ML20244D467

Advises That Rept Entitled, Evaluation of Indication in River Bend Feedwater Nozzle to Safe End Weld Will Be Withheld from Public Disclosure (Ref 10CFR2.790),per 890515 Application & GE 890512 Affidavit

ML20244D467
Person / Time
Site:	River Bend
Issue date:	06/08/1989
From:	Paulson W Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
To:	Deddens J GULF STATES UTILITIES CO.
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NUDOCS 8906190072
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June 8, 1989

. Docket No. 50-458 Gulf States Utilities ATTN: Mr. James C. Deddens SeniorVicePresident(RBNG)

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St. Francisville, Louisiana 70775

SUBJECT:

REQUEST FOR WITHHOLDING INFORMATION FROM PUBLIC DISCLOSURE By your application dated May 15, 1989 and General Electric Company's affidavit dated May 12, 1989 you submitted a report entitled " Evaluation of the Indication in the River Bend Feedwater Nozzle to Safe'End Weld" and requested that it be withheld from public disclosure pursuant to 10 CFR 2.790.

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

1.

The information discloses n' process, method or a)paratus where prevention of its use by General Electric's competitors wit.1out license from General Electric constitutes n' competitive economic advantage over the companies.

2.

The information consist of supporting data and analyses, including test data, relative to a process, method or apparatus, the application of-which provide a competitive economic advantage, e.g., by optimization or improved marketability.

3.

The information, if used by a competitor, would red'uc'e his expenditure of resources or improve his competitive position in the design, manufacture, shipment, installation, assurance of quality or licensing of a similar product.

4.

The information reveals cost of price information, production capacities, budget levels or commercial strategies of Ceneral Electric, its customers i

or suppliers.

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The information reveals aspects of past, present or future General Electric customer-funded development plans and programs of potential j

commercial value to General Electric.

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The information discloses patentable subject matter for which it may be i

desirable to obtain patent protection.

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General Electric must treat the information as proprietary according to agreements with other parties.

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1 Mr. ilames C. Deddens We have rev_iewed your application and.the material in accordance with the requirements of 10 CFR 2.790 and, on the basis of (Genera 1' Electric's) statements, have determined that the submitted information sought to be withheld contains trade. secrets or proprietary commercial information.

Therefore, the subject report marked as proprietary, will be withheld from L

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 directly concerned.to inspect the documents.

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-arises, we may send copies of this 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.

If the basis _for withholding this information from public inspection should change in the future such that the information'could then be'made available-for public inspection, you should promptly notify the NRC.. You 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 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.

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public disclosure.

Sincerely, l

Walter A. Paulson, Project Manager Project Directorate - IV Division of Reactor Projects - III, i

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We have reviewed your application and the material in accordance with the requirements of 10 CFR 2.790 and, on the basis of General Electric's statements, have determined that the submitted information scught'to be withheld contains trade secrets or proprietary commercial information.

Therefore, the subject report marked as proprietary, will be withheld from publicdisclosurepursuantto10CFR2.790(b)(5)andSection103(b)ofthe i

Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended.

Withholding from public inspection shall not affect the right, if any, of persons properly and 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 consultants have signed the appropriate agreements for handling proprietary information.

If the basis for withholding this information from public inspection should change in the future such that the information could then be made available for public inspection, you should promptly notify the NRC. You 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 Informatio,1 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, k,

W Walter A. Paulson, Project Manager Project Directorate - IV Division of Reactor Projects - III, IV, V and Special Projects Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation cc: See next page

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Mr. James C. Deddens Gulf States Utilities Company.

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Troy B. Conner, Jr., Esq.

Mr. J. E. Booker Conner and Wetterhahn Manager-River Bend Oversight' 1747 Pennsylvania Avenue,-NW P. O. Box 2951

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Washington, D.C.

20006 Beaumont, TX 77704 Mr. Les England Mr. William H. Spell, Administrator Director - Nuclear Licensing Nuclear Energy Division Gulf. States Utilities Company Office of Environmental Affairs P. O. Box 220 P. 0. Box 14690-St. Francisville, LA 7077S Baton Rouge, Louisiana.70898 Richard M. Troy..Jr., Esq.

Assistant Attorney General in Charge Mr. J. David McNeill, III State of Louisiana Department of Justice William G. Davis, Esq.-

234 Loyola Avenue Department of Justice New Orleans, Louisiana 70112 Attorney General's Office 7434 Perkins Road Resident Inspector Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70808 P. O. Box 1051 St. Francisville, Louisiana 70775 H. Anne Plettinger 3456 Villa Rose Drive 4

President of West Feliciana Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70806 Police Jury P. O. Box 1921 St. Francisville, Louisiana 70775 President of West Feliciana Police Jury Regional Administrator, Region IV P. O. Box 1921 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission St. Francisville, Louisiana 70775 Office of Exee"tive Director for Operations Philip G. Harris 611 Ryan Plaza Drive, Suite 1000 Cajun Electric Power Coop. Inc.

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