ML20217C480
| ML20217C480 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Issue date: | 09/24/1997 |
| From: | Craig C NRC (Affiliation Not Assigned) |
| To: | Sepp H WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC COMPANY, DIV OF CBS CORP. |
| References | |
| NUDOCS 9710010412 | |
| Download: ML20217C480 (3) | |
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-g-yj NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. steepe01 September 24, 1997 i
Mr. Henry A. Sepp, Manager Regulatory and Licensing Engineering Westinghouse Electric Corporation
- Mail Stop ECE 4-07A Post Office Box 355 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15230-0355
Dear Mr. Sepp:
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SUBJECT:
REQUEST FOR WITHHOLDING INFORMATION FROM PUBLIC DISCLOSURE, WESTINGHOUSE LETTt:h sF JULY 25,1997 By your letter (NSD-NRC-97-5250) dated July 25,1997, you submitted both proprietary and non-proprietary versions of the material presented to the staff at the June 10,1907, meeting to discuss the Ovation Distributed Information and Control System. In letter AW-97-1145, also dated July 25,1997, you requested the proprietary material be withheld fiom public disclosure in accordance with 10 CFR 2.790. This is the response to that request.
In the affidavit dated July 25,1997, you stated that Westinghouse considered certain information proprietary and requested that it be withheld from public disclosure pursuant to
_10 CFR 2.790. Tie affidavit states that this information should be considered exempt from mandatory public disclosure for the following reasons:
(a)
The information reveals the distinguishing aspects of a process (or component, structure, tool, method, etc.) where prevention of its use by any of Westinghouse's competitors without license from Westinghouse constitutes a competitive economic advantage over other companies.
(b)
Its use by a competitor would reduce his expenditure of resources or improve his competitive position in the design, manufacture, shipment, installation, assurance of quality, or licensing a similar product.~
We have carefully reviewed your July 25,1997, request and the information contained in your request. We have concluded that the submitted information sought to be withheld contains h-g[j trade secrets or proprietary commercial information. Therefore, the version of the submitted information marked as proprietary will be withheld from public disclosure pursuant to 10 CFR 2.790(b)(5) and Section_103(b) of tne Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended.
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H.' Sepp September 24, 1997 Withholding from public inspecticr shall not affect the right, if any, cl persons properly and directly concerned to inspect the document, if the need arises,'pe may send copies of this information to our consultants working in this area. We will, of course, ensure that the consultants have signed the appropiiate 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
- prcmptly notify the NRC. You should also 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 included your information. In all review situations, if the NRC needs additional information from you or makes a determination adverse to the above, you will be notified in advance of any public disclosure.
Sincerely, L
C, Claudia M. Craig, Senior Project Managhr Generic lasues and Environmental Projects Branch Division of Reactor Program Management Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation cc:
Mr. Andrew Drake, Project Manager Westinghouse Owners Group Westinghouse Electric Corporation Mall Stop ECE 5-16 Post Office Box 355 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15230-0355
4 i September 24, 1997 Withholding from public inspection shall not affect the right, if any, of persons properly and i
directly concemed to inspect the document; 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 consultanta have signed the Lppropriate 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 should also understand that the NRC may have cause to review this determination in tha future, for example, if the scope of a Freedom of Information Act request included your information, in all review situations, if the NRC needs additional information from you or makes a determination adverse to the above, you will be notifed in advance of any public disclosure.
Sincerely, Original Signed By:
Claudia M. Craig, Senior Project Manager Generic issues and Environmental Projects Branch Division of Reactor Program Management Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation cc:
Mr. Andrew Drake, Project Manager Westinghouse Owners Group Westinghouse Electric Corporation Mail Stop ECE 5-16 Pot'. Office Box 355 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15230-0355 DistributiorL Central File
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