ML042650471

Westinghouse Electric Co, Withholding from Public Disclosure, WCAP-16193-P

ML042650471
Person / Time
Site:	Salem
Issue date:	09/29/2004
From:	George Wunder NRC/NRR/DLPM/LPD1
To:	Gresham J Westinghouse
Wunder G, NRR/DLPM, 415-1494
References
TAC MC2726, TAC MC3649
Download: ML042650471 (5)

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September 29, 2004 Mr. J. A. Gresham Manager, Regulatory Compliance and Plant Licensing Westinghouse Electric Company Nuclear Services P.O. Box 355 Pittsburgh, PA 15230-0355

SUBJECT:

WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC COMPANY REQUEST FOR WITHHOLDING INFORMATION FROM PUBLIC DISCLOSURE FOR SALEM GENERATING STATION, UNIT NOS. 1 AND 2 (TAC NOS. MC2726 AND MC3649)

Dear Mr. Gresham:

By letter dated March 24, 2004, you submitted your affidavit dated March 24, 2004, in which you requested that the information contained in the following document be withheld from public disclosure pursuant to Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR), Part 2, Section 2.390:

WCAP-16193-P, Salem Unit 1 and Unit 2 Containment Response to LOCA

[loss-of-coolant accident] and MSLB [main steamline break] for Containment Fan Cooler Unit/Service Water System Enhancement Project, dated March 2004.

A nonproprietary copy of this document has been placed in the Nuclear Regulatory Commission's (NRC's) Public Document Room and added to the Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS) Public Electronic Reading Room.

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

The information reveals the distinguishing aspects of a process (or component, structure, tool, method, etc.) where prevention of its use by any of Westinghouses competitors without license from Westinghouse constitutes a competitive economic advantage over other companies.

Its use 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 a similar product.

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, 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.

J. A. Gresham 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 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 301-415-1494.

Sincerely,

/RA/

George F. Wunder, Project Manager, Section 2 Project Directorate I Division of Licensing Project Management Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket Nos. 50-272 50-311 cc: See next page

J. A. Gresham 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 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 301-415-1494.

Sincerely,

/RA/

George F. Wunder, Project Manager, Section 2 Project Directorate I Division of Licensing Project Management Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket Nos. 50-272 50-311 cc: See next page DISTRIBUTION Public PDI-2 R/F G. Wunder OGC C. Holden G. Hill (2 copies) ACRS D. Collins G. Matakas, R1 C. Raynor J. Jolicoeur, R1 ADAMS Accession Number: ML042650471 OFFICE PDI-2/PM PDI-2/LA OGC PDI-2/SC(A)

NAME GWunder CRaynor DCollins DATE 9/27/04 9/27/04 9/28/04 OFFICIAL RECORD COPY

Salem Nuclear Generating Station, Unit Nos. 1 and 2 cc:

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