ML20106J537
| ML20106J537 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Prairie Island  |
| Issue date: | 09/18/1984 |
| From: | Wiesemann R WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC COMPANY, DIV OF CBS CORP. |
| To: | Harold Denton Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation |
| Shared Package | |
| ML19269A708 | List: |
| References | |
| CAW-83-80, CAW-84-86, NUDOCS 8411010251 | |
| Download: ML20106J537 (6) | |
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cuse Water Reactor Nuclear TechnologyDivision Westin@ Corporation Electric Divisions 30, 333 PmsburghPennsylvanta15230 September 18, 1984 CAW-84-86
..Mr. - Harold R. Denton, Director Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, D.C.
20055 APPLICATION FOR WITHHOLDING PROPRIETARY INFORMATION FROM PUBLIC DISCLOSURE
Reference:
Northern States Power Company Letter to NRC dated October 1984
Dear Mr. Denton:
- The proprietary material for which withholding is being requested in the
' reference letter by Northern States Power Company is further identified in an affidavit signed by the owner of the proprietary information, Westinghouse Electric Corporation. The affidavit, which accompanies this letter, sets forth the basis on which the information may be withheld from public disclosure by the Commission and addresses with specificity the considerations listed in ~ paragraph (b)(4) of 10CFR Section 2.790 of the Commission's regulations.
The proprietary material for which withholding is being requested it, of the same technical type as that proprietary material previously submitted with application for withholding CAW-83-80.
2 Accordingly, this letter authorizes the utilization of the accompanying affidavit by Northern States Power Company.
Correspondence with respect to the proprietary aspects of the appplication for withholding or the Westinghouse affidavit.should reference this letter, CAW-84-86, and should be addressed to the undersigned.
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Rob rt A. Wiesem....e, Manager egulatory & Legislative Affairs
/anj Enclosure cc: E. C. Shomaker, Esq.
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CAW-83-80 AFFIDAVIT COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA:
ss COUNTY OF ALLEGHENY:
Before me, the undersigned authority, personally appeared John D. McAdoo, who, being by me duly sworn according to law, deposes and says that he is authorized to execute this Affidavit on behalf of Westinghouse Electric Corporation (" Westinghouse") and that the averments of fact set forth in this Affidavit are true and correct to the best of his knowledge, information,'.and belief:
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(1)
I am Assistant Manager, Nuclear Safety Department, in the Nuclear Techno-
~ logy Division,. of Westinghouse Electric Corporation and as such, I have been specifically delegated the function of reviewing the proprietary information sought to be withheld from public disclosure in connection 4
with nuclear power plant ifcensing or rule-making proceedings, and am authorized to apply for its withholding on behalf of the Westinghouse Water Reactor Divisions.
(2)
I am making this Affidavit in conformance with the provisions of 10CFR Section 2.790 of the Commission's regulations and in conjunction with the Westinghouse app 1tcation for withholding accompanying this Affidavit.
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(3)
I have personal knowledge of the criteria and procedures utilized by Westinghouse Nuclear Energy Systems in designating information as a trade secret, privileged or as confidential connercial or financial information.
(4) Pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (b)(4) of Section 2.790 of the i
Commission's regulations, the following is furnished for consideration by the Commission in determining whether the information sought to be with-held from public disclosure should be withheld.
(i)
The information sought to be withheld from public disclosure is owned l
and has been held in confidence by Westinghouse.
(ii)
The information is of a type customarily held in confidence by Westinghouse and not customarily disclosed to the pubife. Westing-l house has a rational basis for determining the types of information ut i s
em o we a h he to oec t in types of informa' tion in confidence. The application of that system and the substance of that system constitutes Westinghouse policy and provides the rational basis required.
e..o CAW-83-80 Under that system, information is held in confidence if it fails 'in one or mor.e of several types, the release of which might result in the loss of an existing or potential competitive advantage, as
.follows:
(a) The information reveals the distinguishing aspects of a process (or component, structure, tool, method, etc.) where prevention of its use by any of Westinghouse's competitors without ifcense from Westinghouse constitutes a compatitive 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 advan-tage, e.g., by optimization or improved marketability.
(c)
Its use by a competitor would reducte his expenditure of resour-ces or improve his competitive position in the design, manufac-ture, shipment, installation, assurance of quality, or ifcensing a similar product.
(d) It reveals cost or price information, production capacities, budget levels, or commercial strategies of Westinghouse, its customers or supp1fers.
(e) It reveals aspects of past, present, or future Westinghouse or customer funded development plans and programs of potential commercial value to Westinghouse.
(f) It contains patentable ideas, for which patent protection may be desirable.
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(g) 'It_is'not the~ property of Westinghouse, but must be treated as
~ proprietary by Westinghouse according to agreements with the owner.
There are sound policy reasons behind the Westinghouse system which include the following:
-(a) The use of information by Westinghouse gives Westinghouse a competitive advantage over its competitors.
It is, therefore, withheld from disclosure to protect the Westinghouse competitive position.
(b)
It is information which is marketable in many ways. The extent to which such information is available to comretitors diminishes the Westinghouse ability to self products and services involving the use of the information.
(c) _Use by our competitor would put Westinghouse at a competitive l
' disadvantage by reducing his expenditure of resources at our expense.
(d) Each component of proprietary information pertinent to a parti-cular competitive advantage is potentially as valuable as the total competitive advantage. If competitors acquire components of proprietary information, any one component may be the key to the entire puzzle, thereby depriving Westinghouse bf a competi-tive advantage.
(e) Unrestricted disclosure would jeopardize the position of promi-nence of Westinghouse in the world market, and thereby give a market advantage to the competition in those countries.
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w... CAW-83-80 (f') The Westinghouse capacity to invest corporate assets in research and development depends upon the success in obtaining and main-taining a competitive advantage.
(iii)
The information is being transmitted to the Commission in confidence and, under the provisions of 10CFR Section 2.790, it is to be received in confidence by the Commission.
_(iv)
The information sought to be protected is not available in public sources to the best-of our knowledge and belief.
(v)
The proprietary information sought to be withheld in this submittal is that which is appropriately marked in " Technical Bases for Eliminating Large Primary Loop Pipe Ruptures as the Structural Design Bases for the South Texas Project," dated September 1983, prepared by S. A. Swamy and J. J. McInerney.
The subject information could only be dup 11cated by competitors if they were to invest time and effort equivalent to that invested by Westinghouse provided they have the requisite talent and experience.
Public disclosure of this information is likely to cause substantial harm to the competitive position of Westinghouse because it would l
i simplify design and evaluation tasks without requiring a commensurate investment of time and effort.
Further the deponent sayeth not.
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