ML060680672

Monticello Request for Withholding Information from Public Disclosure

ML060680672
Person / Time
Site:	Monticello
Issue date:	03/17/2006
From:	Tam P S NRC/NRR/ADRO/DORL/LPLE
To:	Conway J T Nuclear Management Co
References
TAC MC7596
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March 17, 2006Mr. John T. ConwaySite Vice President Monticello Nuclear Generating Plant Nuclear Management Company, LLC 2807 West County Road 75 Monticello, MN 55362-9637

SUBJECT:

MONTICELLO NUCLEAR GENERATING PLANT - REQUEST FORWITHHOLDING INFORMATION FROM PUBLIC DISCLOSURE (TAC NO. MC7596)

Dear Mr. Conway:

By your application dated April 29, 2004, and affidavit dated April 26, 2004, executed byMr. Juan M. Cajigas of Applied Analysis Corporation (AAC), you submitted "License Amendment Request - Selective Scope Application of an Alternative Source Term Methodology for Re-Evaluation of the Fuel Handling Accident" and requested that AAC Calculation Nos.MNGP-001, Rev. 1; MNGP-002, Rev. 2; and MNGP-006, Rev. 0 conveyed by your submittal be withheld from public disclosure pursuant to Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR), Part 2, Section 2.390. The affidavit stated that the submitted information should be considered exempt frommandatory public disclosure for the following reasons: a.The information discloses a process, method, or apparatus, including supportingdata and analyses, where prevention of its use by AAC's competitors without license from AAC constitutes a competitive economic advantage over other companies;b. The information which, if used by a competitor, would reduce his expenditure ofresources or improve his competitive position in the design, preparation, assurance of quality, or licensing of a similar service.We have reviewed your application and the enclosed material in accordance with therequirements of 10 CFR 2.390, and on the basis of your statements, we have determined thatthe submitted information sought to be withheld contains proprietary commercial information and should be withheld from public disclosure. Therefore, the calculations identified above, which are marked as proprietary, will be withheldfrom public disclosure pursuant to 10 CFR 2.390(b)(5) and Section 103(b) of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended.

J. T. Conway- 2 -Withholding from public inspection shall not affect the right, if any, of persons properly anddirectly 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 futuresuch 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 reviewthis 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 determinationadverse 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 301-415-1451.Sincerely,\RA\Peter S. Tam, Senior Project Manager Plant Licensing Branch III-1 Division of Operating Reactor Licensing Office of Nuclear Reactor RegulationDocket No. 50-263

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ML060680672 OFFICENRR/LPL3-1/PMNRR/LPL3-1/LANRR/LPL3-1/BCNAMEPTamTHarrisLRaghavan DATE03/16/0603/16/0603/17/06 Monticello Nuclear Generating Plant cc:

Jonathan Rogoff, EsquireVice President, Counsel & Secretary Nuclear Management Company, LLC 700 First Street Hudson, WI 54016U.S. Nuclear Regulatory CommissionResident Inspector's Office 2807 W. County Road 75 Monticello, MN 55362Manager, Regulatory AffairsMonticello Nuclear Generating Plant Nuclear Management Company, LLC 2807 West County Road 75 Monticello, MN 55362-9637Robert Nelson, PresidentMinnesota Environmental Control Citizens Association (MECCA) 1051 South McKnight Road St. Paul, MN 55119CommissionerMinnesota Pollution Control Agency 520 Lafayette Road St. Paul, MN 55155-4194Regional Administrator, Region IIIU.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 801 Warrenville RoadLisle, IL 60532-4351CommissionerMinnesota Department of Health 717 Delaware Street, S. E.

Minneapolis, MN 55440Douglas M. Gruber, Auditor/TreasurerWright County Government Center 10 NW Second Street Buffalo, MN 55313CommissionerMinnesota Department of Commerce 85 7th Place East, Suite 500 St. Paul, MN 55101-2198Manager - Environmental Protection DivisionMinnesota Attorney General's Office 445 Minnesota St., Suite 900 St. Paul, MN 55101-2127Michael B. SellmanPresident and Chief Executive Officer Nuclear Management Company, LLC 700 First Street Hudson, MI 54016Nuclear Asset ManagerXcel Energy, Inc.

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