ML083510140

Request for Withholding Information from Public Disclosure Susquehanna Steam Electric Station, Unit 1

ML083510140
Person / Time
Site:	Susquehanna
Issue date:	12/23/2008
From:	Bhalchandra Vaidya Plant Licensing Branch 1
To:	Spence W PPL Corp
vaidya B, NRR/Dorl/lpl1-1, 415-3308
References
TAC ME0067
Download: ML083510140 (3)

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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20555-0001 December 23, 2008 Mr. William H. Spence Executive Vice President Chief Operating Officer/Chief Nuclear Officer PPL Corporation Two North Ninth Street, GENTW16 Allentown, PA 18101-1179

SUBJECT:

SUSQUEHANNA STEAM ELECTRIC STATION, UNIT 2 - REQUEST FOR WITHHOLDING INFORMATION FROM PUBLIC DISCLOSURE SUSQUEHANNA STEAM ELECTRIC STATION, UNIT 1 (TAC NO. ME0067)

Dear Mr. Spence:

By letter dated October 30,2008, as supplemented by letter dated November 21,2008, PPL Susquehanna, LLC, submitted the affidavit executed by Ms. Gayle F. Elliott, Manager, Product Licensing, AREVA NP Inc., (AREVA), dated November 10,2008.

The affidavit requested that the information contained in the following document be withheld from public disclosure pursuant to Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regu/ations (10 CFR)

Section 2.390:

Enclosure 1 to the letter from PPL Susquehanna (Mr. B. T. McKinney, Senior Vice President and Chief Nuclear Officer), PLA-6438, dated October 30, 2008, "PPL Evaluation of Proposed Changes, Unit 2 Minimum Critical Power Ratio Safety Limits."

The affidavit from Ms. Elliott of AREVA stated that the submitted information should be considered exempt from mandatory public disclosure for the following reasons:

(6)(b). 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.;

(6)(c). 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.

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 versions 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.

W. H. Spence -2 A nonproprietary copy of this document has been placed in the NRC's Public Document Room and added to the Agencywide Documents Access and Management System Public Electronic Reading Room.

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 301-415-3308.

Sincerely, Bhalchandra K. Vaidya, Project Manager Plant Licensing Branch 1-1 Division of Operating Reactor Licensing Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. 50-388 cc: Distribution via Listserve and Ms. Gayle F. Elliott Manager, Product Licensing AREVA NP Inc.,

3315 Old Forest Road Lynchburg, VA 24501

W. H. Spence -2 A nonproprietary copy of this document has been placed in the NRC's Public Document Room and added to the Agencywide Documents Access and Management System Public Electronic Reading Room.

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 301-415-3308.

Sincerely, Ira!

Bhalchandra Vaidya, Project Manager Plant Licensing Branch 1-1 Division of Operating Reactor Licensing Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. 50-388 cc: Distribution via Listserve and Ms. Gayle F. Elliott Manager, Product Licensing AREVA NP Inc.,

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