ML14356A032

Request for Withholding Information from Public Disclosure for Duane Arnold Energy Center (Tac No. MF5187)

ML14356A032
Person / Time
Site:	Duane Arnold
Issue date:	01/30/2015
From:	Mahesh Chawla Plant Licensing Branch III
To:	Vehec T Nextera Energy
Chawla M
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TAC MF5187
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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20555-0001 January 30, 2015 Mr. Thomas A. Vehec Vice President NextEra Energy Duane Arnold Energy Center 3277 DAEC Road Palo, lA 52324-9785

SUBJECT:

REQUEST FOR WITHHOLDING INFORMATION FROM PUBLIC DISCLOSURE FOR DUANE ARNOLD ENERGY CENTER (TAC NO. MF5187)

By letter to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) dated November 6, 2014 (Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS) Accession No. ML14330A549), NextEra Energy Duane Arnold, LLC (the licensee) submitted a Core Operating Limits Report (COLR) for Duane Arnold Energy Center (DAEC) Cycle 25 Operation.

The submittal contains information that Global Nuclear Fuels (GNF) considers to be proprietary in nature and subsequently, pursuant to Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (1 0 CFR) 9.17(a)(4) and 2.390(a)(4}, requests that the following document be withheld from public disclosure.

Enclosure 1 to NG-14-0267, "Cycle 25 Core Operating Limits Report" An affidavit requesting this information to be withheld from public disclosure, was issued on August 20, 2014, signed by Russ M. Fawcett, Manager, Core & Fuel Advanced Design, Global Nuclear Fuel- Americas, LLC. The affidavit stated that the submitted information should be considered exempt from mandatory public disclosure for the following reasons: .

(4) a. Information that discloses a process, method, or apparatus, including supporting data and analyses, where prevention of its use by GNF-A's competitors without license from GNF-A constitutes a competitive economic advantage over other companies; (4) b. Information which, if used by a competitor, would reduce his expenditure of resources or improve his competitive position in the design, manufacture, shipment, installation, assurance of quality, or licensing of a similar product; The nonproprietary version of Enclosure 1 to NG-14-0267, "Cycle 25 Core Operating Limits Report", is provided as Enclosure 3 of the November 6, 2014, submittal.

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 affidavits, have determined that the

T. Vehec submitted information sought to be withheld contains proprietary commercial information *and should be withheld from public disclosure. Therefore, the document identified above 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 of1954, 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 301-415-8371.

Sincerely, Mahesh Chawla, Project Manager Plant Licensing ~ranch 111-1 Division of Operating Reactor Licensing Office of Nuclear Reactor Reg~lation Docket No. 50-331 cc: Russ M. Fawcett Manager, Core & Fuel Advanced Design Global Nuclear Fuel -Americas, LLC 3901 Castle Hayne Road Wilmington, NC 28402 Additional Distribution via Listserv

ML14356A032 OFFICE, NRR/LPL3-1 /PM NRR/LPL3-1/LA NRR/SRXB/BC NRR/LPL3-1/BC NRR/LPL3-1 /PM NAME MChawla MHenderson CJackson DPelton MChawla DATE 12/31/14 12/29/14 01/30/15 01/30/15 01/30/15