ML20138N161
| ML20138N161 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | Millstone  |
| Issue date: | 10/14/1985 |
| From: | Wiesemann R WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC COMPANY, DIV OF CBS CORP. |
| To: | Harold Denton Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation |
| Shared Package | |
| ML19344C131 | List: |
| References | |
| CAW-85-71, NUDOCS 8511050089 | |
| Download: ML20138N161 (9) | |
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Westinghouse Water Reactor wea' tec=co 0+se Electric Corporation Olvisions
% 333 Pittsbeg1 PerrsyNama 15230 0355 October 14, 1985 CAW-85-71
.Mr. Harold R. Denton, Director Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, D.C.
20555 APPLICATION FOR WITHHOLDING PROPRIETARY INFORMATION FROM PUBLIC DISCLOSURE
Subject:
.lustification for the Use of the W-3 Correlation for the Millstone Unit 3 Steamline Break Analysis
Reference:
Letter f rom Northeast Utilities, Octcber 1985
Dear Mr. Denton:
The proprietary material for which withholding is being requested in the reference letter by Northeast Utilities 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 Comission and addresses with specificity the considerations listed in paragraph (b)(4) of 10CFR Section 2.790 of the Comission's regulations.
The proprietary material for which withholding is being required is of the same technical type as that proprietary material previously submitted with Application for Withholding CAW-84-70.
Accordingly, this letter authorizes the utilization of the accompanying affidavit by Northeast Utilities for the Millstone 3 Nuclear Plant.
Correspondence with respect to the proprietary aspects of the application for withholding or the Westinghouse af fidavit should reference this letter, CAW-85-71, and should be addressed to the undersigned.
Very truly yours, Ro ert A. Wiesemann, Manager Regulatory & Legislative Affairs
/bek Enclosure (s) cc:
E. C. Shomaker, Esq.
Office of the Executive Legal Director, NRC W91?u BMh A
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D00JMEh73 FURNISHED TO THE NRO IN CONNECTION WITH PLANT SPECIFIC REVIEW AND APPROVE.
F-IN CEER 1D CONFCFF. 7D THE PEUIREMENTS OF 10CFR2.790 0F THE COFy2SSIO REGL" ATIONS CONCERNING THE PROTECTION OF PROPRIETA TO THE NRO, THE IATURMATION WHICH IS PROPRIETARY IN THE PROPRIET CONTAIND WITHIN BFACKE*S AC WHERE THE PROFFlITA'Y INrCF EE.,ETD IN THE NON-PROPRIETARY VBSIONS Qu.Y THE BRACKETS REMAIN, T Ih70F?ATICN 1 MAT WAS CONTAINED WITHIN THE BRACKET HAVING BEEN DD.ETD.
THE JUSTIFICATION FOR (2. AIMING THE INFORMATION SO
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EES:3NATE AS PROPRIETARY IS INDICATE IN BDIN VERSIO LCTDS (a) THROUGH (g) CONTAING WITHIN PARDiTHESES LOCATED AS IMMEDIATD.Y FOLLCWING INE BRACKETS DiCu2ING EACH I 10ENTIFIED AS PROPRIETARY OR IN THE MARCIN OPPOSITE S 1HESE LCED CASE LUTERS REFIR 70 THE TYPES OF INF0FFATION H0ZS IN CONFIDDiCE IDEhTIFIED IN SECTIONS (4)(ii)(a) through (4)(11)(g AFFI0AVIT ACCOMPAhTING 1HIS 77.ANSMITTE FURS 1AhT TO as l
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Zef:re me, tne undersigned authcrity, ;ers:nally a : eared R:ter: A. Wiese: ann, wnc, being by== duly swern ac::r:ing :: law, ce-p:ses and says that he is autacri:ed :: exe:ute this Affidavit en tenalf of iestingn:cse Electric Ocr;: ration ("Uer:1 gne.re") and that the aver-cer.J. Of ft:: st; f:rth in this Affidavit are true an: c:rre:: :: :ne 4
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'li.d. t u Re:er: A. Wiese: ann,:ianager Licensing Pr: grams Sw rn :: and subscribed before. me this l day of Sb.::b!O 1976.
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I am Manager. Licensing Pr: grams, in the Pressuri:ed Water P.eact:r 1
l Systa.s Divisien, cf 'destingh use Ele:tric C:r; rati:n a.d as such, l
I have been s:e:ifically delega:cd the function of r viewing ne i
pr:prie::.ry informati:n s:ugn to be withheld fr:m public dis-closure in c:nnection with nuclear pcwer plant Itcensing er rule-3 l
map.ing proceedings, and am authori:ed to apply for its withnelding j
bn tahalf cf the Westinghouse Watar F.eaet:r Divisi:ns.
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I am making this Affidavit in c:nfomance with the Sr:visiens of I
i 10 CFR Section 2.750 of the C:.missien's regulatiens and in cen-
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juncti:n witn tne 1.'attingh:u:e a:;1ic::icn f:r uitah:1 ding ac-i c:=;anying this Affidavit.
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I have personal knculadg2 of the critaria and precedures utili:ed.
by L'estinghcuse Nuclear Energy Systu. s in designating inf:rst.tien i
j as a trade secret, privilegad er as c:nfidsntial ec=arcial er
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financial infer:ation.
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censideratien by the Cc=issien in determining whether the in-I i
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(i) The infer.atien scught to be withheld 'fr:m public disc!:sure t
ir cwned and has been.". eld in c:nficence by '.!estingneuse.
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' AW G.(c (ii) The informatien is of a type cust: arily held in c:nfidence by Westinghouse and nc: cust:::rily disc!csad :s the ;ublic.
Westingneuse has a raticnal basis f:r de:crmining nc types :f infermatien cust::arily held in c:nfidence by it anc, in that c:nne: icn, utili:es a system to determine wnen and whether ::
hold certain types of infer:stien in c:nfidence. The an-plicati:n of that system and the su: stance of that sys:tm c nstitutes Westingneuse :clicy and provides the ra:icnal basis required.
Under that system, inf:r:atien is held in c:nfiden: if it falls in :ne er ::re :f several ty;c:, r.e relea:e :f r.ni:n might result in the less of an existing or ;ctential c:m-petitive advantage, as follcws:
(a) The inf:r:atien reveals the distinguishing as;e::s of a
' pr: cess (or c::;cnent, structure, ::c1, mathed, e::.)
where preventien of its u:e by any of Vestinghcusa's c:: petit:rs withcut license fr:m Westingneuse c:nstitutes a c:=;etitive ec:nc=ic advantage over cther c:::enies.
(b)
It c:nsists of su;;crting data, including test data, relative t: a pr: cess (cr c::::nent, structure, ' ::1, method, etc.), the as;11ca:icn of whica data soeures a c: petitive e:Onceic advantage, e.g., by catici:aticn Or i ;reved marketability.
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Its use by a c: ;etit:r sculd reduce his ex:eneiture of rescur:es er i ;r:ve his cir:etitive ;c:iti:n in the design, manufacture, shi; tent, installa:i:n, assur:n=e of quality, er licensing a similar prcduct.
(d)
It reveals c:s: Or price informatien. ;r:du::1:n ca:-
acities, budge: levels, or c:::ercial ::rategies of Westingh use, its cust::ers er suppliers.
(e) It reveal,s aspe:ts of past, present, er future Wes:-
i in;n: :e :r ::st:22-funded devel::::n: :*ans : : pr:-
grams of pctantial c:=:ercial value :: Wastingneuse.
(f)
It c:ntains patentable id:s:, f:r which patent pr:-
tacticn : y be desirable.
(g) It is nct the pre;erty of Westinghcus'e, but must b:
treated as pr:;rietary by Westinghcuse ac::rding t:
agretrents with tt.e cuner.
Thert are scund ;clicy reascns behind the Westingneuse system.which include the fc11 ewing:
(a) The use of such infermaticn by Westingn:ute gives Westingneuse a c::;etitive advantage ever i:s :: -
peti t:rs.
I: is,' theref:re, withnel fr:: sis:1csgre to prote:: the Westinghouse c ::etitive ::siti:n.
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It is infer:atien which is marke:atie in many ways.
The extent to which such inferratien is availatie to c: ;etit:rs ciminishes the Westingh:use abili:y ::
sell pr: ducts and services invclving the use Of the infe r=ati:n.
(c) Use by cur c::;etit:r w0uld put Westinghouse at a c petitive disadvantage by reducing his ex;enditure of rescurcas at cur expense.
(d) Each c::penent of proprietary inf:r:ation certinent to a particular c::;etitive acv:ntate is ;; antially as valuable as the t:tal c::patitive advantact.
If cc petitors acpuirt c: penents cf pr:prietary infer-nation, any cne cc=cenent may be the key :c the entire pu::le, there'by depriving Westinghcuse of a c::;etitive advantage.
(e) Unrestricted disclosure would je pardi:e the ;ctitien of prominence of 'destingheuse in! the world market, and thereby give 4 =arket advantage to the c:::etitten in these c:untries.
(f) The Westinghcuse ca:acity to invest c:r;cra:e assets in research and deveicpcent de: ends u;cn :na sue:ess in ebtaining and =aintaining a ::::etitive advan: ate.
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The informa:i:n is being transmit::d :: the C:: issicn in c:nfid:nce and, under the previsiens of 10 CFR Se::icn 2.790, it is to be received in c:nfider.ce by the C::=issicn.
(iv)
The infor:aticn is not available in public s:urces :: the best of cur knowledge and belief.
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The pr:prietary informatien sought to be withheld in this sub-mittal is that which is appr:priately marked in the at:ach-
, ment to Westinghcuse letter number NS-CE-1293, Eicheldinger to Stolt, dated Cect:bar 1,1975, c:ncerning inf:rmati:n relcting to.NRC review cf WC'F-C337-7 and "C'F-E553 :n f: led, "I:;r:ved Thermal Design Precedure " defining the sensitivity of' CNS ratio to various c:re partmeter:. The letter,and attaentent are being submitted in res; nse to the NRC request at the Oct:bar 2S,1976 NRC/',.'estingneuse r.eeting.
This infer:atien enables Westinghcuse to:
(a) Justify the Westinghouse design.
(b) Assist its cust:mers to obtain licenses.
(c) Meet warranties.
(d) Provide. greater cperatienal flexibility :: cus t::e rs assuring _ pen of safe and reliable c;eratien.
(e) Justify, increased icwer. ca; ability I. :;erating margin for plants wnile assuring safe anc relia:1e ::erati:n.
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Further, the information gained fr:: the impr:ved themal design precedure is of sigr.ificant c:=er:ial value as fc11cws:
(a) Westingh:use uses the infomation :: ;erf:r~ and justify analyses which are scid to cust::ers.
(b) Westinghcuse sells analysis services based up:n the experience ;ained and the meined: ceveicped.
Public disclosure of "is informatien c:ncerning design pr:-
cadures is likely to cause subs,tantial ham to the c::=etitive pcsition of Westinghcuse because cec;etit:rs c:uld utili:e this infomati:n to assess and ' justify thr.r ewn designs without c:=ensurate expense.
The para =etric analyses performed and their evaluatien represent a c:nsiderable a=:unt of highly qualified develepeant effort.
This work was c:ntingent upcn a design method develep=ent pr:-
gram which has been under.tay during the past tw: years.
Alt gether, a substantial a=:ent of eney and effer. has~ been i
expended by Westinghcusa which c:uld cnly be dupli:2:ad by a cc petit:r if he were t: inves similar su=s of ::ney and pre-vided he had the appr priate tilen availacle.
Further the depenent sayeth nc:.
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