ML20216G031
| ML20216G031 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Hatch  |
| Issue date: | 09/02/1997 |
| From: | Le N NRC (Affiliation Not Assigned) |
| To: | Sumner H SOUTHERN NUCLEAR OPERATING CO. |
| References | |
| NUDOCS 9709120173 | |
| Download: ML20216G031 (4) | |
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WASHINGTON, D.c. 30006 4 001 September 2,1997 Mr. H. L. Sumner, Jr.
Vice President Nuclear
' Hatch Project Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc.-
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-_ Birmingham, Alabama 35201 1295-I
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SUBJECT:
REQUEST FOR WITHHOLDING INFORMATION FROM PUBLIC DISCLOSURE EDWIN 1. HATCH NUCLEAR PLANT,~ UNITS 1 AND 2
Dear Mr. Sumner:
- By your application dated August 8,1997, you submitted General Electric Company (GE) 1icensing. Topical Report NEDC 32749P, " Extended Power Uprate Safety Analysis Report
- for Edwin 1. Hatch Plant, Units 1 and 2," dated July 1997, and requested that it be withheld from public disclosure pursuant to 10 CFR 2.790. In support of your application, GE submitted its affidavit dated August 5,1997, executed by George B. Stramback.
l 1 A nonproprietary version of the subject report was not provided with your application, and we request that a nonproprietary version be submitted to the NRC for release to the NRC.
l Public Document Room within 30 days of receipt of this letter.
GE stated that the submitted information should be considered exempt from mandatory public disclosure for the following reasons:'
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The information discloses a process, method, or apparatus, including supporting without license from General Electric constitutes a competitive ec data and analyses, where prevention.of its use by General Electric's competitors.
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- The information which, if used by a competitor, would reduce his expenditure of Ifh resources or improve his competitive position in the design, manufacture,' shipment, installation, assurance of quality, or licensing of a similar product.
mWe 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 most of the -
submitted information sought to be withheld contains proprietary commercialinformation.
However, some of the information does not fall within the proprietary category.
Therefore, the GE Licensing Topical Report NEDC 32749P marked as proprietary, will be withheld from public disclosure pursuant to 10 CFR 2.790(b)(5) Section 103(b) of the
' Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended.
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Mr. H. L. Sumn:r, Jr. September 2, 1997 Withholding from public inspection shall not affect the right, if any, of persons properly and directly concemed to inspect the documents. If the need arises, we may send copies of this l
information to our consultants working in this area. We will, of course, ensure that the l
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 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.
The nonproprietary version should be submitted within 30 days of receipt of this letter, if you have any questions concern this matter, please contact me at (301) 415-1458.
Sincerely, ORIGINAL SIGNED BY:
Ngoc B. Le, Project Manager Project Directorate 11-2 Division of Reactor Projects - 1/II Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket Nos. 50-321 and 50-366 cc: See next page Distribution:
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Mr. H. L. Sumner, Jr. 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 also should understand that the NRC may have cause to l
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 l
determination adverse to the above, you will be notified in advance of any public disclosure.
The nonproprietary version should be submitted within 30 days of receipt of this letter, if you have any questions concem this matter, please contact me at (301) 415-1458.
Sincerely, Ngoc B. Le, Project Manager Project Directorate ll-2 Division of Reactor Projects - t/ll Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket Nos. 50-321 and 50-366 cc: See next page
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- Edwin 1. Hatch Nuclear Plant cc:
' Mr. Emest L. Blakel Jr.
Charles A. Patrizia, Esquire Shaw, Pittman, Potts -
Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker and Trowbridge 10th Floor 2300 N Street, NW.
1299 Pennsylvania Avenue Washington, DC: 20037 Washington, DC 20004 9500 i
Mr. D. M. Crowe Chairman Manager, Licensing Appling County Commissioners Southem Nuclear Operating County Courthouse Company, Inc.
Baxley, Georgia 31513 P. O. Box 1295 Birmingham, Alabama 35201-1295 Mr. W G. Harriston, lll President and Chief Executive -
Resident inspector Officer U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Southem Nuclear Operating
'11030 Hatch Parkway North Company, Inc.
Baxley, Georgia 31513 P, O. Box 1295 Birmingham, Alabama 35201-1295 Regional Administrator, Region ll
,U.S Nuclear Regulatory Commission Mr. J. D. Woodard -
. Atlanta Federal Center Executive Vice President.
61 Forsyth Street, SW, Suite 23T85 Southem Nuclear Operating -
- Atlanta, Georgia _30303 Company, Inc.
P. O. Box 1295 -
Mri Charles H. Badger.
Birmingham, Alabama 35201-1295-Office of Planning and Budget Room 610 Mr. P. W. Wells 270 Washington Street, SW,-
General Manager, Edwin 1. Hatch -
- Atlanta, Georgia 30334 Nuclear Plant Southem Nuclear Operating-Harold Rehels,' Director.-
_ Company, Inc.
Department of Natural Resources P. O. Box 439 205. Butler Street, SE.; Suite 1252__
Baxley, Georgia 31513
- Atlanta, Georgia 30334 '
Mr. R. D. Barker
-Steven M.-Jackson Program Manager
-Senior Engineer-Power Supply Fossil & Nuckar Operations Municipal Electric Authority Oglethorpe Power Corporation of Georgia 2100 East Exchange Place 1470 Riveredge Parkway, NW P. O. Box 1349 -
' Atlanta, Georgia 30328-4684 -
. Tucker, Georgia 30085-1349
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