ML19273C027

Grants 790308 Request for Withholding Rept Svc Water Reservoir & Spray Sys Performance Testing Evaluation (Ref 10CFR 2.790)

ML19273C027
Person / Time
Site:	North Anna
Issue date:	05/17/1979
From:	Parr O Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
To:	Proffitt W VIRGINIA POWER (VIRGINIA ELECTRIC & POWER CO.)
References
NUDOCS 7906180767
Download: ML19273C027 (5)

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i MAY 171979 Docket Nos. 50-338 l

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Mr. W. L. Proffitt j

Senior Vice President -

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Virginia Electric & Power Company P. O. Box 26666 Richmond, Virginia 23261 l

SUBJECT:

WITHHOLDIiiti FROM PUBLIC DISCLOSU2E -

l NORTH ANNA POWER STATION, UNITS 1 AND 2 l

By your application and affidavits, dated March 8,1979, you submitted a report on the North Anna Power Station, Units 1 and 2 entitled, r

" Service Water Reservoir ana Spray System Performance Testing and Evaluation," and requested that it be withheld from public disclosure pursuant to 10 CFR 2. 790.

Your reasons for requesting our withholding this report from public disclosure are contained in Attachment 2 to your letter which states that the information enables you to determine the actual thermal performance of the spray system at North Anna, evaluate test results after modifications to the spray system which could improve the thermal performance of the system, and verify the adequacy cf certain performance models of the spray system for the meteorological and plant conditions experienced during the test.

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has s0bstantial comercial value and release of it to the public would jeopardize the competitive status of VEPCO.

The information is a di ect

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result of expending considerable time and effort, and utilizing state-of-the-art techniques in the field of instrumentation and statistical analysis. The information is not available in public sources, is owned by VEPC0 and made available to organizations and individuals only on a confidential basis.

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Mr. W. L. Proffitt MAY 17 579

. ~ to your Marca 8,1979 letter also pertains to the " Service

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Water Reservoir and Spray System Performance Testing and Evaluation,"

written and performed by Ford, Bacon & Davis Utah Incorporated, Engineers-Constructors. The affidavit is signed by S. C. Brown, Jr. of VEPC0 as is Attachment 2, but gives the reasons that Ford, Bacon & Davis Utah Incorporated (FB&DU) consider their report proprietary.

FB&DU, the owner of the proprietary models used in analyzing the North Anna facility said that some of the results of these analyses were proprietary in that they furnish extensive infomation about the nature of the models, and in fact, reveal the essential workings of the models in the areas of spray pond thermal perfomance and water inventory.

Physical expressions or representations which specifically and directly reflect the application cf unique knowledge or expertise gained by FSE.DU at co:Giderable expense and effort are claimed to be confidential and proprietary.

The designated information is not available in public sources to the best knowledge and belief of both VEPC0 and FB&DU.

VEPC0 is the owner of the information j=

and FBSDU the consultant.

The information designated as proprietary could be properly acquired by others only through the expenditure of substantial quantities of money, time, and effort. Release of this infomation to the public would jeopardize not only the competitive

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status of VEPC0 but FB&DU as well.

m We have reviewad your application and material based on the requirements and criteria of 10 CFR 2.790 and have determined that the above-mentioned

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document sought to be withheld contains trade secrets or confidential anc prcprietary commercial information.

We also have found at this time that the right of the public to be fully apprised as to the bases for and effects of the proposed action does not outweigh the demonstrated concern for protection of your competitive position. Accordingly, we have determined that the information should b'e withheld from public disclosure.

We therefore approve your request for withholding pursuant to Section 2.790

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of 10 CFR Part 2 and are withholding the report entitled, " Service Water Reservoir and Spray System Performance Testing and Evaluation" from public disclosure as proprietary.

Withholding from public inspection shall not affect the right, if any, of M

persons properly and directly concerned to inspect the documents.

If the xx need arises, we may send copies of this information to our consultants JTi v.orking in this area.

We will, of course, assure that the consultants

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have signe: the appropriate agreements for handling proprietary data.

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Mr. W. L. Proffitt '

'N I 7 1979 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 fiRC.

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Light Water Reactors Eranch t,'o. 3 Division of Project Panagement i

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