ML17138A012
| ML17138A012 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Point Beach  |
| Issue date: | 05/23/2017 |
| From: | Mahesh Chawla Plant Licensing Branch III |
| To: | Coffey R Point Beach |
| References | |
| CAC MF8218 | |
| Download: ML17138A012 (3) | |
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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20555-0001 Mr. Robert Coffey Site Vice President NextEra Energy Point Beach, LLC 6610 Nuclear Road Two Rivers, WI 54241 May 23, 2017
SUBJECT:
REQUEST FOR WITHHOLDING INFORMATION FROM PUBLIC DISCLOSURE POINT BEACH NUCLEAR PLANT, UNIT 1 (CAC NO. MF8218)
Dear Mr. Coffey:
By letter dated April 20, 2017 (Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS) Accession No. ML 1711 OA068}, NextEra Energy Point Beach, LLC (NextEra) submitted affidavit dated April 5, 2017, executed by James A. Gresham, Manager, Regulatory Compliance, Westinghouse Electric Company, requesting that the information contained in the following document, included as attachment 3 (ADAMS Accession No. ML17129A265) of the subject letter, be withheld from public disclosure pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (b)(1) of Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR), Part 2, Section 2.390.
Responses to Request for Additional Information from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission Staff (NRC) Concerning the Point Beach Unit 1 H* License Amendment Request Submittal (Proprietary) (Attachment 3).
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 or improve his competitive position in the design, manufacture, shipment, installation, assurance of quality, or licensing a similar product.
(e) It reveals aspects of past, present, or future Westinghouse or customer funded development plans and programs of potential commercial value to Westinghouse.
We have reviewed your application and the material in accordance with the requirements of 1 O 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 following document 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.
Responses to Request for Additional Information from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission Staff (NRC) Concerning the Point Beach Unit 1 H* License Amendment Request Submittal (Proprietary) (Attachment 3)
The non-proprietary version of the above document is included in the submittal, dated April 20, 2017, as Attachment 2, and is available in the NRC's Public Document Room and added to the NRC Library at ADAMS.
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 Nuclear Regulatory Commission (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 301-415-8371.
Docket No. 50-266 cc:
Mr. James A Gresham Manager Regulatory Compliance Westinghouse Electric Company Sincerely,
~rZJ-Mahesh Chawla, Project Manager Plant Licensing Branch 3-1 Division of Operating Reactor Licensing Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation 1000 Westinghouse Drive, Building 3, Suite 310 Cranberry Township, PA 16066 Distribution via Listserv
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