ML20002A086
| ML20002A086 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | Prairie Island  |
| Issue date: | 01/08/1979 |
| From: | Mayer L NORTHERN STATES POWER CO. |
| To: | Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation |
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| NUDOCS 7901110124 | |
| Download: ML20002A086 (6) | |
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NORTHERN STATES POWER COMPANY M I N N E A P O L. l S. MI N N E SOTA 55401 January 8, 1979 Director of Nuclear Reactor Regulation U S Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington. DC 10555 PRAIRIE ISLAND NUCLEAR GENERATING PLANT Docket No. 50-282 License No. DPR-42 50-306 DPR-60 Supplemental Documentation related to December 29, 1978 License AT.endment on December 29, 19 78 Northern States Power Company submitted a license amendraent r eq ues t related to use of Exxon Nuclear Company reload f uel in Prairie Island Units 1 and 2.
The safety evaluation for changes in Section 5.3.A of the Technical Specifications referenced XN-NF-78-34 " Generic Mechanical and Thermal Hydraulic Design for Exxon Nuclear 14x14 Reload Fuel Assemblies with Zircaloy Guide Tubes for Wes tinghouse 2-Loop Pressutizer Water Reactors".
We stated in the cove r letter of that request that we would be transmitting XN-NF-78-34 unde r separate cove r due to the proprietary nature of the document.
This document transmits 40 copies of XN-NF-78-34(P) in accordance with the provisions of 10CFR2.790(a)(4) and (b).
Exhibit A is the affidavit of 11r R Nilson of Exxon Nuclear Company submitted in accordance with 10CFR2.790(b)(1)(ii). This af fidavit describes the basis of the request for exemption f rom public disclosure. One signed affidavit and 39 copies ate inc luded.
E xh ib i t B is the proprietary document XN-NF-7 8-3 4 ( P ).
Non-proprietary copies of XN-NF-78-34 will be submitted in the near future.
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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION NORTilElci STATES POWER COMPANY PRAIRIE ISLAND NUCLEAR GENERATING PIANT Docket No. 50-282 50-306 1
1 LETTER DATED JANUARY 8,1979 TRANSMITTING SUPPLEMENTAL PROPRIETARY INF01UtATION RELATED TO DECEMBER 29, 1978 LICENSE AMENDMENT REQUEST FOR OPERATING LICENSE NO. DPR-42 & DPR-60 Northern States Power Company, a Minnesota corporation, by this letter dated January 8, 1979 nereby submits supplemental proprietary information related to the Decembe r 29, 19 78 License Amendment Reques t.
Exhibit A is an Exxon Nuclear Company (ENC) affidavit stating the basis for exemption from public disclosure.
Exhibit B is the proprietary document XN-NF-78-34(P).
This reques t cont ains no res tricted or other def ense information.
NORTHERN STATES POWER COMPANY By r$0$,fh)
'l J Wach ter Vice President, Power Production
& System Operation On this 8th day of January
,1979, before me a notary public in and for said County, personally appeared L J Wachter, Vice President, Pow r Production and System Operation, and being first duly sworn acknowledged that he is authorized to execute this document on behalf of Northern States Power Company, that he knows the contents thereof and that to the best of his knowledge, information and belief, the statements made in it are true and that it is not interposed for delay.
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EXHIBIT A January 8, 1979 transmitrM of supplemental documentation related to the December 29, IU 6 f.icense Amendment Request.
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COUNTY OF Benton I, Roy Nilson, being duly sworn, hereby say ano depose:
1.
I am Manager, Licensing, for Exxon Nuclear Company, Inc.,
(" ENC") and as such I am authorized to execute this Affidasit.
2.
I am familiar with ENC's detailed docucent control system and policies which govern the protection and control of information.
L I am familiar with the document XN-NF-78-34, entitled " Generic Mechanical and The al-Hydraulic Design for Exxon Nu; lear 14x14 Reload Fuel Assemblies with Zircaloy Guide Tubes for Westinahouse 2-Loop Fressurized Water Reactors," referred to as "Docurcent", which is being submitted by Northern States Power Company in support of its Cycle 5 fuel reload 'oplica-tion for the Prairie Island Nuclear Plant - Voit 1.
Information c ntained 1
in this Document nas been classified by ENC as t oprietary in accordance with the control system and policie: established by ENC for the control and protection of information.
4.
The Document con +ains information of a proprietary and confidential nature and is of tW type customarily held in confidence by ENC and not made available to tr:a public.
Based on my experience, I am aware that other companies regard information of the kind contained in the Document as being proprietary and i:^r * '%ntial.
5.
The Docurr.* r,n Dean.ide availacle to the United States Nuclear Regulatory Commissicn in cor,fidence, witn the request that the information contained in the Docament not be disclosed or divulged.
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EXHIBIT A
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The Document contains information which is vital to a competitive advantage of ENC and would be helpful to competitors of ENC when competing with ENC.
7.
The information contained in the Document is considered to be proprietary by ENC because it reveals cert _in distinguishing aspects of fuel and thermal-hydraulic design and analysis methods which secure competitive economic advantage to ENC by design optimization and improved marketability, and includes information utilized by ENC in its business which affords ENC an opportunity to obcain a competitive advantage over its competitors who do not or may not know or use the information contained in the Document.
8.
The disclosure of the proprietary information contained in the Document to a competitor would permit the competitor to reduce its expenoiture of money and manpower and to improve its competitive position by giving it extremely valuable insights into ENC's analysis, design and testing procedures and would result in substantial harm to the competitive position of ENC.
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The Document contains proprietary information which is held j
in confidence by ENC and is not available in public sources.
10.
In accordance with ENC's policies governing the protection and control of information, proprietary information contained in the Document has been made available, on a limited b::is, to others outside
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ENC only as required and under suitable agreement providing for non-disclosure and limited use of the information.
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ENC policy requires thet proprietar, information be kept in a secured file or area and distributed on a need-to-know basis.
Checks
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EXHIBIT A 12.
This Document provides information which reveals fuel characteristics and analysis methods developed by ENC over the past several years.
ENC has invested several million dollars and many man-years of effort in the related fuel development efforts. Assuming a competitor had available the same background dat.: and incentives as ENC, the competitor mi pt, as a minimum cost, develop the information for the same expenditure of manpower and money as ENC.
13.
Based on ny experience in the industry, I do not believe that the background data and incentives of ENC's competitors are sufficiently similar to the corresponding background data and incentives of ENC that it is reasonable to expect such competitors would be in a position to duplicate ENC's proprietary information contained in the documents.
THAT the statements made hereinabove are, to the best of my knowledge, information, and belief, truthful and complete.
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DPR-42 DPR-60 CONTAINS 10CFR2.790 INFORMATION PROPRI ETARY EXHIBIT B Janua ry 8, 1979 transmittal of supplemental documentation related to the December 29, 19 78 i_icense Arme ndment Request.
Exhibit B contains th i. following proprietary Exxon Nuclear Company report:
XN-N F-78-34 ( P)
"nc ne ric Mechanical and Thermal Hydraulic Design for Exxon Nuclear 14xl4 Reload Fuel Assemblies with Zircaloy Guide Tubes for Westinghouse 2-Iaop Pressurized Water Reactors" l
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CONTAINS 10CFR2.790 INFORMATION PROPRIETARY EXEMPT FROM PUBLIC DISCLOSURE