ML20148U471
| ML20148U471 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Hatch  |
| Issue date: | 07/07/1997 |
| From: | Le N NRC (Affiliation Not Assigned) |
| To: | Sumner H SOUTHERN NUCLEAR OPERATING CO. |
| References | |
| NUDOCS 9707100188 | |
| Download: ML20148U471 (4) | |
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gstag' g' \\ UNITED STATES ) 3 j NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION j 2 WASHINGTON, D.C. 30006 0001 o ,,j July 7,1997 Mr. H. L. Sumner, Jr. i Vice President Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc. .P. O. Box 1295 i Birmingham, Alabama 35201-1295 i
SUBJECT:
REQUEST FOR WITHHOLDING INFORMATION FROM PUBLIC DISCLOSURE EDWIN I. HATCH NUCLEAR PLANT, UNITS 1 AND 2
Dear Mr. Sumner:
By your application dated May 30, 1997, you submitted. General Electric Company (GE) Licensing Topical Report NEDC-32720P, " Hatch Units 1 and 2 SAFER /GESTR-LOCA Loss of Coolant Accident Analysis," dated March 1997, and requested that j it be withheld from public disclosure pursuant to 10 CFR 2.790. In support of i your. application, GE submitted its affidavit dated March 11, 1997, executed by George B. Stramback. i You also provided a nonproprietary version (NEDC-32720) of the subject report for placement in the NRC's Public Document Room. GE stated that the submitted information should be considered exempt from f mandatory public disclosure for the following reasons. 1. The information discloses a process, method, or apparatus, including supporting data and analyses, where prevention of its use by General l Electric's competitors without license from General Electric constitutes i a competitive economic advantage over other companies; j 2. The information which, if used by a competitor, would reduce his I expenditure of resources or improve his competitive position in the design, manufacture, shipment, installation, assurance of quality, or licensing of'a similar product; and 3. The information previously_ identified, is classified as proprietary because it contains detailed results of analytical models, methods and processes, including computer codes,.which GE has developed, obtained NRC approval of, and applied to perform evaluations of the loss-of-coolant accident for the boiling water reactor (BWR). 1 The development and approval of the BWR loss-of-coolant accident i analysis computer codes used in this analysis was achieved at a significant cost, on the order of several million dollars, to GE. i The development of the evaluation process along with the intep t l and application of the analytical results is derived from the extensive j experience. database that constitutes a major GE asset. i 0 1 9707100188 970707 PDR ADOCK 05000321 i JRC RE CEMTER COPY Mpppsp!M 10G M.3
Mr. H. L. Sumner, Jr., We have reviewed your application and the material in accordance with the requirements of 10 CFR 2.790 and, on the basis of your statements, have determined that the submitted information sought to be withheld contains proprietary commercial information. Therefore, the version of the submitted information marked as proprietary will be withheld from public disclosure pursuant to 10 CFR 2.790(b)(5) and Section 103(b) of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended. Withholding from public inspection shall not affect the right, if any, of _ persons properly and directly concerned to inspect the documents. If the need 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 i appropriate agreements for handling proprietary information. l 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 also should l understand that the NRC may have cause to review this determination in the 1 future, for example, if the scope of a Freedom of Information Act request includes your information. In all review situations, if the NRC makes a determination adverse to the above, you will be notified in advance of any public disclosure. Sincerely, b' Ngoc B. Le, Project Manager Project Directorate 11-2 Division of Reactor Projects - I/II Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket Nos. 50-321 and^50-366 cc: See next page i I i
e Mr. H. L. Sumner, Jr. July 7, 1997 We have reviewed your application and the material in accordance with the requirements of 10 CFR 2.790 and, on the basis of your statements, have determined that the submitted information sought to be withheld contains proprietary commercial information. Therefore, the version of the submitted information marked as proprietary will be withheld from public disclosure pursuant to 10 CFR 2.790(b)(5) and Section 103(b) of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended. Withholding from public inspection shall not affect the right, if any, of persons properly and directly concerned to inspect the documents. If the need 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. 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 also should 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 includes your information. In all review situations, if the NRC makes a determination adverse to the above, you will be notified in advance of any public disclosure. 4 i Sincerely, ORIGINAL SIGNED BY: Ngoc B. Le, Project Manager Project Directorate II-2 Division of Reactor Projects - I/II Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket Nos. 50-321 and 50-366 cc: See next page Distribution: Docket File PUBLIC i PD 11-2 Rdg. I BBoger HBerkow LBerry NLe MPSiemien, 0GC (e-mail MPS) RIngram JJohnson, RII PSkinner, RII 0FFICE PDII-2/PM PDII-2/k OGC / PDI49/th NAME NBLE:cnTA" LBERitY M b lo b HdEN ] 1 DATE ~7 f g /97 h l /97 %/97
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... ~. - 1 ] Edwin I. Hatch Nuclear Plant Units 1 and 2 cc: Mr. Ernest L. Blake, Jr. Charles A. Patrizia, Esquire ) Shaw, Pittman, Potts and Trowbridge Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker 2300 N Street, NW. 10th Floor i Washington, DC 20037 1299 Pennsylvania Avenue l Washington, DC 20004-9500 Mr. D. M. Crowe Manager, Licensing Chairman Southern Nuclear Operating Appling County Commissioners Company, Inc. County Courthouse P. O. Box 1295 Baxley, Georgia 31513 Birmingham, Alabama 35201-1295 Mr. W. G. Harriston, III Resident Inspector President and Chief Executive U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Officer 11030 Hatch Parkway North Southern Nuclear Operating Baxley, Georgia 31513 Company, Inc. P. O. Box 1295 Regional Administrator, Region II Birmingham, Alabama 35201-1295 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Atlanta Federal Center Mr. J. D. Woodard 61 Forsyth Street, S.W., Suite 23T85 Executive Vice President Atlanta, Georgia 30303 Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc. Mr. Charles H. Badger P. O. Box 1295 Office of Planning and Budget Birmingham, Alabama 35201-1295 Room 610 270 Washington Street, SW. Mr. P. W. Wells Atlanta, Georgia 30334-General Manager, Edwin I. Hatch Nuclear Plant Harold Reheis, Director Southern Nuclear Operating Department of Natural Resources Company, Inc. 205 Butler Street, SE., Suite 1252 P. O. Box 439 Atlanta, Georgia 30334 Baxley, Georgia 31513 Steven M. Jackson Senior Engineer - Power Supply Municipal Electric Authority of Georgia 1470 Riveredge Parkway, NW i Atlanta, Georgia 30328-4684 i -i}}