ML17321A068

Request for Withholding Information from Public Disclosure for Hope Creek Generating Station (CAC No. MF9502; EPID L-2017-LLA-0204)

ML17321A068
Person / Time
Site:	Hope Creek
Issue date:	11/28/2017
From:	Lisa Regner Plant Licensing Branch IV
To:	Sena P Public Service Enterprise Group
Regner L, NRR/DORL/LPL4, 415-1906
References
CAC MF9502, EPID L-2017-LLA-0204
Download: ML17321A068 (3)

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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C 20555-0001 November 28, 2017 Mr. Peter P. Sena, Ill President 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. MF9502; EPID L-2017-LLA-0204)

Dear Mr. Sena:

By letter dated March 27, 2017 (Agencywide Documents Access and Management System Accession No. ML17086A364), PSEG Nuclear LLC (PSEG) submitted an affidavit dated February 16, 2017, executed by Mr. Neil Wilmshurst, Vice President and Chief Nuclear Officer, Electric Power Research Institute, Inc. PSEG requested that the information contained in to its letter be withheld from public disclosure pursuant to Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations ( 10 CFR) Section 2.390. Specifically, PSEG requested that the following document be withheld:

Hope Creek Generating Station Pressure and Temperature Limits Report (PTLR) for 332, 44, and 56 Effective Full-Power Years (EFPY), dated February 2017 A non-proprietary copy of the document is available as Enclosure 4 to PSEG's March 27, 2017, letter.

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

• EPRI made a substantial economic investment to develop the Proprietary Information and, by prohibiting public disclosure, EPRI derives an economic benefit in the form of licensing royalties and other additional fees from the confidential nature of the Proprietary Information. If the Proprietary Information were publicly available to consultants and/or other businesses providing services in the electric and/or nuclear power industry, they would be able to use the Proprietary Information for their own commercial benefit and profit and without expending the substantial economic resources required of EPRl to develop the Proprietary Information.

• A public disclosure of the Proprietary Information would be highly likely to cause substantial harm to EPRl's competitive position and the ability of EPRI to license the Proprietary Information both domestically and internationally. The Proprietary Information can only be acquired and/or duplicated by others using an equivalent investment of time and effort.

P. Sena 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 version of the submitted information marked as proprietary will be withheld from public disclosure pursuant to 10 GFR 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 NRG. You also should understand that the NRG 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 NRG makes a determination adverse to the above, you will be notified in advance of any public disclosure.

If.you have any questiOflS regarding this matter, I may p\eached at 301-415-1906 or L1sa.Reqner@nrc.gov.. 1 i' .

Sincer~,

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'-...// i Lisa M. Regner, Senior Project Manager Plant Licensing Branch 4 Division of Operating Reactor Licensing Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. 50-354 cc: Mr. Neil Wilmshurst Vice President and Chief Nuclear Officer Electric Power Research Institute, Inc.

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