ML20207K439

Supports Houston Lighting & Power Co , Westinghouse 860820 Application & 841121 Affidavit Requesting That WCAP-11256, Addl Info in Support of Elimination of ... Be Withheld (Ref 10CFR2.790)

ML20207K439
Person / Time
Site:	South Texas
Issue date:	12/22/1986
From:	Noonan V Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
To:	Wiesemann R WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC COMPANY, DIV OF CBS CORP.
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NUDOCS 8701090421
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$  ;$ WASHINGTON, D. C. 20555 k"*****,/ , t2DEC W Docket Nos.:# 50~495 and. 50-499 Mr. R. A. Wiesemann, Manager Regulatory and legislature Affairs Westinghouse Electric Corporation P.O. Box 355 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15230

SUBJECT:

WITHHOLDING FROM PUBLIC DISCI.0SURE - WCAP-11256, " ADDITIONAL.

INFORMATION IN SUPPORT OF THE ELIMINATION OF POSTULATED PIPE RUPTURES IN THE PRESSURIZER SURGE I.INES OF THE SOUTH TEXAS PROJECT, UNITS 1 AND 2" - CAW-86-068 By Fouston l~ighting & Power Company letter, dated September 15, 1986 and Westinghouse application, CAW-86-068, dated Auoust 20, 1986, and affidavit, dated November 21,s1984, you submitted WCAP-11256, " Additional Information in Support of the Elimination of Postulated Pipe Ruptures in the Pressurizer Surge lines of the South Texas Project, Units 1 and 2", and requested that it be withheld from public disclosure pursuant to 10 CFR 2.790.

You stated that the submitted information should be considered exempt from mandatory public disclosure for the following reasons: .

a. The information submitted is marketable in many ways. The extent to which such information is available to competitors diminishes the Westinghouse ab'ility to sell products and service involving the use of the information.

b. Use of this information would put Westinghouse at a competitive disadvantage by reducino a competitor's expenditures by using resources developed at Westinghouse expense,

c. The information was transmitted to the Commission in confidence and ' '

under the provisions of 10 CFR Section 2.790, was received in confidence by the Commission.

We have reviewed your application and the material based on the requirements and criteria of 10 CFR 2.790 and, on the basis of your statements, have determined that the submitted information sought to be withheld contains trade I secrets or proprietary commercial information.

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We have determined that WCAP-11256, " Additional Information in Support of the Elimination of Postulated Pipe Ruptures in the Pressurizer Surge f.ines of the South Texas Pro. ject, Units 1 and 2", marked as proprietary should be withheld i from public disclosure pursuant to 10 CFR 2.790(b)(5) and Section 103(b).of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended.

We therefore approve your request for withholding pursuant to 10 C.F.R. 2.790 and are withholding WCAP-11256 from public inspection as proprietary. A non-proprietary copy of this report, WCAP-11257 has been placed in the Public Document Room in Washington, D.C. and in the local public document rocm

established for the South Texas Pro. ject.

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 i this area. We will, of course, insure that the consultants have signed the appropriate agreements for handling proprietary information. 9 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, such as if the scope of a Freedom of Information Act request includes 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.

S erely, , _

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$ M dedo C WR Pro.jec Directorate No. 5 Division of PWR I.icensing-A cc: Fouston I.ighting & Power Comany See next page 4 ,

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- We have determined that WCAP-11256, " Additional Information in Support of the Elimination of Postulated Pipe Ruptures in the Pressurizer Surge f.ines of the South Texas Project, Units 1 and 2", marked as proprietary should 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.

We therefore approve your request for withholding pursuant to 10 C.F.R. 2.790 and are withholding WCAP-11256 from public inspection as proprietary. A non-proprietary copy of this report, WCAP-11257 has been placed in the Public Document Room in Washington, D.C. and in the local public document room established for the South Texas Project.

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, insure 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 should also understand that the NRC may have cause to review this determination in the future, such as if the scope of a Freedom of Information Act request includes 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.

Sincerely, n

Vincent S. oonan, Director PWR Project Directorate No. 5 Division of PWR I.icensing-A cc: Houston I.ighting & Power Comany See next page Distribution

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Houston I.ighting and Power Company South Texas Project cc: i Brian Berwick, Esq. Resident Inspector / South Texas Assistant Attorney General Project Environnental Protection Division c/o U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission P. O. Box 12548 P. O. Box 910 Capitol Station Bay City, Texas 77414 Austin, Texas 78711 Mr. Jonathan Davis Mr. J. T. Westermeir Assistant City Attorney Manager, South Texas Project City of Austin Houston lighting and Power Company P. O. Box 1088 P. O. Box 1700 Austin, Texas 78767 Pouston, Texas 77001 Ms. Pat Coy Mr. H. L. Peterson Citizens Concerned About Nuclear Mr. G. Pokorny Power City of Austin 5106 Casa Oro P. O. Box 1088 San Antonio, Texas 78233 Austin, Texas 78767 Mr. Mark R. Wisenberg Mr. J. B. Poston Manager, Nuclear I.icensing Mr. A. Von Rosenberg Pouston lighting and Power Company City Public Service Boad P. O. Box 1700 P. O. Box 1771 Pouston, Texas 77001 San Antonio, Texas 78296 Mr. Charles Falligan Jack R. Newman, Eso. Mr. Burton L. Lex Newman & Poltzinger, P.C. Bechtel Corporation 1615 1. Street, NW P. O. Box 2166 Washington, D.C. 20036 Fouston, Texas 77001 Melbert Schwartz, Jr., Esq. Mr. E. R. Brooks Baker & Botts Mr. R. l.. Range One Shell Plaza Central Power and light Company Pouston, Texas 77002 P. O. Box 2122 Corpus Christi, Texas 78403 Mrs. Peggy Buchorn Executive Director Citizens for Equitable Utilities, Inc. .

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Regional Administrator, Region IV U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Office of Executive Director for Operations 611 Ryan Plaza Drive, Suite 1000 Arlington, Texas 76011 Mr. lanny Sinkin, Counsel for Intervenor Citizens Concerned about Nuclear Power, Inc.

Christic Institute 1324 North Capitol Street '

Washington, D.C. 20002 l.icensing Representative Houston lighting and Power Company l Suite 1309 7910 Woodmont Avenue Bethesda, Maryland 20814 5

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