ML20248M033

Advises That Info Re Westinghouse Ltrs NSD-NRC-96-4816,dtd 960910,NSD-NRC-97-5225,dtd 970728 & NSD-NRC-98-5661,dtd 980406,submitting WCAP-14407,WCAP-14407,Rev 1 & WCAP-14407, Rev 2,will Be Withheld from Public Disclosure

ML20248M033
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Site:	05200003
Issue date:	06/09/1998
From:	Scaletti D NRC (Affiliation Not Assigned)
To:	Mcintyre B WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC COMPANY, DIV OF CBS CORP.
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NUDOCS 9806120272
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%...../ June 9, 1998 Mr. Brian A. McIntyre, Manager Advanced Plant Safety and Licensing Westinghouse Electric Corporation Energy Systerns Business Unit P.O. Box 355 Pittsburgh, PA 15230-0355

SUBJECT:

REQUEST FOR WITHHOLDING PROPRIETARY INFORMATION -WCAP-14407, l "WGOTHIC APPLICATION TO AP600" )

Dear Mr. McIntyre:

By Westinghouse letters NSD-NRC-96-4316, dated September 10,1996; NSD-NRC-97-5225, dated July 28,1997; and NSD-NRC-98-5661, dated April 6,1998, Westinghouse submitted WCAP-14407, "WGOTHlC Application to AP600," WCAP 14407, Revision 1, and WCAP 14407, Revisions 2. Westinghouse requested that those portions of the reports outlined by brackets be withheld from public disclosure. The requests were made in accordance with 10 CFR 2.790 and are supported by affidavits (AW-96-1006, AW-97-1135, and AW-97-1226) executed by you on September 10,1996, July 28,1997, and April 7,1998, respectively, which claim, in part, that the information is classified as proprietary because "The development of the technology described in part by the information is the result of applying the results of many years of experience in an intensive Westinghouse effort and the expenditure of a considerable sum of money " in addition, your affidavits identify the following reasons:

a.

The information reveals the distinguishing aspects of a process (or component, structure, tool, method, etc.) where prevention of its use by any of Westinghouse's competitors without license from Westinghouse constitutes a competitive economic advantage over other companies. ]G b.

It consists of supporting data, including test data, relative to a process (or component, structure, tool, method, etc.) The application of which data secures a competitive'economicg advantage, e.g., by optimization or improved marketability.

c.

Its use by a competitor would reduce his expenditure of resources orimprove his competi-tive position in the design, manufacture, shipment, installation, assurance of quality, or licensing a similar product.

We have reviewed the documents you submitted in accordance with the requirements of 10 CFR 2.790 and, on the basis of your statements, have determined that the information sought to be l

withheld contains trade secrets or proprietary commercial information. Therefore, those portions of WCAP-14407, WCAP-14407, Revision 1, and WCAP-14407, Revision 2, identified by brackets 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. Copies of WCAP-14408, "WGOTHIC Application to AP600," Revisions 1 and 2, identified as Westinghouse Non-Proprietary Class 3, transmitted by Westinghouse letters NSD-NRC-97-5097, dated April 30,1997, and NSD-NRC-98-5687, dated April 1998, have been placed in the Nuclear Regulatory Commission's (NRC) Public Document

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Mr. Brian A. McIntyre June 9, 1998 l Withholding from public inspection shall not affect the right, if any, of persons properly and l directly concemed to inspect the document. 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 consul-tants 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 should also understand that the NRC may have cause to review this determination in the future, for 6,xample, if the scope of a Freedom of Information Act request included your information. In asi review situations, if the NRC needs additionalinformation from you or makes a determination adverse to the above, you will be notified in advance of any public disclosure.

I Sincerely, J

i original signed by:

i Dino C. Scaletti, Project Manager l Standardization Project Directorate '

Division of Reactor Program Management Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation l I

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'b Mr. B. A. McIntyre Docket No.52-003 Westinghouse Electric Corporation AP600 cc: Mr. Nicholas J. Liparulo, Manager Mr. Russ Bell Nuclear Safety and Regulatory Analysis Senior Project Manager, Programs Nuclear and Advanced Technology Division Nuclear Energy institute I Westinghouse Electric Corporation 17761 Street, NW P.O. Box 355  !

Suite 300 Pittsburgh, PA 15230 l Washington, DC 20006-3706 Ms. Cindy L. Haag Ms. Lynn Connor Advanced Plant Safety & Licensing Doc-Search Associates i Westinghouse Electric Corporation Post Office Box 34 Energy Systems Business Unit Cabin John, MD 20818 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 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 19901 Germantown Road PWR Design Certification Germantown, MD 20874 Electric Power Research Institute 3412 Hillview Avenue Mr. Robert Mr:iers, 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 l

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