ML20203C563

Advises That Info Contained in Re Rept, ECCS Suction Strainer Hydraulic Sizing Rept, GENE-E12-00152-02, Rev 3,will Be Withheld from Public Disclosure,Per 10CFR2.790

ML20203C563
Person / Time
Site:	Hatch
Issue date:	12/08/1997
From:	Le N NRC (Affiliation Not Assigned)
To:	Sumner H SOUTHERN NUCLEAR OPERATING CO.
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NUDOCS 9712150346
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• } NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION g WAW4tNOToN, D.C. 30MH001 e sse e/ December 8. 1997  :'

Mr. H. L. Sumner, Jr.  !

Vice President Nuclear Hatch Project '

Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc.

Post Office Box 1295 Birmingham, AL 35201 1295

SUBJECT:

REQUEST FOR WITHHOLDING INFORMATION FROM PUBLIC DISCLOSURE (EDWIN 1. HATCH NUCLEAR POWER PLANT, UNIT 1)

Dear Mr. Sumner:

By your letter of November 5,1997, and affidavit executed by George B. Stramback, General Electric Company, dated September 8,1997, you submitted a report "ECCS Suction Strainer Hydraulic Sizing Report,' GENE E12 00152-02, Revision 3, for the Edwin 1. Hatch Nuclear Power Plant, Unit 1, and requested that it be withheld from public disclosure pursuant to 10 CFR 2.700.

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

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

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;

3. The information identified is classified as proprietary because it contains explanations, interpretations and detailed calculational results and application methodology for the optimized suction strainer, which GE has developed.

The development of this information and the methods was achieved at a significant cost, on the order of several hundred thousand dollars, to GE.

The development of the evaluation process along with the interpretation and application of the results is derived from the extensive experience database that constitutes a major GE asset.

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We have reviewed your application and the materialin accordance with the requirements of l 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.

Therefore, the 'ECCS Saction Strainer Hydraulic Sizing Report,' GENE E12-00152-02, Revision 3, 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, ent'are 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.

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r-r.r Ngoc B. (Tommy) Le, Project Manager Project Directorate ll-2 Division of Reactor Projects - l/II Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket Nos. 50-321 and 50-366 cc: See next page

Edwin 1. Hatch Nuclear Plant CC:

Mr. Ernest L. Blake, Jr. Charles A. Patrizia, Esquire Shaw, Pittman, Potts Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker and Trowbridge 10th Floor 2300 N Street, NW. 1299 Pennsylvania Avenue Woshington, DC 20037 Washington, DC 20004 9500 Mr. D. M. Crowe Chairman Manager, Licensing Appling County Commissioners Southern Nuclear Operating County Courthouse Company, Inc. Baxley, Georgia 31513 P. O. Box 1295 Birmingham, Alabama 35201-1295 Mr. J. D. Woodard Executive Vice President Resident inspector Southem Nuclear Operating Plant Hatch Company, Inc.

11030 Hatch Parkway N. P. O. Box 1295 Baxley, Georgia 31531 Birmingham, Alantma 352011295 Regional Administrator, Region 11 Mr. P. W. Wells U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission General Manager, Edwin 1. Hatch Atlanta Federal Center Nuclear Plant 61 Forsyth Street, SW, Suite 23T85 Southem Nuclear Operating Atlanta, Georgia 30303 Company, Inc.

U.S. Highway 1 North Mr. Charles H. Badger P. O. Box 2010 Office of Planning and Budget Baxley, Georgia 31515 Room 010 270 Washington Street, SW. Mr. R. D. Barker Atlanta, Georgia 30334 Program Manager Fossil & Nuclear Operations Harold Rehels, Director Oglethorpe Power Corporation Depcrtment of Natural Resources 2100 East Exchange Place 205 Butler Street, SE., Suite 1252 P. O. Box 1349 Atlanta, Georgia 30334 Tucker, Georgia 300851349 Steven M. Jackson Senior Engineer - Power Supply Municipal Electric Authority of Georgia 1470 Riveredge Parkway, NW Atlanta, Georgia 30328-4684

p ,- y Mr. H. L. Sumner, Jr. December 8, 1997 We have reviewed your application and the material in accordance with the requirements of 10 CFR 2.793 and, on the basis of your statements, have determined tw the submitted information sought to be withheld contains proprietary commercial information.

[ Therefore, the 'ECCS Suction Strainer Hydraulic Sizing Report," GENF E12-00152-02, ,

Revision 3 marked'as prcprietary, wi!! be withheld from public disclosure pursuant to 10 CFR 2.790(b)(5) and Sectioh 103(b) of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended.

Withholding from publia inspection shall not affect the right, if any, of persons properly and directly concerned to inspect the docu1nents. lithe need arises, w3 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 liandling proprietary information.

If the basis for withholding this information from public inspection should change in the future such that the infonnation 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 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 advarse to the above, you will be notified in advance of any public disclosure.

Sincerely, SIGNED BY L. OLSHAN FOR:

Ngoc B. (Tommy) Le, Project Manager Project Directorate ll 2 Division of Reactor Projects - l/ll Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket Nos. 50-321 and 50-366 cc: See next page DistributioD: PSkinner, Ril EDocket FiWd BBoger NLe PUBLIC HBerkow MPSiemin, OGC PD ll-2 Rdg. LBerry JJohnson, Ril ,

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