ML15238A890

Forwards Proprietary Gadolinia-Bearing Lead Test Assemblies Design Rept. Info Includes Design,Testing & Analysis for Five Lead Test Assemblies w/12 gadolina-bearing Fuel Rods to Be Loaded in Cycle 8.Rept Withheld (Ref 10CFR2.790)

ML15238A890
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Site:	Oconee
Issue date:	07/12/1983
From:	Taylor J BABCOCK & WILCOX CO.
To:	Suermann J Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
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ACCESSION NBR:8307150244 DOC.DATE: 83/07/12 NOTARIZED: YES DOCKET #

FACIL:50-2696 0onee Nuclear Station, Unit 1, Duke Power Co. 05000269 AUTH.NAMEI AUTHOR AFFILjATION TAYLOR,J.H. Babcock & Wiicox Co.

RECIP.NAME RECIPIENT AFFILIATION SUERMANN.J. Office of Nuclear Reactor Reoulation, Director

SUBJECT:

Forwards oroorietary "Gadolinia-Bearina Lead Test Assemblies Desian Reot." Info includes desionatestin., & analysis for five lead test assem lies w/12 gadolina-bearino fuel rods to be loaded in cycle 8.Reot withheld (ref 10CFR2.790).

DISTRIBUTION CODE: PAO;S COPTES RECEIVED:LTR ENCL SIZEL7 - /4r TITLE: Proorietarv Review Distribution-0oeratino Reactor NOTES:AEOD/Ornstein:1cy. 05000269 RECIPIENT COPTFS RECIPIENT COPIES ID CODE/NAME. LTTR ENCL ID CODE/NAME LTTR ENCL NRR OR84 BC 05 7 7 INTERNAL: ELO/HDS4 1 0 ( 02 1 1 RGN2 EXTERNAL: ACRS 12 6 6 LPOR 1 0 NRC PDR 1 0 NTIS 1 0 NOTES: 1 1 TOTAL NUMBER OF COPIES REQUIRED: LTTR f ENCL 44r

Babcock & Wilcox Nuclear Power Generation Division a McDermott company 3315 Old Forest Road P.O. Box 1260 Lynchburg, Virginia 24505 (804) 384-5111 July 12, 1983 Mr. John Suermann Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, DC 20555

Dear Mr. Suermann:

Enclosed is a copy of BAW-1772P "Gadolinia-Bearing Lead Test Assemblies Design Report",.June 1983. This report describes the design, testing and analysis for five lead test assemblies containing twelve gadolinia-bearing fuel rods to be loaded in cycle 8 at Oconee 1. This report is being submitted

• by B&W Co., on behalf of Duke Power Co., in support of the Oconee 1 Reload Report which references BAW-1772P.

B&W requests that this report be treated as proprietary since it contains test, analysis and design informiation about these gadolinia-bearing fuel rods that is not available in the open literature and disclosure of which would provide knowledgeble individuals with information that might impair B&W's competitive position. This material has been held as confidential within the Company and has not been disicosed to any other person except on a proprietary basis.- Attached to this letter is an affidavit in support of our determination of the proprietary nature of this report.

If you have any questions or additional copies of the report are needed, please contact T. L. Baldwin (804) 385-3142 of my staff.

Very truly yours,

/.Tayl Manager, Licensing JHT/fw cc: J. Vogelwede, CPB-NRC R. B. Borsum, B&W Bethesda Office 8307150244 830712

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PDR ADOCK 05000269 P PDR

Babcock&Wilcox AFFIDAVIT OF JAMES H. TAYLOR A. My name is James H. Taylor. I am Manager of Licensing in the Nuclear Power Generation Division of Babcock & Wilcox, and as such I am authorized to execute this Affidavit.

B. I am familiar with the criteria applied by Babcock & Wilcox to de termine whether certain information of Babcock & Wilcox is proprietary and I am familiar with the procedures established within Babcock & Wilcox, particularly the Nuclear Power Generation Division (NPGD), to ensure the proper application of these criteria.

C. In determining whether a Babcock & Wilcox document is to be classi fied as proprietary information, an initial determination is made,.

by the unit manager who is responsible for originating the document as to whether it falls within the criteria set forth in Paragraph D hereof. If the information falls within any one of these criteria, it is classified as proprietary by the originating unit manager.

This initial determination is reviewed by the cognizant section manager. If the document is designated as'proprietary, it is re viewed again by Licensing personnel and other management within NPGD as designated by the Manager of Licensing to assure that the regulatory requirements of 10 CFR Section 2.790 are met.

D. The following information is .provided to demonstrate that the pro visions of 10 CFR Section 2.790 of the Commission's regulations have been considered:

(i) The information has been held in confidence by the Babcock &

Wilcox Company. Copies of the document are clearly identified as proprietary. In addition, whenever Babcock & Wilcox transmits the information to a customer, customer's agent, potential customer or regulatory agency, the transmittal re quests the recipient to hold the information as proprietary.

Also, in order to strictly limit any potential or actual customer's use of proprietary information, the following

Babcock&Wilcox AFFIDAVIT OF JAMES H. TAYLOR (Cont'd) provision is included in all proposals submitted by Babcock

& Wilcox, and an applicable version of the proprietary provision is included in all of Babcock & Wilcox's contracts:

"Purchaser may retain Company's Proposal for use in connection with any contract resulting therefrom, and, for that purpose, make such copies thereof as may be necessary. Any proprietary information concerning Company's or its Suppliers' products or manufacturing processes which is so designated by Company or its Suppliers and disclosed to Purchaser incident to the performance of such contract shall remain the property of Company or its Suppliers and is disclosed in confi dence, and Purchaser shall not publish or otherwise disclose it to others without the written approval of Company, and no rights, implied or otherwise, are granted to produce or have produced any products or to practice or cause to be practiced any manufacturing processes covered thereby.

Notwithstanding the above, Purchaser may provide the NRC or any other regulatory agency with any such pro prietary information as the NRC or such other agency may require; provided, however, that Purchaser shall first give Company written notice of such proposed disclosure and Company shall have the right to amend such proprietary information so as to make it non-pro prietary. In the event that Company cannot amend such proprietary information, Purchaser shall, prior to disclosing such information, use its best efforts to obtain a commitment from NRC or such other agency to have such information withheld from public inspection.

(2)

BabcocksWilcox AFFIDAVIT OF JAMES H. TAYLOR (Cont'd)

Company shall be given the right to participate in pursuit of such confidential treatment."

(ii) The following criteria are customarily applied by Babcock &

Wilcox in a rational decision process to determine whether the information shouldbe classified as proprietary. Information may be classified as proprietary if one or more of the following criteria are met.

a. Information reveals cost or price information, commercial strategies, production capabilities, or budget levels of Babcock & Wilcox, its customers or suppliers.

b. The information reveals data or material concerning Babcock

& Wilcox research or development plans or programs of present or potential competitive advantage to Babcock &

Wilcox.

c. The use of the information by a competitor would decrease his expenditures, in time or resources, in designing, producing or marketing a similar product.

d. The information consists of test data or other similar data concerning a process, method or component, the application or which results in a competitive advantage to Babcock &

Wilcox.

e. The information reveals special aspects of a process, method, component or the like, the exclusive use of which results in a competitive advantage to Babcock & Wilcox.

f. The information contains ideas for which patent protection may be sought.

(3)

Babcock&Wilcox AFFIDAVIT OF JAMES H. TAYLOR (Cont'd)

The document(s) listed on Exhibit "A", which is attached hereto and made a part hereof, has been evaluated in accordance with normal Babcock & Wilcox procedures with respect to classification and has been found to contain information which falls within one or more of the criteria enumerated above. Exhibit "B", which is attached hereto and made a part hereof, specifically identifies the criteria applicable to the document(s) listed in Exhibit "A".

(iii) The document(s) listed in Exhibit "A", which has been made avail able to the United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission was made available in confidence with a request that the document(s) and the information contained therein be withheld from public disclosure.

(iv) The information is not available in the open literature and to the best of our knowledge is not known by Combustion Engineering, EXXON, General Electric, Westinghouse or other current or potential domestic or foreign competitors of B&W.

(v) Specific information with regard to whether public disclosure of the information is likely to cause harm to the competitive position of Babcock & Wilcox, taking into account the value of the information to Babcock & Wilcox; the amount of effort or money expended by Babcock & Wilcox developing the information; and the ease or difficulty with which the information could be properly duplicated by others is given in Exhibit "B".

E. I have personally reviewed the document(s) listed on Exhibit "A" and have found that it is considered proprietary by Babcock & Wilcox because it contains information which falls within one or more of the criteria enumerated in Paragraph D, and it is information which is customarily held in confidence and protected as proprietary in formation by Babcock & Wilcox. This report comprises information utilized by Babcock & Wilcox in its business which afford Babcock

& Wilcox an opportunity to obtain a competitive advantage over (4)

Babcock &Wilcox those who may wish to know or use the information contained in the document(s).

SJAMES H. TAYI~

State of Virginia)

) SS. Lynchburg City of Lynchburg)

James H. Taylor, being duly sworn, on his oath deposes and says that he is the person who subscribed his name to the foregoing statement, and that the matters and facts set forth in the statement are true.

/ JAMES H. TAYLP' Subscribed and sworn before me this /Aday of A 1983.

Notary Public in and for the City of Lynchburg, State of Virginia My Commission Expires (5)

Babcock&Wilcox Exhibit A Gadolinia-Bearing Lead Test Assemblies Design Report, BAW-1772P, June 1983.

Babcock&Wilcox Exhibit B Description of Material Applicable Criteria Gadolinia-Bearting Lead Test b, c, d & e Assemblies Design Report, BAW-1772P, June 1983