ML20129E883

Informs That GE Panda Steady-State Tests Data Transmittal Rept Will Be Withheld from Public Disclosure,Per 10CFR2.790 (b)(5) & Section 103(b) of AEA of 1954,as Amended

ML20129E883
Person / Time
Site:	05200004
Issue date:	10/02/1996
From:	Son Ninh NRC (Affiliation Not Assigned)
To:	Quinn J GENERAL ELECTRIC CO.
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NUDOCS 9610030318
Download: ML20129E883 (3)

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k NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION f WASHINGTON, D.C. 20666-0001

\ . . . . . ,o 8 October 2, 1996 i Mr. James E. Quinn, Projects Manager LMR and SBWR Programs GE Nuclear Energy 17S Curtner Avenue, M/C 165

. San Jose, California 95125

SUBJECT:

REQUEST FOR WITHHOLDING INFORMATION FROM PUBLIC DISCLOS ELECTRIC (GE) PANDA STEADY-STATE TESTS DAT By your letter dated July 1,1996, you submitted the subject DTR and requested that it be withheld from public disclosure. This request was made in accordance with 10 CFR 2.790 and is supported by an affidavit execute George B. Stramback, dated July 1, 1996, which claims in part that the information identified by a bar in the right-side margins is classified as proprietary because it contains Simplified Boiling Water Reactor (SBWR) test

facility results for use in conjunction with TRACG qualification analysis results, and scaling informaticn on SBWR testing.

programs have been under development by GE and its associates for more tha seven years, at a total cost of tens of millions of dollars.

affidavit identifies the following reasons for maintaining the information asIn addition, proprietary:

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Information that discloses a supporting data and analyses, process, method, or apparatus, including where prevention of its use by General Electric's competitors without license from General Electric constitutes a competitive economic advantage over other companies; 2.

Information which. if used by a competitor, would reduce his expenditures of resources or improve his competitive position in the design, manufac-ture, shipment, similar product; installation, assurance of quality, or licensing of a 3.

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

i We have reviewed your letter and the material in accordance with the requirc-ments of 10 CFR 2.790 and, on the basis of your statements, have determined that tion.the subject DTR contains trade secrets or proprietary commercial informa-Therefore, the subject " PANDA Steady-State Tests Data Transmittal Report will be withheld from public disclosure pursuant to 10 CFR 2.790(b)(5) e and Section 103(b) of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended. The nonpro-prietary version of this DTR has been placed in the Nuclear Regulatory Commission's (NRC's) Public Document Room. }h ) {

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i Mr. James E. Quinn  !

i Withholding from public inspection shall not affect the right, if any, of .

persons properly and directly concerned to inspect the document. If the need l

{ 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, j i

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 should .also 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 included your information. . In all review situations, if the NRC needs

. additional information from>you or makes a determination adverse to the above,

-you will be notified in apance of; any public disclosure.

Sincerely,

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' Son,Q. I Project Manager

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, Division of. Reactor Program Management ,

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'a Mr. James E. Quinn Docket No.52-004 GE Nuclear Energy cc: Mr. Rob Wallace Mr. Brian McIntyre GE Nuclear Energy Westinghouse Electric Corporation 1299 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W. Energy Systems Business Unit Suite 1100 Box 355 Washington, DC 20004 Pittsburgh, PA 15222 Director, Criteria & Standards Division Office of Radiation Programs U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 401 M Street, S.W.

Washington, DC 20460 Mr. Sterling Franks U.S. Department of Energy NE-42 Washington, DC 20585 Mr. Robert H. Buchholz GE Nuclear Energy 175 Curtner Avenue, MC-781 San Jose, CA 95125 Mr. Steven A. Hucik GE Nuclear Energy 175 Curtner Avenue, MC-780 San Jose, CA 95125 Mr. Tom J. Mulford, Manager <

SBWR Design Certification l Electric Power Research Institute 3412 Hillview Avenue )

Palo Alto, CA 94304-1395 I I

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