ML22070B128

Request for Withholding Information from Public Disclosure for Arkansas Nuclear One, Unit 2

ML22070B128
Person / Time
Site:	Arkansas Nuclear
Issue date:	03/21/2022
From:	Thomas Wengert Plant Licensing Branch IV
To:	Entergy Operations
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References
EPID L-2021-LLR-0084
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March 21, 2022 ANO Site Vice President Arkansas Nuclear One Entergy Operations, Inc.

N-TSB-58 1448 S.R. 333 Russellville, AR 72802

SUBJECT:

ARKANSAS NUCLEAR ONE, UNIT 2 - REQUEST FOR WITHHOLDING INFORMATION FROM PUBLIC DISCLOSURE (EPID L-2021-LLR-0084)

Dear Sir or Madam:

By letter dated December 10, 2021 (Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS) Package Accession No. ML21344A068), you submitted five affidavits, each dated November 19, 2021, executed by Philip A. Opsal, Manager of Product Licensing for Framatome Inc. (formally known as AREVA Inc.), which requested that the information contained in the following documents be withheld from public disclosure pursuant to Section 2.390 of Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR):

Framatome Calculation Summary Sheet 32-9338774-001

Title:

ANO-2 CEDM [Control Element Drive Mechanism] Penetration 46 Modification As-Left J-Groove Weld One Cycle Justification Framatome Calculation Summary Sheet 32-9338933-001

Title:

OCJ [One Cycle Justification] IDTB [Inner Diameter Temper Bead] Weld Anomaly Assessment at CEDM Nozzle No. 46 at ANO-2 Framatome Calculation Summary Sheet 32-9338944-001

Title:

ANO-2 CEDM IDTB Weld Repair One-Cycle Justification Framatome Engineering Information Record 51-9338718-001

Title:

PWSCC [Primary Water Stress Corrosion Cracking] Evaluation for ANO-2 CEDM Nozzle Penetration No. 46 IDTB Weld Repair Framatome Engineering Information Record 51-9338948-001

Title:

Corrosion Evaluation of ANO-2 RVCH [Reactor Vessel Closure Head] CEDM IDTB Weld Nozzle Penetration Repair Nonproprietary versions of these documents have been placed in the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commissions (NRCs) Public Document Room and added to the NRC Library at the above-referenced ADAMS Package Accession No. ML21344A068.

The affidavits stated 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:

(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 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.

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 affidavits, have determined that the submitted information sought to be withheld contains proprietary commercial information and should be withheld from public disclosure.

Therefore, the versions 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, 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) 415-4037 or by e-mail at Thomas.Wengert@nrc.gov.

Sincerely,

/RA/

Thomas J. Wengert, Senior Project Manager Plant Licensing Branch IV Division of Operating Reactor Licensing Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. 50-368 cc: Listserv

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