ML20216A318

Request for Withholding Information from Public Disclosure for Joseph M. Farley Nuclear Plant, Units 1 and 2 - Measurement Uncertainty Recapture Power Uprate

ML20216A318
Person / Time
Site:	Farley
Issue date:	08/13/2020
From:	Shawn Williams Plant Licensing Branch II
To:	Gayheart C Southern Nuclear Operating Co
Williams S
References
EPID L-2019-LLS-0002
Download: ML20216A318 (4)

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August 13, 2020 Ms. Cheryl A. Gayheart Regulatory Affairs Director Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc.

3535 Colonnade Parkway Birmingham, AL 35243

SUBJECT:

REQUEST FOR WITHHOLDING INFORMATION FROM PUBLIC DISCLOSURE FOR JOSEPH M. FARLEY NUCLEAR PLANT, UNITS 1 AND 2 -

RE: MEASUREMENT UNCERTAINTY RECAPTURE POWER UPRATE (EPID L-2019-LLS-0002)

Dear Ms. Gayheart:

By letter dated July 13, 2020 (Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS) Accession Package No. ML20206K831), Ms. Cheryl A. Gayheart of Southern Nuclear Operating Company submitted an affidavit dated June 24, 2020, executed by Joanna Phillips, on behalf of Cameron Technologies US, LLC (Cameron), requesting that the below two Engineering Reports to the above referenced letter, be withheld from public disclosure pursuant to Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR) Section 2.390:

Cameron Engineering Report: ER-1180 Rev. 1 and Rev. 1 Errata, Bounding Uncertainty Analysis for Thermal Power Determination at Farley Unit 1 Using the LEFM

+ System (CAW-20-05)

Cameron Engineering Report: ER-1181 Rev. 1 and Rev. 1 Errata, Bounding Uncertainty Analysis for Thermal Power Determination at Farley Unit 2 Using the LEFM

+ System (CAW-20-05)

Nonproprietary versions of the above documents can be found at ADAMS Accession No. ML20206K832.

The affidavit states, in part, that the Engineering Reports (CAW-20-05) be considered exempt from mandatory public disclosure for the following reasons:

5.

Pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (b)(4) of Section 2.390 of the Commissions regulations, the following is furnished for consideration by the Commission in determining whether the information sought to be withheld from public disclosure should be withheld.

(i)

The information sought to be withheld from public disclosure is owned and has been held in confidence by Cameron.

(ii)

The information is of a type customarily held in confidence by Cameron and not customarily disclosed to the public. Cameron has a rational basis

for determining the types of information customarily held in confidence by it and, in that connection utilizes a system to determine when and whether to hold certain types of information in confidence. The application of that system and the substance of that system constitutes Cameron policy and provides the rational basis required. Furthermore, the information is submitted voluntarily and need not rely on the evaluation of any rational basis.

Under that system, information is held in confidence if it falls in one or more of several types, the release of which might result in the loss of an existing or potential advantage, as follows:

(a) The information reveals the distinguishing aspects of a process (or component, structure, tool, method, etc.) where prevention of its use by any of Camerons competitors without license from Cameron constitutes a competitive economic advantage over other companies.

(b) It consists of supporting data; including test data, relative to a process (or component, structure, tool, method, etc.), the application of which data secures a competitive economic advantage, e.g., by optimization or improved marketability.

(c) Its use by a competitor would reduce his expenditure of resources or improve his competitive position in the design, manufacture, shipment, installation, and assurance of quality, or licensing a similar product.

The information sought to be withheld is considered to be proprietary for the reasons set forth in paragraphs (a), (b) and (c), above.

We have reviewed your application and the material in accordance with the requirements of 10 CFR 2.390 and, on the basis of the statements in the affidavit, have determined that the submitted information sought to be withheld contains proprietary commercial information and should be withheld from public disclosure.

Therefore, the proprietary version of CAW-20-05 will be withheld from public disclosure pursuant to 10 CFR 2.390(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 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 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (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, please contact me at (301) 415-1009 or Shawn.Williams@nrc.gov.

Sincerely, Shawn A. Williams, Senior Project Manager Plant Licensing Branch II-1 Division of Operating Reactor Licensing Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket Nos. 50-348 and 50-364 cc: Joanna Phillips, Nuclear Sales Manager Cameron Technologies US LLC 1000 McClaren Woods Drive Coraopolis, PA, 15108 Listserv SIGNShawn A.

Williams Digitally signed by Shawn A. Williams Date: 2020.08.13 07:01:58 -04'00'

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