ML20217D971
| ML20217D971 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | Vermont Yankee File:NorthStar Vermont Yankee icon.png |
| Issue date: | 10/13/1999 |
| From: | Croteau R NRC (Affiliation Not Assigned) |
| To: | Watford G GENERAL ELECTRIC CO. |
| References | |
| TAC-MA6060, NUDOCS 9910180208 | |
| Download: ML20217D971 (4) | |
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8 October 13, 1999 g.....j Mr. Glen A. Watford f
Manager, Nuclear Fuel Engineering General Electric Company P. O. Box 780 Wilmington, NC 28402 i
SUBJECT:
REQUEST FOR WITHHOLDING INFORMATION FROM PUBLIC DISCLOSURE VERMONT YANKEE NUCLEAR POWER STATION (TAC NO. MA6060)
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Dear Mr. Watford:
By letter dated July 12,1999, the Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Corporation submitted your affidavit dated June 24,1999, executed by you, requesting that the information titled " Additional Information Regarding the Cycle Specific SLMCPR for Vermont Yankee Cycle 21," dated June 14,1999, be withheld from public disclosure pursuant to 10 CFR 2.790. A non-proprietary version of the document was also submitted for placement in the public document room. The
'1 information which is proprietary in the proprietary version is contained in double brackets (()),
and where the proprietary information has been deleted in the non-proprietary version, only ocuble brackets remain (information that was in the double brackets in the proprietary version having been deleted).
The affidavit stated that the information submitted should be considered exempt from mandatory public disclosure since it constitutes:
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Information that discloses a process, method, or apparatus, including supporting data and analyses, where prevention of its use by General Electrics's competitors without license from General Electric constitutes a competitive economic advantage over other companies; b.
Information which, if used 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 of a similar product.
In addition, GE considers the information as proprietary because it contains details of GE's Safety Limit methodology and the corresponding results which GE has applied to actual core designs with GE's fuel.
The development of the methods used in these analyses, along with the testing, development and approva' of the supporting methodology, was achieved at a significant cost, on the order of several million dollars, to GE.
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 trade secrets or proprietary commercial information.
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4 R. Wanczyk October 13, 1999 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 of 1954, as amended.
Withholding from public inspection shal'l not affect the right, if any, of persons properly and
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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 j
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, Original signed by:
Richard P. Croteau, Project Manager, Section 2 Project Directorate l Division of Licensing Project Management Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. 50-271 cc: See next page Distribution Docket File T. Clark PUBLIC R. Croteau PDI-2 RF J. Wermiel J. Clifford M. P. Siemien, OGC C. Anderson, RI E. Adensarn (EGA1) k NI' Document Name: G:\\PDl-2Wermont\\PROPA6060.wpd OFFICE PM:PDl-2 LA:PDI-2 SC:PDI 2 Sf0(B,
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T R. Wanczyk 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 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 nave 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 fi ure, for example, if the scope of a Freedom of Information Act d
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.
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Richard P. Croteau, Project Manager, Section 2 Project Directorate i Division of Licensing Project Management Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. 50-271 cc: See next page i
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Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Station cc:
Mr. Robert J. Wanczyk Chief, Safety Unit Acting Director of Operations Office of the Attorney General Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Corp.
One Ashburton Place,19th Floor 185 Old Ferry Road.
Boston, MA 02108 Brattleboro, VT 05301 Ms. Deborah B. Katz Regional Administrator, Region i Box 83 U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Shelburne Falls, MA 01370 475 Allendale Road King of Prussia, PA 19406 Mr. Raymond N. McCandless Vermont Department of Health Mr. David R. Lewis Division of Occupational Shaw, Pittman, Potts & Trowbridge and Radiological Health 2300 N Street, N.W.
108 Oherry Street Washington, DC 20037-1128 Burlington, VT 05402 Mr. Richard P. Sedano, Commissioner Mr. Gautam Sen Vermont Department of Public Service Licensing Manager 112 State Street Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Montpelier, VT 05620-2601 Corporation
' 185 Old Ferry Road Mr. Michael H. Dworkin, Chairman Brattleboro, VT 05301
' Public Service Board
' State of Vermont Resident inspector 112 State Street Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Station Montpelier, VT 05620 2701 U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission P.O. Box 176 Chairman, Board of Selectmen Vernon, VT 05354 Town of Vernon P.O. Box 116 Director, Massachusetts Emergency Vernon, VT 05354-0116 Management Agency ATTN: James Muckerheide Mr. Richard E. McCullough 400 Worcester Rd.
Operating Experience Coordinator P.O. Box 1496 Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Station Framingham, MA 01701-0317 P.O. Box 157 Governor Hunt Road Jonathan M. Block, Esq.
Vernon, VT 05354 Main Street P. O. Box 566 G. Dana Bisaee, Esq.
Putney, VT 05346-0566 Deputy Attorney General 33 Capitol Street Concord, NH 03301-6937