ML16040A215

Request for Withholding Information from Public Disclosure

ML16040A215
Person / Time
Site:	Millstone
Issue date:	02/24/2016
From:	Richard Guzman Plant Licensing Branch 1
To:	Mark D. Sartain Dominion Nuclear Connecticut
Guzman R, NRR/DORL/LPL1-1
References
CAC MF6700
Download: ML16040A215 (3)

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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20555-0001 February 24, 2016 Mr. Mark D. Sartain Vice President - Nuclear Engineering Dominion Nuclear Connecticut, Inc.

5000 Dominion Boulevard Glen Allen, VA 23060

SUBJECT:

MILLSTONE POWER STATION, UNIT 2, REQUEST FOR WITHHOLDING INFORMATION FROM PUBLIC DISCLOSURE (CAC NO. MF6700)

Dear Mr. Sartain:

By letter dated September 1, 2015 (Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS) Accession No. ML15253A205), you submitted an affidavit dated April 24, 2015, executed by Gayle Elliott, Manager, Product Licensing, AREVA Inc., which requested that the information contained in the following document be withheld from public disclosure pursuant to Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR), Section 2.390:

AREVA Report ANP-3315P, Revision 0, "Millstone Unit 2 M5 Upgrade, Small Break LOCA Analysis Licensing Report (Proprietary)," dated April 2015.

A nonproprietary copy of the document has been placed in the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission's (NRC's) Public Document Room and added to the NRC Library in ADAMS under Accession No. ML15253A206.

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

6. (c) The information includes test data or analytical techniques concerning a process, methodology, or component, the application of which results in a competitive advantage for AREVA.

6. (e) The information is vital to a competitive advantage held by AREVA, would be helpful to competitors to AREVA, and would likely cause substantial harm to the competitive position of AREVA.

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 above-listed document 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.

M. Sartain 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 301-415-1030 or Richard.Guzman@nrc.gov.

Sincerely, Richard V. Guzman, Senior Project Manager Plant Licensing Branch 1-1 Division of Operating Reactor Licensing Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. 50-336 cc: Mr. David Heacock President and Chief Nuclear Officer Dominion Nuclear Connecticut, Inc.

Innsbrook Technical Center 5000 Dominion Boulevard Glen Allen, VA 23060 Ms. Gayle F. Elliott Manager, Product Licensing AREVA Inc.

3315 Old Forest Road P.O. Box 10935 Lynchburg, VA 24506-0935 Additional Distribution via Listserv

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