ML20205J090

Informs That Info Submitted by & 970313 Affidavit Will Be Withheld from Public Disclosure,Per 10CFR2.790(b) (5)

ML20205J090
Person / Time
Site:	Waterford
Issue date:	04/02/1999
From:	Chandu Patel NRC (Affiliation Not Assigned)
To:	Soler A HOLTEC INTERNATIONAL
References
TAC-M98325, NUDOCS 9904090164
Download: ML20205J090 (6)

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• • • • • April 2, 1999 Mr. Alan 1. Soler Executive Vice President Holtec international 555 Lincoln Drive West Marlton, New Jersey 08053 J

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SUBJECT:

REOUEST FOR WITHHOLDING INFORMATION FROM PUBLIC DISCLOSURE, WATERFORD STEAM ELECTRIC STATION, UNIT 3 )

(TAC NO. M98325)

Dear Mr. Soler:

By letter dated March 27,1997, as supplemented by letter dated April 3,1997, and affidavit dated March 13,1997, executed by Holtec International, Entergy Operations, Inc. (EOl),

submitted an application to amend its license by increasing spent fuel pool storage capacity and by increasing maximum fue! enrichment from 4.9 weight percent to 5.0 weight percent uranium-235 at Waterford Steam Electric Station, Unit 3, and requested that the part of the document be withheld from public disclosure pursuant to 10 CFR 2.790. On October 8,1997, we granted your request. Subsequently, EOl submitted additional information by several submittals and requested that some of the documents be withheld from public disclosure. To summarize all previous requests, by letter dated December 23,1998, from EOi, and affidavit dated December 9,1998, executed by Scott H. Pellet, Project Manager for Holtec International, you requested that the remaining documents listed in Attachment 1 (onclosed) to EOl's i December 23,1998, letter be withheld from public disclosure pursuant to 10 CFR 2.790.

Nonproprietary versions of the listed documents have been submitted for placement in the NRC's Public Document Room for public inspection.

Holtec International stated that the submitted information marked as proprietary should be considered exempt from mandatory public disclosure for the following reasons:

a. [The] information disclosed a process, method, or apparatus, including supporting data and analyses, where prevention of its use by Holtec's competitors without license from Holtec International constitutes a competitive economic advantage over other companies;

b. [The) information which, if used by a competitor, would reduce his expenditure of resources or improve his competitwe position in the design, i manufacture, shipment, installation, assurance of quality, or licensing of a similar product.

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d. [The)information which reveals aspects of past, present, or future Holtec ,

International customer-funded development plans and programs of potential / , 0\

commercial value to Holtec International;

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e. [The] inici nation which discloses patentable subject matter for which it may be desir . , to obtain patent protection.

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A.1. Soler W6 have reviewed your application and the material in accordance with the requirements of .

10 CFR 2.790 and, on the basis of your statements, have determined that the submitted l 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 2.790(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 NRC. You also should understand that the NRC may have cause to ro tiew j this determination in the future, for example, if the scope of a Freedom of Information Act j 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 301-415-3025.

Sincerely, RPk Chandu P. Patel, Project Manager, Section 1 Project Directorate IV & Decommissioning Division of Licensing Project Management Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. 50-382

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II A.1. Solar We have reviewed your application and the material in accordance with the requirements of 10 CFR 2.790 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 2.790(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 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 301-415-3025.

Sincerely, ORIGINAL SIGNED BY:

Chandu P. Patel, Project Manager Section 1 Project Directorate IV & Decommissioning Division of Licensing Project Management Office of Nuclear Reacta Regulation Docket No. 50-382 DISTRIBUTION

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Administrator Regional Administrator, Region IV Louisiana Radiation Protection Division U.S. Nuc! ear Regulatory Commission Post Office Box 82135 611 Ryan Plaza Drive, Suite 1000 Baton Rouge, LA 70884-2135 Arlington,TX 76011 Vice President, Operations Resident inspector /Waterford NPS Support Post Office Box 822 Entergy Operations, Inc. Killona, LA 70066 P. O. Box 31995 Jackson, MS 39286 Parish President Council St. Charles Parish Director P. O. Box 302 Nuclear Safety & Regulatory Affairs Hahnville, LA 70057 Entergy Operations, Inc.

P. O. Box B Executive Vice-President Killona, LA 70066 and Chief Operating Officer Entergy Operations, Inc.

Wise, Carter, Child & Caraway P. O. Box 31995 P. O. Box 651 Jackson, MS 39286-1995 Jackson, MS 39205 {

Chairman General Manager Plant Operations Louisiana Public Service Commission Entergy Operations, Inc. One American Place, Suite 1630 P. O. Box B Baton Rouge, LA 70825-1697 Killona, LA 70066 Licensing Manager Vice President Operations Entergy Operations, Inc. Entergy Operations, Inc.

P. O. Box B P. O. Box B Killona, LA 70066 Killona, LA 70066 Winston & Strawn 1400 L Street, N.W.

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