ML20196B100

Grants Util 880830 Request to Withhold from Public Disclosure Stated Repts Re Reload Core Analysis

ML20196B100
Person / Time
Site:	Fort Calhoun
Issue date:	12/01/1988
From:	Milano P Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
To:	Morris K OMAHA PUBLIC POWER DISTRICT
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NUDOCS 8812060191
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UNITED 8TATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION 7

5 WASHINGTON, D.C 20684 December 1, 1988 Docket No. 50-285 Mr. Kenneth J. Morris Division Manager - Nuclear Operations Omaha Public Power District 1623 Harney Street Omaha, Nebraska 68102

SUBJECT:

REQUEST FOR WITHHOLDING INFORMATION FROM PUBLIC DISCLOSURE By your application and affidavit dated August 30,1988, you submitted OPPD-NA-8301-P, Revision 3, and OPPD-NA-8301-NP, Revision 3, "0 PPD Nuclear Analysis, Reload Core Analysis itethodology Overview"; OPPD-NA-8302 Revision 2 '

and OPPD-NA-8302-NP, Revision 2 "0 PPD Nuclear Analysis Reload Core Analysis Methodology, Neutronics Design l'ethods and Verification"; and OPPD-NA-8303 P.

Revision 2 and OPPD-NA-8303-NP, Revision 2. "0 PPD Nuclear Analysis, Reload Core Ar.alysis itethodology, Transient and Accident Methods and Verification" and requested that it be withheld from public disclosure pursuant tc 10 CFR 2.790.

You stated that the submitted information should be considered exeopt fron randatory public disclosure for the following reasons:

Omaha Public Power District (OPPD) has obtained this infornation fror docurents which identify this inforn;ation as being owned by Combustion Engineering, Inc. (CE) or by Advanced Nuclear Fuels Corporation (ANFC),

forr>erly Exxon Fuel Company, Inc.

It is the opinion of CE and ANFC that the information in question contains trade sacrets and/or privileged or confidential coerercial or financial information. The CE and ANFC inferriation was purchased by OPPD under a proprietary informatien agreerent.

We have reviewed your application and the material in accordance with the requirements of 10 CFR 2.790 and, on the basis of OPPD's statements, have determined that t.<e submitted information sought to be withheld contains trade secrets or proprietary corstercial information.

Therefore, the version (s) of the submitted information marked as proprietary willbewithheldfrompublicdisclosurepursuantto10CFR2.790(b)(5)and Section 103(b) of the Atomic EnerCy Act of 1954, as arended.

Withholding from public inspection shall not affect the right, if any, of persons properly and directly concerned to inspect the docurents.

If the need arises, we may send eccies of this information to our consultants working in this area. We will, of course, ensure that the consultants have signed the apprcpriate agreetuts for handling proprietary information.

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December 1, 1988 If the basis for withholding this infoirnation frorr public inspection should change in the future such that the inforn:ation could then be inade available for public inspection, you should prorptly notify the tiRC. You also should understand that the i;RC ray have cause to review this determination in the future, for exanple, if the scope of a Freedom of Inforration Act request includes your inforn.ation.

In all review situations, if the fRC makes a deterinination adverse to the above, you will be notified in advance of any public disclosure.

Sincerely, 4/

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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, J&

Patrick D. Milano, Project Manager Project Directorate - IV Division of Reactor Projects - III, IV, Y and Special Projects Office of Nucle 6r Reactor Regulation cc: See next page

Mr. Kenneth J. Morris Fort Calhoun Station Omaha Public Power District Unit No. I cc:

Harry H. Voigt. Esq.

LeBoeuf Lamb, Leiby & MacRae 1333 New Hampshire Avenue, NW Washington, D.C.

20036 Mr. Jack Jensen, Chairmen Washington County Board of Supervisors Blair, Nebraska 68008 Mr. Phillip Harrell, Resident Inspector U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Concission P. O. Box 309 Fort Calhoun, Nebraska 68023 a

Mr. Charles B. Brinkman, Manager Washington Nuclear Operations C-E Power Systems 7910 Woodront Avenue Bethesda, Maryland 20814 Regional Administrator, Region IV U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Coteission Office of Executive Director for Operations 4

611 Ryan Plaza Drive, Suite 1000 Arlington, Texas 76011 Harold Borchert. Director Division of Radiological Health Cepartnent of Fealth 301 Centennial Pall South P.O. Box 95007 Lincoln, Nebraska 68509 W. G. Gates, Manager Fort Calhoun Station P. O. Box 399 Fort Calhoun, Nebraska 68023 1

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