ML081000087

Request for Withholding Information from Public Disclosure

ML081000087
Person / Time
Site:	Susquehanna
Issue date:	04/14/2008
From:	Bhalchandra Vaidya NRC/NRR/ADRO/DORL/LPLI-1
To:	Mckinney B Susquehanna
vaidya B, NRR/Dorl/lpl1-1, 415-3308
References
GE-SSES-AEP-349, PLA-6346, TAC MD8079
Download: ML081000087 (4)

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April 14, 2008 Mr. Britt T. McKinney Sr. Vice President and Chief Nuclear Officer PPL Susquehanna, LLC 769 Salem Blvd., NUCSB3 Berwick, PA 18603-0467

SUBJECT:

SUSQUEHANNA STEAM ELECTRIC STATION, UNIT 1 - REQUEST FOR WITHHOLDING INFORMATION FROM PUBLIC DISCLOSURE (TAC NO. MD8079)

Dear Mr. McKinney:

By letter dated April 1, 2008, PPL Susquehanna, LLC, submitted an affidavit, executed by Mr. Tim E. Abney, Vice President, Services Licensing, Regulatory Affairs, GE-Hitachi Nuclear Energy Americas LLC (GEH), dated March 25, 2008, requesting that the information contained in the following document be withheld from public disclosure pursuant to Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR) Section 2.390:

Enclosure 1 (8 Pages), GE-SSES-AEP-349, MSL [Main Steam Line] Limit Curves, which were included as Attachment 1 to the letter dated April 1, 2008, Susquehanna Steam Electric Station, Unit 1, Main Steam Line Limit Curves, PLA-6346.

A nonproprietary copy of this document has been placed in the NRCs Public Document Room and added to the Agencywide Documents Access and Management System Public Electronic Reading Room.

The affidavit stated that the submitted information should be considered exempt from mandatory public disclosure for the following reasons:

(4)a. Information that discloses a process, method, or apparatus, including supporting data and analyses, where prevention of its use by GEH's competitors without license from GEH constitutes a competitive economic advantage over other companies; (4)b. Information which, if used by a competitor, would reduce his expenditure of resources 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 of 10 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.

B. McKinney Therefore, the versions of the submitted information marked as proprietary will be withheld 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 and directly 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 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 301-415-3308.

Sincerely,

/RA/

Bhalchandra Vaidya, Project Manager Plant Licensing Branch I-1 Division of Operating Reactor Licensing Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. 50-387 cc: See next page

Therefore, the versions of the submitted information marked as proprietary will be withheld 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 and directly 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 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 301-415-3308.

Sincerely,

/RA/

Bhalchandra Vaidya, Project Manager Plant Licensing Branch I-1 Division of Operating Reactor Licensing Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. 50-387 cc: See next page DISTRIBUTION:

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Susquehanna Steam Electric Station, Unit Nos. 1 and 2 cc:

Cornelius J. Gannon Bryan A. Snapp, Esq Vice President - Nuclear Operations Assoc. General Counsel PPL Susquehanna, LLC PPL Services Corporation 769 Salem Blvd., NUCSB3 Two North Ninth Street, GENTW3 Berwick, PA 18603-0467 Allentown, PA 18101-1179 Robert M. Paley Document Control Services General Manager - Plant Support PPL Susquehanna, LLC PPL Susquehanna, LLC Two North Ninth Street, GENPL4 769 Salem Blvd., NUCSB2 Allentown, PA 18101-1179 Berwick, PA 18603-0467 Richard W. Osborne Rocco R. Sgarro Allegheny Electric Cooperative, Inc.

Manager - Nuclear Regulatory Affairs 212 Locust Street PPL Susquehanna, LLC P.O. Box 1266 Two North Ninth Street, GENPL4 Harrisburg, PA 17108-1266 Allentown, PA 18101-1179 Director, Bureau of Radiation Protection Supervisor - Pennsylvania Department of Nuclear Regulatory Affairs Environmental Protection PPL Susquehanna, LLC Rachel Carson State Office Building 769 Salem Blvd., NUCSA4 P.O. Box 8469 Berwick, PA 18603-0467 Harrisburg, PA 17105-8469 Michael H. Crowthers Senior Resident Inspector Supervisor - Nuclear Regulatory Affairs U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission PPL Susquehanna, LLC P.O. Box 35, NUCSA4 Two North Ninth Street, GENPL4 Berwick, PA 18603-0035 Allentown, PA 18101-1179 Regional Administrator, Region 1 Ronald E. Smith U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission General Manager - Site Preparedness 475 Allendale Road and Services King of Prussia, PA 19406 PPL Susquehanna, LLC 769 Salem Blvd., NUCSA4 Board of Supervisors Berwick, PA 18603-0467 Salem Township P.O. Box 405 Michael H. Rose Berwick, PA 18603-0035 Manager - Quality Assurance PPL Susquehanna, LLC Dr. Judith Johnsrud 769 Salem Blvd., NUCSB2 National Energy Committee Sierra Club Berwick, PA 18603-0467 443 Orlando Avenue State College, PA 16803 Joseph J. Scopelliti Community Relations Manager, Mr. Tim E. Abney Susquehanna Vice President, Services Licensing, PPL Susquehanna, LLC Regulatory Affairs 634 Salem Blvd., SSO GE-Hitachi Nuclear Energy Americas LLC Berwick, PA 18603-0467 3901 Castle Hayne Road Wilmington, NC 28401