ML071240461

PSEG Nuclear LLC, Request for Withholding Information from Public Disclosure for Hope Creek Generating Station

ML071240461
Person / Time
Site:	Hope Creek
Issue date:	05/17/2007
From:	Shea J J NRC/NRR/ADRO/DORL/LPLI-2
To:	Barnes G P Public Service Enterprise Group
SHea J J, NRR/DORL, 415-1388
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TAC MD3002
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1 ADAMS accession number ML062680451 2 ADAMS accession number ML070530099 3 ADAMS accession number ML062690064May 17, 2007Mr. George P. BarnesSite Vice President - Hope Creek PSEG Nuclear P.O. Box 236 Hancocks Bridge, NJ 08038

SUBJECT:

PSEG NUCLEAR LLC, REQUEST FOR WITHHOLDING INFORMATION FROMPUBLIC DISCLOSURE FOR HOPE CREEK GENERATING STATION (TAC NO. MD3002)

Dear Mr. Barnes:

By letter dated September 18, 2006 1, as supplemented by letter dated February 14, 2007 2, yousubmitted an affidavit executed by Alan J. Bilanin on behalf of Continuum Dynamics, Inc.(C.D.I.), dated September 14, 2006, requesting that the information contained in the followingdocument be withheld from public disclosure pursuant to Title 10 of the Code of FederalRegulations (10 CFR) Part 2, Section 2.390:"Estimating High Frequency Flow Induced Vibration in the Main Steam Lines at HopeCreek Unit 1: A Subscale Four Line Investigation of Standpipe Behavior," C.D.I. Report06-16, Revision 1A nonproprietary copy of this document 3 has 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. To view this document visithttp://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html. The affidavit stated that the submitted information should be considered exempt frommandatory public disclosure for the following reasons: 3(a)A process or method, including supporting data and analysis, where preventionof its use by C.D.I.'s competitors without license from C.D.I. constitutes a competitive advantage over other companies; 3(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;3(c)Information which discloses patentable subject matter for which it may bedesirable to obtain patent protection.

G. Barnes-2-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 301-415-1388. Sincerely,/ra/James J. Shea, Project ManagerPlant Licensing Branch 1-2 Division of Operating Reactor Licensing Office of Nuclear Reactor RegulationDocket No. 50-354cc: See next page Hope Creek Generating Station cc:

Mr. Dennis WinchesterVice President - Nuclear Assessments 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 08038Mr. Darin BenyakDirector - Regulatory Assurance PSEG Nuclear - N21 P.O. Box 236 Hancocks Bridge, NJ 08038Mr. James MallonManager - Licensing 200 Exelon Way - KSA 3-E Kennett Square, PA 19348Jeffrie J. Keenan, EsquirePSEG Nuclear - N21 P.O. Box 236 Hancocks Bridge, NJ 08038Mr. Michael JesseManager - Regulatory Assurance P.O. Box 236 Hancocks Bridge, NJ 08038Township ClerkLower Alloways Creek Township Municipal Building, P.O. Box 157 Hancocks Bridge, NJ 08038Mr. Paul Bauldauf, P.E., Asst. DirectorRadiation Protection Programs NJ Department of Environmental Protection and Energy

CN 415 Trenton, NJ 08625-0415Mr. Brian 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 08038Alan J. BilaninPresident and Senior Associate Continuum Dynamics, Inc.

34 Lexington Avenue Ewing, NJ 08618-2302

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