ML20236R916

Advises That Info Contained in ,Attachment 2 (CE Rept CEN-620-P,rev 05P, Series 44 & 451 Design SG Tube Repair Using Tube Rerolling Technique,) Will Be Withheld from Public Disclosure,Per 10CFR2.790(b)(5)

ML20236R916
Person / Time
Site:	Prairie Island
Issue date:	07/20/1998
From:	Wetzel B NRC (Affiliation Not Assigned)
To:	Richard Anderson NORTHERN STATES POWER CO.
References
TAC-M96654, TAC-M96655, NUDOCS 9807240011
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Mr. Roger O. Anderson, Director Nuclear Energy Engineering Northem States Power Company 414 Nicollet Mall

' Minneapolis, Minnesota 55401

SUBJECT:

REQUEST FOR WITHHOLDING INFORMATION FROM PUBLIC DISCLOSURE (PRAIRIE ISLAND NUCLEAR GENERATING PLANT, UNIT NOS.1 AND 2) l (TAC NOS. M96654 AND M96655)-

Dear Mr. Anderson:

By Northem States Power Company's (NSP's) submittal dated June 8,1998, and Combustion J

- Engineering, Inc.'s (CE's) affidavit dated May 15,1998, executed by 1. C. Rickard, NSP submitted its generic licensing report on steam generator tube repair using refolling and l

requested that Attachment 2 (CE Report CEN-620-P, Revision 05-P, " Series 44 & 51 Design i

Steam Generator Tube Repair Using a Tube Rerolling Technique," May 1998, be withheld from 1

l public disclosure pursuant to 10 CFR 2.790. NSP also submitted a nonproprietary version of l

this report as Attachment 3 to its June 8,1998, letter, for placement in the NRC Public Document Room.

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CE stated that the submitted information should be considered exempt from mandatory public disclosure for the following reasons:

Public disclosure of the information is likely to cause substantial harm to the competitive L

position of CE because:

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1. a similar product is manufactured and sold by major pressurized water reactor competitors of CE.

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2. development of this information by CE required tens of thousands of dollars and hundreds of manhours of effort. A competitor would have to undergo similar l

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3. In order to acquire such information, a competitor would also require considerable j

time and inconvenience to develop and validate a similar tube rerolling repair technique.

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4. the information consists of details and supporting test data related to a tube rerolling 4

technique for retuming steam generator tubes to service, the application of which a

provides a competitive economic advantage. The availability of such information to competitors would enable them to modify their product to better compete with CE, q!j

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information without similar expenditure of resources may enable them to sell at I

prices reflecting significantly lower costs; and l

6. use'of the information by competitors in the intemational marketplace would increase their ability to market nuclear steam supply systems by reducing the costs associated with their technology development. In addition, disclosure would have an l.

adverse economic impact on CE's potential for obtaining or maintaining foreign L

licensees.

l We have reviewed NSP's submittal and the material in accordance with the requirements of 10 CFR 2.790 and, on the basis of these etatements, have determined that the submitted information sought to be withheld contains proprietary commercial information.

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 i

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 L

consultants have signed the appropriate agreements for handt:ng proprietary information.

' If the basis for withholding this information from public inspection'should change in the future i

such that the information could then be made available for public inspection, you should L

promptly notify the NRC. You also should understand that the NRC may have cause to review l

this determination in the future, for example, if the scope of a Freedom of Information Act 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 9h bj Beth A. Wetzel, Senior Project Manager Project Directorate lil-1 Division of Reactor Projects -Ill/IV Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket Nos. 50-282 and 50-306 cc:

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J. E. Silberg, Esquire Site Licensing Shaw, Pittman, Potts r.nd Trowbridge Prairie Island Nuclear Generating 2300 N Street, N. W.

Plant Washington DC 20037 Northem States Power Company 1717 Wakonade Drive East Plant Manager Welch, Minnesota 55089 C.irie Island Nuclear Generating Plant Tribal Council Northem States Power Company Prairie Island Indian Community j

1717 Wakonade Drive East ATTN: Environmental Department l

Welch, Minnesota 55089 5636 Sturgeon Lake Road Welch, Minnesota 55089 Adonis A. Nebiett Assistant Attomey General

1. C. Rickard, Director Office of the Attomey General Nuclear L.icensing 455 Minnesota Street Combustion Engineering, Inc.

Suite 900 F. O. Box 500 St. Paul, Minnesota 55101-2127 Windsor, CN 06095-0500 U 3. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Resident Inspector's Office 1719 Wakonade Drive East Weich, Minnesota 55089-9642 Regional Administrator, Region ill i

U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 801 Warrenville Road Lisle, Illinois *0532-4351 Mr. Stephen Bloom, Administrator Goodhue County Courthouse Box 408 Red Wing, Minnesota 55066-0408 Kris Sanda, Commissioner Department of Public Service-121 Seventh Place Eas' Suite 200 St. Faul, Minnesota 55101-2145 June 1990 f

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