ML21221A045

Request for Withholding Information from Public Disclosure

ML21221A045
Person / Time
Site:	Oconee
Issue date:	09/01/2021
From:	Stone Z NRC/NRR/DORL/LPL2-1
To:	Snider S Duke Energy Carolinas
Stone Z
References
EPID L-2021-LLR-0004
Download: ML21221A045 (3)

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September 1, 2021 Mr. Steven M. Snider Vice President, Oconee Nuclear Station Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC 7800 Rochester Highway Seneca, SC 29672-0752

SUBJECT:

OCONEE NUCLEAR STATION, UNITS 1, 2, AND 3 - REQUEST FOR WITHHOLDING INFORMATION FROM PUBLIC DISCLOSURE (EPID L-2021-LLR-0004)

Dear Mr. Snider:

By letter dated August 5, 2021, Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC (the licensee) submitted an affidavit dated July 29, 2021, executed by Philip A. Opsal, Product Licensing Manager, of Framatome Inc., requesting that information in the following technical report (contained in of your letter) be withheld from public disclosure pursuant to Section 2.390 of Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR):

Framatome Document ANP-3952, Revision 0, Q1P, Revision 0, Response to NRC Request for Additional Information Related to Duke Energys Proposed Alternative Request No. RA-20-0328, for Deferral of RPV ISI Volumetric Examination Until the 6th 10-year ISI Interval for Oconee Units 1, 2, and 3 (PWROG-20003-NP Rev. 1)

A nonproprietary copy of this document has been placed in the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commissions (NRCs) Public Document Room and added to the NRC Library in the Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS), ML21217A293.

The affidavit states, in part, that the submitted information should be considered exempt from mandatory public disclosure for the following reasons:

6. The following criteria are customarily applied by Framatome to determine whether information should be classified as proprietary:

(a) The information reveals details of Framatomes research and development plans and programs or their results.

(b) Use of the information by a competitor would permit the competitor to significantly reduce its expenditures, in time or resources, to design, produce, or market a similar product or service.

(c) The information includes test data or analytical techniques concerning a process, methodology, or component, the application of which results in a competitive advantage for Framatome.

S. Snider (d) The information reveals certain distinguishing aspects of a process, methodology, or component, the exclusive use of which provides a competitive advantage for Framatome in product optimization or marketability.

(e) The information is vital to a competitive advantage held by Framatome, would be helpful to competitors to Framatome, and would likely cause substantial harm to the competitive position of Framatome.

The information in these Documents is considered proprietary for the reasons set forth in paragraphs 6(b), 6(d) and 6(e) above.

We have reviewed your application and the material in accordance with the requirements of 10 CFR 2.390 and, on the basis of the statements in the affidavit, have determined that the submitted information sought to be withheld contains proprietary commercial information and should be withheld from public disclosure.

Therefore, the version 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, please call me at 301-415-0615, or by email at Zackary.Stone@nrc.gov.

Sincerely, Digitally signed by Zackary Zackary R. Stone Date: 2021.09.01 R. Stone 11:34:49 -04'00' Zackary Stone, Project Manager Plant Licensing Branch II-1 Division of Operating Reactor Licensing Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket Nos. 50-269, 50-270, and 50-287 cc: Listserv

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