ML15118A695

Request for Withholding Information from Public Disclosure Salem Nuclear Generating Station, Units 1 and 2

ML15118A695
Person / Time
Site:	Salem
Issue date:	05/12/2015
From:	Carleen Parker Plant Licensing Branch 1
To:	Braun R Public Service Enterprise Group
Parker C, NRR/DORL/LPLI-2, 415-1603
References
TAC MF6067, TAC MF6068
Download: ML15118A695 (3)

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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20555-0001 May 12, 2015 Mr. Robert Braun President and Chief Nuclear Officer PSEG Nuclear P.O. Box 236, N09 Hancocks Bridge, NJ 08038

SUBJECT:

REQUEST FOR WITHHOLDING INFORMATION FROM PUBLIC DISCLOSURE SALEM NUCLEAR GENERATING STATION, UNIT NOS. 1 AND 2 (TAC NOS.

MF6067 AND MF6068)

Dear Mr. Braun:

By letter to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) dated March 27, 2015, PSEG Nuclear LLC (PSEG) submitted a Westinghouse Electric Company LLC (Westinghouse) affidavit dated March 11, 2015, executed by James A Gresham (Enclosure 4 to PSEG's letter).

PSEG requested that the information contained in Enclosure 6 to its letter be withheld from public disclosure pursuant to Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR), Part 2, Section 2.390:

WCAP-17947-P, Revision 0, "Power Range Nuclear Instrumentation System Bypass Test Instrumentation for Salem Units 1 and 2" (Proprietary), dated March 2015 A nonproprietary copy of this document (Enclosure 5 to PSEG's letter) has been placed in the NRC's Public Document Room and added to the NRC Library in the Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS) under Accession No. ML15086A201.

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

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

(4)(ii)(c) 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.

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 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.

R. Braun 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 301-415-1603.

Sincerely,

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Carleen J. Pa r, Project Manager Plant Licensing Branch 1-2 Division of Operating Reactor Licensing Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket Nos.: 50-272 and 50-311 cc: James A. Gresham Manager, Regulatory Compliance Westinghouse Electric Company 1000 Westinghouse Drive Building 3 Suite 310 Cranberry Township, Pennsylvania 16066 Additional distribution via Listserv

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