ML20211P178

Advises That Info Submitted Re Anfb Critical Power Correlation Uncertainty for Limited Data Sets,ANF-1125(P), Suppl 1,App D, Will Be Withheld from Public Disclosure,Per 10CFR2.790(b)(5)

ML20211P178
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Issue date:	09/18/1997
From:	Essig T NRC (Affiliation Not Assigned)
To:	Curet D SIEMENS POWER CORP. (FORMERLY SIEMENS NUCLEAR POWER
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• Ijt NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION WASHINGTON. D.C. 30866 4 001

• %*****/ September 18, 1997 Mr. Don H. Curet Manager, Product Licensing Siemens Power Corporation 2101 Horn Rapids Road, PO Box 130 Richland, WA 99352-0130

SUBJECT:

REQUEST FOR WITHHOLDING INFORMATION FROM PUBLIC DISCLOSURE "ANFB CRITICAL POWER CORRELATION UNCERTAINTY FOR LIMITED DATA SETS, ANF-1125(P), SUPPLEMENT 1, APPENDIX D" By your application and affidavit dated April 18,1997, Siemens Power Corporation (SPC) have submitted proprietary and non-proprietary versions of "ANFB Critical power Correlation Uncertainty for Limited Data Sets, ANF 1125(P), Supplement 1, Appendix D," (attached) and requesu that certain identified data in the proprietary version be withheld from public disclosure pursuant to 10 CFR 0 '90. The information which is proprietary in the proprietary version is deleted by you in the non-proprietary version.

in the affidavit, you stated that the submitted information should be considered exempted from mandatory public disclosure because: (1) the document contains information which is vital to a competitive advantage of SPC and should be helpful to competitors of SPC when competing with SPC; (2) the information contained in the Document is considered to be proprietary by SPC because it reveals certain distinguishing aspects of SPC licensing methodology which secure competitive advantage to SPC for fuel design optimization and marketability, and includes information utilized by SPC in its business which affords SPC an opportunity to obtain a competitive advantage over its competitors who do not or may not know or use the information contained in the Document (3) the disclosure of the proprietary information contained in the Document to a competitor would permit the competitor to reduce its expenditure of money and manpower and to improve its competitive position by giving it valuable insights into SPC licensing methodology and would result in substantial harm to the competitive position of SPC."

We have reviewed your submittal and the materialin accordance with the requirements of 10 CFR 2.790 and on the basis of SPC's statements, have determined that the submitted

) information sought to be withheld contains trade secrets or proprietary commercial /

information. ,D Therefore, we have determined that the document entitled "ANFB Critical power Correlation Uncertainty for Limited Data Sets, ANF-1125(P), Supplement 1, Appendix D" marked as AYl proprietary will be withheld from public disclosure pursuant 10 CFR 2.790(b)(5) and Sectiongve 103(b) of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended, g 0 0 +2 6m

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! However, SPC did not identify data in the proprietary version of the document. NRC staff has i marked proprietary information with brackets.according to the non proprietary copy you i- provided. Please verify that such markings are correct in accordance with your internal copy.

Should you have any comments, please contact Egan Wang of my staff at (301)-415-1076.

! - Please note that we will withhold this letter for 30 days from the date of this letter, I

j Withholdity from public inspection shall not affect the right, if any, of persons properly and L directly concerned to inspect the document. If the need arises, we may send copies of this i

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 the information from public inspection should change in the future

such that the information could then be made available for public inspection, you should_-

I promptly notify the NRC.- You should understand that the NRC may have cause to review this

{ determinationin the future, for example,if the scope of a Freedom of Information Act request i_ - includes your information or makes a determination adverse to the above, you will be notified in advance of any public disclosure.

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provided. Please verify that such markings are correct in accordance with your internal copy. l j_ Should you have c y comments, please contact Egan Wang of my staff at (301)-4151076. '

l Please note that we will withhold this letter for 30 days from the date of this letter, h Withholding from public inspection shall not affect the right, if any, of persons properly and

= directly concerned to inspect the document, if the need arises, we may send copies of this 4

information to our consultants working in this area. We will, of course, ensure that the 4

consultants have signed the appropriate agreements for handling proprietary information, i-If the basis for withholding the information from public inspection should change in the future

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promptly notify the NRC. You should understand that the NRC may have cause to review this

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includes your information or makes a determination adverse to the above, you will be notified in advance of any public disclosure.

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