ML18046B209
| ML18046B209 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Palisades  |
| Issue date: | 12/14/1981 |
| From: | Crutchfield D Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation |
| To: | Hoffman D CONSUMERS ENERGY CO. (FORMERLY CONSUMERS POWER CO.) |
| References | |
| LSO5-81-12-040, LSO5-81-12-40, NUDOCS 8201140008 | |
| Download: ML18046B209 (4) | |
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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D. C. 20555 Docket No. 50-255 LS05-81-12-040 Mr. David P. Hoffman Nuclear Licensing Administrator Consumers Power Company 1945 W. Parnall Road -
Jackson, Michigan 49201
Dear Mr. Hoffman:
- December 14, 1981
SUBJECT:
WITHHOLDING OF INFORMATION FROM PUBLIC DISCLOSURE - PALISADES PLANT By letter dated May 14, 1980, as supported by an Exxon Nuclear Corporation, Inc., (ENC) affidavit dated April 24, 1980, you requested that information pertaining to the Cycle 4 radial peaking factor [XN-NF-80-18 (P')] be with-held from public disclosure pursuant to 10 CFR Section 2~790. Your letter dated October 22, 1981, as supported* by ENC affidavit dated September 16, 1981, requested that information with respect to the Palisades Gadolinia Demonstration Program, Cycle 4 [XN-NF-79-6l(P)] also be withheld from -
public disclosure. -In addition, you submitted nonproprietary versions of these two' documents~
Th~ reasons cited for the withholding of the doucments were that (1) the informatfon has customarily been held in confidence by.£NC and is *not avail-able in public sources, (2) it reveals certain distinguishing aspects of design and safety analysis and fuel design, and (3) the information reveals-fuel properties and operating characteristics developed by ENC.
The affidavits also* maintain that withholding of these documents secures com-petitive economic advantage to ENC for fuel man~gement and safety anal~sis optimization and improved marketabi 1 ity. Therefore, the rel ease of t.h1 s information would obviate the competitive advantage currently'realized by ENC.
We have.reviewed the applications, affidavits, and reports based on the requirements and criteria of 10 CFR 2.790(b) and have determined that the above-mentioned documents sought to be withheld contain proprietary commercial information.
We have also found at this time that the right of the pub,-ic to be fully apprised as to the bases for and effects of the proposed action does not outweigh the demonstrated concern for protection of ENC 1s competitive position. Accordingly, we have determined that the information should be
- withheld from* public disclosure.
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December 14, 1981 We, therefore, approve the requests for withholding pursuant to-Section 2.790(b) of 10 CFR Part 2 and are withholding from public ~isclosure as proprietary ENC reports XN-NF-80-18(P), "ECCS and Thermal-Hydraulic Analyses for the Palisades Reload H Design," and XN-NF-79-6l(P),
"Supplementary Safety Analysis Report - Palisades Gadolinia Demonstration Program Cycle 4, 11
- Withholding from public inspection shall not affect the right, if any, of persons properly_and directly concerned to inspect the documents.
If the basis for withholding thjs informationfrom public* inspection should change in the future such that the information could then be made available for *public ins.pection, you or ENC should promptly notify the NRC.
Sincerely, r;/~ 1( ?f"~
f Dennis M. Crutchfield, Chief.
Operating Reactors Branch #5 Djvision of Licensing cc:
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Mr. David December l 4, l 981 We, therefore, approve the requests for with ho 1 ding pursuant to Section 2.790(b) of 10 CFR Part 2 and are withholding from public disclosure as proprietary ENC reports XN-NF-80-lB(P), "ECCS and Thermal-Hydraulic Analyses for the Palisades Reload H Design, 11 and XN-NF-79-6l(P),
11Supplementary Safety Analysis Report - Palisades Gadolinia Demonstration Program Cycle 4,". Withholding from public inspection shall not affect the right, if any, of persons properly and directly concerned to inspect the documents.
If the basis for withholding this information frol"lpublic inspection should change in the future such that the information could then be made available for public inspection, you or ENC should promptly notify the NRC.
cc: See next page DISTRIBUTION Docket NRC PDR Local PDR ORB Reading DCrutchfield TWambach HSmith OI&E (3)
NRC FORM 318 (10-80) NRCM 0240 Sincerely, Original signed by Thomas V. Wambach for/
Dennis M. Crutchfield, Chief Operating Reactors Branch #5 Division of Licensing
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Mr."* David P. Hoffman cc M. I. Miller, Esquire Isham, Lincoln & Beale Suite 4200 One First National Plaza Chicago, Illinois 60670 Mr. Paul A. Perry, Secretary Consumers. Power Company*
212 West Michigan Avenue Jackson, Michigan 49201 Judd L. Bacon, Esquire Consumers Power Company 212 West-Michigan Avenue J acks_on, Michigan 49201 Myron M. Cherry, Esquire Suite 4501 One IBM Plaza"'
Chicago, Illinois 60611 Ms. Mary P. Sinclair Great Lake*s Energy_ A 11 i ance 5711 Summerset-Drive Midland, Mi chi_gan 48649
- Kalamazoo Public Library 315 South Rose*Street Kalamazoo; Michig~n 49006 Township Supervisor*
"covert Township Route 1, Box 10 *
- van* Buren C_ounty, Mi chi_gan 49043 Office of the Governor (2)
Room 1 - Capitol B*uilding Lans1ng, ~ichigan 48913 William J. Scanlon, Esquire 2034 Pauline Boulevard
.Ann Arbor, Michigan 48103 Palisades Plant ATTN:
Mr. Robert Montross Plant Manager Covert, Michigan 49043 December 14,. 1 981 U.
S~ Environmental Protection*----
Agericy Federal Activities Branch
_Region V Office ATTN:
Regional Radiation Representative 230 South Dearborn Street
- Chic~go; Illinois 60604
- charles Bechhoef~r, EsQ.-; Chairman Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel
- u. s. Nuclear Regulatory Co11111ission Washington, o. C.
20555 Or. George C. Anderson Department of Oceanography University of Washington-Seattl e,, Washington 98195
- Or. M. Stanley.Livingston 1005 Calle Largo Santa Fe, New Mexico 87501 Resident lnspector c/o U. S. NRC Palisades Plant Route 2, P. O. Box 155 Covert, Michig~n 4Q043 Mr. J. N. Morgan, Manager licensing and Safety Engineering Exxon Nuclear Company, Inc.
Riehl a_nd, Washington 99352
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