ML20080K764

Forwards Proprietary GESSAR-II Seismic Event Analysis, in Response to NRC Draft Policy Statement on Severe Accidents. Analysis Withheld (Ref 10CFR2.790)

ML20080K764
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Site:	05000447
Issue date:	09/21/1983
From:	Quirk J GENERAL ELECTRIC CO.
To:	Eisenhut D Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
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GENER AL @ ELECTRIC NUCLEAR POWER systems DMslON GENRAL LECT 2< COMDANv

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September 21, 1983 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Washington, D.C. 20555 Attention: Mr. D.G. Eisenhut, Director Division of Licensing Gentlemen:

SUBJECT:

IN THE MATTER OF 238 NUCLEAR ISLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC STANDARD SAFETY ANALYSIS REPORT (GESSAR II)

DOCKET NO. STN 50-447 SUBMITTAL OF PROPRIETARY INFORMATION - GESSAR II SEISMIC EVENT ANALYSIS IN SUPPORT OF THE SEVERE ACCIDENT REVIEW 0F GESSAR II The attached mport, "GESSAR II Seismic Event Analysis," is pmvided in msponse to the NRC draft Policy Statement on Severe Accidents, which requires the consideration of seismic and other external events for plant certification.

This report has been prepared in such a manner that it will allow the NRC Staff p) to approve the GESSAR II methodology and design for severe accident seismic events. It is GE's expectation that following approval, a futum applicant referencing GESSAR II would only have to show that his site specific hazard curve falls within the GESSAR II hazard curve to determine that the attached report would be applicable to that site.

We are requesting that the attached information be withheld from public disclosum and considered as proprietary pursuant to Section 2.790 of 10 CFR Part 2.

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Q AFFIDAVIT I, Joseph F. Quirs, being duly sworn, depose and state as follows:

1. I am Manager, BWR Systems Licensing, Nuclear Safety & Licensing Operation, General Electric Company, and have been delegated the function of reviewing the information described in paragraph 2 which is sought to be withheld and have been authorized to apply for its withholding.

2. The information sought to be withheld is contained in the proprietary submittal on the GESSAR II Seismic Event Analysis in support of the Severe Accident portion of the 238 Muclear Island General Electric Standard Safety Analysis Report (GESSAR II).

3. In designating material as proprietary, General Electric utilizes the definition of proprietary information and trade secrets set forth in the American Law Institute's Restatement Of Torts, Section 757. This definition provides:

"A trade secret may consist of any formula, pattern, device or compilation of information which is used in one's business and which gives him an opportunity to obtain an advantage over

(,JT competitors who do not know or use it.... A substantial element of secrecy must exist, so that, except by the use of improper means, there would be difficulty in acquiring informa-tion.... Some factors to be considered in determining whether given information is one's trade secret are: (1) the extent to which the information is known outside of his business; (2) the extent to which it is known by employees and others involved in his business; (3) the extent of measures taken by him to guard the secrecy of the information; (4) the value of the information to him and to his competitors; (5) the amount of effort or money expended by him in develo)ing the information; (6) the ease or difficulty with which tie information could be properly acquired or duplicated by others."

4. Some examples of categories of information which fit into the definition of proprietary information are:

a. Information that discloses a process, method or apparatus where prevention of its use by General Electric's competitors without license from General Electric constitutes a competitive economic advantage over other companies;

b. Information consisting of supporting data and analyses, includ-ing test data, relative to a process, method or apparatus, the application of which provide a competitive economic advantage, q e.g., by optimization or improved marketability; V .

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c. Information which if used by a competitor, would reduce his Expenditure of resources or improve his Competitive position in p the design, manufacture, shipment, installation, assurance of i ) quality or licensing of a similar product;

d. Information which reveals cost or price information, production capacities, oudget levels or commercial strategies of General Electric, its customers or suppliers;

e. Information which reveals aspects of past, present or future General Electric customer-funded development plans and programs of potential commercial value to Gereral Electric;

f. Information which discloses patentable subject matter for which it may be desirable to obtain patent protection;

g. Information which General Electric must treat as proprietary according to agreements with other parties.

5. In addition to proprietary treatment given to material meeting the standards enumerated above, General Electric customarily maintains in confidence preliminary and draft material which has not been subject to complete proprietary, technical and editorial review.

This practice is based on the fact that draft documents often do not appropriately reflect all aspects of a problem, may contain tentative conclusions and may contain errors that can be corrected during normal review and approval procedures. Also, until the final document is completed it may not be possible to make any definitive determination as to its proprietary nature. General Electric is not

{V 'T generally willing to release such a document to the general public in such a preliminary form. Such documents are, however, on occasion furnished to the NRC staff on a confidential basis because it is General Electric's belief that it is in the public interest for the staff to be promptly furnished with significant or potentially significant information. Furnishing the document on a confidential basis pending completion of General Electric's internal review permits early acquaintance of the staff with the information while protecting General Electric's potential proprietary position and permitting General Electric to insure the public documents are technically accurate and correct.

6. Initial approval of proprietary treatment of a document is made by the man most the likelySubsection to be acquainted Manager with of thethe originating value component,ty of the and sensitivi information in relation to industry knowledge. Access to such documents within the Company is limited on a "need to know" basis and such documents at all times are clearly identified as proprietary.

7. The procedure for approval of external release of such a document is reviewed by the Section Manager, Project Manager, Principal Scientist or other equivalent authority, by the Section Manager of the cognizant Marketing function (or his delegate) and by the Legal Operation for technical content, competitive effect and determination of the accuracy of the proprietary designation in accordance with the standards enumerated above. Disclosures outside General Electric are generally limited to regulatory bodies, customers and potential q customers and their agents, suppliers and licensees only in accordance Q with appropriate regulatory provisions or proprietary agreements.

8. The document mentioned in paragraph 2 above has been evaluated in accordance with the above criteria and procedures and has been found to contain infortnation which is proprietary and which is custoniarily held in confidence by General Electric.

9. The information mentioned in paragraph 2 provides additional information in support of the severe accident portion of GESSAR II contained in Section 15D.3 of the LESSAR II submittal.

10. The information to the best of my knowledge and belief, has consistently been held in confidence by the General Electric Company, no public disclosure has been made, and it is not available in public sources.

All disclosures to third parties have been made pursuant to regulatory provisions of proprietary agreements which provide for maintenance of the information in confidence. -

11. Public disclosure of the information sought to be withheld is likely to cause substantial harm to the competitive position of the General Electric Company and deprive or reduce the availability of profit-making opportunities because:

a. It was developed with the expenditure of resources exceeding

$500,000.

b. Public availability of this information would deprive General Electric of the ability to seek reimbursement, would permit competitors to utilize this information to General Electric's detriment, and would impair General Electric's ability to '

maintain licensing agreements to the substantial financial and competitive disadvantage of General Electric.

c. Public availability of the information would allow foreign competitors, including competiting BWR suppliers, to obtain containment information at no cost which General Electric developed at substantial cost. Use of this information by foreign competitors would give them a competitive advantage ower General Electric by allowing foreign competitors to produce their containments at lower cost than General Electric.

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i Joseph F. Quirk, being duly sworn, deposes and says:  ;

(N That he has read the foregoing affidavit and the matters stated therein y) are true and correct to the best of his knowledge, information, and belief.

Executed at San Jose, California, this ( ay of 2 ,1981

. y /L J Jowph F. Quirk General Electric Company STATE OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF SANTA CLARA

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