ML18143B617

Requests Proprietary WCAP-10916, Steam Generator Girth Weld Number Six Repair Rept Be Withheld (Ref 10CFR2.790). Affidavit Encl

ML18143B617
Person / Time
Site:	Surry
Issue date:	09/09/1985
From:	Wiesemann R WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC COMPANY, DIV OF CBS CORP.
To:	Harold Denton Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
Shared Package
ML18143B615	List: ML18143B614 ML18143B617
References
CAW-85-058, CAW-85-58, NUDOCS 8509250257
Download: ML18143B617 (8)

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e . . ATTACHMENT 2 Water Reactor Nuclear Technology Division Westinghouse Electric Corporation Divisions Box 355 Pittsburgh Pennsylvania 15230-0355 September 9, 1985 CAW-85-058 Mr. Harold R. Denton, Director Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, D.C. 20555 APPLICATION FOR WITHHOLDING PROPRIETARY INFORMATION FROM PUBLIC DISCLOSURE

Subject:

WCAP-10916 Surry 2 - Girth Weld Repair Report

Reference:

VEPCO letter to U.S. NRC to H. L. Thompson, Serial No. 85-428A

Dear Mr. Denton:

The proprietary material for which withholding is being requested in the reference letter by VEPCO is further identified in an affidavit 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 10CFR Section 2.790 of the Commission's regulations.

The proprietary material for which withholding is being required is of the same technical type as that proprietary material previously submitted with Application for Withholding AW-80-53.

Accordingly, this letter authorizes the utilization of the accompanying affidavit by Robert A. Wiesemann.

Correspondence with respect to the proprietary aspects of the application for withholding or the Westinghouse affidavit should reference this letter, CAW-85-085, and should be addressed to the undersigned.

Very truly yours, 8509250257 "850913 -_. J*1 PDR ADOCK 05000281 P PDR Ro rt A. Wiesemann, Manager egulatory & Legislative Affairs

/KEG Enclosure(s) cc: E. C. Shomaker, Esq.

Office of the Executive Legal Director, NRC

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.Befo~ me, the under~igneci authority, persona11y appear~ci Rebert A. '..Ji esemann, who, being by me du 1y sworn ac::crdi ng tc 1aw, depcsas and says that he is authorized to e..~ec~te this Affidavit on beha 1f of 1itiesti nghouse E1 eetri c Coi,:iora ti on ( "'illesti nghouse 11

) and that the averments of fact set forth in this Affidavit a~ true and con"~ct

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to the best of* his knowledge, iAformation, and be1ief:

Ro.cert A. Wiesemann, :,,anager Re9ulatorJ and Legislative Affairs Swarn to and subscribed

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'7'ec:moiogy Jivision ~f '..ies-:ingiiousa ::iec:-:-ic Ccz,,crat~cn, and as sue.:,, r have  ::esn s;e-c~f~c~iiy de1e~atad the func-:~cn af. r-aviewing.

he ;:,r:pr~ e~r:, infol'"fflat.i on sought !o be '"'i thhe 1d mm ~uo 1i c ai s-c 1osu~ in c:Jnnecti on 'Nit., nuc 1ear power p1ant 1i ca.,s i ng 9r r'J 1e-maki ng procssdings, and am authorized to apply for its '"'ithnolding on benaif of the Wes-:inghousa '..Jatsr Reactor Divisions.

(2) ram making :his Affida'lit in conformanca *~ith tne provisions of 10CFR Section 2.790 ~f the Commission's regulations and in conjunc-tion wtth the ..Jestinghousa appl ic:ation for 'l'lit!'lnolding accompanying 1

this Affi davit *

.(3) r have personal knowledge of the criteria and p~cedures utilized by Westi nghousa Muc: 1ear Energy Systens in designating i nforma ti on_

as a trade secret, privileged or as confidential conmercial or fi nanci a 1 i nforma ti on .

(4) Pursuant to the p~visioris of paragraph (b)(4) of Section 2~790 of

. tile*Canmission's regu1a'tions, the fo11owing is furnished for con-sideration by tne Ccmmission in determining whether the information sought to be wi tithe 1d from pub 1 i c disc 1osu re shcu 1d be '""i thhe 1d.

(. i ) The i nfonna ti.on sought to be wi thhe 1d from puo l i c di s- ,,

closu~ is owned and has bes.~ he1d in confidenc~ by Westinghousee (ii) The information is of a type customarily heid in c~nfi-dencs by ,iiesti nghouse and not c:.istomari 1y disc 1osed to the 1

public. 'i'Jestinghcuse has a rationa.l basis for deterin~ning tne types of information c~s-:cmarily he1d in confidenca by it and, in that connec~ion, utilizes a sys~em to dete-r.nine

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i e e c=nf~dencs. ihe aopiicat~on of ~iat sys-ten and the suo-s~~ncs Jf that *sys~sm. c:insti tutss 'tJes~~ngncuse ~o ii cy

!na ~.Mvides t:ie rationai bas-is requi~d-Under ~,at systa~, infoMna~ion is held in <::lnfidencs if it falls in one or mere of several types, the release of

'Hni c.~ might ~su l t in the 1oss of an exi S'ti ng or pota'1ti a1

~etitive advantage, as fo11ows:

(a) The inforination ~veals the distinguishing aspec!s of a process (or com;,onen~, structure, t~ol, method, etc.) where preven"'ti on of its use by any of '..Jesti ngncuse I s cmnpetitors without 1ic:ense fi-em ~es-tinghouse c~nsti-tutes a competitive e~onomic advantage over other -

ca~anies.

( b) I.t cansi sts of suppcrti ng data, including test data,

~lative ta a process (or co~onent~ structure, tool' method, etc.), the application of whic.h data secures a competitive e~nomic advantage, e.g., by optimization or i~roved marketability.

( c) I ts use by a c~mpeti tor wou l d ~due2 ni s e;cpend i ture of resourc2s or i~rove his c::im;ietitive position irr tne design, manufacture, shipment, ins-l.4.11ation, assur-an~ of quality, or 1icansing a simi1ar product.

( d) It ~vea 1s c~s"t or pri ca i nformti on.,. produc-:i on opac:-

i ti es, budget levels, or c::inmereial st-rata~ies of

'illestinghouse_, its c:.istomeM or su;:iplie~ -

( e) rt ravea 1s aspects of past, prasent~ or- fu tur~ '..Jes~'i ngnouse or ::.zs~:r.:e!" :"Jnded je,,e 1acme~,: ;::, 1ans and Jr"'~r~~-s Jf pot=rHia1 c~mmer~ia1 *,aiue :o *.-1estinghausa.

..~ e e (f) !t ~no.ins ;:,atsnub1e ideas, for '"'nic:t ;:atsn't ;:,rc-tec~ion ~ay be desirabie.

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It is not the prepe?"""":y of '.illestingnousa, but must be

~s.ted as pre~ri etarJ by /Jestinghouse ac::ir-ding to 1

ag~ements *,a1i th the owner.*

rhe~ a~ sound ;:o 1icy r~asons behind t.ie 'tiest~ ngnousa sys-:.a.rn which inc1ude the following:

(a) The use of such information by Westinghouse gives Westinghouse a competitive advantage over its competitors.

It is, therefore, withheld f1"1'Jm disclosure to protact the Westingnouse competitive position.

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informatfon which is marketable in many ,..,a:,s.

The extent to w.h i ch sudt inf ~rma ti on i s ava i1 ab 1a to com;leti tor-s diminishes the '.~estingnouse ab i1 i ty to se11 products and service~ involving the usa of ~he information.

(c) Use by our competitor woulj :~t 't/est~ngnouse at a competitive disadvantage b*, .*: **uci ng his expendi tur~

of n!sour::es at our ex~ense.

(d) E4c., ~onent of p~prietary infonnation pertinent to a particular co~etitive advantage is potentially as valuable as the total competitive advantage. If

~etitors acqui~ components of pro~rietary informa-tion, any one c:Jm;,onent may be the key to the entire puzz 1e, the?"1?by depriving 't/es-ti ngnous2 of a compei:i ti ve advantage.

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(e) UnM!s-:ric-=sa disc1osu~ 'Houid jeopardize the position of prtimi nenc~ of r.~estinghousa in :!'le '"'Ori d :narxei:,

and tnereby give a marxet advan~ge to the ~=mpet~tion in tnQse c:urrtr-i es *.

(f) ihe Westinghouse capacity to invest cor~crate assets.

in r-esearc~ and development de~ends upon the suc:~ss in obtaining and mainutning 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 r-ecei ved in ecnfi den cs by the Cammi ssi on.

(iv) The information sought to be protec'U!d is not available in puclic sources to the best of our knowledge and bel*ief.

(v) The proprietary information sought to be withneld in this sucmittal is that whic:h is appro~riately marked SE-S?-10(80)

• • southern Ca 1i forni a Edi son Repair. Report" (Proprietary).

This report has been prepared for and is being submit~ed to

.,I the Staff at the request of Sou'thern Ca 1i forni a Eai son.

The report details the design of the sleeves that are to be installed in the San Onofre Unit 1 stsam generators. ihe report also includes the design analysis, the test verifica-tion program and descriptions of the expanded mechanica1 plug, the -rolled plug and the cnanne1 head dec~ntamina~ion process4 This information is part of that *.vnid, *..rill* enable ',iestingnouse to:

(a) A~ply for pat:nt pnJtec!ion.

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. ** e e (b) Op~7rni:s sts:m ;ener~t=r ~pair tsc~nicues :o e;<tand

~ie sa?"1ic: 1ife of s~sam generators.

(c) Assist its c~stomers to- obtain ~RC approvaT.

(d) Justify the design basis for the steam generator M!pai~ and insta11ation me~nods.

Further, this i nforma ti on has substanti a 1 corrmerci a 1 *,a 1ue as f O11 OWS :

(a) i'Jes"tinghousa plans to se11 the re~air techniques and 1

~uipment described in part oy*the*information.

(b) Westinghouse can : . sell M!pair ser~,ices based upon the e=<~erienca gaineij and the installation equipment and methods developed.

Public disciosure of this infer.nation is like1y to cause substantial harm to the ~mpetitive position of Westinghouse because (1) it would M!Sult in the loss of valuable patent rights, and (2) it 'NOuld enhancs *tne ability of competitors to design, manufactuM?, verify and sell staam generator M!pair tec:iniques for ccnmercia 1 power M!ac:ors '11ithout ,,.

c::lmnensura:te e.x;enses.

Tne development of the me~hods and equipme~~ described in part by tile inforination is the ~su1t of ap~1ying the ~su1t~

of many yeaM of experience in an intansive '..Jest~ngnause effort and the ex;::iendi ture of a c=ns~ derab 1e sum cf :noney.

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1nTo~a~ion, similar engine~ring ~~grams *...ould :,ave to be perfonned and a significant manpower affort, havtng the

~qui si*ta ta le."lt and experi encs, *...ou 1d nave to be ex~ended for staam genera tor r,!~a i r tec:m i ques.*

Fur.her the deponent sayet.'i not.