ML20002C911

Forwards Proprietary & Nonproprietary Versions of Summary Rept, Westinghouse Reactor Vessel Level Instrumentation Sys for Monitoring Inadequate Core Cooling (Upper Head Injection) & Application & Affidavit for Withholding

ML20002C911
Person / Time
Site:	Sequoyah
Issue date:	01/02/1981
From:	Mills L TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY
To:	Schwencer A Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
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ML19260G445	List: ML20002C911
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NUDOCS 8101120411
Download: ML20002C911 (9)

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. TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY CHATTANOOGA. TENNESSEE 37401 . 17 y 400 Chestnut Street Tower II m ;, T@i

. January 2, 1981 i M JAN 12 1:1 9 q Director of Nuclear Peactor Ibgulation , , _ .

m ,3 Attention: Mr. A. Schwencer, Chief p'H ',; r,'icg3 Licensing Branch No. 2 Cli Division of Licensing U.S. Nuclear kgulatory Omnission Washington, DC 20555

Dear Mr. Schwencer:

In the Matter of the Application of ) Docket Nos. 50-327 Tennessee Valley Authority ) 50-328 NURID-0737, part II.F.2, Instrumentation for Inadequate Core Cooling, requires 'IVA to subnit details of the Beactor Vessel Level Instrumentation Systen (RVLIS) for Sequoyah Nuclear Plant. 'Ihe following doctynents are enclosed.

1. One -(1) copy of " Summary Report, Westinghouse Peactor Vessel Ievel Instrumentation System for Monitoring Inadequate Core Cooling" (UHI Plant), December 1980 (Proprietary) .

2. One (1) copy of "Sunnary Peport, Westinghouse Reactor vessel Level Instrumentation System for Monitoring Inadequate Core Cooling" (UHI Plant), Decudwr 1980 (Non-Proprietary) . ~

Also enclosed is one (1) copy of Application for Withholding CAW-80-77 (Non-Proprietary). f Additional copies of the proprietary and non-proprietary recorts were provided by Westinghouse letter NS r2%-2359, December 23, 1980.-

As this sutmittal contains information proprietary to Westinghouse Electric Corporation, it is' supported by an affidavit signed by Westingbouse, the owners of the information. 'Ihe affidavit sets forth the basis on which'the:

information may be withheld frm public disclosure by the ccrmission and addresses with specificity the considerations listed in paragraph (b)(4) of

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Section 2.790 of the Ccmmission's regulations.

Accordingly, is is respectfully requested that'the'information which is proprietary to Westinghouse be withheld frca public disclosure. in accordance with 10 CFR Section 2.790'of the Comission's regulations.

Correspondence with respect to the proprietary aspects of this application for withholding or the supporting Westinghouse affidavit should reference CAW-80-77 and should be addressed to R. A..Wiesemann, Manager,: Regulatory ,

and Legislative Affairs, Westinghouse Electric Corporation, P. O. Box.355, Pittsburgh,' Pennsylvania 15230.

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TVA's review of this mterial is engoing. If caments arise frm WA's review, they will be forwarded to you at a later date.

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'% AW-77-18 (b) It is information which is marke.able in many ways.

The extent to which such information is available to ccmpetitors diminishes the Westinghouse ability to sell products and services involving the use of the informaticn.

(c) Use by our ccmpetitor would put Westinghcuse at a competitive disadvantage by reducing his expenditure of resources at our ex;ense.

(d) Each compenent of proprietary information pertinent to a particular ccmpetitive advantage is potentially as valuable as tne total competitive advantage. If competitcrs acquire compenents of procrietary infor- -

mation, any one compenent may te tr.e key to the entire puzzle, thereby depriving Westingneuse of a competitive advantage-(e) Unrestricted disclosure would jeopardize the position

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and thereby give a market advantage to the competition in these countries.

(f) The Westinghcuse capacity to invest corporate assets

! in research and develcpment depends upon the success in obtaining and maintaining a competitive advantage.

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AW-77-!S (iii) The information is being transmitted to the :c.mmission in confidence and, under the provisions of 10 C ? lection 2.730, it is to be received in confidence by the Crr tission.

(iv) The informatien is not available in public sc.rces to the best of our knowledge and belief.

(v) The proprietary information sougnt to be withheld in this submittal is that which is attached to Westic.gh:use Letter Number NS-CE-1003, Eicheidinger to Stolz, c: a i April 6, 1977. The letter and attachment are being s'. -itted in support of the Westinghouse emergency core c :oMr.g system evaluation model.

Public disclosure of the informatica sought tc be withheld is likely to cause substantial harm to the ccm.catitive position of Westinghouse, taking into account the value of the information to Westinghouse, the amount of effort and money expended by Westinghouse in developing the information, and considering the ways in which the inforn:ation could be acquired or duplicated by others.

Further the deponent sayeth not.

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