ML17345A801

Forwards Affidavit Requesting That WCAP-12632,Rev 2, RTD Bypass Elimination Licensing Rept for Turkey Point Units 3 & 4, Be Withheld Per 10CFR2.790

ML17345A801
Person / Time
Site:	Turkey Point
Issue date:	04/02/1991
From:	Dipiazza R WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC COMPANY, DIV OF CBS CORP.
To:	Murley T NRC OFFICE OF INFORMATION RESOURCES MANAGEMENT (IRM)
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CAW-90-100, NUDOCS 9104160399
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Westinghouse Electric Corporation Energy Systems 'ox 355 Piltsburgh Pennsylvania 15230 0355 April 2, 1991 CAW-90-100 Document Control Desk US Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, DC 20555 Attention: Dr. Thomas Hurley, Director APPLICATION FOR WITHHOLDING PROPRIETARY INFORMATION FROM PUBLIC DISCLOSURE

Subject:

WCAP-12632, Rev 2 "RTD Bypass Elimination Licensing Report for Turkey Point Units 3 and 4" (Proprietary)

Dear Dr. Hurley:

The proprietary information for which withholding is being requested in the enclosed letter by Florida Power and Light Company is further identified in Affidavit CAW-90-100 signed by the owner of the proprietary information, Westinghouse Electric Corporation. The affidavit, which accompanies this letter, sets forth the basis on which the information may be withheld from public disclosure by the Commission and addresses with specificity the considerations listed in paragraph (b)(4) of 10 CFR Section 2.790 of the Commission's regulations.

Accordingly, this letter authorizes the utilization of the accompanying Affidavit by Floirda Power and Light Company.

Correspondence with respect to the proprietary aspects of the application for withholding or the Westinghouse affidavit should reference this letter, CAW-90-100, and should be addressed to the undersigned.

Very truly yours, R. P. Di Piazza, Hanager Enclosures Operating Plant Licensing Support cc: H. P. Siemien, Esq.

Office of the General Counsel, NRC 9i04160399 910405 PDR ADOCK 05000250 P PDR

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Proprietary Information Notice

- Transmitted=.herewith are, proprietary: and/or,.non-proprietary;versions of documents furnished to the NRC in connection with requests for generic and/or plant-specific review and approval.

In order to conform to the requirements of 10 CFR 2.790 of the Commission's regulations concerning the protection of proprietary information so submitted to the NRC, the information which is proprietary in the proprietary versions is contained within brackets, and where the proprietary information has been deleted in the non-proprietary versions, only the brackets remain (the information that was contained within the brackets in the proprietary versions having 'been deleted). "The justification for claiming the information so designated as proprietary is indicated in both versions by means of lower case letters (a) through (g) -contained-within parentheses located as a superscript immediately following the brackets enclosing each item of information being

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' identified as proprietary or in the margin opposite such information. These

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lower case letters refer to the types of information Westinghouse customarily =..

holds in confidence identified in"Sections (4)(ii)(a) through (4)(ii)(g) of the

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affidavit accompanying this transmittal pursuant to 10 CFR 2.790(b)(l).

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Copyright Notice

." The-reports'-transmitted:herewith each: bear- a Westinghouse copyright -notice.

'The'NRC is permitted to make 'the .number of copies of the information contained in these reports which are necessary for its internal use in connection with generic and plant-specific reviews and approvals as well as the issuance, denial, amendment, transfer, renewal, modification, suspension, revocation, or violation of a license, permit, order, or regulation subject to the requirements of 10 CFR 2.790 regarding restrictions on public disclosure to the extent such information has been identified as proprietary by Westinghouse, copyright protection not withstanding. With respect to the non-proprietary versions of these reports, the NRC is permitted to make the number of copies "beyond those necessary for its internal use which are necessary in order to have one copy available for public viewing in the appropriate docket files in

'the:public,document'oom in Washington,"DC and 'in local public document .rooms as may be required -by -NRC-regulations if the number of copies submitted is-

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'insufficient for-this-purpose." -The'NRC is-not"'authorized 'to make *copies---for- .

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the personal use of members of the public who make use of the NRC public

'ocument rooms. -Copies made by the NRC must include the copyright notice in=

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all instances and the =proprietary notice if the original was identified as proprietary.

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CAW-90-100 AFFIDAVIT COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA:

ss COUNTY OF ALLEGHENY:

-Before me, 'the undersigned authority, personally appeared Ronald P.- DiPiazza, who,"being by me duly sworn according to law, "deposes'and .says that he is, authorized to execute this, Affidavit on =

behalf of Westinghouse Electric Corporation;("Westinghouse" ) and -that

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the averments of fact set forth in .this Affidavit are true and.correct-

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to the best of his knowledge, information, and belief:

Ronald P. Di Piazza, Manager Operating Plant Licensing Support Sworn to and subscribed before me this 2>> day of ) 1991.

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Notary Public NOTARIALSEAL LORRAINE M. PIPLICA, NOTARY PUBLIC MONROEVILLE BORO, ALLEGHENYCOUNTY MYCOMMISSION EXPIRES DEC. 14, 1991 Member, PennsyfvariJa Amr".'ation of Notaries

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CAW-90-100 (I) I am Manager, Operating Plant Licensing Support, in the Nuclear and Advanced Technology Division, of the Westinghouse Electric Corporation and as such, I have been specifically delegated the function of reviewing the proprietary information sought to be withheld from public disclosure in connection with nuclear power plant licensing and rulemaking proceedings, and am authorized to apply for its withholding on behalf of the

=<'~.WesMnghouse..;.Energy. Systems Business Uni t.

(2)-' -am making this. Affidavit in-conformance with the provisions of -10CFR

-"-Section:2..790 -of-the=Commission's -regulations and in conjunction with -the

".Westinghouse..application-for:.-wi.thholding. accompanying .this

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(3) I have personal knowledge -of the-'criteria.and procedures utilized-by the .

Westinghouse Energy Systems Business Unit in designating information as a

-trade -secret,,privi-leged or as confidential commercial or financial information.

(4) Pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (b)(4) of Section 2.790 of the Commission's regulations, the following is furnished for consideration by the Commission in determining whether the information sought to be

..., withheld from public disclosure should be withheld.

(i) The information sought. to be withheld from public disclosure is owned and has been held in confidence by Westinghouse.

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CAW-90-100 (ii) The information is of a type customarily held in confidence by Westinghouse and not customarily disclosed to the public.

Westinghouse has a rational basis for determining the types of information customarily held in confidence by it and, in that connection, utilizes a system to determine when and whether to hold certain types of information in confidence. The application of that system and the substance of that system constitutes Westinghouse policy -and,provides the rational basis required.

Under that system, information is held in confidence if it falls in one or. more of several types, the release of which might result in the .loss of an existing or,potential- competitive advantage, as .

follows:

(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.

(b) It consists of supporting data, including test data, relative to a process (or component, structure, tool, method, etc.), the application of which data secures a competitive economic advantage, e.g., by optimization or improved marketability.

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CAW-90-100 (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.

(d) It reveals cost or price information, production capacities, budget levels, or commercial strategies of Westinghouse, its

~.customers or suppliers.

(e) It reveals .aspects of past, .present, .or future Westinghouse or

. customer funded-development plans and programs of potential commercial value to Westinghouse.

(f) It contains patentable.ideas, -for-which patent, protection. may be desirable.

(g) It is not the property of Westinghouse, but must be treated as

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according to agreements with the owner.

There are sound policy reasons behind the Westinghouse system which include the following:

(a) The use of such information by Westinghouse gives Westinghouse a competitive advantage over its competitors. It is, therefore, withheld from disclosure to protect the Westinghouse competitive position.

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CAW-90-100 (b) It is information which is marketable in many ways. The extent to which such information is available to competitors diminishes the Westinghouse ability to sell products and services involving the use of the information.

(c) Use by our competitor would put Westinghouse at a competitive disadvantage by reducing his expenditure of resources at our

---": expense,.

(d) Each component of proprietary information pertinent to a

" particular .competitive advantage. is. potentially. as valuable as total, competitive advantage. If competitors acquire

'the components of proprietary information, any one component may be the key to the entire. puzzl,e.,;thereby.depri.ving Westinghouse of:

"a competitive advantage.

(e) Unrestricted disclosure would jeopardize the position of

" - ~~prominence of= Westinghouse in the"world market,- and thereby give a market advantage to the competition of those countries.

(f) The Westinghouse capacity to invest corporate assets in research and development depends upon the success in obtaining and maintaining a competitive advantage.

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CAW-90-100 (iii) The information is being transmitted to the Commission in confidence and, under the provisions of 10CFR Section 2.790, it is to be received in confidence by the Commission.

(iv) The information sought to be protected is not available in public sources or available information has not been previously employed in the same original manner or method to the best of

.."our..knowledge and belief.

(v) . The proprietary information sought to be withheld in this

, submittal is that which is appropriately marked in "RTD Bypass .

-Elimination Licensing -Report- for Turkey Point Units 3 -and 4",

WCAP-12632, Rev 2 (Proprietary) for Turkey Point Units 3 and 4, being transmitted by-:the Florida Power and Light Company (FPL) letter and Application for Withholding Proprietary Information-from Public Disclosure, J. Goldberg, FPL, to Document Control Desk, to the Attention Dr. Thomas Hurley, Director, Office of

. NRC. .The proprietary information as submitted for use by Florida Power and Light Company for the Turkey Point Units 3 and 4 is expected to be applicable in other licensee submittals in response to certain NRC requirements for justification of actions to remove the existing Resistance Temperature Detector (RTD) Bypass Elimination system and replace with fast response thermowell mounted RTD's in the reactor coolant loop piping.

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CAW-90-100 This information is part or that which will enable Westinghouse to:

(a) Provide documentation of the analyses, methods, and testing for reaching a conclusion relative to the removal of existing Resistance Temperature Detector,(RTD) Bypass system and the replacement of fast response thermowell

.mounted RTD's.

(b) Support the continued validity of Loss-of-Coolant Accident.

'(LOCA)..and non-LOCA--safety analysis .initial condition assumptions.

(c) Establish .the- effects of-the fast response-thermowell RTD-system on instrumentation and Reactor Coolant uncertainties.

. - .(d).Assist;the"customer.-to-obtain -NRC- approval..for operation with RTD Bypass Elimination.

Further this information has substantial commercial value as follows:

(a) Westinghouse plans to =sell the use of similar information-to its customers for purposes of satisfying NRC requirements for licensing documentation.

(b) Westinghouse can sell support and defense of the RTD Bypass El-imination technology to its customers in the licensing process.

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'CAW-90-100 Public disclosure of this proprietary information is likely to cause substantial harm to the competitive position of Westinghouse because it would enhance the ability of competitors to provide similar analytical documentation and licensing defense services for commercial power reactors without commensurate expenses. Also, public disclosure of the information would enable others to use the information to meet

-"."~NRC.~requirements for licensing documentation without purchasing the right to use the information.

-The development:of,the- technology-described .in .part by the information is .the result- of applying the results of.many<<years.

of experience in an intensive Westinghouse effort and the

.expenditure of-a considerable sum =of .money. I, In order for competitors of Westinghouse to duplicate this information, similar technical programs would have to be

,~ performed and-a -significant"manpower effort, having the requisite talent and experience, would have to be expended for developing testing and analytical methods and performing tests.

Further the deponent sayeth not.

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