ML24038A108
| ML24038A108 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | 99902122 |
| Issue date: | 02/08/2024 |
| From: | Rivera R NRC/NRR/DANU/UAL2 |
| To: | Robison J Natura Resources |
| Richard Rivera, NRR/DANU | |
| References | |
| Download: ML24038A108 (1) | |
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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20555-0001 Mr. Jordan Robison, Vice President Engineering and Program Management Natura Resources, LLC 400 Pine Street, Suite 750 Abilene, TX 79601
SUBJECT:
WITHHOLDING PROPRIETARY INFORMATION FROM PUBLIC DISCLOSURE
- NATURA RESOURCES, LLC., PROPRIETARY PLAN FOR REGULATORY ENGAGEMENT WITH THE U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
Dear Mr. Robison:
By letter dated January 29, 202[4] (Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS) Accession No. ML24030A014), Natura Resources, LLC., (Natura) submitted an affidavit executed on January 29, 2024, to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) staff requesting that the agency withhold the following information from public disclosure pursuant to Section 2.390 of Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR) Public inspections, exemptions, requests for withholding:
Natura Resources, LLC., Plan for Regulatory Engagement with the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Revision 0 The affidavit stated that the submitted information should be considered exempt from mandatory public disclosure for the following reasons:
a)
The information sought to be withheld has been held in confidence by Natura as confidential commercial information.
b)
The information is of a type that is customarily held in confidence by Natura based on the rationale described in this affidavit.
c)
The information is being transmitted to and, pursuant to 10 CFR 2.390, received by the NRC in confidence.
d)
No public disclosure of the information has been made, and it is not available in public sources. All disclosures to third parties, including any required transmittals to NRC, have been made, or must be made, pursuant to regulatory provisions or contractual agreements that provide for maintenance of the information in confidence.
e)
The information requested to be withheld reveals specific distinguishing design aspects and commercial plans. The information consists of conceptual designs and business plans, and the application of the design concepts and business strategy secures a competitive economic advantage as described in paragraph 5.
February 8, 2024
J. Robison f)
Use by a competitor of the information requested to be withheld would reduce the competitors expenditure of resources, or improve its competitive position, in the design, manufacture, or licensing of a similar product. This information is the result of considerable expense by Natura and has great value because it will help Natura to provide products and services to markets not currently served by the company.
The NRC staff has reviewed the affidavit 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 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 will not affect the right, if any, of persons properly and directly concerned to inspect the documents. If the need arises, the NRC staff may send copies of the information to our consultants working in this area. The NRC staff will 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, Natura should promptly notify the NRC staff. Natura also should understand that the NRC staff may have cause to review this determination in the future if, for example, the scope of a Freedom of Information Act request includes Naturas information. In all review situations, the NRC staff will follow applicable laws, regulations, and policies in conducting its review, including the NRCs policies on notifying the owner of the information in advance of any public disclosure.
If you have any questions regarding this matter, please contact me at (301) 415-7190 or via email at Richard.Rivera@nrc.gov.
Sincerely, Richard Rivera, Project Manager Advanced Reactor Licensing Branch 2 Division of Advanced Reactors and Non-Power Production and Utilization Facilities Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Project No.: 99902122 cc: Jordan.Robison@naturaresources.org BenBeasley@naturaresources.org Signed by Rivera, Richard on 02/08/24
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