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| | issue date = 01/14/2016 | | | issue date = 01/14/2016 |
| | title = Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station, Unit 3 - Request for Withholding Information from Public Disclosure - 10/8/15 Affidavit Executed by J. Gresham, Westinghouse Electric Company LLC Re WCAP-18051-P Dated October 2015 (CAC No. MF6806) | | | title = Request for Withholding Information from Public Disclosure - 10/8/15 Affidavit Executed by J. Gresham, Westinghouse Electric Company LLC Re WCAP-18051-P Dated October 2015 |
| | author name = Watford M M | | | author name = Watford M |
| | author affiliation = NRC/NRR/DORL/LPLIV-1 | | | author affiliation = NRC/NRR/DORL/LPLIV-1 |
| | addressee name = Edington R K | | | addressee name = Edington R |
| | addressee affiliation = Arizona Public Service Co | | | addressee affiliation = Arizona Public Service Co |
| | docket = 05000530 | | | docket = 05000530 |
| | license number = NPF-074 | | | license number = NPF-074 |
| | contact person = Watford M M, NRR/DORL/LPLIV-1 | | | contact person = Watford M, NRR/DORL/LPLIV-1 |
| | case reference number = CAC MF6806 | | | case reference number = CAC MF6806 |
| | document type = Letter, Proprietary Information Review | | | document type = Letter, Proprietary Information Review |
| | page count = 4 | | | page count = 4 |
| | project = CAC:MF6806 | | | project = CAC:MF6806 |
| | stage = | | | stage = Withholding Request Acceptance |
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| {{#Wiki_filter:UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20555-0001 Mr. Randall K. Edington Executive Vice President Nuclear/ Chief Nuclear Officer Mail Station 7602 Arizona Public Service Company P.O. Box 52034 Phoenix, AZ 85072-2034 January 14, 2016 SUBJECT: PALO VERDE NUCLEAR GENERATING STATION, UNIT 3-REQUEST FOR WITHHOLDING INFORMATION FROM PUBLIC DISCLOSURE (CAC NO. MF6806) Dear Mr. Edington: By letter dated October 22, 2015 (Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS) Accession No. ML 15300A213), Arizona Public Service Company submitted an affidavit dated October 8, 2015, executed by James Gresham, on behalf of Westinghouse Electric Company LLC, requesting 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-18051-P, "Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station Unit 3 Reactor Coolant Pump 2A Suction Safe End Instrumentation Nozzle Half-Nozzle Repair Evaluation,'' dated October 2015. The non-proprietary version of WCAP-18051-NP is publicly available under ADAMS Accession No. ML 15300A214. The affidavit stated that the submitted information should be considered exempt from mandatory public disclosure for the following reasons: (a) The use of such information by Westinghouse gives Westinghouse a competitive advantage over its competitors. It is, therefore, withheld from disclosure to protect the Westinghouse competitive position. (b) It is information that is marketable in many ways. The extent to which such information is available to competitors diminishes the Westinghouse ability to sell products and services involving the use of the information. (c) Use by our competitor would put Westinghouse at a competitive disadvantage by reducing his expenditure of resources at our expense. (d) Each component of proprietary information pertinent to a particular competitive advantage is potentially as valuable as the total competitive R. Edington -2 -advantage. If competitors acquire components of proprietary information, any one component may be the key to the entire puzzle, thereby depriving Westinghouse of a competitive advantage. (e) Unrestricted disclosure would jeopardize the position of prominence of Westinghouse in the world market, and thereby give a market advantage to the competition of those countries. (f) The Westinghouse capacity to invest corporate assets in research and development depends upon the success in obtaining and maintaining a competitive advantage. We have reviewed your application and the material in accordance with the requirements of 10 CFR 2.390 and, on the basis of the statements in the affidavit, have determined that the submitted information sought to be withheld contains proprietary commercial information and should be withheld from public disclosure. Therefore, the information marked as proprietary that was included with the letter dated October 22, 2015, 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. 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 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 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. | | {{#Wiki_filter:UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20555-0001 January 14, 2016 Mr. Randall K. Edington Executive Vice President Nuclear/ |
| R. Edington -3 -If you have any questions, please contact me at (301) 415-1233 or via e-mail at Margaret.Watford@nrc.gov. Docket No. STN 50-530 cc: Mr. James Gresham Manager, Regulatory Compliance Westinghouse Electric Company 1000 Westinghouse Drive Building 3 Suite 310 Cranberry Township, PA 16066 Additional Distribution via Listserv Margaret M. Watford, Project Manager Plant Licensing Branch IV-1 Division of Operating Reactor Licensing Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation R. Edington -3 -If you have any questions, please contact me at (301) 415-1233 or via e-mail at Margaret.Watford@nrc.gov. Docket No. STN 50-530 cc: Mr. James Gresham Manager, Regulatory Compliance Westinghouse Electric Company 1000 Westinghouse Drive Building 3 Suite 310 Cranberry Township, PA 16066 Additional Distribution via Listserv DISTRIBUTION: PUBLIC LPL4-1 Reading RidsACRS_MailCTR Resource RidsNrrDeEpnb Resource RidsNrrDorlLpl4-1 Resource RidsNrrLABurkhardt Resource RidsNrrPMPaloVerde Resource RidsRgn4MailCenter Resource RDavis, NRR/DE/EPNB ADAMS Accession No. ML 16014A002 OFFICE NRR/DORL/LPL4-1 /PM NRR/DORL/LPL4-1 /LA NAME MWatford JBurkhardt* DATE 1 /14/16 1/14/16 Sincerely, /RAJ Margaret M. Watford, Project Manager Plant Licensing Branch IV-1 Division of Operating Reactor Licensing Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation *via email NRR/DE/EPNB/BC NRR/DORL/LPL4-1 /BC NRR/DORL/LPL4-1 /PM DAiiey* RPascarelli MWatford 1/14/16 1/14/16 1/14/16 OFFICIAL RECORD COPY | | Chief Nuclear Officer Mail Station 7602 Arizona Public Service Company P.O. Box 52034 Phoenix, AZ 85072-2034 |
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| | ==SUBJECT:== |
| | PALO VERDE NUCLEAR GENERATING STATION, UNIT 3- REQUEST FOR WITHHOLDING INFORMATION FROM PUBLIC DISCLOSURE (CAC NO. MF6806) |
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| | ==Dear Mr. Edington:== |
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| | By letter dated October 22, 2015 (Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS) Accession No. ML15300A213), Arizona Public Service Company submitted an affidavit dated October 8, 2015, executed by James Gresham, on behalf of Westinghouse Electric Company LLC, requesting 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-18051-P, "Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station Unit 3 Reactor Coolant Pump 2A Suction Safe End Instrumentation Nozzle Half-Nozzle Repair Evaluation,'' dated October 2015. |
| | The non-proprietary version of WCAP-18051-NP is publicly available under ADAMS Accession No. ML15300A214. |
| | The affidavit stated that the submitted information should be considered exempt from mandatory public disclosure for the following reasons: |
| | (a) The use of such information by Westinghouse gives Westinghouse a competitive advantage over its competitors. It is, therefore, withheld from disclosure to protect the Westinghouse competitive position. |
| | (b) It is information that is marketable in many ways. The extent to which such information is available to competitors diminishes the Westinghouse ability to sell products and services involving the use of the information. |
| | (c) Use by our competitor would put Westinghouse at a competitive disadvantage by reducing his expenditure of resources at our expense. |
| | (d) Each component of proprietary information pertinent to a particular competitive advantage is potentially as valuable as the total competitive |
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| | R. Edington advantage. If competitors acquire components of proprietary information, any one component may be the key to the entire puzzle, thereby depriving Westinghouse of a competitive advantage. |
| | (e) Unrestricted disclosure would jeopardize the position of prominence of Westinghouse in the world market, and thereby give a market advantage to the competition of those countries. |
| | (f) The Westinghouse capacity to invest corporate assets in research and development depends upon the success in obtaining and maintaining a competitive advantage. |
| | We have reviewed your application and the material in accordance with the requirements of 10 CFR 2.390 and, on the basis of the statements in the affidavit, have determined that the submitted information sought to be withheld contains proprietary commercial information and should be withheld from public disclosure. |
| | Therefore, the information marked as proprietary that was included with the letter dated October 22, 2015, 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. |
| | 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 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 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. |
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| | R. Edington If you have any questions, please contact me at (301) 415-1233 or via e-mail at Margaret.Watford@nrc.gov. |
| | Sim~aA{µ( |
| | Margaret M. Watford, Project Manager Plant Licensing Branch IV-1 Division of Operating Reactor Licensing Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. STN 50-530 cc: Mr. James Gresham Manager, Regulatory Compliance Westinghouse Electric Company 1000 Westinghouse Drive Building 3 Suite 310 Cranberry Township, PA 16066 Additional Distribution via Listserv |
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MONTHYEARML15111A4292015-04-17017 April 2015 American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) Code, Section XI, Request for Approval of an Alternative to Flaw Removal - Relief Request 53 Project stage: Request ML15111A2892015-04-17017 April 2015 Transmittal of Proprietary Documents for Relief Request 53 Project stage: Request ML15114A4312015-04-24024 April 2015 Response to NRC Request for Additional Information for Relief Request 53 Project stage: Response to RAI ML15300A2132015-10-22022 October 2015 American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) Code, Section XI, Request for Approval of an Alternative to Flaw Removal - Relief Request 54 Project stage: Request ML15300A2142015-10-22022 October 2015 WCAP-18051-NP, Rev. 0, Palo Verde, Unit 3, Reactor Coolant Pump 2A Suction Safe End Instrumentation Nozzle Half-Nozzle Repair Evaluation. Project stage: Request ML16014A0022016-01-14014 January 2016 Request for Withholding Information from Public Disclosure - 10/8/15 Affidavit Executed by J. Gresham, Westinghouse Electric Company LLC Re WCAP-18051-P Dated October 2015 Project stage: Withholding Request Acceptance ML16105A4572016-04-13013 April 2016 NRR E-mail Capture - Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station, Unit 3 - Requests for Additional Information for Relief Request 54, Alternative to Flaw Removal Project stage: RAI ML16147A0922016-05-20020 May 2016 Response to Request for Additional Information Regarding Relief Request 54, Alternative to Flaw Removal Project stage: Response to RAI ML16172A0382016-06-23023 June 2016 Relief Request 54 to Approve an Alternative to Flaw Removal for Reactor Coolant Pump 2A Suction Pressure Instrument Nozzle, for the Third 10-Year Inservice Inspection Interval Project stage: Approval 2016-01-14
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MONTHYEARML24285A2562024-10-11011 October 2024 License Renewal - Alloy 600 Management Program Plan Response to Request for Additional Information IR 07200044/20244012024-10-0808 October 2024 Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation Security Inspection Report 07200044/2024401 ML24269A1542024-09-27027 September 2024 Summary of Presubmittal Meeting with Arizona Public Service Company to Discuss Proposed Life-of-Plant Alternatives for a Pressurizer Thermowell Nozzle Repair at Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station, Unit 1 ML24262A0972024-09-23023 September 2024 Notification of Post-Approval Site Inspection for License Renewal and Request for Information Inspection (05000529/2024011) ML24241A2782024-08-28028 August 2024 License Amendment Request to Revise the Technical Specifications 3.5.1 and 3.5.2 Safety Injection Tank Pressure Bands, and to Use GOTHIC Code ML24241A2542024-08-28028 August 2024 Inservice Inspection Request for Information ML24240A2682024-08-27027 August 2024 Transmittal of Technical Specification Bases Revision 79 IR 05000528/20240052024-08-22022 August 2024 Updated Inspection Plan for Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station - Units 1, 2, and 3 (Report 05000528/2024005, 05000529/2024005, 05000530/2024005) 05000530/LER-2024-001-01, Inoperable Boron Dilution Alarm System(Bdas) with Technical Specification Violation2024-08-21021 August 2024 Inoperable Boron Dilution Alarm System(Bdas) with Technical Specification Violation ML24208A0612024-08-20020 August 2024 Issuance of Amendment Nos. 224, 224, and 224 Regarding Revision to Technical Specifications 3.5.1, 3.5.2 and 3.6.5 IR 05000528/20244042024-08-0808 August 2024 Cybersecurity Inspection Report 05000528/2024404, 05000529/2024404 and 05000530/2024404 ML24213A3232024-07-31031 July 2024 Transmittal of Relief Request (RR) No. 71: Re-Submittal of RR-30 ML24213A3292024-07-31031 July 2024 Transmittal of Relief Request (RR) No. 72: Re-Submittal of RR-39 IR 05000528/20240022024-07-29029 July 2024 Integrated Inspection Report 05000528/2024002 and 05000529/2024002 and 05000530/2024002 ML24173A3302024-07-24024 July 2024 Pressurizer Surge Line Inspection Program ML24159A4702024-07-17017 July 2024 Issuance of Amendment Nos. 223, 223, and 223 Revision to Technical Specifications 3.5.1 and 3.5.2 Using Risk Informed Process for Evaluations ML24198A0662024-07-16016 July 2024 Program Review - Simulator Testing Methodology ML24193A3442024-07-11011 July 2024 Fourth 10-Year Interval, Second Period Owner’S Activity Report Number 3R24 ML24129A0522024-07-0303 July 2024 Review of the Spring 2023 Steam Generator Tube Inspection Report IR 05000528/20240042024-06-25025 June 2024 Notification of Inspection (NRC Inspection Report 05000528/2024004, 05000529/2024004, 05000530/2024004) ML24177A3212024-06-25025 June 2024 Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation, Registration of Dry Spent Fuel Transportable Storage Canisters Identification Numbers AMZDFX180, AMZDFX181, AMZDFX182 Vertical Concrete Cask Identification Nu ML24177A3222024-06-25025 June 2024 Invalid Specified System Actuation of Train B Emergency Diesel Generator ML24170A9962024-06-18018 June 2024 Response to Second Request for Additional Information to Revise Technical Specifications (TS) 3.5.1, Safety Injection Tanks (Sits) – Operating, TS 3.5.2, Safety Injection Tanks (Sits) – Shutdown a IR 05000528/20243012024-06-17017 June 2024 NRC Examination Report 05000528/2024301; 05000529/2024301; 05000530/2024301 ML24129A2062024-06-14014 June 2024 Issuance of Amendment Nos. 222, 222, and 222 Revision to Technical Specifications to Adopt TSTF-266-A ML24157A3392024-06-0505 June 2024 Inoperable Boron Dilution Alarm System(Bdas) with Technical Specification Violation ML24159A0262024-06-0303 June 2024 Annual Report of Guarantee of Payment of Deferred Premium ML24144A2772024-05-23023 May 2024 Valid Specified System Actuations of Unit 2 Train B Emergency Diesel Generator and Train B Auxiliary Feedwater ML24135A2482024-05-14014 May 2024 Response to Second Request for Additional Information to Proposed Method to Manage Environmentally Assisted Fatigue for the Pressurizer Surge Line ML24164A2582024-05-0909 May 2024 10-PV-2024-04 Post-Exam Comments ML24129A1482024-05-0707 May 2024 and Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation Registration of Dry Spent Fuel Storage Casks with Applied Changes ML24128A2702024-05-0707 May 2024 Docket Nos. Stn 50-528/529/530 - Response to NRC Regulatory Issue Summary (RIS) 2024-01, Preparation and Scheduling of Operator Licensing Examinations IR 05000528/20240012024-05-0202 May 2024 Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation, Integrated Inspection Report 05000528/2024001, 05000529/2024001, 05000530/2024001, 07200044/2024001, and Exercise of Enforcement Discretion ML24119A0022024-04-26026 April 2024 2023 Annual Environmental Operating Report ML24116A2082024-04-24024 April 2024 Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation, Annual Radioactive Effluent Release Report 2023 IR 05000528/20244012024-04-22022 April 2024 Security Baseline Inspection Report 05000528/2024401 and 05000529/2024401 and 05000530/2024401 (Cover Letter) ML24109A0712024-04-22022 April 2024 NRC Initial Operator Licensing Examination Approval 05000528/2024301, 05000529/2024301, and 05000530/2024301 ML24112A0012024-04-19019 April 2024 Core Operating Limits Report, Revision 32 ML24108A1982024-04-16016 April 2024 Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation - Registration of Dry Spent Fuel Storage Casks with Applied Changes Authorized by an Amended Certificate of Compliance ML24103A2482024-04-12012 April 2024 Emergency Core Cooling System Performance Evaluation Models, 10 CFR 50.46(a)(3)(ii) Annual Report for 2023 ML24131A0972024-04-10010 April 2024 Annual Radiological Environmental Operating Report 2023 ML24096A2202024-04-0505 April 2024 Transmittal of Technical Specification Bases Revision 78 ML24032A1542024-04-0303 April 2024 Exemption from Select Requirements of 10 CFR Part 73 (Security Notifications, Reports, and Recordkeeping and Suspicious Activity Reporting) ML24089A1892024-03-28028 March 2024 Present Levels of Financial Protection ML24068A2522024-03-0808 March 2024 License Amendment Request to Revise Technical Specifications 3.5.1 and 3.5.2 Using Risk-Informed Process for Evaluations ML24066A0472024-03-0606 March 2024 Response to Request for Additional Information to Revise Technical Specifications (TS) 3.5.1, Safety Injection Tanks (Sits) – Operating, TS 3.5.2, Safety Injection Tanks (Sits) – Shutdown and TS IR 05000528/20240122024-03-0404 March 2024 Age-Related Degradation Inspection Report 05000528/2024012, 05000529/2024012 and 05000530/2024012 IR 05000528/20230062024-02-28028 February 2024 Annual Assessment Letter for Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station, Units 1, 2 and 3 Report 05000528/2023006 and 05000529/2023006 and 05000530/2023006 ML24053A3972024-02-22022 February 2024 License Renewal - Alloy 600 Management Program Plan ML24047A3632024-02-16016 February 2024 Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation - Registration of Dry Spent Fuel Transportable Storage Canisters Identification Numbers AMZDFX177, AMZDFX178, AMZDFX179 Vertical Concrete Cask Identification No. AMZDNE179, AMZDNE178 2024-09-27
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MONTHYEARML18333A0712018-12-0404 December 2018 Request for Withholding Information from Public Disclosure, Affidavit Dated May 16, 2018, Executed by Mr. Philip A. Opsal, from Framatome, Inc. ML18333A2272018-12-0404 December 2018 Request for Withholding Information from Public Disclosure, Affidavit Dated October 18, 2018, Executed by Mr. Bruce Rash of APS ML17158B2012017-06-22022 June 2017 Palo Verde, Units 1, 2, and 3 - Request for Withholding Information from Public Disclosure, 6/1/17 affidavit Executed by J. Gresham, Westinghouse; Technical Analysis Next Generation Fuel Implementation Amendment Request (CAC MF8076-MF8081) ML17145A2732017-06-15015 June 2017 Request for Withholding Information from Public Disclosure ML17079A4462017-03-27027 March 2017 Request for Withholding Information from Public Disclosure ML16190A2272016-07-13013 July 2016 Request for Withholding Information from Public Disclosure, 6/30/16 Affidavit Executed by J. Gresham, Westinghouse; Technical Analysis Next Generation Fuel Implementation Amendment Request ML16014A0022016-01-14014 January 2016 Request for Withholding Information from Public Disclosure - 10/8/15 Affidavit Executed by J. Gresham, Westinghouse Electric Company LLC Re WCAP-18051-P Dated October 2015 ML15209A6662015-08-10010 August 2015 Request for Withholding Information from Public Disclosure - 7/10/15 Affidavit Executed by J. Gresham, Westinghouse, Re Five Proprietary Documents in Support of Relief Request 53 - Approval of an Alternative to Flaw Removal (TAC No ML15043A2232015-03-0909 March 2015 Request for Withholding Information from Public Disclosure, 1/15/2015 Affidavit Executed by P. Opsal, Areva, Inc. Response to Relief Request 52 Request for Additional Information ML14150A1692014-06-10010 June 2014 Request for Withholding Information from Public Disclosure, 4/18/14 Affidavit Executed by P. Opsal, Areva, Inc. and 4/29/14 Affidavit Executed by N. Hottle, Areva, Inc. Six Proprietary Documents ML14042A1822014-02-27027 February 2014 Request for Withholding Information from Public Disclosure - 1/10/14 Affidavit Executed by J. Gresham, Westinghouse WCAP-16011-P-A, Revision 0 ML14006A2242014-01-24024 January 2014 Request for Proprietary Withholding of Information - 9/25/13 Affidavit Executed by J. Gresham, Westinghouse WCAP-17787 ML0712401132007-05-0808 May 2007 Request for Withholding Information from Public Disclosure - Westinghouse LLC ML0624401622006-10-13013 October 2006 Request for Withholding Information from Public Disclosure (CAW-06-2137) ML0627900232006-10-12012 October 2006 Request for Withholding Information from Public Disclosure (CAW-05-1997) ML0525601382005-07-0505 July 2005 Redacted Version of Proprietary Submittal Dated February 15, 2005 Regarding Safety Significance Evaluation of ECCS Containment Sump Voided Piping ML0514702602005-05-26026 May 2005 Request for Withholding Information from Public Disclosure (Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station, Docket Nos. 50-528, 50-529, 50-530) ML0414000502004-05-17017 May 2004 Withholding from Public Disclosure, WCAP-15817-P, Revision 1, Structural Integrity Evaluation of Reactor Vessel Upper Head Penetrations to Support Continued Operation... (CAW-04-1803) ML0329012052003-10-15015 October 2003 Palo Verde Ngs, Units 1, 2&3- Request for Withholding Information from Public Disclosure for Core Protection Calculator Upgrade Amend Request.(Tac. MB6726/MB6727/MB6728) ML0312602842003-05-0606 May 2003 Request for Withholding Information from Public Disclosure, Request for Relief from NRC Order EA-03-009 on Interim Requirements for Reactor Vessel Head Inspections ML0235002042002-12-16016 December 2002 Request for Withholding Info from Public Disclosure for Bulletin 2002-01 ML0228405102002-10-25025 October 2002 (Units 1, 2 &3), Withholding from Public Disclosure, Steam Generator Tube Inspection, TAC No. MB6378 2018-12-04
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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20555-0001 January 14, 2016 Mr. Randall K. Edington Executive Vice President Nuclear/
Chief Nuclear Officer Mail Station 7602 Arizona Public Service Company P.O. Box 52034 Phoenix, AZ 85072-2034
SUBJECT:
PALO VERDE NUCLEAR GENERATING STATION, UNIT 3- REQUEST FOR WITHHOLDING INFORMATION FROM PUBLIC DISCLOSURE (CAC NO. MF6806)
Dear Mr. Edington:
By letter dated October 22, 2015 (Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS) Accession No. ML15300A213), Arizona Public Service Company submitted an affidavit dated October 8, 2015, executed by James Gresham, on behalf of Westinghouse Electric Company LLC, requesting 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-18051-P, "Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station Unit 3 Reactor Coolant Pump 2A Suction Safe End Instrumentation Nozzle Half-Nozzle Repair Evaluation, dated October 2015.
The non-proprietary version of WCAP-18051-NP is publicly available under ADAMS Accession No. ML15300A214.
The affidavit stated that the submitted information should be considered exempt from mandatory public disclosure for the following reasons:
(a) The use of such information by Westinghouse gives Westinghouse a competitive advantage over its competitors. It is, therefore, withheld from disclosure to protect the Westinghouse competitive position.
(b) It is information that is marketable in many ways. The extent to which such information is available to competitors diminishes the Westinghouse ability to sell products and services involving the use of the information.
(c) Use by our competitor would put Westinghouse at a competitive disadvantage by reducing his expenditure of resources at our expense.
(d) Each component of proprietary information pertinent to a particular competitive advantage is potentially as valuable as the total competitive
R. Edington advantage. If competitors acquire components of proprietary information, any one component may be the key to the entire puzzle, thereby depriving Westinghouse of a competitive advantage.
(e) Unrestricted disclosure would jeopardize the position of prominence of Westinghouse in the world market, and thereby give a market advantage to the competition of those countries.
(f) The Westinghouse capacity to invest corporate assets in research and development depends upon the success in obtaining and maintaining a competitive advantage.
We have reviewed your application and the material in accordance with the requirements of 10 CFR 2.390 and, on the basis of the statements in the affidavit, have determined that the submitted information sought to be withheld contains proprietary commercial information and should be withheld from public disclosure.
Therefore, the information marked as proprietary that was included with the letter dated October 22, 2015, 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.
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 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 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.
R. Edington If you have any questions, please contact me at (301) 415-1233 or via e-mail at Margaret.Watford@nrc.gov.
Sim~aA{µ(
Margaret M. Watford, Project Manager Plant Licensing Branch IV-1 Division of Operating Reactor Licensing Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. STN 50-530 cc: Mr. James Gresham Manager, Regulatory Compliance Westinghouse Electric Company 1000 Westinghouse Drive Building 3 Suite 310 Cranberry Township, PA 16066 Additional Distribution via Listserv
ML16014A002 *via email OFFICE NRR/DORL/LPL4-1 /PM NRR/DORL/LPL4-1 /LA NRR/DE/EPNB/BC NRR/DORL/LPL4-1 /BC NRR/DORL/LPL4-1 /PM NAME MWatford JBurkhardt* DAiiey* RPascarelli MWatford DATE 1/14/16 1/14/16 1/14/16 1/14/16 1/14/16