ML20195F617

Informs That GE Rept, Matl Presented by GE 970709 Meeting at Cooper Nuclear Power Station Re Replacement of ECCS Pump Suction Strainers Between Nppd,Ge & NRC Staff, Will Be Withheld from Public Disclosure as Requested

ML20195F617
Person / Time
Site:	Cooper
Issue date:	06/09/1999
From:	Lawrence Burkhart NRC (Affiliation Not Assigned)
To:	Stramback G GENERAL ELECTRIC CO.
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TAC-M96141, NUDOCS 9906150042
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& UNITED STATES qg E I E NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION l

Mr. George Stramback Regulatory Services, Project Manager I GE Nuclear Energy l I

General Electric Company 1~75 Curtner Avenua i San Jose, CA 95125

SUBJECT:

COOPER NUCLEAR STATION - REQUEST FOR WITMHOLDING l

INFORMATION FROM PUBLIC DISCLOSURE (TAC NO. M96141)

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Dear Mr. Stramback:

1 By your letter and affidavit dated July 18,1997, General Electric Company (GE) submitted

" Material Presented by General Electric at July 9,1997 Meeting at the Cooper Nuclear Power i Station Regarding Replacement of ECCS Pump Suction Strainers Between NPPD [ Nebraska I Public Power District], GE, and NRC Staff" and requested that it be withheld from public f disclosure pursuant to 10 CFR 2.790.

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

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a. It contains information that discloses a process, method, or apparatus, including supporting data and analyses, where prevention of its use by GE's competitors ~f p without license from GE constitutes a competitive economic advantage over other companies. j

b. It contains information which, if used by a competitor, would reduce his expenditure '

, n of resources or improve his competitive position in the design, manufacture, yi shipment, installation, assurance of quality, or licensing of a similar produce.

We have reviewed your application and the materialin 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 commercialinformation and should be I withheld from public disclosure.

Therefore, the GE report, " Material Presented by General Electric at July 9,1997 Meeting at the l Cooper Nuclear Station Regarding Replacement of ECCS Pump Suction Strainers Between l

NPPD, GE, and NRC Staff," marked as proprietary, will be withheld from public disclosure i pursuant to 10 CFR 2.700(b)(5) and Section 103(b) of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as

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V/:thholding 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 .

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' information to our consultants working in this area. We'will, of course, ensure that the consultants have signed theLappropriate agreements for handling proprietary information.

if the basis for withhoiding this information from public inspection should change in the future such that the information could thenhe .made available for public inspection, you should promptly notify the NRC.zYou also s,wuld 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.

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If you have any questions regarding this matterv I may be reached at 301-415-3053 or ,

LJB@NRC. GOV. -l Sincerely, s

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- Lincoln Electric System Nebraska Public Power District ATTN: Mr. Ron Stoddard

- P. O. Box 499 1040 0 Street Columbus, NE 68602-0499 Box 80869 Lincoln, NE 68501 ATTN: Mr. J. H.; Swalles Vice President of Nuclear Energy' MidAmerican Energy

. P. O. Box 98 Brownville, NE 68321' ATTN: Dr. William D. Leech .

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907 Walnut Street Michael J. Linder,' Director P. O. Box 657 Nebraska Department of Environmental Des Moines, IA 50303-0657 Quality

. P. O. Box 98922 Nebraska Public Pcwer District

' . Lincoln. NE. 68509-8922 ATTN: Mr. B. L. Houston, Nuclear

" Licensing & Safety Manager Mr. Larry Bohiken, Chairman P. O. Box 98 Nemaha County Board of Commissioners Brownville, NE 68321 Nemaha County Courthouse 1824 N Street Mr. G. R. Hom Aubum, NE 68305 Sr. Vice President of Energy Supply Nebraska Public Power District Senior Resident inspector 141415th Street

U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Columbus, NE 68601

' P. O. Box 218 Brownville, NE 68321 Regional Administrator, Region IV U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 611. Ryan Plaza Drive, Suite 1000 Arlington,TX 76011 Ms. Cheryl Rogers, LLRW Program Manager

. DMaion of Radiological Health Nebraska Department of Health l 301 Centennial Mall, South

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Lincoln, NE 68509-5007 Mr. Ronald A. Kucera, Department Director, of intergovernmental Cooperation :

Department of Natural Resources P.O. Box 176 -

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