ML24151A201

Request for Withholding Information from Public Disclosure

ML24151A201
Person / Time
Site:	Limerick
Issue date:	06/10/2024
From:	Robert Kuntz Plant Licensing Branch 1
To:	Rhoades D Constellation Energy Generation
Klett, AL
References
EPID L-2022-LLA-0140
Download: ML24151A201 (1)

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June 10, 2024 David P. Rhoades Senior Vice President Constellation Energy Generation, LLC President and Chief Nuclear Officer Constellation Nuclear 4300 Winfield Rd.

Warrenville, IL 60555

SUBJECT:

REQUEST FOR WITHHOLDING INFORMATION FROM PUBLIC DISCLOSURE LIMERICK GENERATING STATION, UNITS 1 AND 2 (EPID L-2022-LLA-0140)

Dear David P. Rhoades:

By letter dated May 3, 2024 (Agencywide Documents and Access Management System Accession No. ML24124A042), you submitted an affidavit dated May 1, 2024, executed by Sailaja Mokkapati, Director-Licensing, Constellation Energy Company, LLC (CEG) requesting 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):

CEG NE-381 Specification, Nuclear Safety Related Specification for Fiber-Optic Instrumentation & Control System Cable The affidavit stated that the submitted information should be considered exempt from mandatory public disclosure for the following reasons:

(5) CEG has policies in place to identify proprietary information. Under that system, information is held in confidence if it falls in one or more of several types, the release of which might result in the loss of an existing or potential competitive advantage, as follows:

(a)

The information reveals the distinguishing aspects of a process (or component, structure, tool, method, etc.) where prevention of its use by any of CEGs competitors without license from CEG constitutes a competitive economic advantage over other companies.

(b)

It consists of supporting data, including test data, relative to a process (or component, structure, tool, method, etc.), the application of which data secures a competitive economic advantage (e.g., by optimization or improved marketability).

(c)

Its use by a competitor would reduce their expenditure of resources or improve their competitive position in the design,

manufacture, shipment, installation, assurance of quality, or licensing a similar product.

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 affidavit, have determined that the submitted information sought to be withheld contains proprietary commercial information and should be withheld from public disclosure. In addition, we have determined that the document contains extensive proprietary information to an extent that a non-proprietary (i.e., redacted) version would be of no value to the public.

Therefore, the documents listed above which were 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 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (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 regarding this matter, I may be reached at 301-415-3733.

Sincerely,

/RA/

Robert F. Kuntz, Senior Project Manager Licensing Processes Branch III Division of Operating Reactor Licensing Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket Nos.: 50-352 and 50-353 cc:

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