ML18130A039

International - HI-STORM Final Safety Analysis Report Update

ML18130A039
Person / Time
Site:	Holtec
Issue date:	04/27/2018
From:	Tomlinson J Holtec
To:	Yen-Ju Chen Document Control Desk, Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards
References
5014845
Download: ML18130A039 (7)

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HOL TEC Krishna P. Singh Technology Campus, 1 Holtec Blvd., Camden, NJ 08104 Telephone (856) 797-0900 Fax (856) 797-0909 INTERNATIONAL April 27, 2018 Yen-Ju Chen, Project Manager:-- Licensing Branch Division of Spent Fuel Management Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission ATTN: Document Control Desk Washington, DC 20555-0001

Reference:

USNRC-Docket No. 72-1014 HI-STORM 100 Certificate of Compliance 1014 HI-STORM Final Safety Analysis Report Update

[1] Holtec Project 5014

[2] HI-STORM Final Safety Analysis Report Update (Holtec Letter 5014807 from Royston Ngwayah (Holtec) to Yen-Ju Chen (NRC) dated April 29, 2016)

[3] Approval of CoC 1014 Amendment 10

Dear Ms. Chen,

In accordance with 10 CFR 72.248, Holtec International herewith submits Revision 15 of the Final Safety Analysis Report (FSAR) for the HI-STORM 100 Dry Spent Fuel Storage System.

Revision 13 of the FSAR for the HI-STORM 100* Dry Spent Fuel Storage System was certified in accordance with 10 CFR 72.248(c)(6) up to April 2016 [2].

Revision 15 of the HI-STORM 100 FSAR includes the effects of all changes to the cask design or procedures that have received prior NRC review and approval through Amendment 10 to the HI-STORM CoC [3]. This FSAR revision also includes the effects of changes to the cask design or procedures made pursuant to 10 CFR 72.48 that were not previously incorporated into the FSAR, up to March 31, 2018.

All changes included in the FSAR text, tables and figures are indicated with a revision bar in the right margin. The revision bars indicate the specific location of the changes on the affected pages. All chapters have been updated to Revision 15 due to the text, table(s) or figure(s) changes. A Summary of Revisions, which identifies the changes to each chapter, is provided in Revision 15 of the FSAR.

The FSAR includes Holtec proprietary information. Therefore non-proprietary (Enclosure 1) and proprietary (Enclosure 2) versions of the FSAR are herewith submitted. Enclosure 3 to this letter is an affidavit prepared in accordance with 10 CFR 2.390 requesting that Enclosure 2 be withheld from public disclosure due to its proprietary nature.

Document ID 5014845 Page 1 of2

HOLTEC INTERNATIONAL Krishna P. Singh Technology Campus, 1 Holtec Blvd., Camden, NJ 08104 Telephone (856) 797-0900 Fax (856) 797-0909 The next update in accordance with 10 CFR 72.248(c)(6) will be provided in April 2020.

If you have any questions, please contact me at (856)-797-0900 ext. 3765.

Sincerely, Joyce Tomlinson Adjunct Licensing Manager, Holtec International cc:

John McKirgan (NRC) (letter only)

Enclosures:

HI-STORM 100 Cask system final Safety Analysis Report, HI-2002444 Rev. 15 (DVD Media) : HI-STORM 100 Cask system final Safety Analysis Report, HI-2002444 Rev. 15 (Holtec Proprietary Information) (DVD Media) : Affidavit Pursuant to 10 CFR 2.390 to withhold Information from Public Disclosure DocumentID 5014845 Page 1 of2

U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Document ID 5014845 Non-Proprietary Enclosure 3 AFFIDAVIT PURSUANT TO 10 CFR 2.390 I, Stefan Anton, being duly sworn, depose and state as follows:

(1)

I have reviewed the information described in paragraph (2) which is sought to be withheld, and am authorized to apply for its withholding.

(2)

The information sought to be withheld is information provided in Enclosure 2 to Holtec Letter 5014845. This enclosure contains Holtec Proprietary information.

(3)

In making this application for withholding of proprietary information of which it is the owner, Holtec International relies upon the exemption from disclosure set forth in the Freedom of Information Act ("FOIA"), 5 USC Sec. 552(b)(4) and the Trade Secrets Act, 18 USC Sec. 1905, and NRC regulations 10CFR Part 9.l 7(a)(4), 2.390(a)(4), and 2.390(b)(l) for "trade secrets and commercial or financial information obtained from a person and privileged or confidential" (Exemption 4). The material for which exemption from disclosure is here sought is all "confidential commercial information",

and some portions also qualify under the narrower definition of "trade secret", within the meanings assigned to those terms for purposes of FOIA Exemption 4 in, respectively, Critical Mass Energy Project v. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, 975F2d871 (DC Cir. 1992), and Public Citizen Health Research Group v. FDA, 704F2d1280 (DC Cir. 1983).

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U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Document ID 5014845 Non-Proprietary Enclosure 3 AFFIDAVIT PURSUANT TO 10 CFR 2.390

( 4)

Some examples of categories of information which fit into the definition of proprietary information are:

a.

Information that discloses a process, method, or apparatus, including supporting data and analyses, where prevention of its use by Holtec's competitors without license from Holtec International constitutes a competitive economic 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 reve~ls cost or price information, production, capacities, budget levels, or commercial strategies of Holtec International, its customers, or its suppliers;

d.

Information which reveals aspects of past, present, or future Holtec International customer-funded development plans and programs of potential commercial value to Holtec International;

e.

Information which discloses patentable subject matter for which it may be desirable to obtain patent protection.

The information sought to be withheld is considered to be proprietary for the reasons set forth in paragraphs 4.a, 4.b, and 4.e above.

(5)

The information sought to be withheld is being submitted to the NRC in confidence. The information (including that compiled from many sources) is of a sort customarily held in confidence by Holtec International, and is in fact so held. The information sought to be withheld has, to the best of my knowledge and belief, consistently been held in confidence by Holtec International. No public disclosure has been made, and it is not available in public sources. All disclosures. to third parties, including any required transmittals to the NRC, have been made, or must be made, pursuant to regulatory provisions or proprietary agreements which provide for maintenance of the information in confidence. Its initial designation as 2 of5

U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Document ID 5014845 Non-Proprietary Enclosure 3 AFFIDAVIT PURSUANT TO 10 CFR 2.390 proprietary information, and the subsequent steps taken to prevent its unauthorized disclosure, are as set forth in paragraphs ( 6) and (7) following.

( 6)

Initial approval of proprietary treatment of a document is made by the manager of the originating component, the person most likely to be acquainted with the value and sensitivity of the information in relation to industry knowledge. Access to such documents within Holtec International is limited on a "need to know" basis.

(7)

The procedure for approval of external release of such a document typically requires review by the staff manager, project manager, principal scientist or other equivalent authority, by the manager of the cognizant marketing function ( or his designee ), and by the Legal Operation, for technical content, competitive effect, and determination of the accuracy of the proprietary designation. Disclosures outside Holtec International are limited to regulatory bodies, customers, and potential customers, and their agents, suppliers, and licensees, and others with a legitimate need for the information, and then only in accordance with appropriate regulatory provisions or proprietary agreements.

(8)

The information classified as proprietary was developed and compiled by Holtec International at a significant cost to Holtec International. This information is classified as proprietary because it contains detailed descriptions of analytical approaches and methodologies not available elsewhere. This information would provide other parties, including competitors, with information from Holtec International's technical database and the results of evaluations performed by Holtec International. A substantial effort has been expended by Holtec International to develop this information. Release of this information would improve a competitor's position because it would enable Holtec's competitor to copy our technology and offer it for sale in competition with our company, causing us financial lllJUry.

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U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Document ID 5014845 Non-Proprietary Enclosure 3 AFFIDAVIT PURSUANT TO 10 CFR 2.390 (9)

• Public disclosure of the information sought to be withheld is likely to cause substantial harm to Holtec International's competitive position and foreclose or reduce the availability of profit-making opportunities. The information is part of Holtec International's comprehensive spent fuel storage technology base, and its commercial value extends beyond the original development cost. The value of the technology base goes beyond the extensive physical database and analytical methodology, and includes development of the expertise to determine and apply the appropriate evaluation process.

The research, development, engineering, and analytical costs comprise a substantial.investment of time and money by Holtec International.

The precise value of the expertise to devise an evaluation process and apply the correct analytical methodology is difficult to quantify, but it clearly is substantial.

Holtec International's competitive advantage will be lost if its competitors are able to use the results of the Holtec International experience to normalize or verify their own process or if they are able to claim an equivalent understanding by demonstrating that they can arrive at the same or similar conclusions.

The value of this information to Holtec International would be lost if the information were disclosed to the public. Making such information available to competitors without their having been required to undertake a similar expenditure of resources would unfairly provide competitors with a windfall, and deprive Holtec International of the opportunity to exercise its competitive advantage to seek an adequate return on its large investment in developing these very valuable analytical tools.

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U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Document ID 5014845 Non-Proprietary Enclosure 3 AFFIDAVIT PURSUANT TO 10 CFR 2.390 STATE OF NEW JERSEY

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Stefan Anton, being duly sworn, deposes and says:

That she has read the foregoing affidavit and the matters stated therein are true and correct to the best of her knowledge, information, and belief.

Executed at Marlton, New Jersey, this 27th day of April, 2018.

Stefan Anton Vice President of Engineering Holtec International Subscribed and sworn before me this 27th day of April, 2018.

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