ML20198J025

Advises That Info Submitted in Application, Will Be Withheld from Public Disclosure,Per 10CFR2.790

ML20198J025
Person / Time
Site:	Farley
Issue date:	12/30/1997
From:	Jacob Zimmerman NRC (Affiliation Not Assigned)
To:	Liparulo N WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC COMPANY, DIV OF CBS CORP.
References
NUDOCS 9801140024
Download: ML20198J025 (4)

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SUBJECT:

REQUF.ST FOR WITHHOLDING INFORMATION FROM PUBLIC DISCLOSURE JOSEPH M. FARLEY NUCLEAR PLANT, UNITS 1 AND 2

Dear Mr. Liparulo:

By your application and affidavit dated November 18,1997 (CAW 97-1188), you submitted

'SNC [ Southern Nuclear Operating Company] Response to NRC RAI [ Request for Additional information) on BELOCA [Best Estimate Loss-of-Coolant Accident]* end requested that it be withheld from public disclosure pursuant to 10 CFR 2.750. Also submittsd was a nonproorietary version of the document to be placed in the NRC's Public Document Room for public inspection.

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

1. The information reveals the distinguishing aspects of a process (or compor'ent, structure, tool, method, etc.) where prevention of its use by any of Westinghouse's competitors ,

without license from Westinghouse constitutes a competitive economic advantage over Other companies, and

2. The information's use by a competitor would reduce his expenditure of resources or improve his competitive position in the design, manufadure, shipment, installation, assurance of quality, or licensing a similar product.

We have reviewed your application and the material in accordance with the requirements of 10 CFR 2.790 and, on the basis of Westinghouse's statements, have deterrr,ined that the submitted information sought to be withheld contains propnetary commercial informahon.

Therefore, the version of the submitted informMion marked as propnetary will be withheld from public disclosure purtuant to 10 CFR 2.790(b)(5) and Section 103(b) of the Atomic Energy Act

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Mr. Nicholas'J. Liparulo 2-Withholding from public inspection shall nM affect the right, if any, of persons property 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.

If the basis for withholding this information from public inspection should change in the future such that the information could then be made availab!e 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.

acob1.Zi erman, Project Manager Project Directorate ll 2 Division of Reactor Projects - 1/11 Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket Nos. 50-348 and 50-364 cc: See next page -

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Mr. Nicholas J. Liparulo - December 30, 1997 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 agreements for handling proprietary information.

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 understo.nd that the NRC may have cause to review this determination in the future, for example, if the scopa 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:

Jacob 1. Zimmerman, Project Manager Project Directorate ll-2 Division of Reactor Projects - 1/11 Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket Nos. 50-348 and 50-364 cc: See next page DISTRIBUTION gesehet FileY# BBoger LBerry PSkinner, Ril PUBLIC HBerkow MPSiemien, OGC (e-mail MPS)

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