ML060730003

General Electric Company, Request for Withholding Information from Public Disclosure for James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Power Plant

ML060730003
Person / Time
Site:	FitzPatrick
Issue date:	03/29/2006
From:	Boska J NRC/NRR/ADRO/DORL/LPLA
To:	Stramback G General Electric Co
Boska J, NRR, 301-415-2901
References
TAC MC9681
Download: ML060730003 (5)

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March 29, 2006Mr. George B. StrambackManager, Regulatory Services General Electric Company 175 Curtner Avenue San Jose, CA 95125

SUBJECT:

GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY, REQUEST FOR WITHHOLDINGINFORMATION FROM PUBLIC DISCLOSURE FOR JAMES A. FITZPATRICK NUCLEAR POWER PLANT (TAC NO. MC 9681)

Dear Mr. Stramback:

By letter dated January 26, 2006, Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc. (ENO or the licensee)submitted an affidavit dated October 24, 2005, executed by yourself. You requested that theinformation contained in Attachment 5 of the licensee's January 26, 2006, letter, NEDC-33087P, Revision 1, September 2005, "J.A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Power Plant APRM [Average Power Range Monitor]/RBM [Rod Block Monitor]/Technical Specifications/Maximum Extended Operation Domain (ARTS/MEOD)," be withheld from public disclosure pursuant to Title 10 of

the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR) Section 2.390.A nonproprietary copy of this document has been placed in the Nuclear RegulatoryCommission's (NRC's) Public Document Room and added to the Agencywide DocumentsAccess and Management System Public Electronic Reading Room.The affidavit stated that the submitted information should be considered exempt frommandatory public disclosure for the following reasons: a.Information that discloses a process, method, or apparatus, including supportingdata and analyses, where prevention of its use by General Electric's competitors without license from General Electric constitutes a competitive economic advantage over other companies.b.Information which, if used by a competitor, would reduce his expenditure ofresources or improve his competitive position in the design, manufacture, shipment, installation, assurance of quality, or licensing of a similar product.We have reviewed your application and the material in accordance with the requirements of10 CFR 2.390 and, on the basis of your statements, have determined that the submittedinformation sought to be withheld contains proprietary commercial information and should be withheld from public disclosure. Therefore, the version of the submitted information marked as proprietary will be withheld frompublic disclosure pursuant to 10 CFR 2.390(b)(5) and Section 103(b) of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended.

G. Stramback-2-Withholding from public inspection shall not affect the right, if any, of persons properly anddirectly 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 futuresuch 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 reviewthis 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 determinationadverse 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 301-415-2901. Sincerely,/RA/John P. Boska, Senior Project ManagerPlant Licensing Branch I-1 Division of Operating Reactor Licensing Office of Nuclear Reactor RegulationDocket No. 50-333 cc: see next page G. Stramback-2-Withholding from public inspection shall not affect the right, if any, of persons properly anddirectly 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 futuresuch 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 reviewthis 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 determinationadverse 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 301-415-2901. Sincerely,/RA/John Boska, Project ManagerPlant Licensing Branch I-1 Division of Operating Reactor Licensing Office of Nuclear Reactor RegulationDocket No. 50-333 cc: see next pageDistributionPUBLICRidsNrrDssSbwbRidsNrrLASLittleRidsOgc RpLPLI-1 ReadingRidsNrrDorlLplaRidsNrrPMJBoskaRidsRgn1MailCenterNMorganADAMS Accession Number: ML060730003OFFICELPLI-1/PELPLI-1/PMLPLI-1/LASBWB/BCLPLI-1/BCNAMENMorganJBoskaSLittleGCranstonRLaufer DATE3/22/063/22/062/23/063/27/063/29/06OFFICIAL RECORD COPY FitzPatrick Nuclear Power Plant cc:

Mr. Gary J. TaylorChief Executive Officer Entergy Operations, Inc.

1340 Echelon Parkway Jackson, MS 39213Mr. John T. HerronSr. VP and Chief Operating Officer Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.

440 Hamilton Avenue White Plains, NY 10601Mr. Theodore A. SullivanSite Vice President Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.

James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Power Plant

P.O. Box 110 Lycoming, NY 13093Mr. Kevin J. MulliganGeneral Manager, Plant Operations Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.

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P.O. Box 110 Lycoming, NY 13093Mr. Oscar LimpiasVice President Engineering Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.

440 Hamilton Avenue White Plains, NY 10601Mr. Christopher SchwarzVice President, Operations Support Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.

440 Hamilton Avenue White Plains, NY 10601Mr. John F. McCannDirector, Licensing Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.

440 Hamilton Avenue White Plains, NY 10601Resident Inspector's OfficeJames A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Power Plant U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission

P.O. Box 136 Lycoming, NY 13093Ms. Charlene D. FaisonManager, Licensing Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.

440 Hamilton Avenue White Plains, NY 10601Mr. Michael J. ColombDirector of Oversight Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.

440 Hamilton Avenue White Plains, NY 10601Mr. David WallaceDirector, Nuclear Safety Assurance Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.

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P.O. Box 110 Lycoming, NY 13093Mr. James CostedioManager, Regulatory Compliance Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.

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P.O. Box 110 Lycoming, NY 13093Mr. Travis C. McCulloughAssistant General Counsel Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.

440 Hamilton Avenue White Plains, NY 10601Mr. Charles Donaldson, EsquireAssistant Attorney General New York Department of Law 120 Broadway New York, NY 10271 FitzPatrick Nuclear Power Plant cc:

Regional Administrator, Region IU.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 475 Allendale Road King of Prussia, PA 19406Oswego County Administrator Mr. Steven Lyman 46 East Bridge Street Oswego, NY 13126Mr. Peter R. Smith, PresidentNew York State Energy, Research, and Development Authority 17 Columbia Circle Albany, NY 12203-6399Mr. Paul EddyNew York State Dept. of Public Service 3 Empire State Plaza Albany, NY 12223-1350SupervisorTown of Scriba Route 8, Box 382 Oswego, NY 13126Mr. James H. SniezekBWR SRC Consultant 5486 Nithsdale Drive Salisbury, MD 21801-2490Mr. Michael D. LysterBWR SRC Consultant 5931 Barclay Lane Naples, FL 34110-7306Ms. Stacey LousteauTreasury Department Entergy Services, Inc.

639 Loyola Avenue Mail Stop L-ENT-15E New Orleans, LA 70113Mr. Michael KanslerPresident Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.

440 Hamilton Avenue White Plains, NY 10601