ML20154B342

Advises That Info Contained in 980803 Application Re cycle-specific Safety Limit Min Critical Power Ratio for Cycle 14,will Be Withheld from Public Disclosure,Per 10CFR2.790

ML20154B342
Person / Time
Site:	FitzPatrick
Issue date:	09/28/1998
From:	Williams J NRC (Affiliation Not Assigned)
To:	James Knubel POWER AUTHORITY OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK (NEW YORK
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TAC-MA2418, NUDOCS 9810050175
Download: ML20154B342 (5)

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SUBJECT:

REQUEST FOR WITHHOLDING INFORMATION FROM PUBLIC DISCLOSURE -

JAMES A. FITZPATRICK NUCLEAR POWER PLANT (TAC NO. MA2418)

Dear Mr. Knubel:

By your application dated August 3,1998, and an affidavit dated July 17,1998, executed by Glen A. Watford of the General Electric Company (GE), you submitted information regardir.g the cycle specific safety limit minimum critical power ratio (SLMCPR) for Cycle 14 of the James A.

FitzPatrick Nuclear Power Plant, and requested that this information be withheld from public disclosure pursuant to 10 CFR 2.790. A non-proprietary version was also submitted for olacement in the NRC public document room.

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

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1. 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;

2. 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, orlicensing of a similar product;

3. The information identified is classified as proprietary because it contains details of GE's Safety Limit MCPR analysis and the corresponding results which GE has applied to i this specific plant and cycle's actual core design with GE's fuel.

The development of the methods used in these analysis, along with the testing, development and approval of the suppoe,, critical power correlation was achieved at a significant cost, on the order of several million dollars, to GE. // ,

Therefore, the version of the submitted information marked as proprietary will be withheld from public disclosure pursuant to 10 CFR 2.790(b)(5) and Section 103(b) of the Atomic Energy Act of Pfg7/

1954, as amended. I Withholding from public inspection shall not affect the eght, if any, of persons pmperly and ,

directly concemed to inspect the documents. If the need arises, we may send cupies of this information to our consultants working in this area. We will, of course, ensure that the i consultants have signed the appropriate agreements for handling proprietary information. l l

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If the basis for withholding this inforrnation from public inspection should change in the future l

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 tiis determination in the future, for example, if the score. <L a Freedom of Information Act request includes your information. In all review situations, if the NRC makes a determination adverse to j the above, you will be notified in advance of any public disclosure.

l If you have any questions regarding this matter, please contact me at (301) 415-1470.

Sincerely,

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. Joseph F. Williams, Project Manager

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C. Hehl, Region i DOCUMENT NAME: G:\FITZ'MA2418.PL To reselve a copy of this document. Indicate in the box: "C" = Copy without attachment / enclosure "E" = Copy with attichment/ enclosure "N" = No copy TFICE PM:PDI 1 ff/ l E LA: POI-1()() l 0:PD!at ugl . l OGC Dl\ lc) l NAME JWilliams/rstjG/ SLittle V SEajwa hP% MPSieplen $l DATE 09/1Y/96 // 09/d @ 96 09/144/98 09/'.YT/96 Official Record Copy

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g', J. Knubel 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 yourinformation. In all review situations, if the NRC makts a determination adverse to the above, you will be notified in advance of any public disclosure.

If you have any questions regarding this matter, please contact me at (301) 415-1470.

Sir.cerely, original signed by:

Joseph F. Williams, Project Manager

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1 J.Knubel 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 i 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. Ir cll review situations, if the NRC makes a determination adverse to the above, you will be, notifica in advance of any public disclosure.

If you have any questions regarding this matter, please contact me at (301) 415-1470.

Sincerely,

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Jrm:s Knubel James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Power Authority of the State Power Plant of New York cc:

Mr. Gerald C. Goldstein Mr. F. William Valentino, President Assistant General Counsel New York State Energy, Research, i

Power Authority of the State l and Development Authority of New York Corporate Plaza West 1633 Broadway 286 Washington Avenue Extension New York, NY 10019 Albany, NY 12203-6399 Resident inspector's Office Mr. Richard L. Patch, Director U. S, Nuclear Regulatory Commission Quality Assurance P.O. Box 136 Power Authority of the State Lycoming, NY 13093 of New York 123 Main Street Mr. Harry P. Salmon, Jr. White Plains, NY 10601 Vice President - Engineering Power Authority of the State Mr. Gerard Goering of New York 28112 Bayview Drive 1 123 Main Street Red Wing, MN 55066 White Plains, NY 10601 Mr. James G&gliardo Ms. Charlene D. Faison Safety Review Committee Director Nuclear Licensing 708 Castlewood Avenue Power Authority of the State Arlington, TX 76012 of New York 123 Main Street Mr. Arthur Zaremba, Licensing Manager White Plains, NY 10601 James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Power Plant Supervisor P.O. Box 41 Town of Scriba Lycoming, NY 13093 Route 8, Box 382 Oswego,NY 13126 Mr. Paul Eddy New York State Dept. of Mr. Eugene W. Zeltmann Public Service President and Chief Operating 3 Empire State Plaza,10th Floor Officer Albany, NY 12223 Power Authority of the State i

of New York Michael J. Colomb  :

99 Washington Ave., Suite No. 2005 Site Executive Officer Albany, NY 12210-2820 James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Power Plant P.O. Box 41 i Charles Donaldson, Esquire Lycoming, NY 13093 '

Assistant Attomey General

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I New York Department of Law 120 Broadway New York, NY 10271 i

Regional Administrator, Region i U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 1 475 Allendale Road King of Prussia, PA 1g406

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