ML17192A490

Request for Withholding Information from Public Disclosure

ML17192A490
Person / Time
Site:	Limerick
Issue date:	07/19/2017
From:	V Sreenivas Plant Licensing Branch 1
To:	Bryan Hanson Exelon Nuclear
Sreenivas V, NRR/DORL/LPLI, 415-2597
References
CAC MF9702
Download: ML17192A490 (3)

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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20555-0001 July 19, 2017 Mr. Bryan C. Hanson President and Chief Nuclear Officer Exelon Nuclear 4300 Winfield Road Warrenville, IL 60555

SUBJECT:

REQUEST FOR WITHHOLDING INFORMATION FROM PUBLIC DISCLOSURE FOR LIMERICK GENERATING STATION, UNIT 2 (CAC NO. MF9702)

Dear Mr. Hanson:

By letter dated June 1, 2017 (Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS)

Accession No. ML17152A305), Exelon Generation Company, LLC (Exelon) submitted two affidavits dated May 20, 2017, executed by Gayle Elliott, Deputy Director, Licensing & Regulatory Affairs, for AREVA Inc. (AREVA) in Attachments 4 and 5 to the letter. Exelon also submitted an affidavit dated May 18, 2017, executed by Tom Ryan, Manager, Product Licensing, AREVA in . Exelon requested that the information contained in Attachments 1, 2, and 3 to its letter be withheld from public disclosure pursuant to Title 1O of the Code of Federal Regulations (1 O CFR) 2.390. Specifically, Exelon requested that the following documents be withheld:

(1) Limerick Unit 2 Reactor Vessel Nozzle 16D J-Groove Weld Flaw One Cycle Justification, Document Number 32-9271581-000 (Proprietary Version)

(2) Limerick Unit 2 Instrumentation Nozzle Repair - One Cycle Justification, Document Number 32-9271575-000 (Proprietary Version)

(3) Corrosion Evaluation of the Limerick Unit 2 N16-D Reactor Vessel Nozzle Modification, Document Number 51-9271544-001 (Proprietary Version)

A non-proprietary copy of the documents is available in the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission's (NRC's) Public Document Room and added to the ADAMS Public Electronic Reading Room under the above-referenced Accession No. ML17152A305.

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

6.(a) The information reveals details of AREVA's research and development plans and programs or their results.

(c) The information includes test data or analytical techniques concerning a process, methodology, or component, the application of which results in a competitive advantage for AREVA.

(d) The information reveals certain distinguishing aspects of a process, methodology, or component, the exclusive use of which provides a competitive advantage for AREVA in product optimization or marketability.

B. Hanson (e) The information is vital to a competitive advantage held by AREVA, would be helpful to competitotrs to AREVA, and would likely cause substantial harm to the competitive position of AREVA.

We have reviewed your application and the material in accordance with the requirements of 10 CFR 2.390 and, on the basis of the statements in the affidavits, have determined that the submitted information sought to be withheld contains proprietary commercial information and should be withheld from public disclosure. Therefore, the version of the submitted information 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.

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 301-415-2597 or V.Sreenivas@nrc.gov.

Sincerely,

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~Plant Licensing Branch 1 Division of Operating Reactor Licensing Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. 50-353 cc: Ms. Gayle Elliott Deputy Director, Licensing and Regulatory Affairs AREVA Inc.

3315 Old Forest Road Lynchburg, VA 24501 Mr. Tom Ryan Manager, Product Licensing AREVA Inc.

3315 Old Forest Road Lynchburg, VA 24501 Additional Distribution via Listserv

ML17192A490 OFFICE NRR/DORL/LPL 1/PM NRR/DORL/LPL 1/LA NRR/DORL/LPL 1/BC NRR/DORL/LPL 1/PM NAME VSreenivas LRonewicz JDanna VSreenivas DATE 07/17/2017 07/12/2017 07/19/2017 07/19/2017