ML20149F007
| ML20149F007 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | LaSalle  |
| Issue date: | 02/09/1988 |
| From: | Muller D Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation |
| To: | Butterfield L COMMONWEALTH EDISON CO. |
| References | |
| NUDOCS 8802110359 | |
| Download: ML20149F007 (3) | |
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lQ February 9,1988 Docket No. 50-374 Mr. L. D. Butterfield, Jr.
Nuclear Licensing Manager Commonwealth Edison Company Post Office Box 767 Chicago, Illinois 60690
Dear Mr. Butterfield:
SUBJECT:
REQUEST FOR WITHHOLDING INFORMATION FROM PUBLIC By your application and attached affidavit dated January 19, 1988, you submitted a License and Technical Specification amendment request for LaSalle County Station Unit 1, Cycle 3 Reload and requested that a selected portion be withheld from public disclosure pursuant to 10 CFR 2.790.
The subject affidavit stated that the submitted information should be considered exempt from mandatory public disclosure because:
The information sought to be withheld contained in "Supplemental Reload Licensing Submittal for LaSalle County Station Unit 1 Reload 2 (Cycle 3)," 23A5836 Supplement 1, dated September 1987, is classified as proprietary and contains important details of the GE8x8EB fuel design not available to other parties.
In addition, this document contains details of the thermal limits of the GE8x8EB fuel design.
These limits could be used by competitors to derive valuable design information. Although it is necessary to include some thermal limits information in plant Technical Specifications, thus making this information available to competitors, it is important to limit the amount of infor-mation to the extent possible.
We have reviewed your application and the material based on the requirements and criteria of 10 CFR 2.790 and, on the basis of General Electric Company's statements, have determined that the submitted information sought to be withheld contains trade secrets or proprietary commercial information.
Therefore, the "Supplemental Reload Licensing submittal for LaSalle County Station Unit 1 Reload (Cycles 3)," 23A5836 Supplement 1, dated September 1987, 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 docurrents.
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, kOO k4 P
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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 NEC may have cause to review this determination in the future, such as, 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,
/s Daniel R. Huller, Director Project Directorate III-2 Division of Reactor Projects - III, IV, V and Special Projects cc:
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Mr. L. D. Butterfield, Jr.
LaSalle County Nuclear Power Station Cocmonwealth Edison Company Units 1 and 2 cc:
Philip P. Steptoe, Esq.
John W. McCaffrey Suite 5200 Chief, Public Utilities Division Three First National Plaza 160 North LaSalle Street, Room 900 Chicago, Illinois 60602 Chicago, Illinois 60601 Assistant Attorney General 188 West Randolph Street Suite 2315 Chicago, Illinois 60601 Resident Inspector /LaSalle, NPS U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Comission Rural Route No. 1 P.O. Box 224 Marseilles, Illinois 61341 Chairman LaSalle County Board of Supervisors LaSalle County Courthouse Ottawa, Illinois 61350 Attorney General 500 South 2nd Street Springfield, Illinois 62701 Chainnan Illinois Comerce Commission Leland Building 527 East Capitol Avenue Springfield, Illinois 62706 Mr. Gary N. Wright, Manager Nuclear Facility Safety Illinois Department of Nuclear Safety 1035 Outer Park Drive, 5th Floor Springfield, Illinois 62704 Regional Administrator, Region III U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Comission 799 Roosevelt Road Glen Ellyn, Illinois 60137
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