ML20141M310

Requests That Proprietary WCAP-12289, Sequoyah Units 1 & 2 Evaluation for Tube Vibration Induced Fatigue, Dtd June 1989 Be Withheld (Ref 10CFR2.790(b)(4))

ML20141M310
Person / Time
Site:	Sequoyah
Issue date:	06/12/1992
From:	Liparulo N WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC COMPANY, DIV OF CBS CORP.
To:	Murley T NRC OFFICE OF INFORMATION RESOURCES MANAGEMENT (IRM)
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CAW-92-318, NUDOCS 9208110279
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Westinghouse Energy Systems 3 pts l],pennsyiyania,3230c333 Electric Corporation June 12,1992 CAW-92-318 Document Control Desk

.US Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, DC 20555 .

Attention: Dr. Thomas Murley, Director

' APPLICATION FOR WITHHOLDING PROPRIETARY INFORMATION FROM PUBLIC DISCLOSURE i

Subject:

WCAP-12289, "Sequoyah Unit I and_2 Evaluation for Tuo~ e Vibration Induced Fatigue" dated June 1989 (Proprietary)

Dear Dr. Murley:

i The proprietary information for which withholding is being requested in the above-referenced letter is funher identified in Affidavit CAW 92-318 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

.,ith specificity the considerations listed in paragraph (b)(4) of 10 CFR Section 2.790 of the -

, Commission's regulations.

Accordingly, Authority.

this letter authorizes the utilization of the accompanying Affidavit by Tennessee Correspondence with respect to the proprietary aspects of the application for withholding'or the Westinghouse affidavit should reference this letter, CAW-92-318, and should be addressed to the undersigned.

Very truly yours, Enclosures N. J. Liparulo, Manager Nuclear Safety & Regulatory Activities cc: M. P. Siemien, Esq.-

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Before me, the undersigned authority, personally appe'ared Nicholas L Liparuto, who, being:- .

by me duly sworn according to law, deposes and says that he'is authorized to execute this Affidavit-on behalf of Westinghousc Electric Corporation (" Westinghouse") and that the averments of fact seti forth in this Affidavit are true and correct'to the best of his knowledge, information, and belief:' _

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, CAW-92-318 (1) I am Manager, Nud.ar Safety and Regulatory Activities, in the Nuclear and Advanced Technology Division, of the 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 with nuclear power plant licensing and rulemaking proceedings, and am authorized to apply for its withholding on behalf ot the Westinghouse Energy Systems Business Unit.

(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 application for withholding accompanying this Affidavit.

(3) I have personal knowledge of the criteria and procedures utilized by the Westinghouse Energy Systems Business Unit in designating information as a trade secret, privileged or as confidential commercial or financial information.

(4) Pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (b)(4) of Section 2.790 of the Commission's regulations, the following is furnished for consideration by the Commission in determining whether the information sought to be withheld from public disclosure should be withheld.

(i) The information sought to be withheld from public disclosure is owned and has been held in confidence by Westinghouse. S (ii) The information is of a type customarily held in confidence by Westinghouse and not customarily disclosed to the public. Westinghouse has a rational basis for determining.

the types of information customarily held in' confidence by it and, in that connection, utilizes a system to determine when and whether to hold certain types of information in confidence. The application of that system and the substance of that system constitutes Westinghouse policy and provides the rational basis required.

Under that system, information is held in confidence if it falls in one or more of.-

several types, the release of which might result in the loss of an existing or potential .

competitive advantage, as follows:

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, CAW-92-318 (a) The information reveals the distinguishing aspects of a process (or component,.

structure, tool, method, etc.) where prevention of its use by any.of

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Westinghouse's competitors without license from Westinghouse 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,;

assurance of quality, or licensing a similar product.

(d) .it reveals cost or price information, production capacities, budget levels, or commercial strategies of Westinghouse, its customers or suppliers.

(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.

There are sound policy reasons behind the Westinghouse system which include the-following:

(a). The use of such 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 competitors diminishes the Westinghouse ability to sell products and services involving the use of the information.

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. CAW-92-318 (c) Use by our competitor would put Westinghouse at a competitive disadvantage by reducing his expenditure of resources at our expense.

(d) Each component of proprietary information pertinent to a particular 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 of a competitive advantage.

(e) Unrestricted disclosure would jeopardize the position of prominence of Westinghouse in the world market, and thereby give a market advantage to the ,

competition of those countries.

- (f) The Westinghouse capacity to invest corporate assets in research and .

development depends upon the success in obtaining and maintaining 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 or available information has not been previously _ employed in the same original manner or method 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 "Sequoyah Units 1 and 2 Evaluation of Tube Vibration Induced Fatigue", WCAP-12289 (Proprietary), for Sequoyah Units 1 and 2, being transmitted by the Tennessee Valley Authority letter and Application for Withholding Proprietary Information from Public Disclosure, R. L. Gridley, TVA, to the Attention-of Dr. T. Murley, Director, Office of NRC, dated June 1989. The proprietary -

information as submitted for use by Tennessee Valley Authority for the Sequoyah Units 1 and 2 is expected to be applicable in other licensee submittals in response to 041C-DLC40nu192

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., CAW-92-318 certain NRC requirements for justification of actions to minimize the potential for rapidly propagating fatigue cracks causing a steam generator tube rupture.

This information is part of that which will enable Westinghouse to:

(a) Provide documentation of the analyses, methods, and testing for reaching a conclusion relative to the potential for denting induced fatigue degradation at the top tube support plate.

(b) Establish the tube stiffness, frequency, and fluid-clastic stability ratios by dynamic analysis of various tubes.

(c) Establish the effects on fluid-elastic instability of columnwise variations in anti vibration bar insertion depths.

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. Establish the detailed flow conditions in the region of inte' rest including flow velocities, densities, and void dractions, i (e) Assist the customer to obtain NRC approval.

Further this information has substantial commercial value as follows:

(a) Westinghouse plans to sell the use of similar information to its customers for purposes of meeting NRC requirements for licensing documentation.

1 (b) Westinghouse can sell support and defense of the technology to its customers in the licensing process.

Public disclosure of this proprietary information is likely to cause substantial harm to -

the competitive position of Westinghouse because it would enhance the ability of competitors to provide similar analytical documentation and licensing defense services for com.mercial power reactors without commensurate expenses. Also, public disclosure of the information would en' : others to use the information to meet NRC <

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The development of Ge technology described in part by the information is the result of applying the results of many years of experience in an intensive Westinghouse effort and the expenditure of a considerable sum of money.

In order for competitors of Westinghouse to duplicate this information, similar technical programs would have to be performed and a significant manpower effort, _

having the requisite talent and experience, would have to be expended for developing testing and analytical methods and performing test.

Further the deponent sayeth not.

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