ML17054C233

License Amendment Request for the Transition to Westinghouse Core Design and Safety Analyses - CAW-92-287

ML17054C233
Person / Time
Site:	Wolf Creek
Issue date:	01/17/2017
From:	Wolf Creek
To:	Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
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ML17054C103	List: ET 17-0001, License Amendment Request for the Transition to Westinghouse Core Design and Safety Analyses, Enclosure 10 - CAW-16-4500 ML17053B393 ML17054C219 ML17054C220 ML17054C221 ML17054C222 ML17054C223 ML17054C224 ML17054C226 ML17054C227 ML17054C229 ML17054C230 ML17054C232 ML17054C233 ML17054C235 ML17054C236
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Nuclear anrt Atlvanced Technology DMsion Box 355 PiftsburgtJ Pennsylvania 15230*0355 Matth 30, 1992 CAW-9<Hl87

.JDjf,. 'l'J:i11>lt1aS*$r1ElY, Director

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~~llail iliq:j7 \~13247 "Report on the Methodology for the t~~\reit'Qnt'till tile Sifearn Gene1"!!tor '.ttlbe tJnG:OVery Issue"

- :for W!1i¢1' w.i:!ilihe1Mi4ng .i:s belilng requested in the

~* ~'*s Gt!i>UW is :fuirrtl)e!r identified in by ttJie *OW11er of fllte proprie~ infet'ltlation,

• . t~'<fn,; :iil'ie afft~i:t, wn:ich acei 11ipanies this

• "c!fi tl'!e :l;n'fermat:ion may oo* wttf:lheld from

• attd ad~ with sp;acifioity the fo~ (4) of 10~ Siaction 2. 790 of the

P;if~~* the utilization of the accompanying

'~er***s Gr1il\1J;>.

• ,;t:(;l*cllg~.Ji?~1'ietary .aspecJ:s of the application for

• . '"\fa1fi\

  • Eiiruiv:bt shoii1lld refe:tence this letter

• ~ tl:J the uttdst'signed. '

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~JI¥'<~ 1J!ll1~,a;111)'.~fifQ'..q¥tt a*f:e true arrd correct

, S.1irt1Wi.l'.ff~at~~i *an(f1 be'l i*a'f :

in. J * :uipa,~.ulo, Manager

'NUl:i'l>e*ar S'<l\fety & Reg.ul at1J:ry Activities

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!t~ffgY.;Al:iSMf'S'iian, of tl'!.e ,w:estin.ghcruse E:1 ectric Ce>rporation and

~fi11r:~:z,1ed 'tu per:form th.e function of reviewing the

~~a~ll~ll ;so.Qght to. be w1thhel<l from pub He disc lasure tn

• • at

    p:tlw!!l" 'Plant licensi,ng an:d r11'lema*fdng proc.eedings, ie,U,M'Y *for its wi<t'h110l ding on *lleha lf of the Y~eiils 'Bllsi.nes*s Urtit .

the provisions of IOCFR

(~:~li!J!lii>s:s:imr' s regula:t ions and ion conJuncUort with the

';lj()n ,Fo:r Withhol:di,ng accompanyhig this Afftdavi.t.

l[~~~lf3\l!:d~e af the criteria and procedures utilizecl by tire

~~}A~lYs,fi'ems Bus,i:n.e;ss Unit in desi*gnating information as a

,~~4le!J!l'd 1or as confidential commercial or fi.l!'ancial

~~J!4ll!il$\iions of pa;p,agraph (b,HM of Section 2.790 of th.a

\t11i!llts, *t'he :lloHowi,ng is furnisfred for consid.aration by

1d,'!!itie,~iw:t1rr;,.n;9 Whll't'he,r the info,rmation sought to be wtthheld S'(tfre sfrou:lit! be withheld.

t~;~Ji!at\iti>n' sq.ughct to. be withheld from public disclosure is owned

';,~~~~11'.'tt~b~gn'<hl!ll'!:l in. cenficlence by Westinghouse.

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~1~11' 'f~' 'of a typ,e customarily held in confidence by

,, 'll!~l'i c,us4lumarHy d'isclos'Eld to ttl'e p.uM 1,c.

'r,a crail'~>on'a'l basi:s flor de.tiel'ltl~>ni'ng the types of

y fte3'<1 i n co11fidence by i t and, in that 1

ill, >S'YiS\tem to 'determ*i*ne wtien and wl!e:tber to hold

~1ttf\01M~:t\i!lln i:n ceun:ff'dence. 1111.e appl tca't tilln of that

' '~lt~~il'lle :ttf tltat s:11stem const i tates West tngltause

• * ~(fe,s>~t1l'J! t<aM~mal basis required.

• :,;;Iit:~n" 're'Veals the d4 sUnguishi ng aspects of a prac&ss

.~#1\'>tlr;* si!'if,l!Xlture., tool, met:hod, etc.) where prevention of IW'°:'f'Wiestil),g.ltouse's comp:etitors without license from

• .hlt,ftutes a competHtve ecom>mic advan:tag'e over

?ifr.*iiif.tn>ilti:

• .. *'!'WR, .s. ,

~t~.'*~1!~l~i!ll$> Ilif sll,ppnrting data, including. test data, relative to

~k~j,~$::S::,:@1>1i" :\i~~!),l'tl!nt, stcrueture, tool, method, etc.), the

!!llfiJjf~'@j~l91l"!Qif! wlh*c!h data seeures a comp:et it i ve economtc

,!1,'f-~il\h e:~og .* ,, b1 optimiza*tton or improved ma,rkJ:Jtability.

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,(it,lt :t~<il!le 'by ll eflll1P'etltlfr would reduce his expenditure of resources nr 'i~r4ve 'hilli eonrpetitive 11osition in the design, mwufacture,

Jl;itnrent. i

nstatlation, aHurance uf qualtty, or licensing a sli!iiilall' product.

i{d~ 1$ J!e:ve'als 'Gost or 11rice information, production capacities,

'l11-g:~~ 1~vels., or cliltlrtlerc:i.al strategias of Westin.ghou'Se, its J>ll~ll!ilef's or suppHers.

-* l't :r<.l!vellls ll$.lle00S of .pa'$1;, prasent, or futur& Westinghouse or

.<li!'lltl>J)le1" fU'!lded >de¥9'lopment plans and programs of putent i al 1elllili!le'f:t'i'Wl \\lllf,ue t"" Westinghliuse.

,i(t,;1 L~Ajz,on~i:ns ,patentati:le ideas, for whi !!h patent protection may be

((e~f:l'fal:J!fe.

tft f'$. '"*°'t ttte pr:qperty of West inghause, but must be treated as

~rlfpfhi~ar;Y tl!Y W~stin!}house accordfng to agreements with the uw.11er.

J:fnfr~ ,are- S!)Uml po4icy rea1so11s behind th& West'lnghouse systam which ii:nwl.u!le ~e;* FoH<liwlng~

(11). 1ll!e* Uft of such ;,nformation oy Westinghottse gives W&stinghouse a Cllli!P11t4tiv4f tdv.an;1!4ge O\!er its competitors. It is, therefore, 1f.filfU18'1cd fPllm discl*os:ure to protect the Westi ngtlouse competitive pll'$'i&ti10n.

• 5*

itO'l!lli1cc:;h Sllcli infnrmation is available to comp,ettto:-s dimt,nislies

\', '*trestl!ngllouse abiHty to sen products and servi:ces involving itlm:'*lfse of the i.nto.mat:i'On.

Usl! ii.¥ *tlUl' c11mp,etit1ll' would pUt Westinghouse at a competitive v~i$~Va!ltage by reduci*ng his expenditure of resources at our

~~.

ll!.:ae# ;ti)lllJl(lnenit of proprf'f!tary information irel'ttnent to a ril1~11fttcu*ar con)P:!!>t!J;th1e. advantage 1s p.o.entiaHy as valuable as

'ttl;r'to'ta1l mpetfrtiN.e advantage. ff competitors a.cquire

.c~pj)l!enta*~ ;Jff':Ql);l'~*~ary infol'ntation, any one c:ompo.nent may Ile th:g::f¢e'.y t'o film tnt'~il'e puzile, thereby depriving. Westtngh:ouse of a

• ~l!iJMiitif'.!ie a(fY.an'tage.

1~{\t!J, \Q,lttl:~*~~j~d di'Sclosure would jaopardize the pos tt ion of

• !lii!t(ettce :of WllstingboUS:e in the world mark'!!:t., and tllereb:y give

• "'l'l!lq~'J:t advantage to the compe:tition af thosa countries.

'(\ft' !!ill~ '!le$Ui11!1'b:i1use eapactty to i nv,est corpll!rate aneh in research

~'lid rde~l:9pnre.nt depends upon the succ11ss in obta i ni n.g an.d

'lllll,fllt'iifmlillg a compe:t it i ve advantage.

lf,.frl!iii'l!i~mitt'ion is being transmitted to the Collllilission in

~~fll~l!ric:e*1a:nd, unife.r tlle proviSions of' 10CFR Section 2.796, it

1~ lla* b~ rt!l:'etved t'n confidence by tile Commtssion.

• ~f\~~ * * \Tl.hi! 1ilif~Mll!ti!ID sought to be prg.tected is not avail able f n publ tc s!:ntrcl!s; :nr, av,a;fla!Tl*e H1formation has not been previously emploYed' if1nc*t.h!!i silile ;OJ'ii!t'irnal manner or method to the best of' our

.ifftrJil~dWJ' 1tllfl *bel'ief'.

~lr~ltJUi;ixetary ilfl*f:&rm.at'ion sought to be witl:theld in this

<~f*t~: ii\s* \tlllat whi;ch is appropriately marked in "Report Oin the

,~!!Jt!>:(~ti!,W for tile. Resolu*t ton Oif' tire Steam Generator Tube

'.<J,u,!fc~vl!r;'¥ iLslS*U.e, WC4iP*l3'24J, (Proprietary), Maren 199'2, for

• lf~lll'fl!'!)house owner's Group belng tran'!lmttted by the Westtrr.gllouse

~1ler!si$l>'t1.11p fWOGJ Tetter an'd AppHcation f'g.r Witht\alding

\P;l!llpi:<i:l!t!lrN' Iniforma,tion from Public 01,scl!l'sure, L. A. Walstr, WOil,

~i'il!l~grt 'C. Jones, NRC. The p,raprtetary ini'armatta.n as

.fg~!lldi11e~: i!:or use h1 Westinghouse Owrrer' s G¥'aup presents tne

'iillfll'l'll!Jtl'!ltl the WesttnghDuse Owner's Group Program for the

$teJllH!let!Jf)!.aftor li*!lb.e *l:lncJ!ivery Issue which was discussed with tne me St'llff at a meeting on January 31 , 1991.

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\1'.~~$tlMliitmra:tli0;n is part of tfl:a,t whteh wn l enable Wes:tinglrou.se

\~P'li i.i't~J* 1Rl11$1.deoifo:elfmi:!ntat.mn .(If the bases and methodology developed

~!'r1,~al'C;!.JA:f,a:lti111g st.eam g.ener11t0;r secondary mtxture level and

pll\iJlll* 1!@iter bysi

as:s fratt fons

• OC~)* '!P.r'.llllli'i:lil'*~i:IO;ll.!J!Jtel\'.tattvn of the bases and ass:ulilllt tons f!Jr

• ~la'a:t!lt~'a'tiit!I l'\ad'itt~\cigtea.~ 0011sequenoos o*f accidents involving

• '$i!ie;l,l!itArell~a~ includi.*n.g tire e*ffect of steam generator tf!be

• lllf~~*

{~, ~~~f!M,sn tffe i*mpa'C.t of staam generator tabe uncovel'y en the

'*a*~1i!lj'Qiie.al cllnsequencce.s of a steam gen.erator tube rupture

• lic'¢i111!fell(t andi *other non-SG'l'll events.

~)l, .~~~i.$'t t'lie eus:wmer in obtaining a resolution of the steam fllfe!l'atO;r tube qncovery i ss.ue .

Fif!!c*fl 1th1fa fo:formation has substantial commercial value as

~lltitl'f.~

• 'lf*1 1f.Jst~*nQ/I011se may &v11 the us.e of similar information to its

~11,uome:rs for .purposes of resolving any tnues rela.ted to

$lit afill.c.t of 11team generator uncovery on the consequenc.es of acci.dent anal,y11es.

fb~ Wesilli:nghoue can sell support and defense of the steam gelrlfl"ator tulle uncove:ry te:chnology to its customers t n the Hcens:f.ng proces.s.

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fc~J!9'!i'll'\~'IS:Oil:O*sure <1f this proprietary informatton is likely to

~~all':tld~l ham t-0 the t:<impetttive p:osition of

• >s~ :tte:eause it wou~*d enhan£.e the ability of comp.etttors fil!ll! ;s!l:m1h1'll'r *ana1>;yti*cal d'o.cumentation and l i cen sing defense

• .*~ f9r *ltofllfllert:i'a'l power reactors without commensurate

• :*~. rl\lhso:, :Pl(bltic di'S<:losure of the tnformat ion would

• l!l"~ *tn u:se* tire information to meet NRC requirements for

'Vltl~'lf~~fl\wif!P.!1'.llmentat:iron wi,tiltout purchas tng the right to use the

• t1!ll't6ii'11r.aJ;i:a1t.

• > !if.i!l~14~~1rqp:ment of the t~bm:l'lo:gy descrtb'ed tn 1tart b.y the

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~ ::~'11\'~,ll\~i~ *i1s :the f'e*sult of' a~plying. the re9ul t.s of many yeal's

, ,!9~1'~~k~f~t'.fn~e i'll an i:nd'ienst.ve Westlnqhouse effort and the

• • • ,;,~~P'ib'!t~~*uJi<<: tif a consi,deratle scum o.f money.

'Jt!l\'fk~ffd.lll' r:(l'r co]11petitors of Westtngltou&e to duplicate this

\ .~'l(:tfj~j:~1!ill~ $,imHar technical progl'ams would have to be

, *~l!:~~J,ij'f.illal'.(l,l a $i'Sni'l?l*cant manpower effo.11't, having ttle requisite

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114tW:~nl!l>cei*pe*i"t<<n<:e, w!Hlld have to be expended for the

• i/fl~1f~llmeit and: verlfte.a*Uon of adequate methods for evaluation

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• C11pyrlght Notice

J!d;lieJ:ewt,th ;raell' bear a \i/est11nghouse copyright notice.

jij~ke the 'number of copi;es of the infol'lltation contained

'*'a!YI 'ffe.t1!s'S'il"Y for i'ts ;,nternaJ use in connect ion with

• *lit* !l'ev:f:ews and approv*&ls as well as the issuance,

'llffie.r, 'r,,i!newail, modi,fi;c:a1tion, suspenst'On, revocatfon, or fi1'<Jl':etJi{tt* "1ll!d)!l'I', *or re:gu1;auon sub.jeet to the

,1I!l~1"it';g'll\dfiil'lg. re~t'rieti'Oll'S on p1tblic disclosure to the

¥J!i'$'i().l!f!:i:I 4'd.el1'tli$~1ed u propri*etary by Westinghouse,

~fi*s:t'~i!'lii'n'g. 'Ii/1th rHp11ct to the non><propri etary

• tt'fellltG *i<S* 1perimiit:ted to make the number of copi*es

, '1)1t;:s1ikiil!tel'lla!i use wM*ch are 11ec12ssary in ordel" to 18\fflor pu6'l1tc vi*ewtng in the appropt"i ate docket files in

. tflll~~S'hWrlgton, GC and in local pubHc document rooms

.t11l!§iJ[!it,Vi.Q'ns if the number of coptes submitted is

" 'Q'Se. 'the tlQC is not auth11ri2ed to ma*ke copies for

. S!:;~:f the P!lbNc who make use of the NRG pub~ ic

.i!'.Ci'.l!Hbf the NRC must i*ncl ud*e the copyright noUce in 1i$.if~1pliQ.)il!*i~tatiy nottce if the origi,nal was identified as