ML18057A583

Responds to 900831 Request That Rept ANF-192(P), Justification of Anfp DNB Correlation for High Thermal Performance Fuel in Palisades Reactor, Be Withheld from Public Disclosure.Request Granted

ML18057A583
Person / Time
Site:	Palisades
Issue date:	11/13/1990
From:	Pierson R Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
To:	Copeland R SIEMENS POWER CORP. (FORMERLY SIEMENS NUCLEAR POWER
References
NUDOCS 9011200213
Download: ML18057A583 (6)

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. UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION Docket No. 50-255 Mr.

R~ A. Copeland, Manager

. Reload Licensing

• WASHINGTON, 0, C. 20555 Novemb_er.13., 1990*

Advanced N~clear F~els Corporation

• 2101 Horn Rapid~ Road PO Box 130 Richland, Wa ~hi ngtor1 99352.:.0130

SUBJECT:

• REQUEST FO~ WilHHOLDING INFORMATION FROM PUBLIC DISCLOSURE By ar1 application dated.August 31, 1990, Cc1nsumers Power Company (CPC) subrnitt~d tht document entitl~d ~dvanced Nuclear Fuels Corporati~ri (ANF)

Report ANF-192(P) Justific~tion of.the ANFP DNa Correlation for'. High ~hermal

, P~rformar1C:E -Fue 1 in 'the Pa 1 i sac!t::s Reactor dated January 1990 and. requested:

that it.be withhtld fro~ public d~sclosure pursuant to 10 CFR.2.790.

. Ari,-affidavit datt'd. August 30~ *1990 from ANF, the o~mer of the iriforma't:ion, *:

\\~as su.Lmitted August 31, 1990.

ANF statto that the subniit,ted' iriformatiou

• should be considered exempt from.mandatory public disclosure for the following reasons:

.,* "3 Informatio11 tontairieG in this Dccun1e'nt has bt-~*r1 classified by ANF as prnprietary iri accordarice with the c0r1trcl system and pc:liC:i~s

.. establish~d b~ ANF for th~ control and.protection of informafion.

The 'document: cor1tains information of a pr:(;prietary and confiden-t'ial r:ature and *is of the type custoniarily h.eld.in* confidence* by ANF arid riot made availal?le to the public *. Based, on rr~ experienc~~

I am.a.ware that other companies regard information of the kir1d coritained-in the Document as proprietary and cor1fidential~-.

"5 The Document has br:en. maoe availoble to the U.S. Nuclear **Regulatory Con1mission* i~1 cor1fi~rice, with the. request that the informa_tion

.cont~ined in the Document will not be disclosed or div~lged. *

..... "fr Th~ Document coritainsinformation which is*vital to a competitive

~~~--_------~--advantage of ANF-and**would-be helpful-to* cow,petitors.*of.ANF wheri-compet i rig with ANF.

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• The iriforniatior;* ccr1tair1ed in the Document.*is cCJr;sicit:*n:d to be pn.. prietary by ANF.because it reveals certairi distir!guishirig aspects of ~NF thermal hydraulic analysis methe;dology which secure con:pt:>titive advantage to ANF for fuel design optimization and n1ar.ketab i1 ity, and includes informat ior1 ut i lize-d by ANF in its business which affords ANF an opportu~ity tc obtain a competitive advantage over its competitors who do not or may r10.t kno_w or use the inforniation contained in the Document.

118 The disclosure of the proprfotary informatior1 contair1e_d in the Dccumt:'nt to a ccmpet it or wou 1 d permit the con;pft i tor to reduce

• its expenditure of money and m~r1power and to improve its

. c:cmpt:'tithe position by giving it valuable iflsights. into ANF th~rn1al hyC:raulic analysis methodology and would result ir;

• s~~stantial h6rn~to the co~petitive position of ANF *

"9 The Do'cun1ent contoir1~ proprietary informatfor1 which is held. in

_.{(!t1fidenct by ANF arid is not available in public sources...

"10 I.n ac.c()r~.arice \\'dU A~iF 1 s polic:it:*s gov*ernil'ig tht *prottct.lo*r; and coritr-ol*CJf *.infor~*,ation., prnprie-tary informa~ion contained in the*

Docurnent hcis betn n:ad.e'avc:ilcbl*, on a limittd basis~ to others iutside ANF only as required and.u~d~r.suit~ble agreerntnt' prc1v5.d1 r1~(f er r1cmdi s:t lo~L!.i f arid *1 jnii h(. use of the i'r1f e;rma t iori. *

. "11 ANF policy requires that.proprittary inforil1aticr1 bt k~*pt iri a'.

secured file (IT area and c!fstributed or1* a ;need-tc-kr.cw basis.

"12 *Inf.or:niotfor1 in this f:ocun1ent provic!ts.insigtit irito ANF themal

• hycrau He ar1a 1ys'i s.. methoclo logy developed by ANF.

Atl~ has*,

ir:vested sigr1ificarit resources in develC>pirig.. th~. r.1ethcdcJogy as wE:ll as the strategy for this e:ppl.icatior1.

Assurr1irig a conip~titor

.had ava.i1oble the* sanic background data and incntives.as* ANF, the con:petitor n;igH, at a niir1imun:, develop'the ir1fe;rn1atfor1 fer the same e~per1ditur~ _Qf rr~anpo\\'1er and money as ANF.

~!e-have rtv.it\\'it'd your app1ic_atior1 and the material based on the requirements and criteria of 10 CFR 2.790 and, on the basis of Advanced Nu~lear Fuels Corporaticiri' s statements, have c!et.ermiried that* the subn1itted irtforn:at ion sought to be withheld ccr.tains trade secrets or pn.pr:ietary commercial infor-

matior1, Therefore,. we have determiritt!.that the docun!ent.~ntitlE:d Advanced Nuclear

~... FueJs Corporotion (ANF)* Report ANF-192TP) Just if_icat ior1 of the ANFP DtlB.

Correlation fer High Ther~al*Performa~ce Fuel in the Palisades Reactor ff1arke*d as proprietary wi11 be \\'lithtit*ld from public disclosure pursuant to 10 CFR 2.790(b)(5) and Sectior1 103(b) of the Ator11ic E11ergy Act {If 1954, as anHided.

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• Mr. R. -*-;WHhhCilclirig-frorr f!.iblic inspection shall t1ot affee;t tht r*ight, if any, cf

. persor.s propHly arid directly concerned to ir1spect. tht documents.

If tht:* need ari.ses,, we may send copies of this informotion to our consultants working in this area.

W~ will, of course, ensure that tht con~ultants have signed the appr-opriate agrtements for handlir19 proprietary information.

• If the basis for withholdirig 'this ir1formatiot1 from public inspection should chor19t Jr1 the' futun: such that the information could then be ma.de available fot~ public iflspectfor1, you should promptly rtotify the NRC. *You should also

• ur1dtrstaHi thC1t the NRC may have. cause tc rtview this determir:atior1 in the future, for example, if the s~ope of a Freedom of Informatioi1 A.ct request*

iflcludes your* information *. In ~11 review situatior1s, jf the*-NRC r1eeds

• additiorial information from you or makes a dterminati0r1 adve*rse to the

.*above, you will be notified in advarice of any public disc.losure:.

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See n~xt p~ge Sincerely, Rob~rt C. *Pierscn, Director*

Project Directorate III-1 Divisior1 cf Reactor Projects - III,

• IV, V and Specia~ Projects

• Offtce LJf Nuclear Reactor R~gulation*

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Mr. Gerald B. Slaoe Plant General Maneger Palisa_des Plant

-27780 Blue Star Memoria 1 Highway Covert, Michigan 49043 M. I. Miller, Esquire Sidley & Austirt 54th Floor One First ~ational Plaza Chi ca go, I 11 i r10,i s 60603 Mr. Thomas A. Mdlish, Secretary Corisurrers Pcwer Company 212 West Michigan Avenue

. Jackson, Michigan

.. 49201 Judd L. Bacon, Esquire Consurners P_o1er Ccrnpany 212 Wtst Mlthigan Avenue-Jackson, Michigan 492bl Rtg 0

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-U~S; Nuclear Regulatory Comrrds$icr1 199.R0ostvelt.Rc~d' G*1 er. E 11yn, Jl,_l i r;o i"s.60137 l1erry Sarno.;::**

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• 36197 M~140.High~ay Covert~- Michtgari 49043 Cffic~ ~f the Griveino~

• Room 1 - Capitol Buildfrig

.lansitig-~ ~'.ic:~!igar1. 48913.

M~. ~~vid J; Vand~walle Director, Safety and Licerisi-rig Pa 1.i sades P 1 arit

• 27780 Blue Star ~iemorial Hwy.

Covert~ M1chigan 49043 Res idt::r:t Irispeetor

• c/o U.S. Nuclear Regulatory CQrnmissicn

• PitlisadES"Plcfrit,-***-

27782 B luc Star M~mori a 1 Hwy.

Coveit, Michigan, 49043 P~lisades. Plant Nuclear Facilities and Environmental Monitoring Section Offict!

.Division ~f Radiological*

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P.O. Box 30035 Lansing, Michig~n 48909 Ge~ald.Charnoff, P.C

• Shaw, Pittman, Potts &

• Trowbridge 2300 N. Street, N.W~

Washington,_D.C.

20037 Mr *. David L, Brannen Vice President Palisades ~er1t:rating Plant* *

,. t/Q BechteJ Pow.er Corporatfori 1574.9 Shady Grove _Rcarl * *

. G*a_i thersbur*g, Marylu1d'. 20877

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Copel~nd Withholdir1g fron;'pubric*fospection shall not affect the right, if any, of,

ptrsons prop~rly a~d directly concerned to i~spect the documents: If tht need arises, we maj send copies of this information to our.consultants working in this area.

We will, ~f course, ensure that the consultants have signed the apprcpriate agrt>en1ents for handling proprietary information.

If thf basis for withholdir1g this i11formation from j)ublic inspection should change in the future such that the informatibn could then be made available for public itispectior1, you should promptly r1otify the NRC.*

You should also understar1ci that the NRC rhay hav.e cause to review this determination in the future, for example~ if the *scope qf a Freedom of Information Act request

• includes your information.

In all review situaticrns, if the*NRC needs-*

<iddit il>N11 ir1format ion fron1 you o.r rr.a kes a determinatic11 adverse to the above, you will b'e 11otifi~d in a~vance of any*.public disclosure.

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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 should also 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 needs additional information from you or makes a determination adverse to the above, you will be notified in advance of any public disclosure.

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