ML19309F846
| ML19309F846 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Wolf Creek  |
| Issue date: | 04/09/1980 |
| From: | Parr O Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation |
| To: | Komes J BECHTEL GROUP, INC. |
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| NUDOCS 8005010430 | |
| Download: ML19309F846 (2) | |
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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION r E W ASHING TON. D. C. 20555 APR 0 91980 Docket No. STN 50-482 Mr. J. M. Komes, Vice President Bechtel Power Corporation 15740 Shady Grove Road Gaithersburg, Maryland 20760
Dear Mr. Xomes:
SUBJECT:
REQUEST FOR WITHH0LDING MATERIAL FROM PUBLIC DISCLOSURE - COMPUTER CODE VERIFICATION INFORMATION - WOLF CREEK BASE MAT REANALYSIS Your letter, dated June 6,1979, transmitted material on the computer code verification information for the Wolf Creek Base Mat Reanalysis and requested that it be withheld from public disclosure pursuant to 10 CFR 2.790. By letter, j
dated February 20, 1980, we received your affidavit justifying the above stated information as confidential and proprietary.
j Your reason for requesting our withholding this information was that it would cause substantial harm to the competitive status of the Bechtai Power Corporation.
The documents requested to be withheld consist of (a) Bechtel Structural Analysis Program (BSAP) Verification Report, (b) BSAP User's Manual, and (c) BSAP Theoretical Manual, Volumes 1 and 2.
The documents were developed in connection with the BSAP Computer Program which is a major Bechtel computer code used throughout the Bechtel Power Corporation for structural analysis. The program has proven to be cost-effective, and a savings of up to two-thirds over programs in the public domain have been realized. This savings represents a competitive advantage which Bechtel has sought to protect. Over the past several years, Bechtel has invested a great deal of resources in developing, maintaining and verifying the BSAP information.
In your affidavit, you stated that to the best of your knowledge and belief, the documents stated above have been withheld in confidence and no public disclosure of them has been made. Public disclosure of these documents would cause substantial competitive harm to Bechtel by reducing the competitors' costs of duplicating and then verifying the program.
We have reviewed your application and material based on the requirements and criteria of 10 CFR 2.790 and have determined that the above-mentioned documents sought to be withheld contain trade secrets or confidential and proprietary comercial information.
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Mr. J. M. Komes, Vice President APR 0 01980 We also have found at this time that the right of the public to be fully apprised ar to the bases for and effects of the proposed action does not outweigh t* 3 demonstrated concern for protection of your competitive position.
Accordingly, we have determined that the information should be withheld from public disclosure.
We therefore approve your request for withholding pursuant to Section 2.790 of 10 CFR Part 2 and are withholding the Bechtel Structural Analysis Program Information from public inspection as proprietary.
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, assure that the consultants have signed the appropriate agreements for handling proprietary data.
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.
Sincerely, b.
. Parr, D ef I
an Light Water Reactors Branch No. 3 Division of Project Management cc: Mr. Glenn L. Koester Vice President - Operations Kansas Gas & Electric Company 201 North Market Street Wichita, Kansas 67201 Dale E. Huffman, Esq.
Bechtel Power Corporation 15740 Shady Grove Road Gaithersburg, Maryland 20760
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