ML16320A246

Request for Withholding Information from Public Disclosure

ML16320A246
Person / Time
Site:	Millstone
Issue date:	11/16/2016
From:	Richard Guzman Plant Licensing Branch 1
To:	Mark D. Sartain Dominion Nuclear Connecticut
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CAC MF8120
Download: ML16320A246 (3)

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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20555-0001 November 16, 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 3, REQUEST FOR WITHHOLDING INFORMATION FROM PUBLIC DISCLOSURE (CAC NO. MF8120)

Dear Mr. Huber:

By letter dated June 30, 2016 (Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS) Accession No. ML16189A104), you submitted an affidavit dated June 7, 2016, executed by Henry A. Sepp, Director, CRE-Systems and Component Engineering, Westinghouse Electric Company LLC (Westinghouse) and authorized by James A. Gresham, Manager, Regulatory Compliance, Westinghouse, which requested that the information contained in the following document be withheld from public disclosure pursuant to Title 1O of the Code of Federal Regulations (1 O CFR), Part 2, Section 2.390:

Dominion Nuclear Connecticut, Inc., Millstone Power Station Unit 3, Proposed Exemption Request for the Use of Axiom Cladding Material in Lead Test Assemblies (Proprietary).

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

(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.

(c) Its use by a competitor would reduce his expenditure of resources to improve his competitive position in the design, manufacture, shipment, installation, assurance of quality, or licensing a similar product.

We have reviewed your letter 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.

Sincerely, Richard V. Guzman, Senior Project Manager Plant Licensing Branch 1-1 Division of Operating Reactor Licensing Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. 50-423 cc: Mr. James A. Gresham Manager, Regulatory Compliance Westinghouse Electric Company 1000 Westinghouse Drive Cranberry Township, PA 16066 cc: Mr. Henry A. Sepp Director, CRE-Systems and Components Engineering Westinghouse Electric Company 1000 Westinghouse Drive Cranberry Township, PA 16066 Additional Distribution via Listserv

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