ML17201A046

Request for Withholding Information from Public Disclosure

ML17201A046
Person / Time
Site:	Hope Creek
Issue date:	07/24/2017
From:	Lisa Regner Plant Licensing Branch IV
To:	Duke P Public Service Enterprise Group
Regner L, NRR/DORL/LPLIV
References
CAC MF6768
Download: ML17201A046 (4)

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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20555-0001 July 24, 2017 Mr. Peter P. Sena, Ill President and Chief Nuclear Officer PSEG Nuclear LLC - N09 P.O. Box 236 Hancocks Bridge, NJ 08038

SUBJECT:

REQUEST FOR WITHHOLDING INFORMATION FROM PUBLIC DISCLOSURE FOR HOPE CREEK GENERATING STATION (CAC NO. MF6768)

Dear Mr. Sena:

By letter dated September 21, 2015, you submitted a license amendment request entitled, "Digital Power Range Neutron Monitoring (PRNM) System Upgrade." This license amendment request contained an enclosure that you requested be withheld from public disclosure pursuant to Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR) 2.390. By letters dated November 19, 2015; June 17, 2016; September 12, 2016; and September 23, 2016, you submitted information that you also requested be withheld. The following table provides information on the affidavits, including the date of the affidavit; executor, position, and company; title of the document, and location of the public version (non-proprietary) of each document available in the Agencywide Documents Access and Management System for the public to view.

ADAMS Affidavit Accession No.

Executor, Position, and Company Title of Document Date (Public Version)

Peter M. Yandow, Vice President, NEDC-33864P, "Hope Creek Generating NPP/Services Licensing, Regulatory 8/27/2015 Station NUMAC PRNM Upgrade," ML15265A225 Affairs, GE-Hitachi Nuclear Energy Revision 0, September 2015 Americas LLC (GEH)

Lisa K. Schichlein, Senior Project NEDC-33872P, "Hope Creek Generating 8/16/2016 Manager, NPP/Services Licensing, Station NUMAC PRNM Upgrade Phase 2," ML16256A642 Regulatorv Affairs, GEH Revision 0, August 2016 James, F. Harrison, Vice President, NEDE-33834P, "NUMAC Systems 4/30/2015 Fuel Licensing, Regulatory Affairs, Engineering Development Plan," ML16256A644 GEH Revision 0, April 2015 Report #80107709ROSUP19, "Hope Creek Lisa K. Schichlein, Senior Project Power Range Neutron Monitoring Upgrade 8/19/2016 Manager, NPP/Services Licensing, ML16256A640 Human Factors Assessment," Revision 1, Regulatory Affairs, GEH August 2016 Lisa K. Schichlein, Senior Project GEH-KT0-182455-183, "GEH Responses 9/14/2016 Manager, NPP/Services Licensing, to Hope Creek NUMAC PRNM Phase 1 ML16270A006 Rei::iulatory Affairs, GEH RAls," dated September 14, 2016 The affidavits stated that the submitted information should be considered exempt from mandatory public disclosure for the following reasons:

(4)a. Information that discloses a process, method, or apparatus, including supporting data and analyses, where prevention of its use by GEH's

P.Sena competitors without license from GEH constitutes a competitive economic advantage over other companies; (4)b. Information that, if used by a competitor, would reduce their expenditure of resources or improve their competitive position in the design, manufacture, shipment, installation, assurance of quality, or licensing of a similar product; We have reviewed your application and the materials 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 versions 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 U.S. 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 301-415-1906 or Lisa. Regner@nrc.gov.

Docket No. 50-354 cc: [SEE NEXT PAGE]

P.Sena cc: Mr. Paul Davidson Site Vice President Hope Creek Generating Station PSEG Nuclear LLC P.O. Box 236 Hancocks Bridge, NJ 08038-0236 Mr. James F. Harrison Vice President, Fuel Licensing Regulatory Affairs GE-Hitachi Nuclear Energy Americas LLC 3901 Castle Hayne Road Wilmington, NC 28401 Ms. Lisa K. Schichlein Senior Project Manager, NPP/

Services Licensing Regulatory Affairs GE-Hitachi Nuclear Energy Americas, LLC 3901 Castle Hayne Road, MIC A-65 Wilmington, NC 28401 Mr. Peter M. Yandow Vice President, NPP/

Services Licensing Regulatory Affairs GE-Hitachi Nuclear Energy Americas LLC 3901 Castle Hayne Road Wilmington, NC 28401 cc: Listserv

ML17201A046 OFFICE DORL/LPL4/PM DORL/LPL 1/LA DORL/LPL 1/BC DORL/LPL4/PM NAME LRegner LRonewicz JDanna LRegner DATE 07/24/2017 07/20/2017 07/24/2017 07/24/2017