ML16050A174

Request for Withholding Information from Public Disclosure for Peach Bottom Atomic Power Station, Unit No. 3

ML16050A174
Person / Time
Site:	Peach Bottom
Issue date:	02/29/2016
From:	Richard Ennis Plant Licensing Branch 1
To:	Bryan Hanson Exelon Nuclear
Ennis R, NRR/DORL/LPLI-2
References
CAC MF6404
Download: ML16050A174 (3)

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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20555-0001 February 29, 2016 Mr. Bryan C. Hanson President and Chief Nuclear Officer Exelon Nuclear 4300 Winfield Road Warrenville, IL 60555

SUBJECT:

REQUEST FOR WITHHOLDING INFORMATION FROM PUBLIC DISCLOSURE FOR PEACH BOTTOM ATOMIC POWER STATION, UNIT 3 (CAC NO. MF6404)

Dear Mr. Hanson:

By letter dated February 17, 2016 (Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS) Accession No. ML16048A441), Exelon Generation Company, LLC (Exelon) submitted an affidavit dated February 15, 2016, executed by Mr. Henry A. Sepp of Westinghouse Electric Company, LLC. Exelon requested that the information contained in Attachment 1 to its letter be withheld from public disclosure pursuant to Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR) Section 2.390. Specifically, Exelon requested that the following document be withheld:

LTR-BWR-ENG-16-003-P, Revision 0, "Peach Bottom Unit 3 Replacement Steam Dryer Report at EPU [Extended Power Uprate] Conditions" A non-proprietary copy of the document (Attachment 2 to Exelon's letter) has been placed in the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission's (NRC's) Public Document Room and added to the ADAMS Public Electronic Reading Room.

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 distinguishing 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)(b) It consists of supporting data, including test data, relative to a process (or component, structure, tool, method, etc.), the application of which data secures a competitive economic advantage, e.g., by optimization or improved marketability.

(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.

B. Hanson 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.

Withholding from public inspection shall not affect the right, if any, of persons properly and directly concerned to inspect the document. 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 301-415-1420 or Rick. Ennis@nrc.gov.

Sincerely, Richard B. Ennis, Senior Project Manager Plant Licensing Branch 1-2 Division of Operating Reactor Licensing Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. 50-278 cc: Mr. James A. Gresham Manager, Regulatory Compliance Westinghouse Electric Company Building 3, Suite 310 1000 Westinghouse Drive Cranberry Township, PA 16066 Additional Distribution via Listserv

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