ML24320A003

Request for Withholding Information from Public Disclosure, H. B. Robinson Steam Electric Plant, Unit No. 2

ML24320A003
Person / Time
Site:	Robinson
Issue date:	12/04/2024
From:	Luke Haeg NRC/NRR/DORL/LPL2-2
To:	Basta L Duke Energy Progress
References
EPID L-2024-LLR-0017
Download: ML24320A003 (1)

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December 4, 2024 Laura Basta Site Vice President H. B. Robinson Steam Electric Plant Duke Energy Progress, LLC 3581 West Entrance Road, RNPA11 Hartsville, SC 29550

SUBJECT:

REQUEST FOR WITHHOLDING INFORMATION FROM PUBLIC DISCLOSURE, H. B. ROBINSON STEAM ELECTRIC PLANT, UNIT NO. 2 (EPID L-2024-LLR-0017)

Dear Laura Basta:

By letter dated February 15, 2024 (Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS) Accession No. ML24050A006), you submitted an affidavit executed on January 30, 2024, by Gayle Elliott, Director, Licensing and Regulatory Affairs, Framatome, Inc. requesting that the information contained in the following document be withheld from public disclosure pursuant to Section 2.390 of Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR):

2R33 Reactor Pressure Vessel 10 Year ISI [inservice inspection] Weld Final Report [this document was Enclosure 4 of your letter and retitled as Fifth ISI Interval Coverage NDE Examination Data]

A nonproprietary copy of this document, with redacted pages, has been placed in the U.S.

Nuclear Regulatory Commissions (NRC) Public Document Room and added to the NRC Library in ADAMS (Enclosure 2 to ML24050A006).

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

(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.

The NRC staff has reviewed your submittal and the material in accordance with the requirements of 10 CFR 2.390 and based on 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. Therefore, the version of the

L. Basta 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 the 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 regarding this matter, I may be reached at 301-415-0272.

Sincerely,

/RA/

Luke Haeg, Project Manager Plant Licensing Branch II-2 Division of Operating Reactor Licensing Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. 50-261 cc:

Gayle Elliott, Director Licensing and Regulatory Affairs Framatome 3315 Old Forest Road Lynchburg, VA 24501 gayle.elliott@framatome.com cc: Listserv

ML24320A003 OFFICE NRR/DORL/LPL2-2/PM NRR/DORL/LPL2-2/LA NRR/DNRL/NVIB/BC NAME LHaeg ABaxter ABuford DATE 11/14/2024 11/18/2024 12/2/2024 OFFICE NRR/DORL/LPL2-2/BC NRR/DORL/LPL2-2/PM NAME DWrona LHaeg DATE 12/3/2024 12/4/2024