ML15002A248

Request for Withholding Information from Public Disclosure

ML15002A248
Person / Time
Site:	Byron, Braidwood
Issue date:	01/22/2015
From:	Robinson L License Renewal Projects Branch 1
To:	Gallagher M Exelon Generation Co
Robinson L, NRR/DLR/RPB1, 301-415-4115
References
TAC MF1879, TAC MF1880, TAC MF1881, TAC MF1882
Download: ML15002A248 (3)

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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20555-0001 January 22, 2015 Mr. Michael P. Gallagher Vice President, License Renewal Projects Exelon Generation Company, LLC 200 Exelon Way Kennett Square, PA 19348

SUBJECT:

REQUEST FOR WITHHOLDING INFORMATION FROM PUBLIC DISCLOSURE (TAC NOS. MF1879, MF1880, MF1881, AND MF1882)

Dear Mr. Gallagher:

By letter dated November 25, 2014, Agencywide Document Access Management System (ADAMS) Accession No. ML14335A391, you submitted an affidavit dated November 25, 2014, executed by James A. Gresham of Westinghouse Electric Company, requesting that the information contained in the following documents be withheld from public disclosure pursuant to Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR) Part 2, Section 2.390:

Enclosure A Byron and Braidwood Units 1 and 2 License Renewal: NRC Request for Additional Information Response (Proprietary)

A nonproprietary version of this document is located in the letter (Enclosure B of this letter, ADAMS Accession No. ML14335A391).

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

The information reveals the distinguishing aspects of a process (or component, structure, tool, method, etc.) where prevention of its use by any of Westinghouses competitors without license from Westinghouse constitutes a competitive economic advantage over other companies.

Its use 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 a similar product.

It reveals aspects of past, present, or future Westinghouse or customer funded development plans and programs of potential commercial value to Westinghouse.

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, Enclosure A 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, 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 U.S. 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.

If you have any questions regarding this matter, I may be reached at 301-415-4115 or by e-mail at Lindsay.Robinson@nrc.gov.

Sincerely,

/RA/

Lindsay R. Robinson, Project Manager Projects Branch 1 Division of License Renewal Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket Nos. 50-454, 50-455, 50-456, and 50-457 cc: Listserv

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