ML20217J375

Informs That Applicable Portions of NEDC-32778P, Safety Analysis Rept for River Bend 5% Power Uprate, Marked as Proprietary Will Be Withheld from Public Disclosure Pursuant to 10CFR2.790(b)(5) & Section 103(b)

ML20217J375
Person / Time
Site:	River Bend
Issue date:	10/15/1999
From:	Robert Fretz NRC (Affiliation Not Assigned)
To:	Vibbert D GENERAL ELECTRIC CO.
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TAC-MA6185, NUDOCS 9910250074
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p October 15, 1999 Mr. Donald A. Vibbert Power Uprate Project Manager GE Nuclear Energy

. General Electric Company Mail Code 772 175 Curtner Avenue San Jose, Califomia 95125

SUBJECT:

REQUEST FOR WITHHOLDING INFORMATION FROM PUBLIC DISCLOSURE RIVER BEND STATION, UNIT 1 (TAC NO. MA6185)

Dear Mr. Vibbert:

By your application dated June 29,1999, and affidavit dated July 28,1999, executed by George B. Stramback, Regulatory Services, General Electric Company (GE), you submitted NEDC-32778P," Safety Analysis Report for River Bend 5% Power Uprate," dated July 1999 and

' requested that it be withheld from public disclosure pursuant to 10 CFR 2.790.

The affidavit statt. that the submitted information should be considered exempt from mandatory public disclosure for the following reasons:

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Information that discloses a process, method, or apparatus, including supporting data and analyses, where prevention of its use by General Electric's competitors without license from General Electric constitutes a j

competitive economic advantage over other companies.

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Inforraation which, if used by a competitor, would reduce his f

expenditure of resources or improve his competitive position in the j

design, manufacture, shipment, installation, assurance of quality,

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or licensing of a similar product.

We have reviewed your application and the material in accordance with the requiren..as of l

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.

{D Therefore, the applicable portion of NEDC-32778P marked as proprietary, will be withheld from i

public disclosure pursuant to 10 CFR 2.790(b)(5) and Section 103(b) of the Atomic Energy Act

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I of 1954, as amended.

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Withholding from public inspection shall not affect the right, if any, of persons properly and 1

directly concerned 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 consultants have signed the appropriate agreements for handling proprietary information.

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'If the basis for withholding this 'nformation from public inspection should change in the future j

i such that the information could then be made available for public inspection, you should promptly notify the NRC.cYou also should understand that the NRC may have cause to review

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' this determination in the future, for example, if the scope of a Freedom of Information Act i

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 301-415-1324.

Sincerely, ORIGINAL SIGNED BY Robert Fretz, Project Manager, Section 1 Project Directorate IV & Decommissioning Division of Licensing Project Management Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. 50-458 cc: See next page DISTRIBUTION:

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Winston & Strawn Executive Vice President and 1400 L Street, N.W.

Chief Operating Officer Washington, DC 20005-3502 Entergy Operations, Inc.

P. O. Box 31995 Manager - Licensing Jackson, MS 39286 Entergy Operations, Inc.

River Bend Station General Manager - Plant Operations P. O. Box 220 Entergy Operations, Inc.

St. Francisville, LA 70775 River Bend Station P. O. Box 220 Senior Resident inspector St. Francisville, LA 70775 P. O. Box 1050 St. Francisville, LA 70775 Director - Nuclear Safety i

Entergy Operations, Inc.

President of West Feliciana River Bend Station Police Jury P. O. Box 220 P. O. Box 1921 St. Francisville, LA 70775 St. Francisville, LA 70775 Vice Preside.it - Operations Support Regional Administrator, Region IV Entergy Operations, Inc.

U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission P. O. Box 31995 611 Ryan Plaza Drive, Suite 1000 Jackson, MS 39286-1995 Arlington, TX 76011 Attorney General Ms. H. Anne Plettinger State of Louisiana 3456 Villa Rose Drive P. O. Box 94095 l

Baton Rouge, LA 70806 Baton Rouge, LA 70804-9095 Administrator Mr. Randall K. Edington l

Louisiana Radiation Protection Division Vice President - Operations P. O. Box 82135 Entergy Operations, Inc.

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