ML21301A219

Request for Withholding Information from Public Disclosure for Quad Cities Nuclear Power Station, Units 1 and 2 License Amendment Request Regarding Transition to GNF3 Fuel

ML21301A219
Person / Time
Site:	Quad Cities
Issue date:	11/10/2021
From:	Booma Venkataraman Plant Licensing Branch III
To:	Rhoades D Exelon Generation Co
Venkataraman, B.
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ML21301A226	List: ML21301A219
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EPID L-2021-LLA-0159
Download: ML21301A219 (1)

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November 10, 2021 Mr. David P. Rhoades Senior Vice President Exelon Generation Company, LLC President and Chief Nuclear Officer (CNO)

Exelon Nuclear 4300 Winfield Road Warrenville, IL 60555

SUBJECT:

REQUEST FOR WITHHOLDING INFORMATION FROM PUBLIC DISCLOSURE FOR QUAD CITIES NUCLEAR POWER STATION, UNITS 1 AND 2 LICENSE AMENDMENT REQUEST REGARDING TRANSITION TO GNF3 FUEL (EPID L-2021-LLA-0159)

Dear Mr. Rhoades:

By application dated September 14, 2021 (Agencywide Document Access and Management System (ADAMS) Accession Nos. ML21257A419), Exelon Generation Company, LLC (EGC or the licensee) submitted an affidavit dated April 23, 2021, executed by Morris Byram, Product Manager, Licensing & Regulatory Affairs for Framatome Inc. (Framatome), which requested that the information contained in the following document (contained in Attachment 10 to the licensees application) be withheld from public disclosure pursuant to Section 2.390 of Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR):

ANP-3918, Revision 0, ATRIUM 10XM Fuel Rod Thermal-Mechanical Evaluation with RODEX2A for Quad Cities and Dresden, dated April 2021 A nonproprietary copy of this document has been placed in the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commissions (NRCs) Public Document Room and added to the NRC Library in ADAMS.

The affidavit executed by Framatome states that the submitted information should be considered exempt from mandatory public disclosure for the following reasons:

6. The following criteria are customarily applied by Framatome to determine whether information should be classified as proprietary:

(a) The information reveals details of Framatomes research and development plans and programs or their results.

(b) Use of the information by a competitor would permit the competitor to significantly reduce its expenditures, in time or resources, to design, produce, or market a similar product or service.

(c) The information includes test data or analytical techniques concerning a

D. Rhoades process, methodology, or component, the application of which results in a competitive advantage for Framatome.

(d) The information reveals certain distinguishing aspects of a process, methodology, or component, the exclusive use of which provides a competitive advantage for Framatome in product optimization or marketability.

(e) The information is vital to a competitive advantage held by Framatome, would be helpful to competitors to Framatome, and would likely cause substantial harm to the competitive position of Framatome.

The information in this [d]ocument is considered proprietary for the reasons set forth in paragraphs 6(d) and 6(e) above.

The NRC staff reviewed EGCs application and the material in accordance with the requirements of 10 CFR 2.390 and, on the basis of the statements in the affidavit, has determined that the submitted information sought to be withheld contains proprietary commercial information and should be withheld from public disclosure.

Therefore, the version of the submitted information 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, EGC should promptly notify the NRC. EGC 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 EGC information. In all review situations, if the NRC makes a determination adverse to the above, EGC will be notified in advance of any public disclosure.

D. Rhoades If you have any questions regarding this matter, I may be reached at 301-415-2934 or booma.venkataraman@nrc.gov.

Sincerely,

/RA/

Booma Venkataraman, Project Manager Plant Licensing Branch III Division of Operating Reactor Licensing Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket Nos. 50-254, 50-265 cc: Listserv Mr. Morris E. Byram, Jr.

Licensing and Regulatory Affairs Framatome, Inc.

2101 Horn Rapids Road Richland, WA 99354 Email: morris.byram@framatome.com

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