ML20150B563

Approves Duke Power Co Request for Withholding Proprietary WCAP-11581, Tubesheet Region Plugging Criteria for Duke Power Co Catawba,Unit 1,Nuclear Station Steam Generators, (Ref 10CFR2.790(b)(5))

ML20150B563
Person / Time
Site:	Catawba
Issue date:	06/23/1988
From:	Jabbour K Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
To:	Wiesemann R WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC COMPANY, DIV OF CBS CORP.
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NUDOCS 8807120074
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50-413 Mr. Robert A, Wiesemann, Manager Regulatory & Legislative Affairs Westinghouse Electric Corporation P. O. Box 355 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15230

SUBJECT:

REQUEST FOR WITHH0LDING INFORMATION FROM PUBLIC OISCLOSURE (CAW-87-087)

By letter dated October 8, 1987, Duke Power Company submitted WCAP-11581 "Tubesheet Regicn Plugging Criterion for the Duke Power Company Catawba 1 Nuclear Station Steam Generators," and requested that it be withheld from public disclosure pursuant to 10 CFR 2.790. Also included with their submittal was your affidavit dated September 16, 1987.

You stated that the submitted information should be considered exempt from mandatory public disclosure for the following reasons:

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The information sought to be withheld from public disclosure iG owned and has been held in confidence by Westinghouse.

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The information is of a type customarily held in confidence by Westinghouse and not customarily disclosed to the public.

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The information was transmitted to the Commission in confidence.

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The information is not available in public sources.

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Public disclosure of this information is likely to caust substantial harm to the competitive position of Westinghouse.

We have reviewed your application and the material in accordance with the requirements of 10 CFR 2.790 and, on the basis et your statements, have determined that the submitted information sought to be withheld contains trace secrets or proprietary cor'ercial information.

Therefore, WCAP-11581 marked as proprietary, will be withheld from public disclosure pursuant to 10 CFR 2.790(b)(5) and Section 103(b) of the Atomic i

Energy Act of 1954, as amended.

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A.V. Carr, Esq.

North Carolina Electric Membership Duke Power Company Corp.

422 South Church Street 3400 Sumner Boulevard ChLrlotte,t{ orth Carolina 28242 P.O. Box 27306 Raleigh, North Carolina 27611 J. flichael ticGarry, III, Esq.

Bishop, Liberman, Cook, Purcell Saluda River Electric Cooperative, and Reynolds Inc.

1200 Seventeenth Street, M.W.

P.O. Box 929 Washington, D. C.

20036 Laurens, South Carolina 29360 tlorth Carolina MPA-1 Senior Resident Inspector Suite 600 Route 2, Box 179N-3100 Smoketree Ct.

York, South Carolina 29745 P.O. Box 29513 Raleigh,tiorth Carolina 27626-0513 Regional Administrator, Region II U.S. huclear Regulatory Commission, S. S. Kilborn 101 Marietta Street, NW, Suite 2900 Area Manager, liio-South Area Atlanta, Georgia 30323 ESSO Projects Mr. Heyward G. Shealy, Chief Westinghouse Electric Corp.

MHC West Tower - Bay 239 Bureau of Radiological Health P.O. Box 355 South Carolina Department of Health Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15230 and Environmental Control 2600 Bull Street County Manager of York County Columbia, South Carolina 29201 York County Courthouse York South Carolina 29745 Karen E. Long Assistant Attorney General Richard P. Wilson, Esq.

N.C. Department of Justice Assistant Attorrey General P.O. Box 629 S.C. Attorney General's Office Raleigh, North Corolina 27602 P.O. Box 11549 Columbia, South Carolina 29211 Spence Perry, Esquire General Counsel Piedmont Municipal Power Agency Federal Emergency Managercnt Agency 100 Memorial Drive Poom 840 Greer, South Carolina 29651 500 C Street Washington, D. C.

20472 Mr. Itichael Hirsch Federal Emergency Management Agency Brion P. Cassidy, Regional Counsel Office of the General Counsel Federal Emergency fianagement Agency, Room 840 Region 1 500 C Street, S.W.

J. W. McCormach P0CH Washington, D. C.

20472 Boston, Massachusetts 02109 Mr. H. B. Tucker, Vice President Huclear Production Depa '.raent Duke Power Company

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1. 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 approp.iate agreements for handling proprietary information.

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If the basis for withholding this information from public inspection should change in the future such that tha 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.

Sincerely, Original signed by:

Kahtan H. Jabbour, Project Manager Project Directorate 11-3 Division of Reactor Projects - 1/11 cc:

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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 agreemerits for handling proprietary information.

if the basis for withholding this information from public inspection shculd 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 th6t the NRC m6y have cause to review this determination in the future, for example, if the scope of a Freedom cf Infcrmation Act request includes your information.

In all review situaticos, if the NRC makes a deterraination adverse to the above, you will be notified in advance of any public disclosure.

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