ML062550121

Proprietary Letter, Request for Withholding from Public Disclosure, GE Responses to RAI ACVB-37 and Draft Letter Enclosures 1, 4 and 5

ML062550121
Person / Time
Site:	Browns Ferry
Issue date:	09/19/2006
From:	Ellen Brown NRC/NRR/ADRO/DORL/LPLII-2
To:	Quintana L General Electric Co
Brown Eva, NRR/DORL, 415-2315
References
TAC MC3743, TAC MC3744, TAC MC3812
Download: ML062550121 (6)

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September 19, 2006Mr. Louis M. QuintanaGeneral Electric Company 3901 Castle Hayne Road Wilmington, NC 28401

SUBJECT:

GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY, REQUEST FOR WITHHOLDINGINFORMATION FROM PUBLIC DISCLOSURE FOR BROWNS FERRY NUCLEAR PLANT UNITS 1, 2, AND 3 - ROUND 6 REQUESTS FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION (TAC NOS. MC 3812, MC3743, AND MC3744)

Dear Mr. Quintana:

By letter to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) dated August 4, 2006, TennesseeValley Authority (TVA) submitted an affidavit dated August 3, 2006, executed by you,requesting that the information contained in the following document be withheld from publicdisclosure pursuant to Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR), Part 2, Section 2.390:Enclosures 1, 4 and 5 of General Electric Company (GE) letter GE-ER1-AEP-06-334, "GE Responses to NRC Request for Additional Information - ACVB-37 andDraft TVA Letter," August 3, 2006The information was contained in Enclosure 1 of TVA's letter dated August 4, 2006. Anonproprietary copy of this document has been placed in the NRC's Public Document Roomand added to the Agencywide Documents Access 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: a. Information that discloses a process, method, or apparatus, including supporting data 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 or 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.

L. Quintana- 2 -Therefore, the version(s) of the submitted information marked as proprietary will be withheldfrom 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 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 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 301-415-2315. Sincerely,/RA/Eva A. Brown, Project ManagerPlant Licensing Branch II-2 Division of Operating Reactor Licensing Office of Nuclear Reactor RegulationDocket No. 50-259, 50-260, and 50-296 cc: See next page

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Mr. Karl W. Singer Chief Nuclear Officer and Exec. VP Tennessee Valley Authority 6A Lookout Place 1101 Market Street Chattanooga, TN 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, Vice PresidentNuclear Engineering & Technical Services 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. 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 35609Mr. 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.

Suite 23T85 Atlanta, GA 30303-8931 Mr. 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 35611