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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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 l 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:

(4)a. 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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b. Inforraation which, if used by a competitor, would reduce his expenditure of resources or improve his competitive position in the f

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 / ,T)\ 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 i from public inspection should change in the future j such that the information could then be made available for public inspection, you should l promptly notify the NRC.cYou 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 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, l 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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Washington, DC 20005-3502 Entergy Operations, Inc. l P. O. Box 31995 Manager - Licensing Jackson, MS 39286 Entergy Operations, Inc. I River Bend Station General Manager - Plant Operations P. O. Box 220 Entergy Operations, Inc.

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P. O. Box 220 Senior Resident inspector St. Francisville, LA 70775 l 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 l 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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