ML20237E442

Advises That Info Contained in Ltr DCP/NRC-0985,dtd 970821, Sought to Be Withheld,Will Be Withheld from Public Disclosure,Per 10CFR2.790(b)(5) & Section 103(b) of AEA of 1954,as Amended

ML20237E442
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Site:	05200003
Issue date:	08/27/1998
From:	Joshua Wilson NRC (Affiliation Not Assigned)
To:	Mcintyre B WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC COMPANY, DIV OF CBS CORP.
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NUDOCS 9808310281
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\.....[* August 27, 1998 Mr. Brian A. McIntyre, Manager Advanced Plant Safety and Licensing Energy Systems Business Unit Westinghouse Electric Company P.O. Box 355 Pittsburgh, PA 15230-0355 SJ5 JECT: REQUEST FOR WITHHOLDING PROPRIETARY INFORMATION (AW 97-1152)

Dear Mr. McIntyre:

By your letter (DCP/NRC-0985), dated August 21,1997, Westinghouse submitted a response to  !

concems of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) regarding your quality assurance (QA) program and requested that the response be withheld from public discic,sure. The request {

was made in accordance with 10 CFR 2.790 and was supported by an affidavit (AW-97-1152),

executed by you on August 21,1997. Your request for withholding was denied by my letter dated July 15,1998.

By your letter (DCP/NRC-1419), dated August 21,1998, Westinghouse clarified its request for withholding and stated that "the information contained in the Westinghouse letter of August 21, j 1997, is a self-critical analysis of the Westinghouse QA program and, therefore, falls under item  !

(4)(ii)(c) of affidavit AW 97-1152." We have reviewed your original submittal and supplemental justification in accordance with the requirements of 10 CFR 2.790 and, on the basis of Westinghouse's statements, have determined that the submitted information sought to be withheld reveals commercial strategies of Westinghouse and its suppliers. Therefore, we have determined that the information enclosed in Westinghouse letter DCP/NRC-0985, dated August 21,1997, 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.

f C7 Withholding from public inspection shall not affect the right, if any, of persons properly and i directly concemed to inspect the documents. If the need arises, we may send copies of this p f7))

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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l Mr. Brian A. McIntyre August 27, 1998 If the basis for withholding this information from public disclosure should change in the future such that the information could then be made available for public inspection, you should promptly notify the NRC. You 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 request includes your withheld 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 signed by:

Jerry N. Wilson, Senior Policy Analyst Standardization Project Directorate Division of Reactor Program Management Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No.52-003 cc: See next page DISTRIBUTION:

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k Mr. Brian A. McIntyre Docket No.52-003 Westinghouse Electric Corporation AP600 cc: Mr. H. A. Sepp Mr. Russ Bell Advanced Plant Safety & Licensing Senior Project Manager, Programs Westinghouse Electric Corporation Nuclear Energy Institute Energy Systems Business Unit 1776 l Street, NW P.O. Box 355 Suite 300 Pittsburgh, PA 15230 Washington, DC 20006-3706 Ms. Susan Fanto Ms. Lynn Connor Advanced Plant Safety & Licensing Doc-Search Associates Westinghouse Electric Corporation Post Office Box 34 Energy Systems Business Unit Cabin Jonn, MD 20818 i P.O. Box 355 Pittsburgh, PA 15230 Dr. Craig D. Sawyer, Manager Advanced Reactor Programs Mr. Sterling Franks GE Nuclear Energy U.S. Department of Energy 175 Curtner Avenue, MC-754 NE-50 San Jose, CA 95125 i 19901 Germantown Road Germantown, MD 20874 Mr. Robert H. Buchholz GE Nuclear Energy Mr. Frank A. Ross 175 Curtner Avenue, MC-781 U.S. Department of Energy, NE-42 San Jose, CA 95125 Office of LWR Safety and Technology 19901 Germantown Road Barton Z. Cowan, Esq.

Germantown, MD 20874 Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott 600 Grant Street 42nd Floor Mr. Charles Thompson, Nuclear Engineer Pittsburgh, PA 15219 AP600 Certification )

NE-50 Mr. Ed Rodwell, Manager '

19001 Germantown Road PWR Design Certification Germantown, MD 20874 Electric Power Research Institute 3412 Hillview Avenue Mr. Robert Maiers, P.E. Palo Alto, CA 94303 Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection Bureau of Radiation Protection Rachel Carson State Office Building P.O. Box 8469 Harrisburg, PA 17105-8469 i

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