ML18011A035

Request for Withholding Information from Public Disclosure for Hope Creek Generating Station (CAC No. MF9930; EPID L-2017-LLA-0426)

ML18011A035
Person / Time
Site:	Hope Creek
Issue date:	01/11/2018
From:	Lisa Regner Plant Licensing Branch IV
To:	Sena P Public Service Enterprise Group
Regner L, NRR/DORL/LPL4
References
CAC MF9930, EPID L-2017-LLA-0426
Download: ML18011A035 (4)

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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20555-0001 Mr. Peter P. Sena, Ill President and Chief Nuclear Officer PSEG Nuclear LLC - N09 P.O. Box 236 Hancocks Bridge, NJ 08038 January 11, 2018

SUBJECT:

REQUEST FOR WITHHOLDING INFORMATION FROM PUBLIC DISCLOSURE FOR HOPE CREEK GENERATING STATION (CAC NO. MF9930; EPID L-2017-LLA-0426)

Dear Mr. Sena:

By letter dated July 7, 2017 (Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS)

Accession No. ML17188A260), as supplemented by letters dated November 27, 2017 (ADAMS Accession No. ML17333A853); December 14, 2017 (ADAMS Accession No. ML17348B289);

December 19, 2017 (two letters) (ADAMS Accession Nos. ML17353A831 and ML17353A926);

and December 22, 2017 (ADAMS Accession No. ML17356A139), PSEG Nuclear LLC submitted a license amendment request for a measurement uncertainty recapture power uprate. The supplemental letters dated November 27, 2017; December 19, 2017; and December 22, 2017, contained enclosures that PSEG Nuclear LLC requested be withheld from public disclosure pursuant to Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR) Section 2.390.

The following table provides information on the affidavits, including the date and executor's name, title, and company. The location of the non-proprietary version of each document available in ADAMS for the public to view is also listed.

Affidavit ADAMS Date Executor, Title, Company Title of Document Accession No. of Public Version Lisa K. Schichlein, Senior Project Manager, Response to SNPB Request for NPP/Services Licensing, Regulatory Affairs Additional Information Regarding MUR 11/17/2017 GE-Hitachi Nuclear Energy Americas LLC Power Uprate (GEH Proprietary ML17333A853 Information) (GEH Reference (GEH)

DOC-0006-0106-086, Attachment 1 )

Lisa K. Schichlein, Senior Project Response to EICB Request for Manager, NPP/Services Licensing, Additional Information Regarding MUR 12/6/2017 Regulatory Affairs, GE-Hitachi Nuclear Power Uprate (GEH Proprietary ML17353A831 Information) (GEH Reference Energy Americas LLC DOC-0006-0106-087, Attachment 1)

Alan J. Bilanin, President and Senior COi Technical Note No. 16-23, "Stress 12/13/2017 Associate of Continuum Dynamics, Inc.

Evaluation of Hope Creek Unit 1 Steam ML17353A926 (CDI)

Dryer at MUR Conditions Using Perforated Plate Damping," Revision 0 GEH Responses to NRG TPO SRXB Lisa K. Schichlein, Senior Project RAls 9b, 11, and 12 (GEH Proprietary 12/19/2017 Manager, NPP/Services Licensing, Information); and Hope Creek ML17356A139 Regulatory Affairs, GE-Hitachi Nuclear Generating Station GNF2 ECCS-LOCA Energy Americas LLC Evaluation," 002N5176-RO-P, Revision 0 (GEH Proprietary Information)

P. Sena, Ill The affidavits for GE-Hitachi Nuclear Energy Americas LLC stated that the submitted information should be considered exempt from mandatory public disclosure for the following reasons:

Affidavit of Lisa K. Schlichlein:

(4) a.

Information that discloses a process, method, or apparatus, including supporting data and analyses, where prevention of its use by GEH's competitors without license from GEH constitutes a competitive economic advantage over other companies;

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.

The affidavit for Continuum Dynamics, Inc. stated that the submitted information should be considered exempt from mandatory public disclosure for the following reasons:

Affidavit of Alan J. Bilanin:

3.

(a) a process or method, including supporting data and analysis, where prevention of its use by COi's competitors without license from COi constitutes a competitive advantage over other companies; (b) Information which, if used 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 of a similar product; (c) Information which discloses patentable subject matter for which it may be desirable to obtain patent protection.

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.

P. Sena, Ill 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:

Mr. Alan J. Bilanin President Continuum Dynamics, Inc.

34 Lexington Avenue Ewing, NJ 08618-2302 Ms. Lisa K. Schichlein Senior Project Manager NPP/Services Licensing Regulatory Affairs Sine ely, I

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, _ _JI \\ r-Lisa M. Regner, Senior Project Manager Plant Licensing Branch IV Division of Operating Reactor Licensing Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation GE-Hitachi Nuclear Energy America LLS 3901 Castle Hayne Road Wilmington, NC 28401 Additional Distribution via Listserv

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