDING INFORMATION FROM PUBLIC DISCLOSURE H. B. ROBINSON STEAM ELECTRIC PLANT, UNIT NO. 2.
By your application dated March 15, 1993, the Siemens Power Corporation (SPC) submitted three affidavits all dated March 2, 1993, that requested that the following documents be withheld from public disclosure pursuant to 10 CFR 2.790. The documents were:
- 1.
Topical Report EMF-92-122(P) "Examination and Rebuild of Siemens Power Corporation Fuel Assemblies at H. B. Robinson Unit 2, April May 1992", issued September 4, 1992;
- 2.
Topical Report EMF-91-208(P), "H. B. Robinson Unit 2 Radiological Assessment of Postulated Accidents," dated December 1991;
- 3.
Topical Report EMF-91-212(P), Supplement 1, Revision 1, "Siemens Power Corporation H. B. Robinson Unit 2 Cycle 15 with a High Burnup Lead Fuel Assembly Safety Analysis Report," dated February 1992.
You stated in the affidavits that the submitted information should be considered exempt from mandatory public disclosure for the following reasons:
- 1.
The document contains information of a proprietary and confidential nature and is of the type customarily held in confidence by SPC and not made available to the public.
- 2.
The document contains information which is vital to a competitive advantage of SPC and would be helpful to competitors of SPC when competing with SPC.
- 3.
The information contained in the document is considered to be proprietary by SPC because it reveals certain distinguishing aspects of SPC design methodology which secure competitive advantage to SPC for fuel design optimization and marketability, and includes information utilized by SPC in its business which affords SPC an opportunity to obtain a competitive advantage over its competitors who do not or may not know'or use the informatio in the document.
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The disclosure of the proprietary information contained in the document to a competitor would permit a competitor to reduce its expenditure of money and manpower and to improve its competitive position by giving it valuable insights into SPC design methodology and would result in substantial harm to the competitive position of SPC.
We have reviewed your application and the material in accordance with the requirements of 10 CFR 2.790 and on the basis of Siemens Nuclear Power Corporation's statements have determined that the submitted information sought to be withheld contains trade secrets or proprietary commercial information.
Therefore, the versions of the submitted information marked as proprietary will be withheld from public disclosure pursuant to 10 CFR 2.790(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, 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 the public disclosure.
Sincerely, ORIGINAL SIGNED BY:
Brenda L. Mozafari, Project Manager Project Directorate II-1 Division of Reactor Projects -
I/II Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation cc:
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Mr. H. Ray Starling Mr. Dayne H. Brown, Director Manager - Legal Department Department of Environmental, Carolina Power & Light Company Health and Natural Resources Post Office Box 1551 Division of Radiation Protection Raleigh, North Carolina 27602 Post Office Box 27687 Raleigh, North Carolina 27611-7687 Mr. H. A. Cole Special Deputy Attorney General Mr. Robert P. Gruber State of North Carolina Executive Director Post Office Box 629 Public Staff - NCUC Raleigh, North Carolina 27602 Post Office Box 29520 Raleigh, North Carolina 27626-0520 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Resident Inspector's Office Mr. C. R. Dietz H. B. Robinson Steam Electric Plant Vice President Route 5, Box 413 Robinson Nuclear Department Hartsville, South Carolina 29550 H. B. Robinson Steam Electric Post Office Box 790 Regional Administrator, Region II Hartsville, South Carolina 29550 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 101 Marietta St., N.W., Ste. 2900 Mr. Heyward G. Shealy, Chief Atlanta, Georgia 30323 Bureau of Radiological Health South Carolina Department of Mr. Ray H. Chambers, Jr.
and Environmental Control Health General Manager 2600 Bull Street H. B. Robinson Steam Electric Plant Columbia, South Carolina 29201 Post Office Box 790 Hartsville, South Carolina 29550 Mr. R. B. Starkey Public Service Commission Vice President State of South Carolina Nuclear Services Department Post Office Drawer 11649 Carolina Power & Light Company Columbia, South Carolina 29211 Post Office Box 1551 Raleigh, North Carolina 27602 Mr. R. A. Watson Senior Vice President Nuclear Generation Carolina Power & Light Company Post Office Box 1551 Raleigh, North Carolina 27602