ML17054C233
| ML17054C233 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Wolf Creek  |
| Issue date: | 01/17/2017 |
| From: | Wolf Creek |
| To: | Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation |
| Shared Package | |
| ML17054C103 | List: |
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| ET 17-0001 | |
| Download: ML17054C233 (12) | |
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.JDjf,. 'l'J:i11>lt1aS*$r1ElY, Director Nuclear anrt Atlvanced Technology DMsion Box 355 PiftsburgtJ Pennsylvania 15230*0355 Matth 30, 1992 CAW-9<Hl87
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~~llail iliq:j7 \\~13247 "Report on the Methodology for the t~~\\reit'Qnt'till tile Sifearn Gene1"!!tor '.ttlbe tJnG:OVery Issue"
- :for W!1i¢1' w.i:!ilihe1Mi4ng.i:s belilng requested in the
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~'*s Gt!i>UW is :fuirrtl)e!r identified in by ttJie *OW11er of fllte proprie~ infet'ltlation,
- . t~'<fn,; :iil'ie afft~i:t, wn:ich acei 11ipanies this
- "c!fi tl'!e :l;n'fermat:ion may oo* wttf:lheld from
- attd ad~
with sp;acifioity the fo~ (4) of 10~ Siaction 2. 790 of the
- P;if~~* the utilization of the accompanying
'~er***s Gr1il\\1J;>.
- ,;t:(;l*cllg~.Ji?~1'ietary.aspecJ:s of the application for
- . '"\\fa1fi\\
- Eiiruiv:bt shoii1lld refe:tence this letter
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tl:J the uttdst'signed.
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- !":'iJt~1fc\\t(l'*<<exirC!U*te *j;'M,s A.fiflrd*a:.vtt an orir~l~atA>b'l'i i(~~w~:s;t"f>ii9':fows*.e" } **arrd ttrat
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, S.1irt1Wi.l'.ff~at~~i *an(f1 be'l i*a'f :
in. J * :uipa,~.ulo, Manager
'NUl:i'l>e*ar S'<l\\fety & Reg.ul at1J:ry Activities CAW-9.2-287
!t~ffgY.;Al:iSMf'S'iian, of tl'!.e,w:estin.ghcruse E:1 ectric Ce>rporation and
~fi11r:~:z,1ed 'tu per:form th.e function of reviewing the
- ~~a~ll~ll ;so.Qght to. be w1thhel<l from pub He disc lasure tn
- at
- p:tlw!!l" 'Plant licensi,ng an:d r11'lema*fdng proc.eedings, ie,U,M'Y *for its wi<t'h110l ding on *lleha lf of the Y~eiils 'Bllsi.nes*s Urtit.
the provisions of IOCFR
(~:~li!J!lii>s:s:imr' s regula:t ions and ion conJuncUort with the
';lj()n,Fo:r Withhol:di,ng accompanyhig this Afftdavi.t.
l[~~~lf3\\l!:d~e af the criteria and procedures utilizecl by tire
- ~~}A~lYs,fi'ems Bus,i:n.e;ss Unit in desi*gnating information as a
,~~4le!J!l'd 1or as confidential commercial or fi.l!'ancial
- ~~J!4ll!il$\\iions of pa;p,agraph (b,HM of Section 2.790 of th.a
\\t11i!llts, *t'he :lloHowi,ng is furnisfred for consid.aration by
- 1d,'!!itie,~iw:t1rr;,.n;9 Whll't'he,r the info,rmation sought to be wtthheld S'(tfre sfrou:lit! be withheld.
t~;~Ji!at\\iti>n' sq.ughct to. be withheld from public disclosure is owned
';,~~~~11'.'tt~b~gn'<hl!ll'!:l in. cenficlence by Westinghouse.
CAW*92-ZS7
~1~11' 'f~' 'of a typ,e customarily held in confidence by
,, 'll!~l'i c,us4lumarHy d'isclos'Eld to ttl'e p.uM 1,c.
'r,a crail'~>on'a'l basi:s flor de.tiel'ltl~>ni'ng the types of
- y fte3'<1 i 1n co11fidence by i t and, in that ill, >S'YiS\\tem to 'determ*i*ne wtien and wl!e
- tber to hold
~1ttf\\01M~:t\\i!lln i:n ceun:ff'dence.
1111.e appl tca't tilln of that
' '~lt~~il'lle :ttf tltat s:11stem con st i tates West tngltause
- ** ~(fe,s>~t1l'J! t<aM~mal basis required.
- :,;;Iit:~n" 're'Veals the d4 sUnguishi ng aspects of a prac&ss
.~#1\\'>tlr;* si!'if,l!Xlture., tool, met:hod, etc.) where prevention of IW'°:'f'Wiestil),g.ltouse's comp:etitors without license from
- .hlt,ftutes a competHtve ecom>mic advan:tag'e over
?ifr.*iiif.tn>ilti:,
- .. *'!'WR,.s.
~t~.'*~1!~l~i!ll$> Ilif sll,ppnrting data, including. test data, relative to
~k~j,~$::S::,:@1>1i" :\\i~~!),l'tl!nt, stcrueture, tool, method, etc.), the
!!llfiJjf~'@j~l91l"!Qif! wlh*c!h data seeures a comp:et it i ve economtc
,!1,'f-~il\\h e:~og.*,, b1 optimiza*tton or improved ma,rkJ:Jtability.
CAW~92-287
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- t~<il!le 'by ll eflll1P'etltlfr would reduce his expenditure of resources nr 'i~r4ve 'hilli eonrpetitive 11osition in the design, mwufacture,
- Jl;itnrent. i
- nstatlation, aHurance uf qualtty, or licensing a sli!iiilall' product.
i{d~ 1$ J!e:ve'als 'Gost or 11rice information, production capacities,
'l11-g:~~ 1~vels., or cliltlrtlerc:i.al strategias of Westin.ghou'Se, its J>ll~ll!ilef's or suppHers.
-* l't :r<.l!vellls ll$.lle00S of.pa'$1;, prasent, or futur& Westinghouse or
.<li!'lltl>J)le1" fU'!lded >de¥9'lopment plans and programs of putent i al 1elllili!le'f:t'i'Wl \\\\lllf,ue t"" Westinghliuse.
,i(t,;1 L~Ajz,on~i:ns,patentati:le ideas, for whi !!h patent protection may be
((e~f:l'fal:J!fe.
tft f'$. '"*°'t ttte pr:qperty of West inghause, but must be treated as
~rlfpfhi~ar;Y tl!Y W~stin!}house accordfng to agreements with the uw.11er.
J:fnfr~,are-S!)Uml po4icy rea1so11s behind th& West'lnghouse systam which ii:nwl.u!le ~e;* FoH<liwlng~
(11). 1ll!e* Uft of such ;,nformation oy Westinghottse gives W&stinghouse a Cllli!P11t4tiv4f tdv.an;1!4ge O\\!er its competitors.
It is, therefore, 1f.filfU18'1cd fPllm discl*os:ure to protect the Westi ngtlouse competitive pll'$'i&ti10n.
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itO'l!lli1cc:;h Sllcli infnrmation is available to comp,ettto:-s dimt,nislies
'*trestl!ngllouse abiHty to sen products and servi:ces involving itlm:'*lfse of the i.nto.mat:i'On.
Usl! ii.¥ *tlUl' c11mp,etit1ll' would pUt Westinghouse at a competitive v~i$~Va!ltage by reduci*ng his expenditure of resources at our
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ll!.:ae# ;ti)lllJl(lnenit of proprf'f!tary information irel'ttnent to a ril1~11fttcu*ar con)P:!!>t!J;th1e. advantage 1s p.o.entiaHy as valuable as
'ttl;r'to'ta1l mpetfrtiN.e advantage. ff competitors a.cquire
.c~pj)l!enta*~ ;Jff':Ql);l'~*~ary infol'ntation, any one c:ompo.nent may Ile th:g::f¢e'.y t'o film tnt'~il'e puzile, thereby depriving. Westtngh:ouse of a
- ~l!iJMiitif'.!ie a(fY.an'tage.
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\\Q,lttl:~*~~j~d di'Sclosure would jaopardize the pos tt ion of
- !lii!t(ettce :of WllstingboUS:e in the world mark'!!:t., and tllereb:y give
- "'l'l!lq~'J:t advantage to the compe:tition af thosa countries.
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!!ill~ '!le$Ui11!1'b:i1use eapactty to i nv,est corpll!rate aneh in research
~'lid rde~l:9pnre.nt depends upon the succ11ss in obta i ni n.g an.d
'lllll,fllt'iifmlillg a compe:t it i ve advantage.
lf,.frl!iii'l!i~mitt'ion is being transmitted to the Collllilission in
~~fll~l!ric:e*1a:nd, unife.r tlle proviSions of' 10CFR Section 2.796, it
- 1~ lla* b~ rt!l:'etved t'n confidence by tile Commtssion.
- ~f\\~~ * * \\Tl.hi! 1ilif~Mll!ti!ID sought to be prg.tected is not avail ab le f n publ tc s!:ntrcl!s; :nr, av,a;fla!Tl*e H1formation has not been previously emploYed' if1nc*t.h!!i silile ;OJ'ii!t'irnal manner or method to the best of' our
.ifftrJil~dWJ' 1tllfl *bel'ief'.
~lr~ltJUi;ixetary ilfl*f:&rm.at'ion sought to be witl:theld in this
<~f*t~: ii\\s* \\tlllat whi;ch is appropriately marked in "Report Oin the
,~!!Jt!>:(~ti!,W for tile. Resolu*t ton Oif' tire Steam Generator Tube
'.<J,u,!fc~vl!r;'¥ iLslS*U.e, WC4iP*l3'24J, (Proprietary), Maren 199'2, for
- lf~lll'fl!'!)house owner's Group belng tran'!lmttted by the Westtrr.gllouse
~1ler!si$l>'t1.11p fWOGJ Tetter an'd AppHcation f'g.r Witht\\alding
\\P;l!llpi:<i:l!t!lrN' Iniforma,tion from Public 01,scl!l'sure, L. A. Walstr, WOil,
~i'il!l~grt 'C. Jones, NRC.
The p,raprtetary ini'armatta.n as
.fg~!lldi11e~: i!:or use h1 Westinghouse Owrrer' s G¥'aup presents tne
'iillfll'l'll!Jtl'!ltl the WesttnghDuse Owner's Group Program for the
$teJllH!let!Jf)!.aftor li*!lb.e *l:lncJ!ivery Issue which was discussed with tne me St'llff at a meeting on January 31, 1991.
\\1'.~~$tlMliitmra:tli0;n is part of tfl:a,t whteh wn l enable Wes:tinglrou.se
- \\~P'li i.i't~J* 1Rl11$1.deoifo:elfmi:!ntat.mn.(If the bases and methodology developed
~!'r1,~al'C;!.JA:f,a:lti111g st.eam g.ener11t0;r secondary mtxture level and
- pll\\iJlll* 1!@iter bysi
- as:s fratt fons
- OC~)* '!P.r'.llllli'i:lil'*~i:IO;ll.!J!Jtel\\'.tattvn of the bases and ass:ulilllt tons f!Jr
- ~la'a:t!lt~'a'tiit!I l'\\ad'itt~\\cigtea.~ 0011sequenoos o*f accidents involving
- '$i!ie;l,l!itArell~a~ includi.*n.g tire e*ffect of steam generator tf!be
- lllf~~*
{~, ~~~f!M,sn tffe i*mpa'C.t of staam generator tabe uncovel'y en the
'*a*~1i!lj'Qiie.al cllnsequencce.s of a steam gen.erator tube rupture
- lic'¢i111!fell(t andi *other non-SG'l'll events.
~)l,.~~~i.$'t t'lie eus:wmer in obtaining a resolution of the steam fllfe!l'atO;r tube qncovery i ss.ue.
Fif!!c*fl 1th1fa fo:formation has substantial commercial value as
~lltitl'f.~
- 'lf*1 1f.Jst~*nQ/I011se may &v11 the us.e of similar information to its
~11,uome:rs for.purposes of resolving any tnues rela.ted to
$lit afill.c.t of 11team generator uncovery on the consequenc.es of acci.dent anal,y11es.
fb~ Wesilli:nghoue can sell support and defense of the steam gelrlfl"ator tulle uncove:ry te:chnology to its customers t n the Hcens:f.ng proces.s.
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fc~J!9'!i'll'\\~'IS:Oil:O*sure <1f this proprietary informatton is likely to
~~all':tld~l ham t-0 the t:<impetttive p:osition of
- >s~ :tte:eause it wou~*d enhan£.e the ability of comp.etttors fil!ll! ;s!l:m1h1'll'r *ana1>;yti*ca l d'o.cumentation and l i cen sing defense
- .*~ f9r *ltofllfllert:i'a'l power reactors without commensurate
- :*~. rl\\lhso:, :Pl(bltic di'S<:losure of the tnformat ion would
- l!l"~ *tn u:se* tire information to meet NRC requirements for
- 'Vltl~'lf~~fl\\wif!P.!1'.llmentat:iron wi,tiltout purchas tng the right to use the
- t1!ll't6ii'11r.aJ;i:a1t.
- > !if.i!l~14~~1rqp:ment of the t~bm:l'lo:gy descrtb'ed tn 1tart b.y the
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~ ::~'11\\'~,ll\\~i~ *i1s :the f'e*sult of' a~plying. the re9ul t.s of many yeal's
,,!9~1'~~k~f~t'.fn~e i'll an i:nd'ienst.ve Westlnqhouse effort and the
- **,;,~~P'ib'!t~~*uJi<<: tif a consi,deratle scum o.f money.
'Jt!l\\'fk~ffd.lll' r:(l'r co]11petitors of Westtngltou&e to duplicate this
\\.~'l(:tfj~j:~1!ill~ $,imHar technical progl'ams would have to be
, *~l!:~~J,ij'f.illal'.(l,l a $i'Sni'l?l*cant manpower effo.11't, having ttle requisite
- ~i1
- 114tW:~nl!l>cei*pe*i"t<<n<:e, w!Hlld have to be expended for the
- i/fl~1f~llmeit and: verlfte.a*Uon of adequate methods for evaluation
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- J!d;lieJ:ewt,th ;raell' bear a \\i/est11nghouse copyright notice.
- jij~ke the 'number of copi;es of the infol'lltation contained
'*'a!YI 'ffe.t1!s'S'il"Y for i'ts ;,nternaJ use in connect ion with
- *lit* !l'ev:f:ews and approv*&ls as well as the issuance,
'llffie.r, 'r,,i!newail, modi,fi;c:a1tion, suspenst'On, revocatfon, or fi1'<Jl':etJi{tt* "1ll!d)!l'I', *or re:gu1;auon sub.jeet to the
,1I!l~1"it';g'll\\dfiil'lg. re~t'rieti'Oll'S on p1tblic disclosure to the
¥J!i'$'i().l!f!:i:I 4'd.el1'tli$~1ed u propri*etary by Westinghouse,
~fi*s:t'~i!'lii'n'g. 'Ii/1th rHp11ct to the non><propri etary
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