ML20203B367
| ML20203B367 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Prairie Island  |
| Issue date: | 02/03/1998 |
| From: | Wetzel B NRC (Affiliation Not Assigned) |
| To: | Richard Anderson NORTHERN STATES POWER CO. |
| References | |
| TAC-M96654, TAC-M96655, NUDOCS 9802240272 | |
| Download: ML20203B367 (5) | |
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Mr. Roger O. Anderson, Director Nuclear Energy Engineering Northem States Power Company 414 Nicollet Mall Minneapolis, Minnesota 55401 I
SUBJECT:
REQUEST FOR WITHHOLDING INFORMATION FROM PUBLIC DISCLOSURE (PRAlRIE ISLAND NUCLEAR GENERATING PLANT, UNIT NOS.1 AND 2)
(TAC NOS. M96654 AND M96655)
Dear Mr. Anderson:
By Northem States Power Company's (NSP's) application dated November 10,1997, as supplemented January 9,1998, and Combustion Engineering, Inc.'s (CE's) original affidavit dated September 5,1997, executed by S. E. Ritterbusch, which was superseded by CE's affidavit dated December 22,1997, executed by Ian C. Rickard, NSP submitted a supplement to its September 24,1996, license amendment request on the application of the elevated F*
(EF*) steam generator tube repair criteria. NSP requested that Attachment 2 (CE Report CEN-620-P, Revision 04-P, " Series 44 & 51 Design Steam Generator Tube Repair Using a Tube Re-Rolling Technique," October 1997, Final Rcport) to the November 10,1997, l
application be withheld from public disclosure pursuant to 10 CFR 2.790. NSP also submitted a nonproprietary version of this report as Attachment 3 to your November 10,1997, application.
l CE stated that the submitted information should be considered exempt from mandatory public disclosure for the following reasons:
Public disclosure of the information is likely to cause substantial harm to tris competitive position of CE because:
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a similar product is manufactured and sold by maior pressurized water reactor competitors of CE.
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development of this information by CE required tens of thousands of dollars and hundreds of manhours of effort. A competitor would have to undergo similar expense in generating equivalent information; 3.
in order to acquire such information, a competitor would also require considerable time and inconvenience to develop and validate a similar tube rerolling repair technique.
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the information consists of details and supporting test data related to a tube rerolling technique for retuming steam generator tubes to service, the application of which provides a competitive economic advantage. The availability of such information to competitors would enable them to modify their product to better compete with CE, take I
marketing or other actions to improve their product's position or impair the position of i
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in pricing CE's products and aervices, significant research, development, engineering, analytical, manufacturing, licensing, quality assurance and other costs and expenses must be included. The ability of CE's competitors to utilize such information without simi'ar expenditure cl resources may enable them to sell at prices reflecting significantly lower costs; and 6.
use of the information by competitors in the intemational marketplace would increase their ability to market nuclear steam supply systems by reducing the costs associated with their technology development. In addition, cSciosure would have an adverse economic impact on CE's potential for obtaining or maintaining foreign licensees.
We have reviewed NSP's application and the materialin accordance with the requirements of 10 CFR 2.790 and, on the basis of these statements, have determined that the submitted information sought to be withheld contains proprie+ary commercial information.
Therefore, the version of the submitted information marked as propnetary will oe 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 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 undarstand that the NRC may have cause to review this determination in the future, for example, if the scope of a Freedom of Information Act I
request inc!udes 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 Beth A. Wetzel, Senior Project Manager Project Directorate 111-1 Division of Reactor Projects - Ill/IV Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket Nos. 50-282 and 50-306 cc:
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In pricing CE's products and services, significam research, development, engineering, analytical, manufacturing, licensing, quality assurance and other costs and expenses must be included. The ability of CE's competitors to utilize such information without similar expenditure of resources may enable them to sell at prices reflecting significantly lower costs; and 6.
use of the information by competitors in the intemational marketplace woulci increase their ability to market nuclear steam supply systems by reducing the costs associated with their technology development. In addition, disclosure would have an adverse economic impact on CE's potential for obtaining or maintaining foreign licensees.
We have reviewed NSP's applicadon and the materialin accordance with the requirements of 10 CFR 2.790 and, on the basis of these statements, have determined that the cub.nitted information sought to be withheld contains proprietary commercial information.
Therefore, the version of the submitted information marked as proprietary will be withheld from public disclosure pursuant to 10 CFR 2.790(b)(5) and Se-tion 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 if the basis for withholding this information from public inspection should change in the future such that the information could the, 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 f'
adverse a the above, you will be notified in advance of any public disclosure.
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k Beth A. Wetzel, Senior Project Manager Project Directorate lil-1 Division of Reactor Projects -lil/IV Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket Nos. 50-282 and 50-306 cc:
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Mr. Roger O. Anderson, Director Prairie Island Nuclear Generating 8
Northem States Power Company Plant cc:
J, E. Silberg, Esquire Site Licensing Shaw, Pittman, Potts and Trowbridge Prairie Island Nuclear Generating 2300 N Street, N. W.
Plant Washington DC 20037 Northem Ctates Power Company 1717 Wakonade Drive East Plant Manager Welch, Minnesota 550P9 Prairie Island Nuclear Generating Plant Tribal Council Northem States Power Company Prcirie Island Indian Community 1717 Wakonade Drive East ATTN: Environmental Department Welch, Minnesota 55089 5636 Sturgeon Lake Road l
Welch, Minnesota 35089 Adonis A. Nebiett l
j Assistant Attomey General Mr. Ian C. Rici.ard, Director Office of the Attomey General Operations Licensing 455 Minnesota Street Combustion Engineemg, Inc.
Suita 900 P. O, Box 500 St. Paul, Minnesota 55101-2127 Windsor, Connecticut 06J95-0500 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Resident inspector's Office 1719 Wakonade Drive East Welch, Minnesota 55089-9642 Regional Administrator, Region ill U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 801 Warrenville Road Lisle, Illinois 60532-4351 Mr. Jeff Cole, Auditor / Treasurer l
Goodhue County Courthouse Box 408 Red Wing, Minnesota 55066-0408 Kris Sanda, Commissioner.
Department of Public Service 121 Severith Place East Suite 200 St. Paul, Minnesota 55101-2145 November 1996
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DISTRIBUTION FOR LETTER TO NORTHERN STATES POWER DATED:
February 3 1998 Docket File (50-282,50-306)
PUBLIC PD 3-1 Rdg E.Adensam (EGA1)
B.Wetzel C.Jamerson E.J.Sullivan M.P. Siemien +(MPS)
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