ML092170684

Request for Withholding Information from Public Disclosure for Oconee Nuclear Station, Units 1, 2, and 3 Regarding Reactor Protective Systems/ Engineered Safeguards Protective System Digital Upgrade (Tac Nos. MD7999, MD8000, and MD8001) - S

ML092170684
Person / Time
Site:	Oconee
Issue date:	09/02/2009
From:	Stang J Plant Licensing Branch II
To:	Baxter D Duke Energy Carolinas
Arce, Jeannette 415-1596
References
TAC MD7999, TAC MD8000, TAC MD8001
Download: ML092170684 (4)

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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20555-0001 September 2, 2009 Mr. Dave Baxter Vice President, Oconee Site Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC 7800 Rochester Highway Seneca, SC 29672 SUB-JECT: REQUEST FOR WITHHOLDING INFORMATION FROM PUBLIC DISCLOSURE FOR OCONEE NUCLEAR STATION, UNITS 1,2, AND 3 REGARDING REACTOR PROTECTIVE SYSTEM/ENGINEERED SAFEGUARDS PROTECTIVE SYSTEM DIGITAL UPGRADE (TAC NOS. MD7999, MD8000 AND MD8001)

Dear Mr. Baxter:

By letter dated October 28, 2008, Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC, submitted affidavits dated September 22,2008 (3), September 23,2008 (3), September 24,2008 (4), September 25,2008 (2), and September 26,2008 (2), all executed by Mark J. Burzynski, Manager, Product Licensing, AREVA NP Inc., requesting that the following documents be withheld from public disclosure pursuant to Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR) Part 2, Section 2.390:

• AREVA NP document 63-9067378-000, GSM Functional Test Procedure

• AREVA NP document 63-9014397-000, One Pump Coast Down Factory Acceptance Test Procedure

• AREVA NP document 62-9065544-000, Gateway to OAC Factory Acceptance Test Specification

• AREVA NP document 63-9013619-000, RPS/ESFAS Hardware Failure Factory Acceptance Test Procedure

• AREVA NP document 63-9013944-000, FAT Procedure for ESFAS Response Time

• AREVA NP document 62-9078736-000, Small Break LOCA Factory Acceptance Test Specification

• AREVA NP document 63-9013943-000, FAT Procedure for RPS Response Time

• AREVA NP document 63-9014387-000, Supplemental ESFAS Hardware Failure Factory Acceptance Test Procedure

• AREVA NP document 63-9070638-000, Gateway to OAC Factory Acceptance Test Procedure

D. Baxter -2

• AREVA NP document 62-9078508-000, One Pump Coast Down Factory Acceptance Test Specification

• AREVA NP document 62-9070978-000, ESFAS Functional Test Specification

• AREVA NP document 63-9014398-000, Small Break LOCA Factory Acceptance Test Procedure

• AREVA NP document 62-9066853-000, GSM Factory Acceptance Test Specification

• AREVA NP document 63-9013611-000, ESFAS Functional Test Procedure The affidavits stated that the above documents should be considered exempt from mandatory public disclosure for the following reasons:

(a) Use of the information by a competitor would permit the competitor to significantly reduce its expenditures, in time or resources, to design, produce, or market a similar product or service.

(b) The information includes test data or analytical techniques concerning a process, methodology, or component, the application of which results in a competitive advantage for AREVA NP.

(c) The information reveals certain distinguishing aspects of a process, methodology, or component, the exclusive use of which provides a competitive advantage for AREVA NP in product optimization or marketability.

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.

Therefore, the aforementioned documents 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 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.

D. Baxter -3 If you have any questions regarding this matter, I may be reached at 301-415 -1345.

Sincerely,

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11:: F. Stang, Senior Project Manager Plant Licensing Branch 11-1 Division of Operating Reactor Licensing Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket Nos. 50-269, 50-270, and 50-287 cc: Distribution via Listserv cc: Mr. Ronnie L. Gardner, Manager Site Operations and Regulatory Affairs AREVA NP Inc.

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