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Requests That Proprietary ANF-90-079(P), Mechanical Licensing Rept for Palisades High Thermal Performance Fuel Assemblies ANF-90-079(P), Be Withheld Per 10CFR2.790
ML18057A584
Person / Time
Site: Palisades Entergy icon.png
Issue date: 11/14/1990
From: Pierson R
Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
To: Slade G
CONSUMERS ENERGY CO. (FORMERLY CONSUMERS POWER CO.)
References
NUDOCS 9011210018
Download: ML18057A584 (6)
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y, UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D. c: 20555

  • Novemb_er. t~-* 199_0 Dockft No. 50".'255.

M~. Gerald Bi Slade Plant General Manager.

Palisades Plant 27780 Blue Star M.emorial. Highway Covert,, Michigan. 49043 *

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SUBJECT:

.RE~UEST FOR WiTH~OLDING INFORMATION FRO~ PUBLIC-DISCLOSU~E By an,*applic;ation dated September 19, 1990,.CcJ1~umers _Pow~r~ Company submitted_

the Advanced -~iuclea*r Fuels (ANF) docuri1e.nt entith'.d "Mechanical-Licensirig Report for* r(l Hsad'ts Hfgh Thermal Performance Fuel Assen:b lies ANF-90-079 (P) II dated September 19,* 1990 ir-d requested "that it be withheld from public disclosure*

pursuant to 10 CFR 2.790.

An affidavit dated September 17, 1990,.from ANF, the owner of th~ fofcrrr.at ior1, was st1b.11d~.tE-d Sept~mber 19, *1990, with the *application. }\\NF stated that the

.~ubn:itttci*'iriforma.tior1 should.be considered exempt from mandatory public

'dis~losure for the following reasons:

u4 *. The Document conlairis informatior1 of a proprietary ancf' cor1fider.tfcl riaturt ar1ci**is of the type customarily held in cor1fidence by ANF and riot made available to the public.

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~xperie.rice,, I am aware thot: o'thH corr:panies r~gard il')forniat ior1 of the kfod co.ntainecl in the Document.as pr-Cipri'etary and cor1fidential..

"5. Tfie Docurnen~ has bten rnadt available to the U.S. Nuclear

!*:-R~gulatory Commission in confidenc~, with r-espect that the,

  • '.~' informatior1 conta.ined in the Document will riot be disclosed or

'divulged.

116 Th~ Document contair1s ir1formatio.n whic*h is vital to a competitive __ ~_*_

advantage Qf ANF.and would be ~elpfu*l to" cori1petitors orANF when

-corr.pet fog with ANF.

117*: The information contained ir1 the Document is considHed to be pr*Ciprietary by ANF because it reveals Certair1 dist.iriguishing aspects of ANF n:echanical des.igli methoclol~gy which. secure compttitive advantage. to ANF for fuel ~e~igp optimization arid 1

ma~k~~aib~ ~ty, and includes.1nformation U.tilized by~ANOF lin its 9011210018 901114 PDR ADOCK 05000255

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"iO "11 business which affords ANF ari opportunity tc obtoili a con1petitivt advantage.. over its con;petitors whli do 11ot or* mcy not know or use the iriformat io11 con ta ir1ed in the Docun1ent.

The disclos*ure of the propri£:-tary information coritained in the Document to a C(Jmpetitor would permit th£:- competitor to reduce its exp~nditure of rr.or1ey and manpower *arid.to in:prove its C(lmpttitive* pc.sitior1 by giving it valuable insights into ANF mechardca.l design methodology and would rHult in substantial ha~m to the c;on:petitivt: pcsitior1 of ANF.

The document co.ntaiiis proprietary information which is hE:ld in confidence by ANF and is not available in* public sources.*

Iri occordar1c~ with ANF'~>> policitS governing t.he protection an.d control *of infomi:ttiot*, proprietary informatior;.contairted in the Doct111:er:t ha~ be-en made available, N* o lin:iteC: basis, to others outside ANF only as required and _ur1der suitable agreement*

providirig for r!or1c!isclosure *arc: 15~:ite~L use Of.. the :in.format-ion.

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ANF pc\\icy requ.ires that pr,-opriet:a"ry iriforn.aticiri b~ kept ir1 a secured fil~ -0r area ~nd distribtited.on a n~ed-to-know basis.

1112 Inforrr*atior1 in thi~ D~cumer1t pr(JvidE:S irrsight lr1to.ANF mechanfral

  • d~sigr1 r.:eUodolcgy de-veJoped by ANF.*.ANF has invested*sign.ificar.t
resou*rces *in* c!Helcping the n;eU1odolgy* as well as the strategy for this application *. P,SSIJining a con1petitor ha.d availabl~ the.

same backgrour1d*' data arid i,ncerit ives. as ANF. the compe:fito.r ndght;,.

at a minimum, dE:velop the inforn1otio~1 fer u~* sarr:f: expt.r1ditl!re of..

manpo\\'ie~*.and 11:ur_1ey- *as. ANF *. "

We have revh.:w~d :the. ap*p.licetfor1 and the material based or:i the requfrements

'arid *criteria of* 10 CFR-2:790 and, or. *the basis of Advanced Nuclear *Fuels torpor'.at for.' s s taten1Hots ~ havt: de-termiht:c: that tht* subn:itted iriformat ior1 so1.1ght 'to be withheld conta ir:s trade secrets or prq:;rietary commercia J iriforn1at io11.

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  • Therefore. we*have determinecl that tht document en~itltd "Mechanical Licensing '.

Report for Palisades High Thermal,Perforrnance Fuel Assemblies ANF-90. 079(P)"

marked as.proprh~tary will be withheld from public disclosure pursuant. to 10 CFR 2.790(b)(5) a.rid Section 103(~) of the AtomiC* Energy Act of 195.4~ as amended.

- -If the basis for withholdir19 this irtfcrn1atior1 from public irtspectior1 should

  • change ir1 the future such that the information could then be rnade available for public i11specticirr, you should. promptly notify the NRC.

You should also

  • urider*star:c: thilt thf NRC may have cause tc review this dtttr*n:'ifiation irr the future. for ex amp le, if the. scopt-of <i FrE*E*dcm cf Informat ior; A.c. t request

_r Mr. Gerald ihtl~de~ your information.

In all review situations, if the NRC needs ad~itior1al informatior1 fron1 you or rr.akes a dt:terminatior1 adverse to ttiE* above, you will be riotified iri advance of any public. disclosure.

Withholding from public ir1spection ~t1a*ll not affect the right, if any, of_

persons properly arid di re ct ly concHned te; ir:spect the documHts.

If the need arises, ~e may send copies of this information to_ our consultants wo~king ir1 this area.

We will, of course, ensure that the consultants have signed th~

apprcpriCite eigreen:ents for handlirag proprietary informatior1._

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r Sincerely, Rob Ht P i.enN: ~.D:irector

-Project Dir~ctcrate III~l o*iv,.isicn-*cf Reactor Proje'cts

III, 1v*~ V and s*p-eci_a l Proj~q~-~ __.'._,

.Offic~ bf Nucl~~i Reactoi ~eoulaficn

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Mr. Gerald B. Slade Palisa~t:S Plant cc:

M. I. Miller, Esquire Sidley &,_Austiri 54th Floor One Fir~t -National Plaza Chicago, IlliDOiS 60603 Hr. Thomas A. McNish, S~cretary Cor.sumers Po.wer Company 212 West Mithi~an Avenue Jackson, Michigari" 49201 Judd l. Ba con,. [squire Consurrlers Pc~'.er Company*

212 West Michiga~ Avenue Jackson, Michigan 49201

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U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commissiu11 799 Rcos~velt Road Glen Ellyn, Illtnoii -~0137 "1E:'rry Sarn*o T9~nship SupErvfsor Covert Towriship 36197 M-140 Highway Covert, ~i~higar._ 49043 Offic~ ~f th~ Governor Roon1 1 - Capitol Building Lansfng, richi~an 46913.

Mr. tavid J. VandE-walle Director~ Safety and Licensing PB11~ades Plant 27780 Rlue Star Memoria 1 Hwy~*:",

Co~e.rt, f.iichigan 49043.

Re~idt~t Inspector

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c/o u~s*. 'Nuclear Regu-latory Commissior1 Pc.lisade-s Plarit

  • Nuclear Facilities*and Environmental Monitoring
    • Section Office Division of Radiological Hea 1th P.O. Box 3*0035*,
  • Lansing, Michigar1 48909 Ge.r.a l d Cha rnof f, P.C.

Shaw, Pittman, *

.Potts i Trowbridge 2300 N. Street, N.W.

~ashington, D.C~ 20037 Mr. David L*~" Br:an_n_~n *....

.Vice*Presiaent * *.

'P.c:lisades-*Gentrating p'1ar.t c/o. Eechte 1 P.o\\t;er.. 'Corp.6rat: ion

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  • 15740 Shady Grove Read G.ai~ht:rsburg, Maryland 20877 Pa lis.a_des *p1ar1t

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0 Mr. Gerald includes your informaffcfr1~

lr1 all review situations, if the NRC needs additior1a 1 informatiori fron1 you or makes *a dEtern:iriatior1 adverse,t(; th' above, you will b'e riotifh:d in* advance Qf any public disclosu.re.

Withholciir1g from public inspectior1 shall not affect the right, if any, *of persons properly and directly concerned to inspect the documents:

If the need.

arises, we rnay send copies of this information to our consultants working ir1 this area. ~we will, of course, ensure that the consultants have signed th~

appropriat~ agreements.for handlir1g proprietary informatiori.

Sincer~1j~

DI STR I B.liT ION DOCKET* Ft Lt.

NRC & LOCAL.PDRS PD~l RIF BHQUAN.

RPIERSON

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tWSIEMENS.

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page for concurrence PM/PD3l:DRSP.

BHOLIAM*

  • 10/26/90"

'Isl Robert Pierson, Director Project Directcrate III-1 Divisicr cf Reactor Projects

III, IV, V and*Special Projects Office~of Nuclear ReactcrRegulaffoti D/PD31:DRSP RPIERSON
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0 Mr. Gerald 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 riotified in advance of any public disclosure.

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 sign~d the appropriate agreements for handling proprietary information.

cc:. See ne~t page OIST~IBIJT.ION/'

DOCKET FILE NRC & LOCAL PDRS PD31 R/F

- BHOLIAN RPIERSON SMEADOR MPSIEMENS

  • see previous LA/PD31:DRSP SMEADOR*

lQ/26/90 page for concurrence PM/PD3l:ORSP BHOLIMI*

10/26/90 Sincerely,

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Robert Pierson, Director Project Directorate 111-1 Division of Reactor Projects III~

IV, V and Special Projects Office* of Nuclear Reactor Regulation*

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  • RPIERSON
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MPSIEMENJ 11/</ /90 PALISADES ANF PROPRIET~RY

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