ML062510022

Proprietary Letter, Withholding Information from Public - Hydrodynamic Loads and Steam Dryer Analysis Rev. 1

ML062510022
Person / Time
Site:	Browns Ferry
Issue date:	09/15/2006
From:	Chernoff M H NRC/NRR/ADRO/DORL/LPLII-2
To:	Stramback G B General Electric Co
Chernoff M H, NRR/DORL, 415-4041
References
GENE-0000-0053-7413-R1-P, TAC MC3743, TAC MC3744, TAC MC3812
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September 15, 2006Mr. George B. StrambackManager, Regulatory Services GE Nuclear Energy 175 Curtner Avenue San Jose, CA 95125

SUBJECT:

GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY, REQUEST FOR WITHHOLDINGINFORMATION FROM PUBLIC DISCLOSURE FOR BROWNS FERRY NUCLEAR PLANT, UNITS 1, 2, AND 3 (TAC NOS. MC3812, MC3743, ANDMC3744)

Dear Mr. Stramback:

In a letter to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) dated July 21, 2006, theTennessee Valley Authority (TVA) submitted two affidavits dated July 20, 2006, and executed by you, requesting that the information contained in the following documents be withheld frompublic disclosure pursuant to Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR), Part 2,Section 390:General Electric Company (GE) report GENE-0000-0053-7413-R1-P, "Browns FerryNuclear Plant Units 1, 2, and 3 Steam Dryer Stress, Dynamic, and Fatigue Analyses for EPU Conditions" Revision 1, Class III (GE Proprietary Information), dated July 2006, andC.D.I. [Continuum Dynamics, Inc.] Report No.06-11P, "Hydrodynamic Loads on BrownsFerry Nuclear Unit 1 Steam Dryer to 200Hz," Revision 2, (This Report Contains GE Proprietary Information), dated July 2006 The information is contained in Enclosures 1 and 3 to TVA's letter dated July 21, 2006. Nonproprietary copies of these documents have been placed in the NRC's Public DocumentRoom and added to the Agencywide Documents Access and Management System Public Electronic Reading Room.The affidavits 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.

G. Stramback- 2 -We have reviewed your application and the material in accordance with the requirements of10 CFR 2.390 and, on the basis of your statement, have determined that the submittedinformation sought to be withheld contains proprietary commercial information and should be withheld from public disclosure. Therefore, the versions 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 future,such 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 301-415-4041. Sincerely,/RA/Margaret H. Chernoff, Project ManagerPlant Licensing Branch II-2 Division of Operating Reactor Licensing Office of Nuclear Reactor RegulationDocket Nos. 50-259, 50-260, and 50-296 cc: See next page

ML062510022 NRR-084OFFICELPL2-2/PELPL2-2/PMLPL2-2/PMLPL2-2/LALPL2-2/BCNAMEDDuvigneaudMChernoffEBrownBClayton forCGoldsteinLRaghavanDATE 9/12/069/14/069/14/069/12/069/15/06 Mr. George B. Stramback BROWNS FERRY NUCLEAR PLANT cc:Mr. Karl W. SingerChief Nuclear Officer and Executive Vice President Tennessee Valley Authority 6A Lookout Place 1101 Market Street Chattanooga, Tennessee 37402-2801Mr. Ashok S. Bhatnagar, Senior Vice PresidentNuclear Operations Tennessee Valley Authority 6A Lookout Place 1101 Market Street Chattanooga, TN 37402-2801 Mr. Larry S. Bryant, General ManagerNuclear Engineering Tennessee Valley Authority 6A Lookout Place 1101 Market Street Chattanooga, TN 37402-2801Brian O'Grady, Site Vice PresidentBrowns Ferry Nuclear Plant Tennessee Valley Authority P.O. Box 2000 Decatur, AL 35609Mr. Robert J. Beecken, Vice PresidentNuclear Support Tennessee Valley Authority 6A Lookout Place 1101 Market Street Chattanooga, TN 37402-2801 General CounselTennessee Valley Authority ET 11A 400 West Summit Hill DriveKnoxville, TN 37902Mr. John C. Fornicola, ManagerNuclear Assurance and Licensing Tennessee Valley Authority 6A Lookout Place 1101 Market Street Chattanooga, TN 37402-2801Mr. Glenn W. Morris, Manager Corporate Nuclear Licensing and Industry Affairs Tennessee Valley Authority 4X Blue Ridge 1101 Market Street Chattanooga, TN 37402-2801Mr. William D. Crouch, M anagerLicensing and Industry Affairs Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant Tennessee Valley Authority P.O. Box 2000 Decatur, AL 35609Senior Resident InspectorU.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant 10833 Shaw Road Athens, AL 35611-6970State Health OfficerAlabama Dept. of Public Health RSA Tower - Administration Suite 1552 P.O. Box 303017 Montgomery, AL 36130-3017ChairmanLimestone County Commission 310 West Washington Street Athens, AL 35611Mr. Bruce Aukland, Plant ManagerBrowns Ferry Nuclear Plant Tennessee Valley Authority P.O. Box 2000 Decatur, AL 35609Mr. Masoud Bajestani, Vice presidentBrowns Ferry Unit 1 Restart Browns Ferry Nuclear plant Tennessee Valley Authority P.O. Box 2000 Decatur, AL 35609 Mr. George B. Stramback BROWNS FERRY NUCLEAR PLANT cc:- 2 -Mr. Robert G. Jones, General ManagerBrowns Ferry Site Operations Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant Tennessee valley authority P.O. box 2000 Decatur, AL 35609Mr. Larry S. MellenBrowns Ferry Unit 1 Project Engineer Division of Reactor Projects, Branch 6 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 61 Forsyth Street, SW.

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