ML22031A002
| ML22031A002 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Quad Cities  |
| Issue date: | 02/11/2022 |
| From: | Booma Venkataraman Plant Licensing Branch III |
| To: | Rhoades D Constellation Energy Generation |
| Kuntz R | |
| References | |
| EPID L-2021-LLA-0196 | |
| Download: ML22031A002 (4) | |
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February 11, 2022 Mr. David P. Rhoades Senior Vice President Constellation Energy Generation, LLC President and Chief Nuclear Officer (CNO)
Constellation Nuclear 4300 Winfield Road Warrenville, IL 6055
SUBJECT:
QUAD CITIES NUCLEAR POWER STATION, UNITS 1 AND 2 - REQUEST FOR WITHHOLDING INFORMATION FROM PUBLIC DISCLOSURE RE: LICENSE AMENDMENT REQUEST RELATED TO NEW FUEL STORAGE VAULT AND SPENT FUEL STORAGE POOL CRITICALITY METHODOLOGIES (EPID L-2021-LLA-0196)
Dear Mr. Rhoades:
By application dated October 25, 2021 (Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS) Package Accession No. ML21298A167), to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), Exelon Generation Company, LLC1 (the licensee) submitted a license amendment request (LAR) related to new fuel storage vault and spent fuel storage pool criticality methodologies for Quad Cities Nuclear Power Station, Units 1 and 2. The October 25, 2021, application was accompanied by two affidavits executed by (1) Brian R. Moore, General Manager Core & Fuel Engineering, Global Nuclear Fuel - Americas, LLC (GNF-A), dated October 15, 2021, and (2) Matthew C. Harris, Segment Manager, NETCO, business segment of Scientech, Curtiss-Wright Corporation, dated October 15, 2021. These affidavits requested that information contained in the following document (Attachment 7 to the LAR) be withheld from public disclosure pursuant to Section 2.390 of Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR).
NEDC-33932P, Quad Cities Units 1 and 2 Fuel Storage Criticality Safety Analysis, Revision 1, October 2021.
A non-proprietary copy of this document is included in Attachment 3 of the licensees October 25, 2021, LAR, and has been placed in the NRCs Public Document Room and added to the NRC Library in ADAMS.
The affidavit executed by GNF-A states that the submitted information should be considered exempt from mandatory public disclosure for the following reasons:
1 On February 1, 2022 (ADAMS Accession No. ML22032A333), Exelon Generation Company, LLC was renamed Constellation Energy Generation, LLC.
The information sought to be withheld discloses a process, method, or apparatus, including supporting data and analyses, where prevention of its use by GNF-A's competitors without license from GNF-A constitutes a competitive economic advantage over other companies; and The information sought to be withheld, if used by a competitor, would reduce his expenditure of resources, or improve his competitive position in the design, manufacture, shipment, installation, assurance of quality, or licensing of a similar product.
The affidavit executed by NETCO, business segment of Scientech, Curtiss-Wright Corporation states that the submitted information should be considered exempt from mandatory public disclosure for the following reasons:
The information sought to be withheld contains developed, patented, product fabrication data and supporting information that could be used by a competitor as a competitive advantage, and would result in substantial harm to the competitive position of NETCO; and The development of the methodology, data, and supporting information was achieved at a significant cost to NETCO. Public disclosure of this information sought to be withheld is likely to cause substantial harm to NETCO's competitive position and reduce the availability of profit-making opportunities.
The NRC staff reviewed the licensees application and the material in accordance with the requirements of 10 CFR 2.390 and, on the basis of the statements in the affidavits, has 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.
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, the licensee should promptly notify the NRC. The licensee 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 licensee information. In all review situations, if the NRC makes a determination adverse to the above, the licensee will be notified in advance of any public disclosure.
If you have any questions regarding this matter, please reach out to Robert Kuntz at 301-415-3733 or robert.kuntz@nrc.gov.
Sincerely,
/RA/
Booma Venkataraman, Project Manager Plant Licensing Branch III Division of Operating Reactor Licensing Office of Nuclear Reactor Docket Nos. 50-254, 50-265 cc:
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