ML20129G631

Advises That Giraffe Helium Series Test Rept,As Requested by Will Be Withheld from Public Disclosure Per 10CFR2.790(b)(5) & Section 103(b) of 1954 AEA

ML20129G631
Person / Time
Site:	05200004
Issue date:	10/01/1996
From:	Son Ninh NRC (Affiliation Not Assigned)
To:	Quinn J GENERAL ELECTRIC CO.
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NUDOCS 9610070240
Download: ML20129G631 (3)

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October 1, 1996 Mr. James E. Quinn, Projects Manager LMR and SBWR Programs GE Nuclear Energy 175 Curtner Avenue, M/C 165 San Jose, California 95125

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SUBJECT:

REQUEST FOR WITHHOLDING INFORMATION FROM PUBLIC DISCLOSURE ELECTRIC (GE) GIRAFFE HELIUM SERIES TEST REPORT By your letter dated June 24, 1996, you submitted the " GIRAFFE Helium Series Test Report," NEDC-32608P, June 1996, and requested that it be withheld from public disclosure.

is support 3d by an affidavit executed by Joseph F. Quirk, dated Ju which claims in part that information identified by bar in the right-side 24, 1996, margins is ciascified as proprietary because it contains detailed results of the Simplified Boiling Water Reactor (SBWR) tests.

This SBWR test program has been under development by GE and its associates for more than seven years at a total cost of tens of millions of dollars.

In addition, the affidavit identifies the following reasons for maintaining the information as propri-etary:

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Information that discloses a supporting data and analyses, process, method, or apparatus, includ tors without license from GE constitutes a competitive economic advantage over other companies; i

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Information which, if used by a competitor, would reduce his expenditures of resources or improve his competitive position in the design, manufac-ture, shipment, installation, assurance of quality, or licensing of a similar product.

We have reviewed your letter and the material in accordance with the require-ments of 10 CFR 2.790 and, on the basis of your statements, have determined that the subject report contains trade secrets or proprietary commercial i

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Therefore, the subject " GIRAFFE Helium Series Test Report",

dated June 1996, will be withheld from public disclosure pursuant to 10 CFR 2.790(b 5 The nonp)r(op)rietary version of the " GIRAFFE Helium Series T and Section 103(b) of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended.

placed in the Nuclear Regulatory Commission's (NRC's) Public Document Room.

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'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 should also 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 included your information.

In all review situations, if the NkC needs additional information from you or makes a determination adverse to the above, you will be notified in advance of any public disclosure.

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You :hould also 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 included your information.

In all review situations, if the NRC needs additional information from you or makes a determination adverse to the above, you will be notified in advance of any public disclosure.

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Washington, DC 20585 Mr. Robert H. Buchholz GE Nuclear Energy 175 Curtner Avenue, MC-781 San Jose, CA 95125 Mr. Steven A. Hucik GE Nuclear Energy 175 Curtner Avenue, MC-780 i

San Jose, CA 95125 Mr. Tom J. Mulford, Manager SBWR Design Certification Electric Power Research Institute 3412 Hillview Avenue Palo Alto, CA 94304-1395 i

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