ML20117L256

Requests That Proprietary Rev 0 to Topical Rept WCAP-14407, Wgothic Applications to AP600, Be Withheld,Per 10CFR2.790

ML20117L256
Person / Time
Site:	05200003
Issue date:	09/10/1996
From:	Mcintyre B WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC COMPANY, DIV OF CBS CORP.
To:	Quay T NRC OFFICE OF INFORMATION RESOURCES MANAGEMENT (IRM)
Shared Package
ML19311C281	List: ML20117L256 NSD-NRC-96-4816, Forwards Proprietary Rev 0 to Topical Rept WCAP-14407, Wgothic Application to AP600. Proprietary Rept Withheld (Ref 10CFR2.790)
References
AW-96-1006, NUDOCS 9609130078
Download: ML20117L256 (9)

Text

- '

Westinghouse Energy Systems Box 355 Pittsburgh Pennsylvania 15230 0355

. Electric Corporation AW-96-1006 September 10, 1996 pocument Control Desk U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission i Washington, D.C. 20555 ATTENTION: T.R. QUAY APPLICATION FOR WITilllOLDING PROPRIETARY INFORMATION FROM PUBLIC DISCLOSURE

SUBJECT:

WGOTillC APPLICATIONS TO AP600, WCAP-14407 i

Dear Mr. Quay:

j ..The application for withholding is submitted by Westinghouse Electric Corpcration (" Westinghouse") ,

i- pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (b)(1) of Section 2.790 of the Commission's regulations. It  :

contains commercial strategic information proprietary to Westinghouse and customarily held in ,

i confidence.

The proprietary material for which withholding is being requested is identified in the proprietary 4

version of the subject report. In conformance with 10CFR Section 2.790, Affidavit AW-96-1006 accompanies this application for withholding setting forth the basis on which the identified proprietary i information may be withheld from public disclosure.

)

Accordingly, it is respectfully requested that the subject information which is proprietary to

, Westinghouse be withheld from public disclosure in accordance with 10CFR Section 2.790 of the j Commission's regulations.

l Correspondence with respect to this application for withholding or the accompanying affidavit should reference AW-96-1006 and should be addressed to the undersigned.

! Very truly yours, ,

i I

4 Brian A. McIntyre, Manager

. Advanced Plant Safety and 1.icensing

/nja

~ ' L cc: Kevin Bohrer NRC 12115 9609130078 960910 PDR ADOCK 05200003

.A. PDR

COPYRIGIIT NOTICE i

The reports transmitted herewith each bear a Westinghouse copyright notice. The NRC is permitted to make the number of copies of the information contained in these reports which are necessary for its internal use in connection with generic and plant-specific reviews and approvals as well as the i issuance, denial, amendment, transfer, renewal, modification, suspension, revocation, or violation of a license, permit, order, or regulation subject to the requirements of 10 CFR 2.790 regarding restrictions on public disclosure to the extent such information has been identified as proprietary by Westinghouse, copyright protection notwithstanding. With respect to the non-proprietary versions of these reports, the NRC is permitted to make the number of copies beyond those necessary for its internal use svhich are necessary in order to have one copy available for public viewing in the appropriate docket files in the public document room in Washington, D.C. and in local public dmument rooins as may be required by NRC regulations if the number of copies submitted is insufficient for this purpose. Copies made by the NRC must include the copyright notice in all instances and the proprietary notice if the origmal was identified as proprietary.

l l

1 l

1 l

l l

l

PROPRIETARY INFORMATION NOTICE Transmitted herewith are proprietary and/or non-proprietary versions of documents furnished to the NRC in connection with requests for generic and/or plant specific review and approval.

In order to conform to the requirements of 10 CFR 2.790 of the Commission's regulations concerning the protection of proprietary information so submitted to the NRC, the information which is proprietary in the proprietary versions is contained within brackets, and where the proprietary information has been deleted in the non-proprietary versions, only the brackets remain (the information tha' was contained within the brackets in the proprietary versions having been deleted).

The justification for claiming the information so designated as proprietary is indicated in both versions by means of lower case letters (a) through (O contained within parentheses located as a superscript immediately following the brackets enclosing each item of information being identified as proprietary or in the margin opposite such information. These lower case letters refer to the types of infonnation Westinghouse customarily holds in confidence identified in Section (4)(ii)(a) through (4)(ii)(0 of the affidavit accompanying this transmittal pursuant to 10 CFR2.790(b)(1).

l l

1 I

03.10A 2

-. . . ~ . . ..

4 i

AW-96-1006 4

I i

I AFFIDAVIT 4

i COMMONWEALTil OF PENNSYLVANIA:

ss COUNTY OF ALLEGIIENY:

Before me, the undersigned authority, personally appeared Brian A. McIntyre, who, being by

,- me duly sworn according to law, deposes and says that he is authorized to execute this Affidavit on behalf of Westinghouse Electric Corpoiation (" Westinghouse") and that the averments of fact set forth in this Affidavit are true and correct to the best of his knowledge, inform.v. ion, and belief:

A A

)

e - -

Brian A. McIntyre, Manager Advanced Plant Safety and Licensing i

Sworn to and subscribed before me is /d day of

1996 NotarfalSeal ,

7

/- Janet A. Schwab, Notary PubHe -

Monroevi!Ie Boro, Allegheny County My Commission Egiras May 22,2000 Mamt er, PennsyNana Assocotton of Notanes

[ Notary Public

N14 A .

r i

w m gp yy y

~

/ .' f \ . s

. AW-96-1006 l

(1) I am Manager, Advanced Plant Safety And Liceming, in the Advanced Technology Business Area, of the Westinghouse Electric Corporation and as such, I have been specifically delegated the function of reviewing the proprietary im'ormation sought to be withheld from public disclosure in connection with nuclear power plant licensing and rulemaking proceedings, and am authorized to apply for its withholding on behalf of the Westinghouse Energy Systems Business Unit.

l (2) I am making this Affidavit in conformance with the provisions of 10CFR Section 2.790 of the j i

Commission's regulations and in conjunction with the Westinghouse application for l

withholding accompanying this Affidavit.

(3) I have personal knowledge of the criteria and procedures utilized by the Westinghouse Energy Systems Business Unit in designating information as a trade secret, privileged or as confidential commercial or financial information.

I 1

(4) Parsuant to the provisions of paragraph (b)(4) of Section 2.790 of the Commission's regulations, the following is furnished for consideration by the Commission in determining l whether the information sought to be withheld from public disclosure should be withheld.

l (i) The information sought to be withheld from public d sclosure is owned and has been held in confidence by Westinghouse.

(ii) The information is of a type customarily held in confidence by Westinghouse and not customarily disclosed to the public. Westinghouse has a rational basis for determining the types of information customarily held in confidence by it and, in that connection, utilizes a system to determine when and whethet to hold certain types of information in confidence. The application of that system and the subs *ance of that system constitutes Westinghouse policy and provides the rational basis required.

Under that system, information is held in confidence if it falls in one or more of several types, the release of which might result in the loss of an existing or potential competitive advantage, as follows:

ma l

. _ _ _ _ .___________________--_-_-__-__a

- - . - - . . . _ - - . . - - . - ~ . - - - . . - - . .. ~ .. - . . - . . . . - . - - . - . ..

i

~

j

- AW-96-1006 l I l

(a) The information reveals the distinguishing aspects of a process (or component, i structure, tool, method, etc.) where prevention of its use by any of  ;

j Westinghouse's competitors without license from Westinghouse constitutes a i

t competitive economic advantage over other companies.

i  ;

j (b) It consists of supporting data, including test data, relative to a process (or 2

j component, structure, tool, method, etc.), the application of which data l secures a competitive economic advantage, e.g., by optimization or improved 4  :

i marketability.

2

(c) Its use by a competitor would reduce his expenditure of resources or improve 4

- his compett tive position in the design, manufacture, shipment, installation, i

. assurance of qality, or licensing a similar product.

(d) It reveals cost or price information, production capacities, budget levels, or

[ commercial strategies )f Westinghouse, its customers or suppliers. )

1 l (e) It reveals aspects of past, present, or future Westinghouse or customer funded h development plans and programs of potential commercial value to J

! Westinghouse.

l i

i (f) It contains patentable ideas, for which patent protection may be desirable.

j There are sound policy reasons behind the Westinghouse system which include the following:

l, (a) The use of such information by Westinghouse gives Westinghouse a  ;

competitive advantage over its competitors. it is, therefore, withheld from l j disclosure to protect the Westinghouse competitive position.

i l l

(b) It is information which 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.

. . 2914 A

.i

- - l

. . j AW-96-1006 (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 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.

(iii) The information is being transmitted to the Commission in confidence and, under the i

provisions of 10CFR Section 2.790, it is to be received in confidence by the Commission.

(iv) The information sought to be protected is not available in public sources or available information has not been previously employed in the same original manner or method to the best of our knowledge and belief.

(v) Enclosed is Letter NSD-NRC-96-4816, September 10,1996 being transmitted by Westinghouse Electric Corporation (E) letter and Application for Withholding

}

Proprietary Information from Public Disclosure, Brian A. McIntyre (E), to Mr. T. R. Quay, Office of NRR. The proprietary information as submitted for use by Westinghouse Electric Corporation is in response to questions concerning the AP600 plant and the associated design certificaiion application and is expected to be applicable in other licensee submittals in response to certain NRC requirements for justification of licensing advanced nuclear power plant designs.

2914A

• AW-96-1006 This information is part of that which will enable Westinghouse to:

(a) Demonstrate the design and safety of the AP600 Passive Safety Systems.

(b) Establish applicable verification testing methods.

(c) Design Advanced Nuclear Power Plants that meet NRC requirements.

(d) Establish technical and licensing approaches for the AP600 that will ultimately result in a certified design.

(e) Assist customers in obtaining NRC approval for future plants. j Further this information has substantial commercial value as follows:

(a) Westinghouse plans to sell the use of similar information to its customers for purposes of meeting NRC requirements for advanced plant licenses.

(b) Westinghouse can sell support and defense of the technology to its customers in the licensing process.

Public disclosure of this proprietary information is likely to cause substantial harm to the competitive position of Westinghouse because it would enhance the ability of competitors to provide similar advanced nuclear power designs and licensing defense services for commercial power reactors without commensurate expenses. Also, public disclosure of the information would enable others to use the information to meet NRC requirements for licensing documentation without purchasing the right to use the ,

l information.

2914A

AW-96-1006 The development of the technclogy described in part by the information is the result of applying the results of many yc= of experience in an intensive Westinghouse effort and the expenditure of a considerable sum of money.

In order for competitors of Westinghouse to duplicate this information, similar technical programs would have to be perfonned and a significant manpower effort, having the requisite talent and experience, would have to be expended for developing analytical methods and receiving NRC approval for those methods.

Further the deponent sayeth not.

f l

I i

l l

l 2914A

. . . . .__..__ _ _ _ _ _ _