ML070660630

Waterford Steam Electric Station, Unit 3 - Westinghouse Electric Company, LLC - Request for Withholding Information from Public Disclosure for Waterford Unit 3 (TAC No. MD2111)

ML070660630
Person / Time
Site:	Waterford
Issue date:	03/13/2007
From:	Fields M B NRC/NRR/ADRO/DORL/LPLIV
To:	Walsh K T Entergy Operations
Fields, M B, NRR/DORL/LPL4, 415-3062
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TAC MD2111
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March 13, 2007Mr. Kevin T. WalshVice President of Operations Entergy Operations, Inc.

17265 River Road Killona, LA 70057-3093

SUBJECT:

WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC COMPANY, LLC - REQUEST FORWITHHOLDING INFORMATION FROM PUBLIC DISCLOSURE FOR WATERFORD STEAM ELECTRIC PLANT, UNIT 3 (TAC NO. MD2111)

Dear Mr. Walsh:

By letter dated February 22, 2007, Entergy Operations, Inc., included an affidavit signed byB. F. Maurer, Acting Manager, Regulatory Compliance and Plant Licensing, Westinghouse Electric Company, LLC, dated February 19, 2007, wherein you requested that the information contained in the following documents, each dated February 2007, be withheld from public disclosure pursuant to Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR), Part 2,Section 2.390:

!09270-PE-120, Revision 07, Combustion Engineering, Inc. Project Specificationfor Steam Generator Assemblies for Waterford Unit No. 3 (Proprietary)

!CN-SGDA-05-36, Rev. 1, Westinghouse Evaluation of Degraded Batwing TubeSupports in the Waterford 3 Steam Generators at 3716 MWt Power Uprate Conditions (Contained as an attachment to Corrective Action CR-WF3-2006-04395) (Proprietary)

!LTR-SGDA-06-89, "Loose Parts Evaluation of Waterford Unit 3" (Contained asan attachment to ER-W3-2006-0339) (Proprietary)

!LTR-SGDA-05-107, "Westinghouse Review of Waterford III Steam GeneratorManufacturing Records," dated May 12, 2005 (Contained within Corrective Action CRWF3-2005-01977 CA#14) (Proprietary)

!LTR-SGDA-06-181, Rev. 1, "Effect of Multiple Batwing Failure on ThermalHydraulics at Waterford 3 Steam Generators with 20% SGTP," dated October 20, 2006 (Contained as an attachment to ER-W3-2006-0339) (Proprietary)

!LTR-SGDA-06-199, Rev. 1, "Evaluation of the Effect of Failed Batwings atWaterford-3 Operating at 3716 MWt Uprated Conditions with up to 20% Steam Generator Tube Plugging," dated December 15, 2006 (Contained as an attachment to ER-W3-2006-0339) (Proprietary)

!LTR-SGDA-06-221, "Effect of Multiple Batwing Failure on Thermal Hydraulics atWaterford 3 Steam Generator with 3716 MWt Power Uprate and 20% SGTP,"

K. T. Walsh-2-dated December 8, 2006 (Contained as an attachment to Corrective ActionCR-WF3-2006-03966 CA#12 and attachment to ER-W3-2006-0339) (Proprietary)

!LTR-SGDA-06-225, "Evaluation of Steam Line Break Accident ConditionAffecting Degraded Batwings at Waterford 3," dated December 15, 2006 (Contained as an attachment to ERW3-2006-0339) (Proprietary)

!LTR-SGDA-06-228, Rev. 0, "Waterford 3 Batwing Upper Weld Evaluations inSupport of the RF14 Outage," dated December 12, 2006 (Contained as an attachment to ER-W3-2006-0339) (Proprietary)

!LTR-SDGA-06-228, Rev. 1, "Waterford 3 Batwing Upper Weld Evaluation inSupport of the RF14 Outage," dated December 16, 2006 (Contained as an attachment to ER-W3-2006-0362) (Proprietary)

!LTR-SGDA-06-229, "Waterford 3 Steam Generator Stability Ratios and TurbulentAmplitudes for Tube Rows in the Central Cavity without Batwing Support," dated December 14, 2006 (Contained as an attachment to ER-W3-2006-0339)

(Proprietary)

!LTR-SDGA-06-236, Rev. 2, "Evaluation of Upper Weld Clip and AttachmentWelds to Batwing for Waterford 3 Steam Generator," dated December 15, 2006 (Contained as an attachment to ER-W3-2006-0362 and attachment to ER-W3-2006-0339) (Proprietary)

!LTR-SGDA-06-238, "Tube-Batwing Contact Force Attenuation Results forDegraded Batwings at Waterford 3," dated December 15, 2006 (Contained as an attachment to ERW3-2006-0339) (Proprietary)

!LTR-SDGA-06-240, "Evaluation of Potential Secondary Side Loose Parts fromBatwing Welding and the Effects of Increased Tube Temperatures in Waterford 3 Steam Generators," dated December 17, 2006 (Contained as an attachment to ER-W3-2006-0362) (Proprietary)

!LTR-SGDA-06-243, Rev. 1, "Input to the Preliminary OA to Address DetachedBatwings in the Waterford 3 Steam Generators," dated December 17, 2006 (Contained as an attachment to ER-W3-2006-0339) (Proprietary)

!LTR-SGDA-06-248, "Waterford 3 Sentinel 'Ribbed' Mechanical Plugs-Descriptionand Leak rate," dated December 20, 2006 (Contained as an attachment to ER-W3-2006-0339) (Proprietary)

!SS-113, Excerpts from Combustion Engineering, Inc. Detailed StructuralAnalysis for Tubes and Tube Supports A486-A594 (Proprietary)Nonproprietary copies of these documents have been placed in the Nuclear RegulatoryCommission's (NRC's) Public Document Room and added to the Agencywide Documents Access and Management System Public Electronic Reading Room.

K. T. Walsh-3-The affidavit stated that the submitted information should be considered exempt frommandatory public disclosure for the following reasons: (4)(ii)(a) The information reveals the distinguishing aspects of a process (or component,structure, tool, method, etc.) where prevention of its use by any of Westinghouse's competitors without license from Westinghouse constitutes a competitive economic advantage over other companies.(4)(ii)(c) Its use by a competitor would reduce his expenditure of resources or improvehis competitive position in the design, manufacture, shipment, installation, assurance of quality, or licensing 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 submitted information 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.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 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.If you have any questions regarding this matter, I may be reached at 301-415-3062.Sincerely,/RA/Mel B. Fields, Senior Project ManagerPlant Licensing Branch IV Division of Operating Reactor Licensing Office of Nuclear Reactor RegulationDocket No. 50-82 cc: See next page

ML070660630NRR-088OFFICENRR/LPL4/PMNRR/LPL4/LANRR/CSGB/BCNRR/LPL4/BCNAMEMFields:spLFeizollahiAHiserDTerao DATE3/12/073/12/073/12/073/13/07 November 2006Waterford Steam Electric Station, Unit 3 cc:B. F. Maurer, Acting Manager Regulatory Compliance and Plant Licensing Westinghouse Electric Company LLC P.O. Box 355 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15230-0355Vice President, Operations Support Entergy Operations, Inc.

P.O. Box 31995 Jackson, MS 39286-1995DirectorNuclear Safety Assurance Entergy Operations, Inc.

17265 River Road Killona, LA 70057-3093General Manager Plant OperationsWaterford 3 SES Entergy Operations, Inc.

17265 River Road Killona, LA 70057-3093Manager, Licensing Entergy Operations, Inc.

17265 River Road Killona, LA 70057-3093Resident Inspector/Waterford NPSP.O. Box 822 Killona, LA 70066-0751Regional Administrator, Region IV U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 611 Ryan Plaza Drive, Suite 400 Arlington, TX 76011Parish President Council St. Charles Parish P.O. Box 302 Hahnville, LA 70057Executive Vice President & Chief Operating Officer Entergy Operations, Inc.

P.O. Box 31995 Jackson, MS 39286-1995Director, Nuclear Safety & LicensingEntergy Operations, Inc.

1340 Echelon Parkway Jackson, MS 39213-8298Louisiana Department of EnvironmentalQuality Radiological Emergency Planning and Response Division P.O. Box 4312 Baton Rouge, LA 70821-4312Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality Office of Environmental Compliance P.O. Box 4312 Baton Rouge, LA 70821-4312Chairman Louisiana Public Services Commission P.O. Box 91154 Baton Rouge, LA 70825-1697Richard Penrod, Senior Environmental Scientist/State Liaison Officer Office of Environmental Services Northwestern State University Russell Hall, Room 201 Natchitoches, LA 71497