ML20195D500

Discusses NMPC Request That GE-NE-523-B13-01869-113, Assessment of Crack Growth Rates Applicable to Nine Mile Point I Vertical Indications, Rev 0 Be Withheld from Public Disclosure.Determined Info Proprietary & Will Be Withheld

ML20195D500
Person / Time
Site:	Nine Mile Point
Issue date:	06/04/1999
From:	Hood D NRC (Affiliation Not Assigned)
To:	Conway J NIAGARA MOHAWK POWER CORP.
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NUDOCS 9906090184
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%..... June 4,1999 Mr. John T. Conway Vice President, Nuclear Engineering Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation -

P.O. Box 63 Lycoming, NY 13093

SUBJECT:

REQUEST FOR WITHHOLDING INFORMATION FROM PUBLIC DISCLOSURE NINE MILE POINT NUCLEAR STATION, UNIT NO.1

Dear Mr. Conway :

By your application dated February 27,1998, and affidavit dated February 26,1998, executed by George B. Stramback of General Electric Company (GE), you submitted GE-NE 523-B13-01869113, " Assessment of Crack Growth Rates Applicable to Nine Mile Point 1 Vertical  ;

Indications," Revision O and requested that it be withheld from public disclosure pursuant to 10 CFR 2.790. A nonproprietary version was submitted for placement in the NRC public document J room.

The affidavit stated that the submitted information should be considered exempt from mandatory public disclosure because it is of the following type:

1. Information that discloses a process, method, or apparatus, including supporting data and analyses, where prevention of its use by GE's competitors without license from GE constitutes a competitive economic advantage for GE over other companies;

2. Information which, if used 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 of a similar product; and

3. Information that contains detailed results of analytical models, methods and processes, including computer codes, which GE has developed and applied to perform evaluations of indications in the core shroud for the BWR.

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 and should be withheld from public disclosure.

Therefore, the version (s) 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 concemed 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.

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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 also should understand that the NRC may have cause to review l this determination in the futuce, for example, if the scope of a Freedom oi!nformation 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, if you have any questions regarding this matter, I may be reached at 301-415-3049.

Sincerely, Original signed t,y:

Darl S. Hood, Sr. Project Marager, Section 1 Project Directorate i Division of Licensing Project Management Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. 50-220 cc: See next page DISTRIBUTION:

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If you have any questions regarding this matter, I may be reached at 301415-3049.

Sincerely, Original signed by:

Darl S. Hood, Sr. Project Manager, Section 1 Project Directorate i Division of Licensing Project Management Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. 50-220 cc: See next page DISTRIBUTION:

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If you have any questions regarding this matter, I may be reached at 301-415-3049.

Sincerely, h I Darl S. Hood, Sr. Project Manager, Section 1 Project Directorate i Division of Licensing Project Management Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. 50-220 cc: See next page I

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8 Nine Mile Point Nuclear Station Unit No.1 Regional Administrator, Region 1 Mr. James Knubel U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Chief Nuclear Officer 475 Allendale Road Power Authority of the State King of Prussia, PA 19406 Of New York 123 Main Sirect Resident inspector White Plains, NY 10601 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission P.O. Box 126 Lycoming, NY 13093 Charles Donaldson, Esquire Assistant Attorney General New York Department of Law 120 Broadway New York, NY 10271 Mr. Paul D. Eddy State of New York Department of Public Service Power Division, System Operations 3 Empire State Plaza Albany, NY 12223 Mr. F. William Valentino, President New York State Energy, Research, and Development Authority Corporate Plaza West 286 Washington Avenue Extension Albany, NY 12203-6399 Mark J. Wetternahn, Esquire Winston & Strawn 1400 L Street, NW Washington, DC 20005-3502 Gary D. Wilson, Esquire Niagara Mohawk Power Corporat;on 300 Erie Boulevard West Syracuse, NY 13202 Supervisor Town of Scriba Route 8, Box 382 Oswego, NY 13126