ML17277A296

Request for Withholding Information from Public Disclosure (CAC Nos. MF8987 and MF8988; EPID L-2016-LLR-0019)

ML17277A296
Person / Time
Site:	Surry
Issue date:	11/02/2017
From:	Cotton K Plant Licensing Branch II
To:	Mark D. Sartain Virginia Electric & Power Co (VEPCO)
Cotton K, NRR/DORL/LPL2-1, 415-1438
References
CAC MF8987, CAC MF8988, EPID L-2016-LLR-0019
Download: ML17277A296 (4)

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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20555-0001 November 2, 2017 Mr. Mark D. Sartain Vice President - Nuclear Engineering and Fleet Support 5000 Dominion Blvd.

Richmond, VA 23261

SUBJECT:

REQUEST FOR WITHHOLDING INFORMATION FROM PUBLIC DISCLOSURE FOR SURRY POWER STATION, UNITS 1 AND 2 (CAC NOS. MF8987 AND MF8988; EPID L-2016-LLR-0019)

Dear Mr. Sartain:

By letter dated August 31, 2017 (Agency Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS) Accession No. ML17251A864), Virginia Electric and Power Company (the licensee) submitted an affidavit dated August 24, 2017, executed by Scott Greenhaus of Structural Group, Inc. (SGI}, requesting that the information contained in the following document be withheld from public disclosure pursuant to Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR}, Part 2, Section 2.390.

The information sought to be withheld from public disclosure in Dominion Letter to Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Proposed Alternative to ASME Section XI Requirements for Repair/Replacement of Circulating and Service Water Class 3 Buried Piping with Carbon Fiber Reinforced Polymer, Response to Request for Additional Information, is owned by and has been held in confidence by SGI. Specific portions of the Dominion request which include SGI proprietary information are the responses to the Requests for Additional Information (RAI) listed below:

• RAI 3.5.1-5

• EMCB-RAl-3

• RAI 3.5.7-4

• RAI 3.5.2-2

• EMCB-RAl-4

• RAI 3.5.7-5

• RAI 3.5.3-1

• EMCB-RAl-5

• RAI 3.5.7-6

• RAI 3.5.3-2

• EMCB-RAl-7

• RAI 3.5.7-7

• RAI 3.5.3-3

• EMCB-RAl-9

• RAI 3.5.7-8

• RAI 3.5.3-6

• RAI 3.5.5-1

• RAI 3.5.7-9

• RAI 3.5.3-7

• RAI 3.5.6-1

• RAI 3.5.7-10

• RAI 3.5.3-8

• RAI 3.5.6-2

• RAI 3.5.7-11

• RAI 3.5.3-9

• RAI 3.5.6-3

• RAI 3.5.8-1

• RAI 3.5.3-10

• RAI 3.5.6-5

• RAI 3.5.8-2

• RAI 3.5.3-11

• RAI 3.5.7-1

• RAI 3.5.8-3

• RAI 3.5.3-13

• RAI 3.5.7-2

• EMCB-RAl-2

• RAI 3.5.7-3

M. Sartain The affidavit stated that the submitted information should be considered exempt from mandatory public disclosure, which include, but are not limited to, the following reasons:

1. The information is being transmitted to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) in confidence and, under the provisions of 10 GFR 2.390, it is to be received in confidence by the NRC. The information sought to be protected is not available in public sources and, to the best of our knowledge and belief, available information has not been previously employed in the same original manner or method.

2. SGI owns or is permitted to use the proprietary information referenced in the August 24, 2017, Affidavit under agreements that include SGl's maintaining the confidentiality of such information.

3. Public disclosure of this proprietary information is likely to cause substantial harm to the competitive position of SGI because it would enhance the ability of competitors to provide similar licensing services for commercial power reactors without commensurate expenses.

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 affidavit, 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.

Non proprietary copies of the documents have been placed in the NRC's Public Document Room, added to the NRC Library, and are available at Agencywide Documents Access and Management System Accession Nos. ML17251A895 and ML17251A900.

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.

M. Sartain If you have any questions regarding this matter, please contact me at 301-415-1438 or Karen.Cotton@nrc.gov.

Sincerely,

~L~

Karen R. Cotton, Project Manager Plant Licensing Branch 11-1 Division of Operating Reactor Licensing Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket Nos. 50-280 and 50-281 cc: Mr. Daniel G. Stoddard Senior Vice President and Chief Nuclear Officer Dominion Nuclear Innsbrook Technical Center 5000 Dominion Blvd.

Glen Allen, VA 23060-6711 Mr. Scott Greenhaus Executive Vice President Strucutral Group, Inc.

10150 Old Columbia Road Columbia, MD 21046 Additional Distribution via Listserv

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