ML17059B535

Informs That Info Submitted by Application, Will Be Withheld from Public Disclosure,Per Licensee Request

ML17059B535
Person / Time
Site:	Nine Mile Point
Issue date:	05/05/1997
From:	Hood D NRC (Affiliation Not Assigned)
To:	Mccormick M NIAGARA MOHAWK POWER CORP.
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NUDOCS 9705090007
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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION WASHINGTON> D.C. 2055$ 4001 Hay 5, 1997 Hr. Hartin J. HcCormick, Jr.

Vice President-Nuclear Engineering Niagara Hohawk Generation Business Group P.O.

Box 63

Lycoming, NY 13093

SUBJECT:

RE(UEST FOR WITHHOLDING INFORHATION FROH PUBLIC DISCLOSURE NINE HILE POINT NUCLEAR STATION UNIT NO.

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Dear Hr. HcCormick:

By your application dated April 8,

1997, as supplemented by letter dated April 25,

1997, and affidavits dated April 7,

1997, and April 5,

1997, executed by George B. Stramback of General Electric Company (GE),

and affidavit dgted April 24,

1997, executed by Hichael A. Smith of GE, you submitted CE-NE 523-B13-01869-043, "Assessment of the Vertical Weld Cracking on the NHP1 Shroud," Revision 1, Class III, dated April 1997; CENE B13-01739-40, "Shroud Repair Anomalies Nine Hile Point Unit 1," RF014, Revision 1, Class III, dated April 1997; andRENE B13-01739-22, "Design Report for Improved Shroud Repair Lower Support Retainers,"

Revision 1, Class III dated April

1997, and "Reactor Hodification/Installation Drawing,

107E5679, Revision 7 and requested that it be withheld from public disclosure pursuant to 10 CFR 2.790.

Non-proprietary versions were also submitted.

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

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Information that discloses a process, method, or apparatus, including supporting data and analyses, where prevention of its use by General Electric's competitors without license from General Electric constitutes a competitive economic advantage over other companies; 2.

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Information which, if used 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 of a similar product; Information which discloses patentable subject matter for which it may be desirable to obtain patent protection.

The information identified is classified as proprietary because it contains detailed results of analytical

models, methods and processes, including computer codes, which GE has developed and applied to perform evaluations of indications in the core shroud for the BWR.

The development and approval of the BWR Shroud Repair Program was achieved at a significant cost, on the order or one million dollars,

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T e evelopment,of the evaluation process contained in the document along with the interpretation and application of the analytical results is derived from the extensive, experience database that constitutes a

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The information identified in paragraph (2), above, is classified as proprietary because it constitutes a confidential compilation of information, including 'detailed design drawing results of a hardware design modification '(stabilizer for the shroud.horizontal welds, intended to be installed in a reactor to resolve the reactor pressure vessel core shroud weld cracking concern.

The development and approval of this including computer codes, which',GE has developed and applied to perform evaluations of indications in the core shroud for the BWR.

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We have reviewed your application and the material in accordance with the requirements of 10 CFR 2.790

and, on the basis of your statements, have determined that the submitted information sought to be withheld contains proprietary commercial information.

Therefore, the version(s) of the submitted information marked as proprietary will be withheld from public disclosure pursuant to 10 CFR 2.790(b)(5) and Section 103(b) of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended 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.

Sincerely,

/s/

Darl S.

Hood, Senior Project Manager Project Directorate I-1 Division of Reactor Projects I/II Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. 50-220 cc:

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. Copy without attachment enclosure "E" = Co with attachment enclosure "N" = No co 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.

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The development of the evaluation process contained in the document along with the interpretation and application of the analytical results is derived from the extensive experience database that constitutes a

major GE asset.

The information identified in paragraph (2), above, is classified as proprietary because it constitutes a confidential compilation of information, including detailed design drawing results of a hardware design modification (stabilizer for the shroud horizontal welds, intended to be installed in a reactor to resolve the reactor pressure vessel core shroud weld cracking concern.

The development and approval of this including computer codes, which GE has developed and applied to perform evaluations of indications in the core shroud for the BWR.

We have reviewed your application and the material in accordance with the requirements of 10 CFR 2.790 and, on the basis of your statements, have determined that the submitted information sought to be withheld contains proprietary commercial information.

Therefore, the version(s) of the submitted information marked as proprietary will be withheld'rom public disclosure pursuant to 10 CFR 2.790(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 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.

Sincerely, Docket No. 50-220 cc:

See next page Darl S.

Hood, Senior Project Hanager Project Directorate I-1 Division of Reactor Projects - I/II Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation

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HcCormick, Jr.

Vice President Nuclear Safety'ssessment and Support Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation Nine Mile Point Nuclear Station P.O.

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Lycoming, NY 13093 Mr. Kim A. Dahlberg General Manager Projects Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation Nine Mile Point Nuclear Station P.O.

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.13093 Hr. Norman L. Rademacher Plant Manager, Unit 1

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Lycoming, NY 13093 Regional Administrator, Region I U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 475 Allendale Road King of Prussia, PA 19406 a

Resident Inspector U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission P.O.

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Lycoming, NY 13093 Charles Donaldson, Esquire Assistant Attorney General New York Department of Law 120 Broadway New York, NY 10271 Mr. Paul D.

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