ML20066B254
| ML20066B254 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | Comanche Peak  |
| Issue date: | 12/28/1990 |
| From: | William Cahill TEXAS UTILITIES ELECTRIC CO. (TU ELECTRIC) |
| To: | NRC OFFICE OF INFORMATION RESOURCES MANAGEMENT (IRM) |
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| ML20066B257 | List: |
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| TXX-901055, NUDOCS 9101070020 | |
| Download: ML20066B254 (5) | |
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December 28, 1990 U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission L
Attn: Document Control Desk Washington, D.C.
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SUBJECT:
- C0HANCHE-PEAK STEAH ELECTRIC STATION (CPSES)
DOCKET NO. 50 445 AND 50 446 RELOAD ANALYSIS PROGRAH SUPPLEMENT-1 TO RXE 88-102 P, TUE-1 DNB CORRELATION Gentlemen:
Me TV Electric reload analysis program was discussed with the NRC staff in meetings at the NRC: offices in December, 1988, and again in July, 1990.
Following the' July discussions, the schedule for submittal of the TV Electric topical reports was provided in TXX 90342. Consistent with that schedule, attached for your review and approval, is the TUE-1 Technical Note for Advanced Nuclear Fuel (ANF) fuel.
The first topical report for the TU Electric reload analysis program, L
TU Electric DNB Correlation, RXE-88 102 P, was submitted on January 31, 1989 by.
TO Electric letter TXX-89025.
Supplement 1 to RXE 88 102 P, "TUE 1 Departure from Nucleate Boiling Correlation," expands the qualification of the TUE 1 l
correlation to encompass ANF fuel.
The original report, in combination with Supplement 1, provides a description of-the TUE-1 DNB correlation, comparison of calculated and experimental data, and a statistical analysis to quantify the-b 95/95 DNBR limit for Westinghouse and ANF fuel. The correlation is utilized in the TU Electric VIPRE 01 analysis methodology presented in RXE 89 002, "VIPRE-01 Core Thermal Hydraulic Analysis Methods for Comanche Peak Steam j,
Electric Station Licensing Applications," which was submitted to you on June 30, 1989, t.
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' Approval of the enclosed report, along with approvals of those previously submitted and those_yet to be submitted, are required to allow TV-Electric to license cycle 3 oper". ion without recourse to a nuclear fuel vendor.
(Cycle 3 refueling'begins-in Teptember, 1992.)
TV' Electric requests that the NRC review and approve the enclosed report by September, 1991.
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s TXX 901055 Page 2 of 2 Advanced Nuclear Fuels Corporation considers information contained in the report, RXE 88102-P, "TVE 1 DNB Correlation, Supplement 1" to be proprietary, in accordance with the requirements of 10 CFR 2.790(b) for the withholding of proprietary information from public disclosure, an af fidavit is enclosed.
An ANF Proprietary Information Notice, an Application for Withholding and an accompanying Affidavit, are enclosed.
Correspondence with respect to the proprietary aspects of the Application for Withholding or the supporting ANF Affidavit should be addressed to Advanced Nuclear Fuels Corporation, Attention Robert A. Copeland, 2101 Horn Rapids Road, P.0, Box 130, Richland, WA, 99352 0130.
Should you have any questions or comments regarding the enclosed technical note or the TV Electric Reload Analysis Program, please contact Jimmy D. Seawright (214) 812 4375 or Mickey R. Killgore (214) 812-8271 of my staff.
Sincerely.
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William J. Cahill; Jr.
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Roger D. Walker Manager of Nuclear Licensing JDS/gj Attachment c
Hr, R. D. Hartin, Region IV (NP Version)
Resident Inspectors, CPSES (3) (NP Version)
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I, R. A. Copeland being duly sworn, hotoby say and deposo:
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I am' Manager, Roload Licensing, for Advanced Nuclear Fuels Corporation, ("ANF"),
and as such I am authorized to oxocuto this Affidavit.
2.
I am familiar with the topical report RXE 88102 P, Supplomont 1 ontitled "TUE-1 DNB Correlation Suppiomont 1," reforrod to as " Document." Information contained in this Document has boon classified by ANF as proprietary in accordance with the control system and policlos established by ANF for the control and protection of information.
3.
Tho Document contains information of a propriotary and confidential naturo and is of the typo customarily hold in confidence by ANF and not mado available to the public.
l Based on my experienco, I am awaro that other companios regard information of the kind l
containod in the Document as propriotary and confidential.
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The Document has been mado availabio to the U.S. Nuclear Rogulatory Commission in confldonco, with the request that tho information containod in the Document will not be disclosed or divulgod.
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Tho Document contains information which is vital to a competitivo advantago of ANF and would bo helpful to competitors of ANF when compoting with ANF.
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AFFIDAVIT Page 2 6.
The information contalnod in the Document is considered to be propriotary by ANF because it reveals cortain distinguishing aspects of ANF DNB licensing methodology which securo competitivo advantage to ANF for fuel design optimization and marketability, and includes information utilized by ANF in its business which affords ANF an opportunity to obtain a competitive advantago over its competitors who do not or may not know or uso the information contained in the Document.
7.
The disclosure of the proprietary information contained in the Document to a competitor would permit the competitor to reduce its expenditure of money and manpower and to improvo its competitivo position by giving it valuable insights into NF DNB licensing mathodology and would result in harm to the competitivo position of ANF.
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The Document contains propriotary information which is hold 10 confidence by ANF and is not availablo in public sources.
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In accordance with ANF's policies governing the protection and control of information, propriotary information contained in the Document has been made availablo, on a limited basis, to others outside ANF only as required and under suitable agrooment providing for ncodisclosure and limitori use of the information.
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ANF policy requires that proprietary information be kept in a secured file or area and distributed on a nood4o-know basis.
11, Information in this Document providos insight into ANF DNB licensing methodology developed by ANF. ANF has invested significant resources in developing the methodology as well as the strategy for this application. Assuming a competitor had available the same background data and incontives as ANF, the competitor might, at a minimum, develop the information for the same expenditure of manpower and money as ANF.
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AFFIDAVIT Pago 3 THAT the statomonts made hereinabove are, to the best of my knowledge,information, and belief, truthful and complete.
FURTHER AFFIANT SAYETH NOT.
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SUBSCRIBED before me this / Y '
day of December
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Susan K. McCoy f\\
NOTARY PUBLIC, STATE OF WASHitiGTON MY COMMISSION EXPIRES: 1/10/92 l
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