ML20247R190

Grants 890423 Application & 0403 Affidavit Requesting Withholding of WCAP-12164, NRC Update Meeting South Texas Bmi Thimble Wear,881201 from Public Disclosure

ML20247R190
Person / Time
Site:	South Texas
Issue date:	06/01/1989
From:	Dick G Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
To:	Goldberg J HOUSTON LIGHTING & POWER CO.
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NUDOCS 8906070157
Download: ML20247R190 (5)

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i A8 p, NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION ,

g 10 5 E WASHINGTON, D. C. 20555

[ June 1, 1989 Docket Nos. 50-498 ,

and 50-499 Mr. J. H. Goldberg ._.

Group Vice-President, Nuclear Houston Lighting & Power Company P. O. Box 1700 Houston, Texas 77001

SUBJECT:

REQUEST FOR WITHHOLDING INFORMATION FROM PUBLIC DISCLOSURE ,

t By your application dated April 23, 1989 and affidavit dated April 3.1989 you submitted WCAP-12164 (Proprietary) and WCAP-12165 (Non-proprietary) entitled, "NRC Update. Meeting South Texas'BMI Flux Thimble Wear, December 1,1988" and requested th4t WCAP-12164 be withheld from public disclosure pursuant to Id CFR 2.790. ' -

You stated that.the submitted information should be copsidered exempt f om mandatory public disclosure for the following reasons:

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1. The information reveals the distinguishing Aprocess(or

, component, structure. tool, method,etc.)gaspectsofwhere prevention of its use by

'any of Westinghouse's competitors without license from Westinghouse contitutes a competitive economic advantage over other companies.

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Theinformationconsistsofsupportingdata,includingtestdata},the relative to a process (or component, structure, tool method etc.

application of which data secures a competitive econokic advantage, e.g.,

by optimization or improved marketability.

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

4. The information reveals cost or price information, production capacities, budget levels, or commercial strategies of Westinghouse, its customers or suppliers.

5. The information reveals aspects of past, present, or future Westinghouse or customer funded development plans and programs of potential commercial value to Westinghouse.

5. The inforntion contains patentable ideas, for which patent protection may be desirable.

7. The information is not the pmperty of Westinghouse, but must be treated as proprietary by Westinghouse according to agreements with the owner.

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Mr. J. H. Goldberg s We have reviewed your application and the material 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 contains trade secrets or proprietary commercial information.

Therefore, the version (s) 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 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 sccpe of a Freedem 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, OriginalSirced Dy George F. Dick, Jr.

George F. Dick, Jr., Project Manager Project Directorate - IV Division of Reactor Projects - III, IV, V and Special Projects Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation cc: See next page DOCUMENT NAME: PROPRIETARY LTR STP DISTRIBUTION:

Docket File NRC PDR Local PDR PD4 Reading PNoonan GDick FHebdon LRubenstein BTKildee, OGC CHolahan Plant File PD4/L@ /PM ) PD4/Dh PNoonaM 1ck:bj FHebdon 05/M/89 05 /89 4 05f){/89 I

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Mr. J. H. Goloberg We h' ave reviewed your application and the material in accordance with the i requirements of 10 CFR 2.790 and, on the basis of Westinghouse's statements, have determined that the submitted information sought to be withheld contains j trade secrets or proprietary couaercial information. 1 Therefore, the version (s) of the submitted information marked as proprietary will be withheld from public disclosure pursuant to 10 CFR 2.790(b)(5) and Section 203(b) of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended.

1 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 cou?d 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 iricludes 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, Geo d Proj ct Directorate - IV J . Project Manager Division of Reactor Projects - III, IV, Y and Special Projects Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation cc: See next page

.A Mr. J. H.' Goldberg South Texas Project 1 Houston Lighting and Power Company cc:

Brian Berwick, Esq. Resident Inspector / South-Texas Assistant Attorney General Project -i Environmental Protection Division c/o U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission  !

P. 0._ Box 12548 P. O. Box 910- '

Capitol Station Bay City, Texas 77414 l

- Austin, Texas' 78711 Ms. Iris J. Jones  !

Mr. J. T. Westermeier Acting City Attorney )

General Manager, South Texas Project City of Austin i Houston Lighting and Power Company P. D. Box 1088 P. O. Box 289 Austin, Texas 78767 Houston, Texas 77483 Ms. Pat Coy Mr. R. J.-Miner Citizens Concerned About. Nuclear

• Chief Operating Officer Power "

l City of Austin Electric Utility 10 Singleton j 721 Barton Springs. Road Eureka Springs, Arkansas 72632 Austin, Texas' 78704 Mr. M. A.' McBurnett , .

l Mr. R. J. Costello Manager, Operations Support Licensing  ;

Mr. M. T. Hardt Houston Lighting and Power-Company ,

City Public Service Board P. O. Box' 289 .  !

P. 0.-Box 1771 Wadsworth, Texas 77483.  !

San Antonio, Texas 78296 Mr. E. T..Molnar .

Jack'R. Newman, Esq. Mr. L. W. Hurst  !

.Newman & Holtzinger, P. C. Bechtel Corporation 1615 L Street, NW P. O. Box 2166  :

,. Washington, D.C. 20036 Houston, Texas 77252-2166 i Melbert Schwartz, Jr., Esq. Mr. R. P. Verret Baker & Botts Mr. R. L. Range One Shell Plaza Central Power and Light Company  ;

Houston, Texas 77002 P. O. Box 2121 i Corpus Christi, Texas 78403 l Mrs. Peggy Buchorn  ;

- Executive Director Doub, Huntzing and Glasgow Citizens for Equitable Utilities, Inc. Attorneys at Law Route 1, Box 1684 Suite 400 Brazoria, Texas 77422 808 Seventeenth Street, N.W.  !

l Washington, D.C. 20006 i l Mr. S. L. Rosen j l General Manager, Operations Support l l

Houston Lighting and Power Company

' P. O. Box 289 Wadsworth, Texas 77483

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Mr. J. H. Goldberg South Texas Project

. Houston Lighting & Power Company cc: .

Regional Administrator, P,egion IV. Bureau of Radiation Control U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission State of Texas Office of Executive Director 1101 West 49th Street for Operations Austin, Texas 78756 611 Ryan Plaza Drive, Suite 1000 Arlington, Texas' 76011 Office of the Gobernor ATTN:. Ms. Darla Parker Mr. Lanny Sinkin, Office of Intergovernmental Relations Counsel for.Intervenor Post Office Box 13561 Citizens Concerned about Nuclear Austin, Texas 78711 Power, Inc.

Christic Institute .

Judge, Matagorda County 1324 North Capitol Street Matagorda County Courthouse Washington, D.C. 20002 1700 Seventh Street

• Bay City, Texas 77414 "

Licensing Representative Houston Lighting and Power Company Mr. A. W. Harrison Suite 610 ,

Westinghouse Electrice Corporation.

Three Metro 6 enter- P. O. Box 55 , -

Bethesda, Maryland 20814 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15230-0355 Rufus S. Scott -

Associate General Counsel Houston Lighting & Power Company P. O., Box 1700 Houston, Texas 77001 INP0

,l Records Center 1100 Circle 75 Parkway Atlanta, Georgia 30339-3064 Joseph M. Hendrie 50 Be11 port Lane Bellport, New York 11713 Gerald E. Vaughn, Vice President Nuclear Operations Houston Lighting & Power Company P. O. Box 289 Wadsworth, Texas 77483 R. W. Chewning, Chairman

' Nuclear Safety- Review Board Houston Lighting & Power Company

-P. O. Box 289 Wadsworth, Texas 77483 i

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