ML20304A187
| ML20304A187 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Sequoyah  |
| Issue date: | 11/10/2020 |
| From: | Michael Wentzel Plant Licensing Branch II |
| To: | Jim Barstow Tennessee Valley Authority |
| Wentzel M | |
| References | |
| EPID L 2020 LLA 0216 | |
| Download: ML20304A187 (3) | |
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November 10, 2020 Mr. James Barstow Vice President, Nuclear Regulatory Affairs and Support Services Tennessee Valley Authority 1101 Market Street, LP 4A-C Chattanooga, TN 37402-2801
SUBJECT:
SEQUOYAH NUCLEAR PLANT, UNITS 1 AND 2 - REQUEST FOR WITHHOLDING INFORMATION FROM PUBLIC DISCLOSURE (EPID L-2020-LLA-0216)
Dear Mr. Barstow:
By letter dated September 23, 2020 (Agencywide Documents Access and Management System Accession No. ML20267A617), you submitted an affidavit dated July 1, 2020, executed by Korey L. Hosack, Manager, Licensing, Analysis, & Testing, on behalf of Westinghouse Electric Company LLC, requesting that the information contained in the following document be withheld from public disclosure pursuant to Section 2.390 of Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR):
Application of Westinghouse FULL SPECTRUM LOCA Evaluation Model to the Sequoyah Nuclear Plant (Proprietary)
A nonproprietary copy of this document has been placed in the NRCs Public Document Room and added to the NRC Library in the ADAMS.
The affidavit stated that the submitted information should be considered exempt from mandatory public disclosure for the following reasons:
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(i) The information sought to be withheld from public disclosure is owned and has been held in confidence by Westinghouse and is not customarily disclosed to the public.
(ii) Public disclosure of this proprietary information is likely to cause substantial harm to the competitive position of Westinghouse because it would enhance the ability of competitors to provide similar technical evaluation justifications and licensing defense services for commercial power reactors without commensurate expenses. Also, public disclosure of the information would enable others to use the information to meet NRC requirements for licensing documentation without purchasing the right to use the information.
We have reviewed your application and the material in accordance with the requirements of 10 CFR 2.390 and, on the basis of the statements in the affidavit, have determined that the
submitted information sought to be withheld contains proprietary commercial information and should be withheld from public disclosure.
Therefore, the Application of Westinghouse FULL SPECTRUM LOCA Evaluation Model to the Sequoyah Nuclear Plant, marked as proprietary, will be withheld from public disclosure pursuant to 10 CFR 2.390(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 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.
If you have any questions, please contact me at 301-415-6459 or Michael.Wentzel@nrc.gov.
Sincerely,
/RA/
Michael Wentzel, Senior Project Manager Plant Licensing Branch II-2 Division of Operating Reactor Licensing Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket Nos. 50-327 and 50-328 cc:
Listserv Ms. Korey L. Hosack, Manager Licensing, Analysis, & Testing Westinghouse Electric Company 1000 Westinghouse Drive Cranberry Township, PA 16066
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