ML061780618

Request for Withholding from Public Disclosure, Application of the Spatially Corrected Inverse Count Rate Method

ML061780618
Person / Time
Site:	Cook
Issue date:	07/06/2006
From:	Tam P S Plant Licensing Branch III-2
To:	Maurer B F Westinghouse
References
TAC MC3065
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July 6, 2006Mr. B. F. Maurer, Acting ManagerRegulatory Compliance and Plant Licensing Westinghouse Electric Company Nuclear Services

P.O. Box 355 Pittsburgh, PA 15230-0355

SUBJECT:

DONALD C. COOK UNIT 2 - REQUEST FOR WITHHOLDING INFORMATIONREGARDING APPLICATION OF THE SPATIALLY CORRECTED INVERSE COUNT RATE METHOD FROM PUBLIC DISCLOSURE (TAC NO. MC3065)

Dear Mr. Maurer:

By letter dated April 20 and affidavit dated April 21, 2006, you submitted a document entitled"SER Compliance with WCAP-16260-P-A, The Spatially Corrected Inverse Count Rate (SCICR)

Method for Subcritical Reactivity Measurement." You requested that the portion of the submittal marked as proprietary be withheld from public disclosure pursuant to Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR), Part 2, Section 2.390. You provided a nonproprietaryversion of the same portion, which we have placed in the Nuclear Regulatory Commission's (NRC's) Public Document Room and added to the Agencywide Documents Access andManagement System Public Electronic Reading Room.The affidavit stated that the proprietary portion of the document should be considered exemptfrom mandatory public disclosure for the following reasons: (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.(c)Its use by a competitor would reduce his expenditure of resources or improve hiscompetitive position in the design, manufacture, shipment, installation, assurance of quality, or licensing a similar product. We have reviewed your letter and the enclosed material in accordance with the requirements of10 CFR 2.390, and on the basis of your statements, we have determined that the submittedinformation sought to be withheld contains proprietary commercial information and should be withheld from public disclosure. Therefore, the portion of the document which is marked as proprietary by Westinghouse will bewithheld from public 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 B. F. Maurer information to our consultants working in this area. We will, of course, ensure that theconsultants 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 301-415-1451.Sincerely,/RA/Peter S. Tam, Senior Project Manager Plant Licensing Branch III-1 Division of Operating Reactor Licensing Office of Nuclear Reactor RegulationDocket No. 50-316

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ML061780618 OFFICENRR/LPL3-1/PMNRR/LPL3-1/LANRR/LPL3-1/BCNAMEPTamTHarrisLRaghavan DATE 7/5/06 7/3/06 7/6/06 Donald C. Cook Nuclear Plant, Units 1 and 2 cc:Regional Administrator, Region IIIU.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Suite 210 2443 Warrenville RoadLisle, IL 60532-4351Attorney GeneralDepartment of Attorney General 525 West Ottawa Street Lansing, MI 48913Township SupervisorLake Township Hall

P.O. Box 818 Bridgman, MI 49106U.S. Nuclear Regulatory CommissionResident Inspector's Office 7700 Red Arrow Highway Stevensville, MI 49127James M. Petro, Jr., EsquireIndiana Michigan Power Company One Cook Place Bridgman, MI 49106Mayor, City of Bridgman P.O. Box 366 Bridgman, MI 49106Special Assistant to the GovernorRoom 1 - State Capitol Lansing, MI 48909Mr. John A. ZwolinskiSafety Assurance Director Indiana Michigan Power Company Nuclear Generation Group One Cook Place Bridgman, MI 49106Michigan Department of Environmental Quality Waste and Hazardous Materials Div.

Hazardous Waste & Radiological Protection Section Nuclear Facilities Unit Constitution Hall, Lower-Level North 525 West Allegan Street P. O. Box 30241 Lansing, MI 48909-7741Lawrence J. Weber, Plant ManagerIndiana Michigan Power Company Nuclear Generation Group One Cook Place Bridgman, MI 49106Mr. Joseph N. Jensen, Site Vice President Indiana Michigan Power Company Nuclear Generation Group One Cook Place Bridgman, MI 49106Mr. Mano K. NazarSenior Vice President and Chief Nuclear Officer Indiana Michigan Power Company Nuclear Generation Group One Cook Place Bridgman, MI 49106