ML25153A194
| ML25153A194 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Palisades  |
| Issue date: | 06/04/2025 |
| From: | Ballard B Plant Licensing Branch III |
| To: | Fleming J Holtec |
| Wall S | |
| References | |
| EPID L-2024-LLA-0071 | |
| Download: ML25153A194 (1) | |
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June 4, 2025 Ms. Jean A. Fleming Vice President, Licensing, Regulatory Affairs, and PSA Holtec International, LLC Krishna P. Singh Technology Campus 1 Holtec Boulevard Camden, NJ 08104
SUBJECT:
REQUEST FOR WITHHOLDING INFORMATION FROM PUBLIC DISCLOSURE FOR PALISADES NUCLEAR PLANT (EPID L-2024-LLA-0071)
Dear Ms. Fleming:
By \
letter dated May 24, 2024, you submitted an affidavit executed on May 23, 2024, by Morris Byram, Manager, Licensing & 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):
ANP-4083P Revision 1, Applicability of Biasi Critical Heat Flux Correlation to Palisades Fuel, May 2024 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 the Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS), Accession No. ML24145A145.
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 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 301-415-0680.
Sincerely,
/RA/
Brent Ballard, Project Manager Plant Licensing Branch III Division of Operating Reactor Licensing Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. 50-255 cc: Listserv Morris Byram, Manager Licensing and Regulatory Affairs Framatome, Inc.
3315 Old Forest Road Lynchburg, VA 24501 Morris.Byram@framatome.com
ML25153A194 OFFICE NRR/DORL/LPL3/PM NRR/DORL/LP3/LA NRR/DSS/SNFB/BC NAME BBallard SLent SKrepel DATE 5/30/2025 6/3/2025 5/30/2025 OFFICE NRR/DORL/LPL3/BC NRR/DORL/LPL3/PM NAME IBerrios BBallard DATE 6/4/2025 6/4/2025