ML20064F725
| ML20064F725 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | Seabrook  |
| Issue date: | 03/09/1994 |
| From: | Feigenbaum T NORTH ATLANTIC ENERGY SERVICE CORP. (NAESCO) |
| To: | NRC OFFICE OF INFORMATION RESOURCES MANAGEMENT (IRM) |
| Shared Package | |
| ML19304B814 | List: |
| References | |
| NYN-94024, TAC-M86957, TAC-M86958, NUDOCS 9403150415 | |
| Download: ML20064F725 (6) | |
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Seab k NH 03874' Telephone (603)474-9521-Facsimile (603)474 2987 Energy Sorvice Corporation Ted C. Folgenbaum Senior Vice President and Chief Nuclear Officer NYN 94024 March 9,1994 g
United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, D.C. 20555 Attention:
Document Control Desk
References:
(a)
Facility Operating License No. NPF-86, Docket No. 50-443 (b)
North Atlantic Letter NYN-93020, dated February 2,1993, " Request for NRC Review and Approval of Analysis Methodologies to be Applied to Seabrook Station," T. C. Feigenbaum to USNRC (c)
USNRC 1 etter dated December 16,1993, " Request for Additional Infonnation (TAC M86957)"
(d)
USNRC Letter dated December 16,1993, " Request for Additional infonnation (TAC M86958)"
Subject:
Response to Request for Additional Information (TAC M86957 and TAC M86958)
Gentlemen:
Nodh Atlantic Energy Service Corporation (North Atlantic) has enclosed additional infonnation regarding the application to Seabrook Station of Yankee Atomic Electric Company Topical Reports -
YAEC-1856P, " System Transient Analysis Methodology Using Retran for PWR Applications", and YAEC-1849P,"Thennal llydraulic Analysis Methodology Using VIPRE-01 for PWR Applications", This
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information was requested by the NRC staff [ References (c) and (d)). _ North Atlantic believes that this information will support the completion of the review of YAEC-1856P and YAEC-1849P [ Reference (b)].
Portions of the infonnation enclosed is proprietary to Yankee Atomic Electric Company (YAEC),
,j and therefore North Atlantic requests that it be withheld from public disclosure pursuant to 10CFR2.790.
Nodh Atlantic has enclosed an affidavit, signed by Mr. Stephen P. Schulz, Vice President YAEC, in --
1 support of the request for withholding pursuant to 10CFR2.790. North Atlantic has also enclosed a Copyright Notice, signed by Mr. Schulz, which grants the NIR authority to make the number of copies of YAEC-1856P and YAEC-1849P which are necessary for its internal use and to fulfill its legal responsibilities as regards public disclosure.
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United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission March 9,1994 Attention:
Document Control Desk Page two Should you has e any questions regarding this letter, please contact Mr. Terry L liarpster, Director of Licensing Services, at (603) 474-952), extension 2765.
Very trt yi[ours, Aff ng, rr AV.
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Ted C. Feig ibaum TCF:JMP/act Enclosures ce with enclosures:
Mr. Thomas T. Martin Regional Administrator U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Region I 475 Allendale Road King of Prussia, PA 19406 Mr. Albert W. De Agazio, Sr. Project Manager Project Directorate 1-4 Division of Reactor Projects U.S. Nuclear Regulatoly Commission I
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Mr. Antone C. Cerne NRC Senior Resident inspector P.O. Ilox 1149 Seabrook, Nil 03874 cc without enclosures:
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4 North Atlantic March 9,1994 ENCLOSURE I TO NYN-94024 AFFIDAVIT PURSUANT TO 10CFR20 PROPRIETARY INFORMATION NOTICE
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AFFIDAVIT PURSUANT TO 10 CFR 2.790 YANKEE ATOMIC ELECTRIC COMPANY
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COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETFS )
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(1)
I, Stephen P. Schultz, depose and say that I am Vice President of. Yankee Atomic Electric Company (" Yankee"), duly authorized to make this affidavit, and have-reviewed or cause to have reviewed the information which is identified as aroprietary. I am submitting this affidavit to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission
[" Commission") in conformance with the provisions of 10 CFR 2.790 of the Commission's regulations for withholding this information from public disclosure.
(2)
The information for which proprietary treatment is sought is contained in
" Response to Request for Additional Information Review of YAEC-1849P" (12 pages), and " Response to Request for Additional Information Review of YAEC.
18a6P" (86 paPes). These responses to Requests for Additional Information (RAIs)-
provide teclmical descriptions of analytical methodology developed and employed 1
ay Yankee.
(3)
Pursuant to the provisions of Paragraph (b) (4) of Section 2.790 of the Commis.sion's regulations, the following is furnished for the consideration of the Commission in determining whether the information in the above documents should be withheld from public disclosure:
The information sought to be withheld from public disclosure is owned a.
and has been held in confidence by Yankee.
b.
The information is of a type customarily held in confidence by Yankee and not customarily disclosed to the pubhc. Yankee has a rational basis for..
determining the type of information customarily held in confidence which confidence. procedure which determines whether to hold information in includes a 1
Under that procedure,information that is determined to have
" actual or potential commercial value," i.e., is potentially marketable or' provides a potential competitive advantage, is held in confidence.
c.
This information is being transmitted to the Commission in confidence under the provisions of 10 CFR 2.790 with the understanding that it be received in confidence by the Commission, d.
The information, to the best of Yankee's knowledge and belief, is not available in public sources.
e.
The material contained in the RAI responses contains significant information and-detail pertaining to the development of a methodology and/or data. This material, which is marketable in several ways, was obtained at considerable expense to Yankee and our sponsor companies.
The public release of this information, making it readily available to our i
competitors, would diminish Yankee's ability to sell products and services involving the use of this information.
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The use of the information' and data provided in this document by a
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competitor would put Yankee at a competitive disadvantage by reducing their expenditure of resources at the expense of Yankee and our sponsor companies.
(4)
Yankee hereby grants the Commission the authority to make the number of copies of these RAI responses which are necessary for its internal use and to fuffill its legal responsibilities as regards public disclosure.
(5)
This information is part of that which would enable Yankee to:
(a) establish methods for calculating operating limits for reload cores; and, (b) perform reload safety evaluations addressing the impact of the reload core on the plant safety analysis.
Public disclosure of this proprietary information is likely to cause substantial harm to the competitive position of Yankee because it would enhance the ability-of competitors to develop similar methodologies without commensurate expenditures. 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.
Further the deponent sayeth not.
Stephen P. Schultz Vice President Sworn to before me this a/# th day of January,1994 GC Katliryn Gates, Notary Public My Commission Expires January 24,1997 i
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Proprietary Information Notice Transmitted herewith are two proprietary documents (RAI responses) furnished to the Nuclear Regulatory Commissien (NRC) in connection with requests for generic and/or plant-specific review and appwval.
In order to conform to the rec uirements of 10 CFR 2.790 of the Commission's regulations concerning the protection 07 proprietary information so submitted to the NRC, the information which is proprietary is identified with a " PROPRIETARY" stamp. Each aze of these RAI responses containing proprietary information is stamped p' PROPRIETARY" at the top and bottom.
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