ML19204A269
| ML19204A269 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Vogtle  (NPF-091, NPF-092) |
| Issue date: | 07/25/2019 |
| From: | Jennivine Rankin NRC/NRO/DLSE/LB2 |
| To: | Whitley B, Zozula C Southern Nuclear Operating Co, Westinghouse |
| rankin j/nro | |
| References | |
| CAW-19-4877, LAR-19-001 | |
| Download: ML19204A269 (7) | |
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July 25, 2019 Ms. Camille T. Zozula, Manager Mr. Brian H. Whitley, Director Infrastructure and Facilities Licensing Regulatory Affairs Westinghouse Electric Company Southern Nuclear Operation Company, Inc.
1000 Westinghouse Drive, 3535 Colonnade Parkway, Suite 259 Bin N-226-EC Cranberry Township, PA 16066 Birmingham, AL 35243
SUBJECT:
REQUEST FOR WITHHOLDING INFORMATION FROM PUBLIC DISCLOSURE, VOGTLE ELECTRIC GENERATING PLANT UNITS 3 AND 4, RELATED TO REQUEST FOR LICENSE AMENDMENT REGARDING PROTECTION AND SAFETY MONITORING SYSTEM SURVEILLANCE REQUIREMENT REDUCTION TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION REVISION (LAR-19-001 (WESTINGHOUSE CAW-19-4877))
Dear Ms. Zozula and Mr. Whitley:
By letter dated March 25, 2018 (Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS) Accession No. ML19084A309), Southern Nuclear Operating Company (SNC) submitted affidavits in Enclosure 6 and 7, dated March 25, 2019 and March 22, 2019, signed by Mr. Brian H. Whitley and Mr. Zachary S. Harper, respectively, requesting the information contained in Enclosures 1 and 4 be withheld from public disclosure pursuant to Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR), Part 2, Section 2.390. Enclosures 2 and 3 of the March 25, 2019, letter provides the non-proprietary version of Enclosures 1 and 4.
The affidavits stated that the submitted information should be considered exempt from mandatory public disclosure for the following reasons:
(a)
The information sought to be withheld from public disclosure is owned and has been held in confidence by SNC and Westinghouse Electric Company (WEC);
(b)
The information is of a type customarily held in confidence by SNC and WEC and not customarily disclosed to the public.
(c)
The release of the information might result in the loss of an existing or potential competitive advantage to SNC and/or WEC.
(d)
The information is of the type that would customarily be held in confidence by WEC. WEC 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.
(e)
There are sound policy reasons behind the WEC system.
(f)
The information was transmitted to the Commission in confidence under the provisions of 10 CFR Section 2.390.
B. Whitley (g) Public disclosure of the information is likely to cause substantial harm to the competitive position of WEC and would enhance the ability of competitors to provide similar technical evaluation justification and licensing defense services for commercial power reactors without commensurate expenses. Also, public disclosure of the information would enable others to use the information to meet NRC requirements for licensing documentation without purchasing the right to use the information.
(h) The release of the information may harm SNC because SNC has a contractual relationship with WEC regarding proprietary information. SNC is contractually obligated to seek confidential and proprietary treatment of the information.
(i) 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 SNC and WECs knowledge and belief.
We have reviewed your application and the material in accordance with the requirements of 10 CFR 2.390, and on the basis of the statements in the affidavits, have determined that the submitted information sought to be withheld contains proprietary commercial information and should be withheld from public disclosure.
Therefore, the version of the submitted information marked as proprietary will be withheld from public disclosure pursuant to 10 CFR 2.390(b)(5) and Section 103(b) of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended.
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 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 also should 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 makes a determination adverse to the above, you will be notified in advance of any public disclosure.
B. Whitley If you have any questions regarding this matter, I may be reached at 301-415-1530.
Sincerely,
/RA/
Jennivine Rankin, Project Manager Licensing Branch 2 Division of Licensing, Siting, and Environmental Analysis Office of New Reactors Docket Nos.: 52-025 52-026 cc:
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RButler JDixon-Herrity JRankin (s)
DATE 7/24/19 7/24/19 7/25/19 7/25/19
Vogtle Units 3 & 4 Mailing List (Revised 05/08/2019) cc:
Office of the Attorney General Resident Inspector 40 Capitol Square, SW Vogtle Plant Units 3 & 4 Atlanta, GA 30334 8805 River Road Waynesboro, GA 30830 Resident Manager Oglethorpe Power Corporation Mr. Barty Simonton Alvin W. Vogtle Nuclear Plant Team Leader 7821 River Road Environmental Radiation Program Waynesboro, GA 30830 Air Protection Branch Environmental Protection Division Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc.
4244 International Parkway, Suite 120 Document Control Coordinator Bin N-226-EC Atlanta, GA 30354-3906 3535 Colonnade Parkway Birmingham, AL 35243 George B. Taylor, Jr.
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Vogtle Units 3 & 4 Mailing List Matthew.Williams@hq.doe.gov (Matthew Williams) mdmeier@southernco.com (Mike Meier) media@nei.org (Scott Peterson)
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