ML25272A150
| ML25272A150 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | HI-STORM 100 |
| Issue date: | 12/03/2025 |
| From: | Melendez-Colon D Storage and Transportation Licensing Branch |
| To: | Elzahri A Holtec |
| References | |
| EPID L-2023-LLA-0176 | |
| Download: ML25272A150 (0) | |
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Ali Elzahri, Licensing Project Engineer Holtec International Krishna P. Singh Technology Campus 1 Holtec Blvd.
Camden, NJ 08104
SUBJECT:
U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION APPROVAL OF HOLTEC INTERNATIONAL REQUEST FOR WITHHOLDING INFORMATION FROM PUBLIC DISCLOSURE FOR THE SUBMITTAL OF THE HI-STORM UMAX AMENDMENT NO. 5 STRUCTURAL FOLLOW UP TO THE FOLLOW UP TO REQUESTS FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION RESPONSES FOR DOCKET NO. 72-1040 - ENTERPRISE PROJECT IDENTIFICATION NUMBER L-2023-LLA-0176
Dear Ali Elzahri:
By letter dated August 4, 2025 (Agencywide Documents Access and Management System
[ADAMS] Accession Number ML25216A284), Holtec International (Holtec) submitted an affidavit dated August 4, 2025, executed by Kimberly Manzione, requesting that the information contained in the following documents be withheld from public disclosure pursuant to Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR) Section 2.390.
Attachments 3 and 4 to Holtec Letter 5021081.
The affidavit stated that the submitted information should be considered exempt from mandatory public disclosure for the following reasons:
The material for which exemption from disclosure is here sought is all confidential commercial information, and some portions also qualify under the narrower definition of trade secret.
It is information that discloses a process, method, or apparatus, including supporting data and analyses, where prevention of its use by Holtec's competitors without license from Holtec constitutes a competitive economic advantage over other companies.
It is information which, if used by a competitor, would reduce his expenditure of resources or improve his competitive position in the design, manufacture, shipment, installation, assurance of quality, or licensing of a similar product.
The information sought to be withheld is being submitted to the U.S Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) in confidence.
The information classified as proprietary was developed and compiled by Holtec at a significant cost to Holtec.
December 3, 2025
A. Elzahri 2
Public disclosure of the information sought to be withheld is likely to cause substantial harm to Holtec's competitive position and foreclose or reduce the availability of profit-making opportunities.
We have reviewed your application and the material in accordance with the requirements of 10 CFR 2.390 and, on the basis of your statements, have determined that the submitted information sought to be withheld contains proprietary commercial information and should be withheld from public disclosure.
Therefore, attachments 3 and 4 to Holtec Letter 5021081 will be withheld from public disclosure pursuant to 10 CFR 2.390(b)(5) and 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 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 of the date of public disclosure, in advance which will be a reasonable time thereafter.
In accordance with 10 CFR 2.390, Public inspections, exemptions, requests for withholding, a copy of this letter will be available electronically for public inspection in the NRC Public Document Room (PDR) or from the Publicly Available Records component of the NRCs ADAMS. ADAMS is accessible from the NRC website at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html. The PDR is open by appointment. To make an appointment to visit the PDR, please send an email to PDR.Resource@nrc.gov or call 1-800-397-4209 or 301-415-4737, between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. eastern time (ET), Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.
If you have any questions regarding this communication, please contact me at (301) 415-7295 or via email to Daneira.Melendez-Colon@nrc.gov.
Sincerely, Daneira Meléndez Colón, Project Manager Storage and Transportation Licensing Branch Division of Fuel Management Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards Docket No.: 72-1040 EPID No.: L-2023-LLA-0176 Signed by Melendez-Colon, Daneira on 12/03/25
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