ML19339E086

Request for Withholding Information from Public Disclosure

ML19339E086
Person / Time
Site:	Watts Bar
Issue date:	01/07/2020
From:	Kimberly Green Plant Licensing Branch II
To:	Jim Barstow Tennessee Valley Authority
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References
EPID L-2019-LLS-0000
Download: ML19339E086 (3)

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January 7, 2020 Mr. James Barstow Vice President, Nuclear Regulatory Affairs and Support Services Tennessee Valley Authority 1101 Market Street, LP 4A-C Chattanooga, TN 37402-2801

SUBJECT:

WATTS BAR NUCLEAR PLANT, UNIT 2 - REQUEST FOR WITHHOLDING INFORMATION FROM PUBLIC DISCLOSURE (EPID L-2019-LLS-0000)

Dear Mr. Barstow:

By letter to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) dated October 10, 2019 (Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS) Accession No. ML19283G119), Tennessee Valley Authority submitted an affidavit dated August 26, 2019, executed by Zachary S. Harper, Manager, Licensing Engineering, Westinghouse Electric Company LLC, requesting that the information contained in the following document be withheld from public disclosure pursuant to Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR) 2.390(a)(4):

WCAP-18419-P, Revision 1, Westinghouse Leading Edge Flow Meter (LEFM)

Power Measurement Uncertainty for the Watts Bar Unit 2 MUR Program -

3459 MWt Core Power with LEFM The affidavit stated that the submitted information should be withheld from public disclosure for one or more of the following reasons:

(a) The information reveals the distinguishing aspects of a process (or component, structure, tool, method, etc.) where prevention of its use by any of Westinghouses competitors without license from Westinghouse constitutes a competitive economic advantage over other companies.

(c) Its use 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 a similar product.

We have reviewed your application and the material in accordance with the requirements of 10 CFR 2.390 and, based on the statements in the affidavit, 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

J. Barstow 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.

If you have any questions regarding this matter, I may be reached at 301-415-1627.

Sincerely,

/RA/

Kimberly J. Green, Senior Project Manager Plant Licensing Branch II-2 Division of Operating Reactor Licensing Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. 50-391 cc: Mr. Zachary Harper Manager Licensing Engineering Westinghouse Electric Company 1000 Westinghouse Drive Building 3, Suite 310 Cranberry Township, Pennsylvania 16066 cc: Listserv

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