ML20236H497

Forwards Draft Proprietary Topical Rept BAW-10166P, Beach Computer Code for Reflood Heat Transfer During Loca. Draft Submitted to Permit Interaction Between B&W,Nrc & Util. Affidavit for Withholding Encl.Fee Paid

ML20236H497
Person / Time
Site:	Mcguire, Catawba, McGuire, 05000000
Issue date:	07/29/1987
From:	Taylor J BABCOCK & WILCOX CO.
To:	Murley T Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
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JHT-87-154, NUDOCS 8708050221
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a McDermott company 3315 Old Forest Road :g P.O. Box 10935  :

Lynchburg VA 24506-0935 1 (804) 385 2000 'I JHT/87-154 July 29,1987 .)

!l Dr. Thomas E. Murley, Director Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, D.C. 20555 ,

Subject:

ECCS Methodology for Licensing Catawba and McGuire Reloads

Reference:

1. J. H. Taylor to Carl Berlinger, same subject, JHT/86-166,-July 14, 1986.

2. J. H. Taylor (B&W) to Dr. Thomas E. Murley (NRC), "B&W Loss-of Coolant Accident Evaluation Model for Recirculating Steam Generator Plants," JHT/87-137, July 13,1987.

Dear Dr. Murley:

Table 1 of reference i provided the Licensing Plan for ECCS Methodology for the Catawba and McGuire fuel reloads that B&W is supplying to Duke Power Company.

The Licensing Plan provided submittal dates for initial drafts of all ECCS code topicals. Accordingly, enclosed are five (5) copies of Babcock & Wilcox proprietary Topical Report BAW-10166P, BEACH, A Computer Code for Reflood Heat Transfer During LOCA.

This report and the others that were described in the reference are being submitted in draft form to permit ' interaction between B&W and - the NRC and to ensure a timely review and approval to support Duke Power's schedule needs.

As stated in reference 2, this report adds still further. to the backlog of reports ;i submir.ted to support the licensing of B&W fuel for the Catawba and McGuire i Stations and other Westinghouse plants which may purchase B&W fuel. Because the 1 backlog continues to grow, it is requested that you consider' this report also in the overall review program for the licensing of B&W fuel in Westinghouse NSSS's.

Babcock & Wilcox requests in accordance with 10CFR2.79 that the report be considered proprietary. Information supporting this request is included in the attached affidavit.

Pursuant to 10CFR170.12, an application fee check in the amount of $150.00 is enclosed.

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AFFIDAVIT OF JAMES H. TAYLOR )

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A. My name is James H. Taylor. I am Manager of Licensing Services )

in the Nuclear Power Division of the Babcock & Wilcox Company, and as such I am authorized to execute this Affidavit. l 1

B. I am familiar with the criteria applied by Babcock & Wilcox to determine whether certain information of Babcock & Wilcox is j proprietary and I am familiar with the procedures established within Babcock & Wilcox, particularly the Nuclear Power Division, to ensure the proper application of these criteria.

C. In de'.ermining whether a Babcock & Wilcox document is to be classified as proprietary information, an initial determination is made by the Unit Manager, who is responsible for originating the document, as to whether it falls within the criteria set forth in Paragraph D hereof. If the information falls within any one of these criteria, it is classified as proprietary by the originating Unit Manager. This initial determination is reviewed by the cognizant Section Manager. If the document is designated as proprietary, it is reviewed again by Licensing personnel and other management within the Nuclear Power Division as designated by the Manager of Licensing Services to assure that the regulatory requirements of 10 CFR Section 2.790 are met.

D. The following information is provided to demonstrate that the provisions of 10 CFR Section 2.790 of the Commission's l

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(i) The information has been held in confidence by the ,

Babcock & Wilcox Company. Copies of the document are l clearly identified as proprietary. In addition, whenever  !

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AFFIDAVIT OF JAMES H. TAYLOR (Cont'd.)

Babcock & Wilcox transmits the information to a customer, customer's agent,. potential ~ customer or regulatory agency, the transmittal' requests the recipient to hold the information as proprietary. Also, in order to strictly limit any potential or actual customer's use of proprietary.information, the:following provision is included in all proposals submitted'by Babcock & Wilcox, and an applicable version of the proprietary provision is included in all of Babcock and Wilcox's contracts:-

" Purchaser may retain Company's proposal for use in connection with any contract resulting therefrom, and, for that purpose, make such copies thereof as may be necessary. Any proprietary information concerning Company's or'its supplier's products or i manufacturing processes which is so designated by i Company or its Suppliers and disclosed to Purchaser incident to the performance of such contract shall remain the property of Company or its suppliers and is disclosed in confidence, and Purchaser shall not publish or otherwise disclose it to others without' the written approval of Company, and no rights, implied or otherwise, are granted to produce orfhave produced any products or to practice or cause to be practiced any manufacturing processes covered i thereby.

Notwithstanding the above, Purchaser may provide the NRC or any other regulatory agency with any such proprietary information as the NRC or such other agency may require; provided, however, that

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Purchaser shall first give Company written notice of such proposed disclosure and Company shall have the a right to amend such proprietary information so as to j make it non-proprietary. In the event that Company cannot amend such proprietary information, Purchaser j shall, prior to disclosing such information, use its )

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best efforts to obtain a commitment from NRC or such other agency to have such information withheld from public inspection.  !

Company shall be given the right to participate in pursuit of such confidential treatment." l (ii) The following criteria are customarily applied by Babcock & Wilcox in a rational decision process to determine whether the information should be classified as proprietary. Information may be classified as proprietary if one or more of the following criteria are met:

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a. Information reveals cost or price information, commercial strategies, production capabilities, or budget levels of Babcock & Wilcox, its customers or suppliers.

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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-

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similar data concerning a process, method'or /

component,. the application of which results in a competitive advantage.to Babcock & Wilcox.

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e. .The information reveals special aspects of a process, methed, component or the like, the l exclusive use of which results in a competitive j advantage to Babcock & Wilcox. )

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f. The information contains ideas for.which patent protection may be sought.

The document (s) listed on Exhibit "A", which-is attached ]

hereto and made a part hereof, has been evaluated in accordance with normal Babcock & Wilcox procedures with.

respect to classification and has been.found to contain information which-falls within one or more of'the criteria enumerated above. Exhibit "B", which is-attached hereto and made a part' hereof, specifically j identifies the criteria applicable to the document (s) j listed in Exhibit "A".

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(iii) The document (s) listed in Exhibit "A", which has been made available to the United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission was made available in confidence with a request that the document (s) and the information contained therein be withheld from public disclosure.

(iv) The information is not available in the open literature and to the best of our knowledge 11s not known by- ,

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Westinghouse or other current or potential domestic or  !

foreign competitors of Babcock & Wilcox. i (v) Specific information with regard to whether public disclosure of the information is likely to cause harm to the competitive position of Babcock & Wilcox, taking into q account the value of the information to Babcock & Wilcox;

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l the amount of effort or money expended by Babcock & j Wilcox developing the information; and the ease or difficulty with which the information could be properly 3 duplicated by others is given in Exhibit "B".

E. I have personally reviewed the document (s) listed on Exhibit "A" and have found that it is considered proprietary by Babcock &

Wilcox because it contains information which falls within one or more of the criteria enumerated in Paragraph D, and it is information which is customarily held in confidence and i protected as proprietary information by Babcock & Wilcox. This report comprises information utilized by Babcock & Wilcox in its  ;

business which afford Babcock & Wilcox an opportunity to obtain a competitive advantage over those who may wish to know or use i the information contained in the document (s).

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James H. Taylor, being duly sworn, on his oath deposes and says that he is the person who subscribed his name to the foregoing statement, and that the matters and facts set forth in the statement are true.

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,M., /Ar AMES H. TAYLOR Subscribed and sworn before me this dM day of G u lAJ .1987.

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Babcock & Wilcox Exhibit A I

BEACH BAW-10166P Draft 1 July 1987 i

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I Description of Material Applicable Criteria BEACH a,b,c,d BAW-10166P Draft 1 July 1987 s

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