ML21335A328

Response to Framatome Request of 11-1-21 for Withholding Due to Proprietary Information

ML21335A328
Person / Time
Site:	Framatome ANP Richland
Issue date:	12/23/2021
From:	Richard Jervey NRC/NMSS/DFM/FFLB
To:	Travis Tate Framatome
Rick Jervey NMSS/DFM/FFL 301-415-6201
References
EPID L-2021-LRM-0111
Download: ML21335A328 (3)

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December 23, 2021

Mr. T. J. Tate, Manager Environmental, Safety, Health and Licensing Framatome Inc.

2101 Horn Rapids Road Richland, WA 99354-5102

SUBJECT:

FRAMATOME INC. - APPROVAL OF REQUEST FOR WITHHOLDING INFORMATION FROM PUBLIC DISCLOSURE (ENTERPRISE PROJECT IDENTIFER (EPID) L-2021-LRM-0111)

Dear Mr. Tate:

By letter dated October 28, 2021, Framatome Inc. submitted an affidavit, executed by you, dated November 1, 2021. Framatome requested that information contained in the letter be withheld from public disclosure pursuant to Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR), Part 2, Section 2.390.

A non-proprietary copy of the letter may be made available electronically for public inspection in the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission's (NRC's) Public Document Room or from the publicly available records component of the NRCs Agencywide Documents Access and Management System.

The affidavit stated that the submitted information should be considered exempt from mandatory public disclosure for the following reason:

Reveals distinguishing aspects of Framatome's business plans which a competitor within the field of nuclear fuel manufacturing may adapt for their business plans, thereby gaining a competitive advantage to the disadvantage of Framatome.

We have reviewed your application and the material in accordance with the requirements of 10 CFR 2.390 and, on the basis of your statements, have determined that the submitted information sought to be withheld contains proprietary commercial information and should be withheld from public disclosure.

Therefore, the version(s) 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.

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 if, for example, the scope of a Freedom of Information Act T. Tate 2

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 the date of public disclosure.

If you have any questions regarding this matter, please contact me at 301-415-6201, or via email to Richard.Jervey@nrc.gov.

Sincerely,

Richard A. Jervey, Project Manager Fuel Facility Licensing Branch Division of Fuel Management Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards

Docket No.: 70-1257 License No.: SNM-1227

cc: framatome@listmgr.nrc.gov T. Tate 3

SUBJECT:

FRAMATOME INC. - APPROVAL OF REQUEST FOR WITHHOLDING INFORMATION FROM PUBLIC DISCLOSURE (ENTERPRISE PROJECT IDENTIFER (EPID) L-2021-LRM-0111)

DOCUMENT DATE: December 23, 2021

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ADAMS Accession Number: ML21335A328 OFFICE DFM/FFLB/PM DFM/FFLB/LA* DFM/FFLB/BC* DFM/FFLB/PM NAME RJervey ELee JP for JZimmerman RJervey DATE 11/30/2021 12/22/2021 12/23/2021 12/23/2021

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