ML20125A775

Approves Withholding for Public Disclosure Per 10CFR2.790 Tables 240.2-2 & 240.2-3 Re Mass & Energy Release Rates & Main Steam Line Break

ML20125A775
Person / Time
Site:	05000502
Issue date:	07/09/1979
From:	Parr O Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
To:	Wiesemann R WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC COMPANY, DIV OF CBS CORP.
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NUDOCS 7908170300
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JUL 0 91979 Docket te. STN 50-502 W. R. A. Wieseur. ann, Manager Regulatory and Legislative Affairs Mstinghcuse Electric Corporation P. O. Box 355 .

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15230 Cear W. Wiesemann:

SUBJECT:

WITHHOLDING FROM ptBLIC OISCLOSURE - CAW-19 MASS A7.D Et4ERGY RELEASE RATES - MAIN STEAM LINE BREAK - HAVEN NUCLEAR PLAtiT By Wisconsin Electric Power Company letter, dated June 4,1979, we receivec ycur application CAW-79-17, dated May 9,1979 and affidavit AW-7o-29, dated July 23, 1976 for withholding Tables 240.2-2 and 240.2-3, Mass anc Energy Release Rates - Main Steam Line Break from public cisclosure cursuant to 10 CFR 2. 790.

Your reasons for requesting our withholding this information were tnat Wstinghouse sells the use of the information to its custorcers fcr purposes of meeting PRC requirements for licensing documentation. The information is used to perform and justify analyses which are sold to custccers. 'he development of the information is the result of years of Westingncuse effort and expenditure of a great deal of money. For competitors to ::u:licate this information, stallar experimental test programs would have to se

erformed and manpower effort having expertise in data analysts and ccce developmers, would have to be excended. The informatico cartained in Tables 240.2-2 and 240.2-3 is not available in ct.blic scurces anc as transmitted to the Cosmissicn in confidence. Release of th:s :n':r :at::r-to the suoa ic would, therefore , jeccarc1ze the c:vn::e 1;* ve 5t it s .:'

estingecuse ey releasing confidential information develo;ec of *. nee, at a Cost of labor, time and money.

We have reviewd your appitcation and ciaterial casec on tne requ:rer.erts and critert a of 10 CFR 2.790 and have determinec that the abeve ent:cred docuaents sought to be withheld centain trade secrets or conf: cent:a; ce proprietary cocunercial information.

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Pr . R . A. Wi esem ann , Ma nager gg he also have found at this .ime that t?'e right of the pub!!c t,: De # e .

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cutweigh the demonstrated concern for protection of your compet it .e position. Accordingly, we have determined that the Information snculc De '

withhelo from public disclosure.

ke therefore approve your request for withholding pursuant to Secttco 2. MC of 10 CFR Part 2 and are withholding Tables 240.2-2 and 240.2-3 feca ;ucl:c inspection as proprietary.

Withholding frCm publlC inspection shall not affect the rtgnt , i f anj, 0 #

cersons properly and directly concerned to inspect the doc's.ents. *f One need arises, we may send copies of this information to our consultants W rking in this area. W! will, of course, assure that tne consal ants have signed the appropriate agreements for handling proprietary data.

• f the basis for withholding this information from public insDect an snculd change in the future such that the information could then be made Jvallaole for puolic inspection, you should promptly notify the NRC.

Sincerely,

.. an .hrarr,

. 6Olief 1.ight Water Reactors 3ranen .'.o. 3 Olvision of Project .vanagement cc: W. Sol Burstein Executive 'tice President i.isconsin Electric Power Company 231 ' nest Michigan Street M11waukee, istsconsi n 53201