ML15002A162

Request for Withholding Information from Public Disclosure Submission Dated December 11, 2014, for Supplement Information for NRC Simulator Audit LAR for Mellla+

ML15002A162
Person / Time
Site:	Nine Mile Point
Issue date:	01/26/2015
From:	Bhalchandra Vaidya Plant Licensing Branch 1
To:	Costanzo C Exelon Generation Co, Nine Mile Point
Vaidya B, NRR/DORL/LPL1-1, 415-3308
References
TAC MF3056
Download: ML15002A162 (4)

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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20555-0001 January 26, 2015 Mr. Christopher Costanzo Vice President Nine Mile Point Exelon Generation Company, LLC Nine Mile Point Nuclear Station, LLC P. 0. Box 63 Lycoming, NY 13093

SUBJECT:

NINE MILE POINT NUCLEAR STATION, UNIT NO.2- REQUEST FOR WITHHOLDING INFORMATION FROM PUBLIC DISCLOSURE RE:

SUBMISSION DATED DECEMBER 11, 2014, FOR SUPPLEMENT INFORMATION FOR THE NRC AUDIT CONCERNING NINE MILE POINT NUCLEAR STATION LICENSE AMENDMENT REQUEST FOR MAXIMUM EXTENDED LOAD LINE LIMIT ANALYSIS PLUS (TAC NO. MF3056)

Dear Mr. Costanzo:

By letter dated December 11, 2014 (Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS) Package Accession No. ML14351A435), Exelon Generation Company, LLC (Exelon, the licensee) submitted the affidavit executed by LisaK. Schichlein, Senior Project Manager, NPP/Services Licensing, Regulatory Affairs, GE-Hitachi Nuclear Energy Americas, LLC (GEH},

3901 Castle Hayne Road, M/C A-65, Wilmington, NC 28401, on December 2, 2014.

The affidavit requested that the information contained in the following documents be withheld from public disclosure pursuant to Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations {1 0 CFR), Part 2, Section 2.390(a)(4):

The information sought to be withheld is contained in Enclosure 1 of GEH letter, GE-PPO-IGYEF-KG1-742, "GEH Responses to the NRC Request for an Update to the TIP Comparisons for Current Operating Conditions," dated December 2, 2014 (Your letter dated December 11, 2014, Attachment 5, ADAMS Accession No. ML14351A429}.

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

(4) The information sought to be withheld is considered to be proprietary for the reasons set forth in paragraphs (4)a. and (4)b. Some examples of categories of information that fit into the definition of proprietary information are:

a. Information that discloses a process, method, or apparatus, including supporting data and analyses, where prevention of its use by GEH's competitors without license from GEH constitutes a competitive economic advantage over other companies;

b. Information that, if used by a competitor, would reduce their expenditure of resources or improve their competitive position in the design, manufacture, shipment, installation, assurance of quality, or licensing of a similar product; (8) The information identified in paragraph (2) [of the affidavit], above, is classified as proprietary because it contains GEH methodology. These methods, techniques, and data along with their application to the design, modification, and analyses were achieved at a significant cost to GEH.

The development of the evaluation processes along with the interpretation and application of the analytical results is derived from the extensive experience and information databases that constitute a major GEH asset.

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 in Attachment 5 of the submission, 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.

C. A. Costanzo 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 Nuclear Regulatory Commission (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.

The nonproprietary version of Attachment 5 of the licensee submittal (Attachment 3 of the licensee's submittal, part of ADAMS Accession No. ML14351A428) has been placed in the NRC's Public Document Room and added to the ADAMS Public Electronic Reading Room.

If you have any questions regarding this matter, I may be reached at 301-415-3308.

Sincerely, Bhalchandra K. Vaidya, Project Manager Plant Licensing Branch 1-1 Division of Operating Reactor Licensing Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. 50-41 0 cc:

Lisa K. Schichlein, Senior Project Manager, NPP/Services Licensing, Regulatory Affairs GE-Hitachi Nuclear Energy Americas, LLC, 3901 Castle Hayne Road, M/C A-65 Wilmington, NC28401 Additional Distribution via Listserv

ML14351A428) has been placed in the NRC's Public Document Room and added to the ADAMS Public Electronic Reading Room.

If you have any questions regarding this matter, I may be reached at 301-415-3308.

Sincerely, IRA/

Bhalchandra K. Vaidya, Project Manager Plant Licensing Branch 1-1 Division of Operating Reactor Licensing Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. 50-410 cc:

Lisa K. Schichlein, Senior Project Manager, NPP/Services Licensing, Regulatory Affairs GE-Hitachi Nuclear Energy Americas, LLC, 3901 Castle Hayne Road, M/C A-65 Wilmington, NC28401 Additional Distribution via Listserv DISTRIBUTION:

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