ML20070C728

Affidavit of RA Wiesemann Re Westinghouse Proprietary Info in Util Submittal on Improved Thermal Design Procedures

ML20070C728
Person / Time
Site:	Catawba
Issue date:	12/02/1982
From:	Wiesemann R WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC COMPANY, DIV OF CBS CORP.
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ML19268D497	List: ML20070C658 ML20070C728
References
AW-76-60, NUDOCS 8212140312
Download: ML20070C728 (7)

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2efere =e, the undersigned, authcrity, perscnally acpeared Rchert. A.. Wiesemann,. who, being by sta duly sworn ac:crding to law, d

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pcses-and says that he is authori:ed to execute 'this Affidavit en b l

of Westinghcuse Elect:-ic. Corporation ("Vestinghouse") and that the aver--

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nents of fact set forth irr this Affidavit are true and correct to l

best of his 'cetriedge, infor=ation, and. belief:'

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Rccerc"A. Niesamann, (Annager

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Cicensing Programs Sworn to and subscribed before,:ne this/

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I am Manager,.Ucansing ?regrsms, in 'he Frsssuri:sd Vatar Eaac::r Systads Divitic=, of Westinghcuse uectnc C r;cration and as such, I have-been specifically delegatad e.e function of reviewing the proprietarf informaticrr scught. ts. be withheid. from public dis-closure-in c:nnecdon with. nuclear power p1 ant 1icxnsing or rule-N.,_

' making precaedings,.and.am autherjind ts acply for f tr withhciding.

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s cn behalf of the Wes.dnghcuse Natur React:r Divisions.

(2)

I am making this Affidavit in-confor=ancs with the provisiens of la C7. Sectien. 2.7sa.cf the. Cennissien's regulatiens and in c:n-junction with the. Westinghouse. application for withhciding ac-

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e:mpanying-this Affidavit.

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I have personaT kncwledge. of the critaria and. precsdures utili:ed

..by Westinghouse Nuclear Energy Systems in-designating-info:-::atien-

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as a. trada: secret, privileged or as_ c:nfidantiaj cc::::ercial or l

' financial infer:natierr..

(4), Pursuant to the provisions ef paragraph (b)(4-) of Sectien 2.750 of the Commission.'s regulations, the fc11cwing is fuinished for

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c:nsideratien by the-C ::missicn in detarmining whether the in-formation sought ^4 be withheld from public. disclosure shculd be withha1d (i)

The infor.natiert sought to be withheld'from public discicsure..

is. cwned and. has been,heldcin c:nfidenca by Westinghouse.

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The inic:::a:1cn is' of a type cust:=arily held in c:nfidenca by Westinghouse. and nc't cust:marily discicsed to the public.

Weszinghcusa; has' a.'raticna.1 basis.' for detarrining the :ypes of inferinatien c=st:::::arily held in c:nfidanca by it and, in that c:nnection,. utili:as. a. systam. ta detarsina when and. whether to hold cartafrr O/per of infor:naden in c:nfidenca.

The ap-plica:1cn of that systaar and the-substanca of that systam c::nstitut" Westinghcusa policy.and pr:vidas the raticrial basis required.

Under that systaur, infor:naticn is held in c:nfidenes if it

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falls in one er.:ncre of, several types', the release of which

night. resuit in the 1 css of an existing or potantial c:m-petitive advantage, as fc1Tcws:.

' (a)'

The infor:satierr reveals'the distinguishing aspects: of a.

. precass (or c mpenent, structure, t:ci, mathed, etc.)-

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, where preventien of its uma by any of Westinghouse's j c=mpetit:rs withcut licansa; frem Westinghcusa c:nstitutas a c:mpetitive ecencmic. advantage over other c:mpanies.

(b)

It c:nsists of rupporting data, including tast data, relative to a precass for c:mpenent, structure, :::al,

anthod, etc.), the applicatien of which data secures a c=mpetitiva ec:ncmic advantage, e.g., by cptimi:aticn or improved markatabilit/.

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Its usa b'y a c:m:stit:r wcuid reduca his excenditure l

of rescum. cr impreve his c:m:etitive pcsitien in the r

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design, manuf*acture, shipment, insta.11sticn, assuranca cf quality, or 14cansing a simitar produc.

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'It reveair c=st er pric(Infir=ation, production cap-

,acities, budgst levels,. er c:nsnercia.1 :trategies of Westinghouse, its cust:mers or suppliers.

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It reveal's. aspects of' past, present, cr f'uture West,

inghouse or cust:mer funded dnvelopment plans and pre-grams of potential c:mmercial vilua. ts Westinghcuse.

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It c:ntains patentable ideas, for wnich patant pre.

tacticn may bec desirable.

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It is nct the. prep'er f. of Westinghouse, but must be treatad'as proprietarf by Wastinghcusa ac::rding t:

s agreementr wit.r the cwner.

4 There are scund policy reascns bahind the Westinghcuse system which include the fellcwing:

(a.)

The. use. of such infor=ation by Westinghcusa gives Westinghcusa a c:mpetitive advantage over its cmn-petit:rs It is, therefore, withheld fren discicsure to protact the. Westinghcuse. c:meetitive positien.

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(b)

It is,infomation which is marketable in many ways.

The extant : khicn such ir.fematicn is available to c:mpetitcrs diminishes the Westinghcuse ability ::,

sall products. and. serticas. involving the use of the r

infomatien..

(c)

Use. by our c meetit:r would ;et Westinghcuse at a c=mpetitive~ disadvantage by reducing his' expenditure of resourcas at cur expense.

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Each c:mpenent of proprietar/ infomatica pertinent to a particular c:mestitive adi antage is potantially t

as valuable as the t:tal c:mcetitive advantage.

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c=mpetitors acquire ecmponents.cf proprietar/ infor-mation, any cne c=mpenent may,i:e. tHe key tc. the entire-punle,. thereby depriving Westinghouse of a. c:meetitive-advantage.

.l 4(e). Unrestrictad. diselesure would. fecpardi:a the p,csitien of prcainencx of Westinghousk in the world market, and. thereby give a market advantage to the c:mpetiticn in those c:untries.

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The Westinghcuse capacity to inyest c:rporate assets in research and development depends upert the sue:ess in cbtaining and. maintaining a c:=cetitive advantage.

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. AW-75-60 (iii) i~ne infer ::ation is. being t ansmit ad to the C.:n::issien in c:nfidenca and, unciar the previsiens. of 10 C?'C !ac-icn 2.7g0, it it to be recaived in. c:nfidenen by the Cc= mission.

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The 'nformation is not availahle in puhlic scurcas t: the best' cf' cur kncwledge and bei.ief.

(v)

The preprietary informatien sought tc,be withheld in thir sub-

'mitta.1 is that which is apprcpriataly marked in the attach-ment to Westinghouse letter number NS-CI-1298, Eiche1dinger to Stal~z, dated Cucamber 1,1976, c:ncarning infernatien relating

. to NRC review of WChP-8557-P and. WCAP-8563 entitled, "Imcreved Ther.nal casign Procedure," defining the sensitivity of CNS The lettar and attachment l

ratic p various core paran:eter:r.

, aree.being submittad in. respcase to the NRC request at. tae -

Oct=her 23,1976' NRC/Westinghcuse =aeting.~

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This infer ::atien enables Westinghouse to:

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Justify the Westinghouse design.

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(b) ' Assist its cust:mers to obtain licansas.

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Mene warranties.

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Previda greatar 'cperational~ flexibility to cust =arr I

l assuring-thenr of safe and reliable operaticn.

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Justify increased pcwer capability or cperating =argin for plants while assuring safa and reliabie cperatien.

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Optimin rea: :r design and per'er=anca while ainuining

a. high level of fuel intagrity.

.urder, de infomation gained frc::r the imcreved themal design precedure is of significant c:==arcial value as follows:

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Westinghcusa uses. 2e informaticn to perfom and justiff analyses which-are so.ld to cust:=ers.

(b)

Westinghcusa selks analysis servicas based upon the experienca gained. and the methods developed..

Public disclosure of this informatiert c:ncaming design pre-cadures is likely ts. cause substantial ham to the c:=petitiva pesitien. of Westinghcuse. hecause c:meetit:h c:uld Qtiii:e' this-infemation tz assesr and justiff the,;ir cwn designs-without c:rmensurata e5 pense..

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The parametric analyses ;erfor=ed and their evaluation represent a censiderable amcunt 'of highly qualified develop =ent effort.

This work was c:ntingent upon a design method develcpment pro-gram wh4ch has been under:tay during the past two years.

Altogether, a substantial at:cune of money and effer has been expended by Westinghouse. which ceuid cnly be duplicated by a c=mpetiter if' he were ts inves; similar sums of =eney anci pre-Vided he ~had the appropriate: talent available.

a Furder'tha degenent sayeth not.

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