ML20217C814
| ML20217C814 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Issue date: | 10/06/1999 |
| From: | Stephen Dembek NRC (Affiliation Not Assigned) |
| To: | Coleman T FRAMATOME COGEMA FUELS (FORMERLY B&W FUEL CO.) |
| References | |
| PROJECT-692 NUDOCS 9910140058 | |
| Download: ML20217C814 (3) | |
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. Mr. T. A. Coleman, Vice President U
Govemment Relations Frematome Cogema Fuels'-
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P.O. Box 10936:
Lynchburg, Virginia 24506-0935
SUBJECT:
REQUEST FOR WITHHOLDING INFORMATION FROM PUBLIC DISCLOSURE
Dear Mr. Coleman:
By your letter dated July.16,1999, and affidavit dated July 16,1999, executed by you, you submitted information on Framatome Cogoma Fuels (FCF) topical reports and fuel performance issues that was to be discussed with the NRC staff at a meeting held on July 20,1999, and requested that the information be withheld from public disclosure pursuant to 10 CFR 2.790. A nonproprietary version was submitted for placement in the NRC public document room.
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. The affidavit stated that the submitted information should be considered exempt from
- mandatory public disclosure for the following reasons:
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The information reveals data or material concoming FCF research or development plans or programs of present or potential competitive advantage to FCF-c.
The use of the information by a competitor would decrease his expenditures, in time or resources, in designing, producing or marketing a similar product.
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The information consists of test data or other similar data conceming a process, method or component, the application of which results in a competitive advantage to FCF."
We 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 the submitted information sought to be withheld contains proprietary commercial information and should be
' withheld from public disclosure, 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 the Atomic Energy Act
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I2-October 6, 1999 Mr. T. A. Coleman
~ Withholding from public inspection shall'not' affect the right, if any, of persons properly and directly concemed to inspect the documents. Lif 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 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, I may be reached at (301) 415-1455.
Sincerely, S eph[n Dem e
k, Chief, Section 2 Project Directorate IV and Decommissioning Division of Licensing Project Management Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Project No. 692 DISTRIBUTION:
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' Mr. T. A. Coleman October 6, 1999 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 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, I may be reached at (301) 415-1455.
Sincerely, C
Stephen Dembok, Chief, Section 2 Project Directorate IV and Decommissioning Division of Licensing Project Management Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Project No. 6g2 cc:-
Mr. Michael Schoppman Licensing Manager Framatome Technologies, Inc.
1700 Rockville Pike, Suite 525 Rockville, MD 20852-1631 1