ML20094G459

Request for Withholding Information from Public Disclosure

ML20094G459
Person / Time
Site:	Oconee
Issue date:	04/22/2020
From:	Michael Mahoney Plant Licensing Branch II
To:	Burchfield E Duke Energy Carolinas
Mahoney M
References
EPID L-2020-LLS-0000
Download: ML20094G459 (4)

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April 22, 2020 Mr. J. Ed Burchfield, Jr.

Site Vice President Oconee Nuclear Station Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC 7800 Rochester Highway Seneca, SC 29672-0752

SUBJECT:

OCONEE NUCLEAR STATION, UNITS 1, 2, AND 3 - REQUEST FOR WITHHOLDING INFORMATION FROM PUBLIC DISCLOSURE (EPID L-2020-LLS-0000)

Dear Mr. Burchfield:

By letter to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) dated February 19, 2020 (Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS) Accession No. ML20050D349, not publicly available), Duke Energy Carolinas submitted affidavits dated January 2, 2020, executed by Joanna Phillips, Nuclear Sales Manager, Cameron Technologies US, Inc., requesting that the information contained in the following documents be withheld from public disclosure pursuant to Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR) 2.390(b)(1),

(4):

Cameron Technologies, US, LLC: Caldon Ultrasonics Engineering Report: ER-813P Rev 6 Bounding Uncertainty Analysis for Thermal Power Determination at Oconee Unit 1 Nuclear Generating Station Using the LEFM + System, November 2019 Cameron Technologies, US, LLC: Caldon Ultrasonics Engineering Report: ER-824P Rev 6 Bounding Uncertainty Analysis for Thermal Power Determination at Oconee Unit 2 Nuclear Generating Station Using the LEFM + System, November 2019 Cameron Technologies, US, LLC: Caldon Ultrasonics Engineering Report: ER-825P Rev 6 Bounding Uncertainty Analysis for Thermal Power Determination at Oconee Unit 3 Nuclear Generating Station Using the LEFM + System, November 2019 Cameron Technologies, US, LLC: Caldon Ultrasonics Engineering Report: ER-855P Rev O Meter Factor Calculation and Accuracy Assessment for the LEFM Check Plus Meters at Oconee Units 1, 2, and 3, November 2019

E. Burchfield, Jr. The affidavits stated that the submitted information should be withheld from public disclosure for one or more of the following reasons:

(a) The information reveals distinguishing aspects of a process (or component, structure, tool, method, etc.) where prevention of its use by and of Camerons competitors without license from Cameron constitutes a competitive economic advantage over other companies.

(b) It consists of supporting data, including test data, relative to a process (or component, structure, tool, method, etc.), the application of which data secures a competitive economic advantage, e.g., by optimization or improved marketability.

(c) Its use by a competitor would reduce his expenditure of resources or improve his competitive position in the design, manufacture, shipment, installation, and assurance of quality, or licensing a similar product.

(d) It reveals cost or price information, production capabilities, budget levels, or commercial strategies of Cameron, its customer or suppliers.

(e) It reveals aspects of past, present or future Cameron or customer funded development plans and programs of potential customer value to Cameron.

(f) It contains patentable ideas, for which patent protection is desirable.

We have reviewed your application and the material in accordance with the requirements of 10 CFR 2.390 and, based on the statements in the affidavits, have determined that the submitted information sought to be withheld contains proprietary commercial information and should be withheld from public disclosure.

Therefore, the version of the submitted information marked as proprietary will be withheld from public disclosure pursuant to 10 CFR 2.390(b)(5) and Section 103(b) of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended.

Withholding from public inspection shall not affect the right, if any, of persons properly and directly concerned to inspect the documents. If the need arises, we may send copies of this information to our consultants working in this area. We will, of course, ensure that the consultants have signed the appropriate agreements for handling proprietary information.

If the basis for withholding this information from public inspection should change in the future such that the information could then be made available for public inspection, you should promptly notify the NRC. You also should understand that the NRC may have cause to review this determination in the future, for example, if the scope of a Freedom of Information Act request includes your information. In all review situations, if the NRC makes a determination adverse to the above, you will be notified in advance of any public disclosure.

E. Burchfield, Jr. If you have any questions regarding this matter, I may be reached at 301-415-3867 or via e-mail at Michael.Mahoney@nrc.gov.

Sincerely,

/RA/

Michael Mahoney, Project Manager Plant Licensing Branch II-1 Division of Operating Reactor Licensing Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. 50-269, 50-270, and 50-287 cc: Ms. Joanna Phillips Nuclear Sales Manager Caldon Ultrasonics Technology Center, Cameron 1000 McClaren Woods Drive Coraopolis, Pennsylvania 15216 cc: Listserv

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