ML20214J904

Advises That 870420 Request That Figure 1 of Fh Attix Rept Entitled, Review of Reported High Exposure to Extremity TLD 80365 at San Onofre Generation Site in Oct 1986, Be Withheld (Ref 10CFR2.790) Approved

ML20214J904
Person / Time
Site:	San Onofre
Issue date:	05/21/1987
From:	Wenslawski F NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION V)
To:	Yoder R TECH/OPS, INC. (FORMERLY TECHNICAL OPERATIONS, INC.)
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NUDOCS 8705280241
Download: ML20214J904 (2)

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. .'E 1 MAY 211987 a

R. S. Landauer, Jr. & Co.

2 Science Road-

. Glenwood, Il. 60425-1586

~ Attention: - Dr. R.-Craig Yoder Technology Manager i Radiation Dosimetry

. Gentlemen:

SUBJECT:

REQUEST TOR WITHHOLDING INFORMATION FROM PUBLIC DISCtOSURE By your application and~ affidavit dated April.20,.1987 you requested that-Figure 1:of F. H. Attix's report to the Nuclear-Regulatory Commission,

Subject:

Review of the Reported High Exposure to Extremity TLD #80365 at the San Onofre Nuclear Generation Site in October 1986, be withheld from public disclosure pursuant to 10 CFR 2.790.

In essence, you stated that Figure 1 of the report should be considered exempt from mandatory public disclosure for the following reasons:

1. The information in Figure 1 presents data from a proprietary process employed at Landauer to achieve increased productivity and reduced costs.

2. The process used to e tain the performance data has been under development at Lanu er for several ' years with a significant expense for. development. The data presented in Figure 1 provides potential and current competitors with information that might allow them to circumvent certain development activities.

3. R. S. Landauer, Jr. & Co. has reason to believe that current and potential competitors are familiar with the event.that created the need for the report and that said competitors have an interest.

in the report.

We have reviewed your application and the material based on the requirements and criteria of 10 CFR 2.790 and, on the basis of R. S. Landauer, Jr. & Co.

statements, have determined that the information sought to be withheld contains trade secrets or proprietary commercial information. Therefore, Figure 1 of the above identified report will be marked as proprietary and will be withheld, frompublicdisclosurepursuantto10CFR2.790(b)(5)andSection103(b)of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended.

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2 Withholding from public inspection shall not' affect the right, if any, of persons properly ar.d directly concerned to inspect the documents. If the need arises, we may send copies of this information to our consultants

-working in this area.

j If the basis for withholding this information from public inspection should

change in the future such that the information could then be made available L for public inspection, you should promptly notify the NRC. You should also i

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

Sincerely,.

Frank A. Wenslawski, Chief Emergency Preparedness'&' Radiological Protection Branch bec: E. Shomaker, OGC H. Attix EQqEST COPY REQUEST REQUEST COPY ~' REQUEST COPY.

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