ML18101B375
| ML18101B375 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Salem  |
| Issue date: | 03/25/1996 |
| From: | Liparulo N WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC COMPANY, DIV OF CBS CORP. |
| To: | Russell W NRC OFFICE OF INFORMATION RESOURCES MANAGEMENT (IRM) |
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| CAW-96-946, NUDOCS 9605220049 | |
| Download: ML18101B375 (9) | |
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Westinghouse Electric Corporation Document Control Desk Energy Systems US Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, DC 20555 Attention: Mr. William T. Russell Nuclea; Technology Division Box 355 Pittsburgl1 Pennsylvania 15230-0355 March 25, 1996 CAW-96-946 APPLICATION FOR WITHHOLDING PROPRIETARY INFORMA TJON FROM PUBLIC DISCLOSURE
Subject:
WCAP-13651, "Westinghouse Revised Thermal Design Procedure Instruments Uncertainty Methodology for Salem Units 1 & 2" (Proprietary)
Dear Mr. Russell:
The proprietary information for which withholding is being requested in the above-referenced letter is further identified in Affidavit CA W-96-946 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 Public Service Electric & Gas.
Correspondence with respect to the proprietary aspects of the application for withholding or the Westinghouse affidavit should reference this letter, CAW-96-946, and should be addressed to the
- undersigned.
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PDR PSE5981NSD149L Ver;J_ truly yours,
~
. Liparulo, Manager Regulatory & Engineering Networks
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 (f) contained within parentheses located as a superscript immediately following the brackets enclosing each item of information being identified as proprietary or in the margin opposite such information. These lower case letters refer to the types of information Westinghouse customarily holds in confidenr:e identified in Sections (4)(ii)(a) through (4)(ii)(f) of the affidavit accompanying this transmittal pursuant to 10 CFR 2.790(b)(l).
PSE.598fNSD149L
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 notwithstanding. 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 room in Washington, DC and in local public document rooms as may be required by NRC regulations if the number of copies submitted is insufficient for this purpose. The NRC is not authorized to make copies for the personal use of members of the public who make use of the NRC public document rooms. Copies made by the NRC must include the copyright notice in all instances and the proprietary notice if the original was identified as proprietary.
PSE.598/NSDI49L
CA W-96-9-1-6 AFFIDAVIT COMMONWEAL TH OF PENNSYLY ANIA:
SS COUNTY OF ALLEGHENY:
Before me, the undersigned authority, personally appeared Nicholas J. Liparulo. whu. 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 the averments uf fact set forth in this Affidavit are true and correct to the best of his knowledge, information, and hel ief:
Sworn to and subscribed before me this __
'~_::f __ day of tfrW' /
1996
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Notary Public N~;?.r.2~ Sf'i:!l Rose Mer'..:; ?z.'.:- ~.:: ;':z:y Public Mcr.:ce.~Uo; i:k:.,;, :;::;:1:~.y County t1ly Cc~vnis~i:Jn E.xpi~9S ~ Jov. 4, 1996 Member, P9'Vl.5)'!vaniaAssocialioti ol Notaries 1972C-JID-I :032596 Regulatory and Engineering Networks CA v.* -%-Y.+6
(!)
I am Manager, Regulatory and Engineering Networks. in the Nuclear Servi..:es Division. uf the Westinghouse Electric Corporation and as such. I have been specifically delegated the function of reviewing the proprietary information sought to be withheld from ruhli...: disclosure in connection with nuclear power plant licensing and rulemaking proceedings. and am authorized to apply for its withholding on behalf of the Westinghnuse Energy Systems Business Unit.
(2)
I am making this Affidavit in conformance with the provisions of !OCFR Section 2. 790 uf the Commission's regulations and in conjunction with the Westinghouse application for withholding accompanying this Affidavit.
(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. privileged ur 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 he withheld.
(i)
The information sought to be withheld from public disclosure is owned and has heen held in confidence by Westinghouse.
(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 polil.:y and provides the rational basis required.
!97".C-JJD-2:032596 Under that system, information is held in confidence if it falls in one or mure uf several types, the release of which might result in the loss of an existing or potential competitive advantage, as follows:
1972C-JJD.J:03:!590
.3.
(a)
The information reveals the distinguishing aspects of a prc11.:ess (or..:umpunent.
structure, tool, method, etc.) where prevention of its use hy any !lf Westinghouse's competitors without license from Westinghlluse..:onstitutes J competitive economic advantage over other companies.
(b)
It consists of supporting data, including test data, relative tu a process (or component, structure, tool, method, etc.), the application of which data secures a competitive economic advantage, e.g., by optimizatinn or imprnved marketability.
(c)
Its use by a competitor would reduce his expenditure uf resources ur impruve his competitive position in the design, manufacture. shipment. installation.
assurance of quality, or licensing a similar product.
(d)
It reveal.s cost or price information, production capacities. budget levels. or commercial strategies of Westinghouse. its customers Llr suppliers.
(e)
It reveals aspects of past, present, or future Westinghuuse ur customer funded development plans and programs of potential commercial value tll Westinghouse.
(t)
It contains patentable ideas, for which patent protection may be desirable.
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 frnm disclosure to protect the Westinghouse competitive position.
(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 invulving 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 the wtal competitive advantage. If competitors acquire components of proprietary informati1in. any one component may be the key to the entire puzzle. thereby depriving Westinghouse of a competitive advantage.
(e)
Unrestricted disclosure would jeopardize the position of prominence uf Westinghouse in the world market. and thereby give a market advantage tu the competition of tht"ise countries.
(t)
The Westinghouse capacity to invest corporate assets in research and develop_ment depends upon the success in obtaining and maintaining a competitive advantage.
(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 confidem:e 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 be! ief.
(v)
The proprietary information sought to be withheld in this submittal is that which is appropriately marked in "Westinghouse Revised Thermal Design Procedure Instruments Uncertainty Methodology for Salem Units 1 and 2". WCAP-13651 (Proprietary), August, 1993 for Salem Generating Station Units I and 2, being transmitted by the Public Service Electric and Gas Company (PSE&G) letter and Application for Withholding Proprietary Information from Public Disclosure. to the Document Control Desk, Attention Mr. William T. Russell. The proprietary information as submitted for use by Public Service Electric and Gas Company for the Salem Generating Station Units I and 2 is expected to be applicable in other 1 kensee 1972C-JJD--l:OJ2596
19T.!C-JJD-~:OJ2j96 submittals in response to certain NRC requirements for justification of rlant-specific calculations for the uncertainties associated with Pressurizer Pressure. Reactor Clllllant System (RCS) Coolant Average Temperature (T..,). RCS flow and Reactor Power fur use in the Revised Thermal Design Procedure.
This information is part of that which will enable Westinghouse tu:
(a)
Provide documentation of the analyses. methods. and acceptability of previous examples wherein the Revised Thermal Design Procedure (RTDP) was used for reaching a conclusion relative to the determination of instrumentation errors for several operating parameters and the acceptability of tht! reactor protection system setpoints for these parameters.
(b)
Establish the relationships between variuus channel instrument emir compon!;!nts and various channel instrument error allowances inasmuch as they are statistically dependent or independent.
(c)
Establish the instrument uncertainties for the RTDP parameters (pressure.
pressure, RCS Flow, T.vg and Reactor Power) in terms of total uncertainty and normal, two-sided standard deviation uncertainty for each parameter.
(d)
Assist the customer to obtain NRC approval.
Further this information has substantial commercial value as follows:
(a)
Westinghouse plan*s to sell the use of similar information to its customers for purposes of utilizing the RTDP methodology and meeting NRC requirements for licensing documentation.
(b)
Westinghouse can sell support and defense of the RTDP methodology.
Public disclosure of this proprietary information is likely to cause substantial harm tu the competitive position of Westinghouse because it would enhance the ability uf competitors to provide similar licensing documentation and licensing defense services
1971.C -JJD-6:032596
- CAW-%-9..+6 for commercial power reactors without commensurate expenses. Also. pub I ic disclosure of the information would enable others to use the information to meet NRC requirements for licensing documentation withnut 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 Westinghuuse effort and the expenditure of a considerable sum of money.
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 development and I icensing of this technology.
Further the deponent sayeth not.