ML21307A164
| ML21307A164 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Erwin |
| Issue date: | 10/14/2021 |
| From: | Knowles T BWXT Nuclear Fuel Services |
| To: | James Downs NRC/NMSS/DFM/FFLB |
| James Downs NMSS/DFM/FFL 301-415-7744 | |
| Shared Package | |
| ML21307A163 | List: |
| References | |
| 21G-21-0155, ACF-21-0281, GOV-01-55-04 | |
| Download: ML21307A164 (5) | |
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OFFICIAL USE ONLY Nuclear Fuel Services, Inc.
Certified Mail 21G-21-0155 GOV-01-55-04 ACF-21-0281 Return Receipt Required October 14, 2021 Director, Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, D.C. 20555-0001 Attn: Document Control Desk
Reference:
Subject:
- 2) NFS Physical Protection Plan
- 3) NFS Letter, NRG-Observed Force-on-Force Exercise dated June 8, 2021 (24Y-21-0001)
- 4) NRG Temporary Staff Guidance No. TSG-DFM-2020-01, "Fuel Facility Requests for Regulatory Relief Related to COVID-19", 4/21/20
- 5) NFS Letter, Request for Exemption for NRG-Observed Force-on-Force Exercise (U), dated September 14, 2021 (21G-21-0145)
- 6) NRG Email, J. Downs to D. Rogers, Request for Supplemental Information on the NFS Request for Exemption from the NRG-Observed Force-on-Force Exercise, dated September 29, 2021 Response to NRC Request for Supplemental Information on the NFS Request for Exemption from the NRC-Observed Force-on-Force Exercise (U)
Dear Mr. Downs:
By our letter dated September 14, 2021, Nuclear Fuel Services, Inc. (NFS) requested exemption for conducting the 2021 NRG-Observed Force-on-Force exercise. In response to the NRG Request for Supplemental Information (Reference 6), received on September 29, 2021, NFS is providing the following responses in the Attachment.
If you or your staff have any questions, require additional information, or wish to discuss this matter further, please contact me at (423) 7 43-1705, or Mrs. Danielle Rogers, Nuclear Safety and Licensing Section Manager, at (423) 735-5475. Please reference our unique document identification number (21 G-21-0155) in any correspondence concerning this letter.
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OFFICIAL USE ONLY Sincerely, 21G-21-0155 GOV-01-55-04 ACF-21-0281 NUCLEAR FUEL SERVICES, INC.
Tim Knowles Safety and Safeguards Director MLD/smd Affidavit Commercial or Financial Information
Attachment:
Additional Supplemental Information Document transmitted herewith contains QUO Markings not applicable when Official Use Only Information QUO enclosure(s) is removed OFFICIAL USE ONLY
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Mr. James Downs Senior Project Manager Division of Fuel Management Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards US Nuclear Regulatory Commission Two White Flint North 11555 Rockville Pike Rockville, MD 20852-2738 Regional Administrator US Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Region II 245 Peachtree Center Ave., NE, Suite 1200 Atlanta, GA 30303-1257 Mr. Joel Rivera-Ortiz Senior Fuel Facility Inspector U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Region II 245 Peachtree Center Avenue NE, Suite 1200 Atlanta, GA 30303-1257 Mr. Larry Harris NRC Senior Resident Inspector 21G-21-0155 GOV-01-55-04 ACF-21-0281 Document transmitted herewith contains QUO Markings not applicable when Official Use Only Information QUO enclosure(s) is removed OFFICIAL USE ONLY
OFFICIAL USE ONLY AFFIDAVIT COMMERCIAL OR FINANCIAL INFORMATION 21 G-21-0155 GOV-01-55-04 ACF-21-0281 I, Tim Knowles, Safety & Safeguards Director at Nuclear Fuel Services, Inc. (NFS), that to the best of my knowledge and beliefs, make the following representation contained herein:
A The following document(s) which Nuclear Fuel Services, Inc. (NFS) wishes to have withheld from public disclosure is:
Attachment to letter (21G-21-0155), dated October 14, 2021:
Response to NRC Request for Supplemental Information on the NFS Request for Exemption from the NRC-Observed Force-on-Force Exercise (U)
B.
The information contained in the document(s) cited in A above has been held in confidence by Nuclear Fuel Services, Inc. (NFS), in that it contains commercial information concerning physical protection of special nuclear material not otherwise designated as Safeguards Information or classified as National Security Information or Restricted Data as specified in Title 10, Code of Federal Regulations, Part 2.390(d)(1).
The basis for requesting that this document(s) be withheld from public disclosure is explicitly marked on the cover page to each of the aforementioned documents and/or the top of each affected page, as appropriate, in accordance with 1 O CFR 2.390(b)(i)(B).
C.
The information contained in the document(s) cited in A above is the intellectual property of Nuclear Fuel Services, Inc. (NFS), and as such is customarily held in confidence by Nuclear Fuel Services, Inc. (NFS). As such, Nuclear Fuel Services, Inc. (NFS) has customarily submitted privileged and confidential information of this type to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) and to its predecessor, the Atomic Energy Commission (AEC), in confidence.
D.
The information contained in the document(s) cited in A above has not been made available to public sources by Nuclear Fuel Services, Inc. (NFS), nor has NFS authorized that it be made available. In accordance with NFS' policies governing the protection and control of information, proprietary information contained herein has been made available, on a limited basis, to others outside NFS only as required and under suitable agreement providing for nondisclosure and limited use of the information.
E.
The public disclosure of the information contained in the document(s) cited in A above is likely to cause substantial economic harm to the competitive advantage held by Nuclear Fuel Services, Inc. (NFS). The basis for withholding said information is that it contains information, the disclosure of which could provide a competitive advantage for NFS' competitors in the procurement of government and commercial contracts.
F.
The public disclosure of the information contained in the document(s) cited in A above is likely to cause substantial economic harm to the parent company of Nuclear Fuel Services, Inc. (NFS) as it is a publicly held company and the information, if disclosed, will lack context or explanation for the shareholders.
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OFFICIAL USE ONLY 21G-21-0155 GOV-01-55-04 ACF-21-0281 G.
The proprietary/security information that Nuclear Fuel Services, Inc. (NFS) requests to be withheld from public disclosure is contained in the entire document(s) as so marked.
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