ML20205A066
| ML20205A066 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Yankee Rowe |
| Issue date: | 04/11/1985 |
| From: | Zwolinski J Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation |
| To: | Kay J YANKEE ATOMIC ELECTRIC CO. |
| References | |
| LSO5-85-04-010, LSO5-85-4-10, NUDOCS 8504250357 | |
| Download: ML20205A066 (3) | |
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\\.'.O....o April 11, 1985 Docket No. 50-29 LS05-85-04-010-Mr. James A. Kay Senior Engineer - Licensing Yankee Atomic Electric Company 1671 Worcester Street Framingham, Massachusetts 01701
Dear Mr. Key:
SUBJECT:
P.E0 VEST FOR WITHHOLDING INFORMATION FROM PUBLIC DISCLOSURE Re:
Yankee Nuclear Power Station Ry your application dated March 9,1984 you submitted a report entitled
" Determination of Decay Feat for LOCA Analysis" (YAEC 1399P) and by letter and affidavits dated March 19, 1984 and March 15, 1985 requested that it be withheld from public disclosure pursuant to 10 CFR 2.790
.You stated that the submitted information should be considered exempt from nandatory public disclosure for the following reasons:
1.
The material contained in YAEC-1399P was obtained at considerable expense to Yankee Atomic Electric Company (YAEC). This report represents a twelve man-month effort ($80,000) to produce and document the information, as well as'an additional $50,000 in computer costs to develop and benchmark the methodology.
Furthermore, the report provides a code listing of the update necessary to incorporate YAEC's developed methodology.
Release of this information would seriously affect YAEC's competitive position as a supplier of nuclear design analysis of software and services.
2.
The in#ormation contained in the transmittals is of the type customarily held in con #idence and not customarily disclosed to the public.
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This information could not easily be acquired or duplicated by others without considerable expense and effort. YAEC is currently neantiating computer software license agreements reoarding the use o' YAEC computer software developed for nuclear analysis of Light Fater Raactors. Thus, Dublic disclosure of this information would seriously comnromisa YAEC effort under such licenses to protect oroprietary interests in this software and to preserve any commercial advantages YAEC has acouired in tha development of the software.
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If.the report remains proprietary the calculation methods, models, and computer codes could be sold to other utilities with similar needs for calculations of decay heat or peak clad temperatures during LOCA conditions.
We have reviewed your application and the material based on the requirements and criteria of 10 CFR 2.790 and, on the basis of.YAEC's statements have determined that the submitted information. sought to be' withheld contains trade secrets or proprietary commercial information.
It is our belief, pusuant to 10 CFP 2.790 (b) (5) and Section 103(b) of the Atcmic Energy Act of 1954, as amended, that, at this time, the right of the public to be fully apprised of the submitted information does not out-weigh the need to protect YAEC's competitive position.
Accordingly, we have determined that the information should be withheld from public disclosure.
We, therefore, approve your request for withholding pursuant to 10 CFR 2.790 and are withholding YAEC 1399P from public inspection as proprietary.
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 should also understand that the NRC may have cause to review this determination in the future, such as, if the scope of a Freedom of Information Act request includes your information.
In all review situations, if the NRC needs additional information or makes a determination adverse to the above, you will be notified in advance of any public disclosure.
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April 11, 1985 cc Mr. James E. Tribble, President Yankee Atomic Electric Company 1671 Worcester Road Framingham, Massachusetts 01701 Thomas Dignan, Esquire Ropes and Gray 225 Franklin Street Roston, Massachusetts 02110 Chairman Board of Selectmen Town of Rowe Rowe, Massachusetts 01367 U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region I Office ATTN:
Regional Radiation Representative JFK Federal Building Boston, Massachusetts 02203 Resident Inspector Yankee Nuclear Power Station c/o U.S. NRC Post Office Box 28 Monroe Bridge, Massachusetts 01350 Dr. Thomas E. Murley, Regional Administrator Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Region I 631 Park Avenue King of Prussia, Pennsylvania 19406 Robert M. Hallisey, Director Radiation Control Program Massachusetts Department of Public Health 150 Tremont Street, 7th Floor Boston, Massachusetts 02111 b