ML20211G173

Informs That Info Submitted in ,B&W Rept 51-1234900-00,will Be Withheld from Public Disclosure,Per 10CFR2.790

ML20211G173
Person / Time
Site:	Waterford
Issue date:	08/23/1999
From:	Chandu Patel NRC (Affiliation Not Assigned)
To:	Dugger C ENTERGY OPERATIONS, INC.
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TAC-MA6172, NUDOCS 9908310194
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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATOR) COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D c. 20555 4001 l

'% August 23, 1999 Mr. Charles M. Degger Vice President Operations Entergy Operations, Inc.

P. O. Box B Killona, LA 70066

SUBJECT:

REQUEST FOR WITHHOLDING INFORMATION FROM PUBLIC DISCLOSURE WATERFORD STEAM ELECTRIC STATION, UNIT 3 (TAC NO. MA6172)

Dear Mr. Dugger:

By your application dated July 15,1999, and affidavit dated April 30,1999, executed by Joseph J. Kelly, Manager of B&W Owners Group Services for Framatome Technologies, Inc.,

you submitted B&W Report 51-1234900-00," Fluence Uncertainty Information For Extending Waterford Unit 3 P-T [ pressure / temperature) Limits to 20 EFPY [ effective full power years],"

dated July 1995, in support of an amendment request and requested that the report be withheld from public disclosure pursuant to 10 CFR 2.790.

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

D.(ii)c. The use of the information by a competitor would decrease his expenditures, in time or resources, in designing, producing or marketing a similar product. ,

d. The information consists of test data or other similar data

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concerning a process, method or component, the application of t which results in a competitive advantage to FTl [Framatome Technologies, Inc.].

e. The information reveals special aspects of a process, method, component or the like, the exclusive use of which results in a competitive advantage to FTI.

We have reviewed your application and the material in accordance with the requirements of 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 and should be withheld from public disclosure.

l Therefore, B&W Report 51-1234900-00 marked as proprietary, will be withheld from public disclosure pursuant te 10 CFR 2.790(b)(5) 2nd Section 103(b) of the Atomic Energy Act cf 1954, as amended.

I 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

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information to our consuRants working in this area. We will, of course, ensure that the c6 O1 consultants have signed the appropriate agreements for handling proprietary information. M q g i 41.O 9908310194 990823 -

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. tt C. M. Dugger 2 August 23, 1999 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

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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.

If you have any questions regarding this matter, I may be reached at 301-415-3025.

Sincerely, ORIGINAL SIGNED BY Chandu P. Patel, Project Manager, Section 1 Project Directorate IV & Decommissioning Division of Licensing Project Management Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. 50-382 cc: See next page DISTRIBUTION:

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3 .. Administrator Regional Administrator, Region IV l Louisiana Radiation Protection Division U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission l P. O. Box 82135 - 611 Ryan Plaza Drive, Suite 1000 Baton Rouge, LA 70884-2135 Arlington, TX 76011

Vice President, Operations Support Parish President Council

, Entergy Operations, Inc. St. Charles Parish

! P. O. Box 31995 P. O. Box 302 l Jackson, MS 39286 Hahnville, LA 70057 1-Director Executive Vice-President i Nuclear Safety & Regulatory Affairs and Chief Operating Officer Entergy Operations, Inc. Entergy Operations, Inc.

P.O.BoxB P. O. Box 31995

! Killona, LA 70066 Jackson, MS 39286-1995 l Wise, Carter, Child & Caraway Chairman

! P. O. Box 651 Louisiana Public Service Commission Jackson, MS 39205 One American Place, Suite 1630 l

Baton Rouge, LA 70825-1697 ,

l General Manager Plant Operations Entergy Operations, Inc.

l P. O. Box B l Killona, LA 70066 l

l Licensing Manager Entergy Operations, Inc.

P. O. Box B Killona, LA 70066 Winston & Strawn 1400 L Street, N.W.

Washington, DC 20005-3502 Resident inspector /Waterford NPS Post Office Box 822 Killona, LA 70066 l

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