ML17059B536

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

ML17059B536
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 9705120015
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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION WASHINGTON> D.C. 20555-0001 May 5, 1997 Mr. Martin J.

McCormick, Jr.

Vice President Nuclear Engineering Niagara Mohawk Generation Business Group P.O.

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SUBJECT:

RE(VEST FOR WITHHOLDING INFORMATION FROM PUBI,IC DISCLOSURE NINE MILE POINT NUCLEAR STATION, UNIT NO.

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Dear Mr. McCormick:

By your application dated April 23,

1997, and affidavit dated April 21,

1997, executed by George B. Stramback of General Electric Company (GE), you submitted "Responses to NRC Staff guestions on the Shroud Repair," dated April 21,

1997, and requested that it be withheld from public disclosure pursuant to 10 CFR 2.790.

A non-proprietary version was also submitted.

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

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.

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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'roduct.

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The information identified is classified as proprietary because it contains GE response information about the 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 of one million dollars, to GE.

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.

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.

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Mr. M. McCormick 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.

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, BmM/

Docket No. 50-220 cc:

See next page Darl S.

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

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C Mr. M. McCormick May 5, 1997 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.

Withholding fr'om public in'spection 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.

I If the basis for withholding this, information from public inspection should change in the future'uch that.the.information could then, be made available for public inspection, you should 'promptly noti,fy the NRC.

You also should understand that the'RC may have cause to, review this determination in the future, for example, if the scope of'a'. Freedom of Informati'on Act request includes your information'.

In all'eview", situations, if the NRC makes a

determination adverse to the above, you w'ill be notified in advance of any public disclosure.

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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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Lycoming, NY 13093 Regional Administrator, Region I U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 475 Allendale Road King of Prussia, PA 19406 Nine Mile Point Nuclear Station Unit No.

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