ML060040056

Hope Creek Generating Station - Pseg Nuclear LLC, Request for Withholding Information from Public Disclosure (Tac No. MC8839)

ML060040056
Person / Time
Site:	Hope Creek
Issue date:	01/10/2006
From:	Bailey S N Plant Licensing Branch III-2
To:	Harding M E General Electric Co, Global Nuclear Fuel
Bailey S N
References
TAC MC8839
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January 10, 2006Ms. Margaret E. Harding Manager, Fuel Engineering Services Global Nuclear Fuel - Americas, L.L.C.

GE Energy, Nuclear 3901 Castle Hayne Road, FCO-MEZ Wilmington, NC 28401

SUBJECT:

PSEG NUCLEAR LLC, REQUEST FOR WITHHOLDING INFORMATION FROMPUBLIC DISCLOSURE FOR HOPE CREEK GENERATING STATION (TAC NO. MC8839)

Dear Ms. Harding:

By letter dated November 7, 2005, PSEG Nuclear LLC submitted an affidavit executed by you,dated April 14, 2005, requesting that the information contained in the following document bewithheld from public disclosure pursuant to Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations(10 CFR) Part 2, Section 2.390:Mixed Core Analysis Report (MCAR) for Hope Creek Extended Power Uprate,Revision 0A 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:(4)a.Information that discloses a process, method, or apparatus, includingsupporting data and analyses, where prevention of its use by GNF-A's

[Global Nuclear Fuel-America's, LLC] competitors without license from GNF-A constitutes a competitive economic advantage over other companies;(4)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.

M. Harding- 2 -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 should also 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 301-415-1321.Sincerely,/RA/Stewart N. Bailey, Senior Project Manager Plant Licensing Branch 1-2 Division of Operating Reactor Licensing Office of Nuclear Reactor RegulationDocket No. 50-354 cc: See next page Hope Creek cc:

Mr. Michael P. GallagherVice President - Eng/Tech Support PSEG Nuclear

P.O. Box 236 Hancocks Bridge, NJ 08038Mr. Michael BrothersVice President - Nuclear Assessments PSEG Nuclear

P.O. Box 236 Hancocks Bridge, NJ 08038Mr. George P. BarnesSite Vice President - Hope Creek PSEG Nuclear

P.O. Box 236 Hancocks Bridge, NJ 08038Mr. George H. GellrichPlant Support Manager PSEG Nuclear

P.O. Box 236 Hancocks Bridge, NJ 08038Mr. Michael J. MassaroPlant Manager - Hope Creek PSEG Nuclear

P.O. Box 236 Hancocks Bridge, NJ 08038Ms. Christina L. PerinoDirector - Regulatory Assurance PSEG Nuclear - N21

P.O. Box 236 Hancocks Bridge, NJ 08038Jeffrie J. Keenan, EsquirePSEG Nuclear - N21

P.O. Box 236 Hancocks Bridge, NJ 08038Ms. R. A. KankusJoint Owner Affairs Exelon Generation Company, LLC Nuclear Group Headquarters KSA1-E 200 Exelon Way Kennett Square, PA 19348Lower Alloways Creek Townshipc/o Mary O. Henderson, Clerk Municipal Building, P.O. Box 157 Hancocks Bridge, NJ 08038Dr. Jill Lipoti, Asst. DirectorRadiation Protection Programs NJ Department of Environmental Protection and Energy CN 415 Trenton, NJ 08625-0415Brian BeamBoard of Public Utilities 2 Gateway Center, Tenth Floor Newark, NJ 07102Regional Administrator, Region IU.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 475 Allendale Road King of Prussia, PA 19406Senior Resident InspectorHope Creek Generating Station U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Drawer 0509 Hancocks Bridge, NJ 08038

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