ML20132B085

Responds to Re Request That Portions of Document Be Withheld from Public Disclosure Pursuant to 10CFR2.790. Subj Info Will Be Withheld from Public Disclosure

ML20132B085
Person / Time
Site:	Grand Gulf
Issue date:	12/11/1996
From:	Donohew J NRC (Affiliation Not Assigned)
To:	Hagan J ENTERGY OPERATIONS, INC.
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TAC-M95385, NUDOCS 9612170040
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UNITED STATES 5

NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

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) December 11, 1996 l

4 i Mr. Joseph J. Hagan l Vice President, Operations GGNS Entergy Operations, Inc.

P. O. Box 756 j Port Gibson, MS 39150 i

SUBJECT:

REQUEST FOR WITHHOLDING INFORMATION FROM PUBLIC DISCLOSURE IN A j

MATTER FOR GRAND GULF NUCLEAR STATION, UNIT I (TAC NO. M95385) l l

Dear Mr. Hagan:

I By your letter dated September 5,1996, and the General Electric Company (GE) 4 affidavit dated August 30, 1996, executed by Ralph J. Reda, you submitted GE document, " Responses to NRC Request for Additional Information (RAI) Regarding i GGNS Proposed Amendment to the Operating Limit" dated August 30, 1996, and

! requested that portions of the document indicated by " brackets" drawn in the i margin of the text be withheld from public disclosure pursuant to l 10 CFR 2.790.

l In the affidavit, GE stated that the submitted information should be considered exempt from mandatory public disclosure for the following reasons:

l "Some examples of categories of information which fit into the I

definition of proprietary information are:

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a. Information that discloses a process, method, or apparatus,

) including supporting data and analyses, where prevention of

! its use by General Electric's competitors without license ,

i from General Electric constitutes a competitive economic l l advantage over other companies l b. Information which, if used by a competitor, would reduce his i

' expenditure of resources or improve his competitive position  !

in the design, manufacture, shipment, installation, assurance j of quality, or licensing of a similar product;"

i j In addition:

I "The information identified in (the GE report above) is classified .

{ as proprietary because it contains details of GE's Safety Limit

! MCPR analysis and the corresponding results which GE has applied

! to GGNS's actual core design with GE's Gell fuel. i

The development of the methods used in these analysis, along with _D 1

the testing, development and approval of the supporting critical \

power correlation was achieved at a significant cost, on the order l of several million dollars, to GE."

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f Mr. Joseph J. Hagan We have reviewed your application and the material in accordance with the requirements of 10 CFR 2.790 and, on the basis of the statements in your letter, have determined that the submitted information sought to be withheld contains proprietary commercial information.

Therefore, the applicable portions of the document marked as proprietary will I 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.

1 Withholding from public disclosure shall not affect the right, if any, of '

persons properly and directly concerned to inspect the document. If the need l 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. l If the basis for withholding this information from public disclosure 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 this information. In all review situations, if the NRC makes a determination adverse to the above, you will be I notified in advance of any public disclosure. l Sincerely, k  %

i Jack N. Donohew, Senior Project Manager

. Project Directorate IV-1 Division of Reactor Projects III/IV Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. 50-416

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! .Mr. Joseph J. Hagan December 11, 1996 We have reviewed your application and the material in accordance with the requirements of 10 CFR 2.790 and, on the basis of the statements in your letter, have determined that the submitted information sought to be withheld contains proprietary commercial information.

Therefore, the applicable portions of the document 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 disclosure shall not affect the right, if any, of  :

persons properly and directly concerned to inspect the document. If the need  ;

arises, we inay send copies of this information to our consultants working in i 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 disclosure should l change in the future such.that the information could then be made available l 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 this information. In all review situations, if the NRC makes a determination adverse to the above, you will be 1 notified in advance of any public disclosure.

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& Chief Operating Officer Entergy Operations, Inc.

Entergy Operations, Inc. P. O. Box 756 P. O. Box 31995 Port Gibson, MS 39150 Jackson, MS 39286-1995 Attorney General Wise, Carter, Child & Caraway Department of Justice P. O. Box 651 State of Louisiana Jackson, MS 39205 P. O. Box 94005 Baton Rouge, LA 70804-9005 Winston & Strawn l 1400 L Street, N.W. - 12th Floor State Health Officer '

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! Director Jackson, MS 39205 Division of Solid Waste Management ,

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Arlington, TX 76011 P.O. Box 31995 Jackson, MS 39286-1995 Senior Resident Inspector U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Director, Nuclear Safety Route 2, Box 399 and Regulatory Affairs Port Gibson, MS 39150 Entergy Operations, Inc.

P.O. Box 756 Nuclear Operating Plant Services Port Gibson, MS 39150 Bechtel Power Corporation 9801 Washington Boulevard Gaithersburg, E 20878 I

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