ML20235X028

Requests That Proprietary WCAP-11531, Technical Bases for Eliminating Pressurizer Surge Line Rupture as Structural Design Basis for Vogtle Unit 2, Be Withheld (Ref 10CFR2.790).Affidavit Encl

ML20235X028
Person / Time
Site:	Vogtle
Issue date:	07/13/1987
From:	Wiesemann R WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC COMPANY, DIV OF CBS CORP.
To:	Murley T Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
Shared Package
ML19292H540	List: ML20235X017 ML20235X028 ML20235X041
References
CAW-87-067, CAW-87-67, NUDOCS 8707240017
Download: ML20235X028 (7)

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Westinghouse . Power Systems $$sluIgn Pennsylvania 15230 0355 Electric Corporation July 13,1987 CAW-87-067 Dr. Thomas Murley, Director l Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation

,U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, D.C. 20555 l

APPLICATION FOR WITHHOLDING PROPRIETARY INFORMATION FROM PUBLIC DISCLOSURE

Subject:

" Technical Bases for Eliminating Pressurizer Surge Line Rupture as the Structural Design Basis for Vogtle Unit 2" l

Dear Dr. Murley:

The proprietary information for which withholding is being requested in the enclosed letter by Georgia Power Company is further identified in an affidavit signed by the owner of the proprietary information, Westinghouse Electric Corporation. The affidavit, which accompanies this letter, sets forth the basis on which the information may be withheld from public disclosure by the Commission and addresses with specificity the considerations listed in paragraph (b)(4) of 10CFR Section 2.790 of the Commission's regulations.

The proprietary material for which withholding is being required is of the same technical type as that proprietary material previously submitted as Af fidavit CAW-84-102.

Accordingly, this letter authorizes the utilization of the accompanying affidavit by Georgia Power Company.

Correspondence with respect to the proprietary aspects of the application for withholding or the Westinghouse af fidavit should reference this letter, 3 CAW-87-067, and should be addressed to the undersigned.

Very truly yours, l' W dit t RJM/bek/3558n Robert A. Wiesemann, Manager  !

Enclosures Regulatory & Legislative Affairs cc: E. C. Shomaker, Esq.

Office of the General Council, NRC I

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PROPRIETARY INFORMATION NOTICE

' HANS)CTTED HEREWITH ARE PROPPlETARY ARD/OR NON-PROPRI DOCUMEMS FURNISHED TO THE NRC IN CONNECTION WITH PLANT SPECIFIC REVIEW AND APPROVAL.

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8 IN ORDER 10 CCNTORM to THE RIDUIREME!55 CF 10CFR2.790 W REGULATIONS CONCERNING THE PROTECTION W PROPRIETARY 701HE NRC, THE INFORMATION WHICH IS PROPRIETARY IN THE PROPRIET CONTAINED WIININ BRACKETS AND WHERE THE PROPRIETARY

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INFORETION THAT WAS CONTAINED WITHIN THE BRACKET

. HAVING BEEN DELETED.

THE JUSTIFICATION FDR (I. AIMING THE INFORMATION SO DD2DNATED AS PROPRIETARY IS INDICATED IN BDIH VER LETTERS (a) THROUGH (g) CONTAINED WITHIN PARDITHDES LOCATED A IMMEDIATELY FOLLWING THE BRACKETS INCI.CSING EACH IDENTIFIED AS PROPRETARY OR IN THE MutGINTHDE OPPOSITE 2U LWD CASE LEITERS RE7IM TO THE TYPES T INFORETION W HCLDS IN CONFIDENCE IDENTIFIED IN SECTIONS (4)(ii)(a) through (4)(ii AFFIDAVIT ACCOMPAhTING THIS RANSMITTAL PURSUANI t 1

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1 Sefers me..the undersigned authority, personally appeared John B. AcAdeo ,

ed.e heing'by me duly sworn according to law, deposes and says that be is I

authertaed to execute this Affidavit en behalf of Westinghouse Electric terporation (* Westinghouse') and that the averments of fact set forth to this Affidavit are true and terrect to the best of his knowledge, informatten, and belief:

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Jo D. McAdeo, Assistant Manager clear Safety Departarnt l

Sworn to and subscribed beforemethis&tEday f h 19H.

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=4- 84 H 4-102 (1) I en Assistaat Manager, teclear Safety Department, la the Nuclear Techselegy Stristen, of RArstlaghouse Electric Carperetten and as such, I have been specifically delegated the functica cf enviabilag the proprietary tafematten sessht to be withheld from public disc 1 esses la connectica with esclear power plant itseastag or rulemaklag proceedings, and as autherfred to apply for its withholdlag on behalf of the tiestinghesse m ter teatter 4tvistems.

(t) I em usklag this Affidavit to tenfomance with the provistens of 10CFR Section 2.790 of the Cassission's esgulations and ta tesdenttien with the Westinghouse applicatten for withholdtag accespany this Affidavit.

(3) I hiive personal taowledge of the criteria and procedures still ed by Westinghouse nuclear Energy Systems la designating tafemation as a trade

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secret, privileged or as confidential sammercial er flaancial Saformation.

(4) pursuant to the previstens of paragraph (t)(4) of Sectlen 2.730 of the .

Coenission's regulattens, the following is feralshed for tensideration by the Caenission la de,termintag whether the inforestion sesght to be withheld fesa public disclosure should be withheld.

(1) The tafernstlen sought ta be withheld from public disclosure is owned and has bee'n held ta confidence by thstinghouse.

(11) The infomatten is of a type testemarily held la tenfidence by Westingheese and set testemarily disclosed to the public.

Westinghouse has a rational basis for determining the types of infomatten customarily held ta tenfidence by it and, ta that connection, still es a system to deterniae tenen and idether to held certain types of taformation la confidence.

The applicatten of that system and the substance ipf that system constitutes Westinghouse pe11cy and provides the rational basis required.

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=8- SW44-102 under that system, taforestion is held la confidente if it falls la one or more of several types, the release of eich'alght reselt in the less of an esisting er potential tempetitive advantage, as follows:

(a) The tafemation esveals the distleguishlag aspects of a process (or tempement, structore, teel, mothed, etc.) dere preventlen of l .

fts ese by emy of terstlaghouse's tempetitors without license fres tiesttaghosse seastitutes a tempetitive etenesic advantage over other senpanies.

(b) It coasists of supporttag data, inc1eding test data, relative to process (or tempenent, structure, teel, mathed, etc.), the application of dich data secures a tempetitive etenesic advantage, e.g., by optiaitatten er taproved asrketability.

(c) Its use by a tempetitor would reduce his expenditure of resources or taprove his tempetitive positten in the design, annefacture, shipment. tastallation, assurance of quality, or licensing a stallar product. .

,(d) It reveals test er price inforestion, production tapacities, budget levels, or commercial strategies of toestinghouse its testeners or suppliers. ,

(e) It reveals aspects of past, present, or future toesttaghouse or customer fonded development plans and programs of potential commercial value to toesttaghouse.

(f) It contains petentable ideas, for dich patent protectlen may be desirable.

(g) It is set the property of liesttaghouse but must be treated as proprietary by efestinghouse according to agreements with tlw owner.

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(a) The use of sseh tafe msties by idestinghesse glees tiestlaghesse a tempetitive advantage ever its tempetitors.  ;

It'is, therefore. ertthheld from disclosure to pewtect the toestlaghosse tempettttee posities.

(b) It is tafermetten uhtch is'eartetable la ammy esys. The extent to which sect: tafernstles is available to tempetitors l disintsbes the tiestingheese ability to sell predocts and services favolving the use of the 9tferastles. I (c) Ilse by our tempetitor mould put blestingheese at a competitive' I disadvantage by reducing his expenditure of resserses at our  !

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(d) Each tempenent of proprietary tafemetten pertinent to a particular tempetitive advantage is potentially as eslasble as the total tempetitive advantage. If tempetitors scoutre tempements of proprietary tafersetten, any one tempement any be the key to the entire pettle, thereby deprivtag  ;

tiestindhesse of.a tempetitles advantage.

(e) linrestrictaf disclesure entf jeopardite the positten of prominence af toestingheese in the serld market, and thereby give a market advantage to the tempetitlen la those countries.

(f) The afestinghouse capacity to tavest corporate assets in research and development depends upon the sectess la  ;

obtatalag and estataining a competitive advantages h

(iii) The tafernstles is being transmitted to the Commissien la l'

tenfidence end. under the provisions of IgCFR Section 2.?!D. St is to be received la ceafidence by the Commisstem, l

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(iv) he informatten sempht to be protected is met available in public l Seertes to the best of est knowledge and tellet. - l i

1 (v) He proprietary,tafemstlen sospht to be withheld N this

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The subject tafernatten seald only be duplicated by competitors if l tasy were to tavest time and effort equiss1wt to that lavested by l tkstinghesse provided that they have the reestsite talent and j es,ersence. .

public disclosure of this inforestion is likely to tasse substantial harm to the gespetitive positten of Mesttaghouse because it would staplify design and evalnetten tasks without requirlag a teamensurate investment of time and effort.

Further the deponent sayeth met.

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