ML20132E568

Responds to Re Request That Portions of GE Rept, GGNS Cycle 9 SL MCPR Analysis, J11-02863SLMCPR Rev 1,dtd Jul 1996,be Withheld from Public Disclosure.Nrc Determined Portions Marked as Proprietary Will Be Withheld

ML20132E568
Person / Time
Site:	Grand Gulf
Issue date:	12/11/1996
From:	Donohew J NRC (Affiliation Not Assigned)
To:	Hagan J ENTERGY OPERATIONS, INC.
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TAC-M95385, NUDOCS 9612230330
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] Mr. Joseph J. Hagan l Vice President, Operations GGNS

Entergy Operations, Inc.

j P. O. Box 756 j Part Gibson, MS 39150 1

EdJLCT: REQUEST FOR WITHHOLDING INFORMATION FROM PUBLIC DISCLOSURE IN A MATTER FOR GRAND GULF NUCLEAR STATION, UNIT I (TAC NO. M95385) l i

Dear Mr. Hagan:

! By your letter dated July 31, 1996, and the General Electric Company (GE) 3 affi.lavit dated July 29, 1996, executed by Ralph J. Reda, you submitted GE i

report, "GGNS Cycle 9 Safety Limit MCPR Analysis" Jll-02863SLMCPR Revision 1, dated July 1996, and requested that portions of the report indicated by i " brackets" drawn in the margin of the text be withheld from public disclosure j pursuant to 10 CFR 2.790.

1 In the affidavit, GE stated that the submitted information should be

, considered exempt from mandatory public disclosure for the following reasons: .

! "Some examples of categories of information which fit into the j definition of proprietary information are:

a. Information that discloses a process, method, or apoaratus, 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; i

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;"

In addition:  !

"The information identified in [the GE report above] is classified '

as proprietary because it contains details of GE's Safety Limit MCPR analysis and the corresponding results which GE has applied  ;

to GGNS's actual' core design with GE's Gell fuel. l The development of t 6 methods used in these analysis, along with '

i the testing, development and approval of the supporting critical  !

power correlation was achieved at a significant cost, on the order g of several million dollars, to GE." )

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i Mr. Jneph J. Hagan l l

l We have reviewed your application and the material in accordance with the

! requirements of 10 CFR 2.790 and, on the basis of the statements in your i

letter, have determined that the submitted information sought to be withheld i contains proprietary commercial information.

Therefore, the applicable portions of the document 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 1954, as amended. ,

l Withholding from public disclosure shall not affect the right, if any, of )

prsons properly and directly concerned to inspect the document. 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 disclosure should l change in the future such that the information could then be made available l for public inspection, you should promptly notify the Nuclear Regulatory  !

Commission (NRC). You also should understand that the NRC may have cause to j review this determination in the future, for example, if the scope of a i Freedom of Information Act request includes this information. In all review  !

situations, if the NRC makes a determination adverse to the above, you will be i notified in advance of any public disclosure.

Sincerely,

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/ Jack N. Donohew, Senior Project Manager NProjectDirectorateIV-1 Division of Reactor Projects III/IV Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. 50-416 cc: See next page l

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,' Mr. Joseph J. itagan Entergy Operations, Inc. Grand Gulf Nuclear Station cc:

Executive Vice President General Manager, GGNS

& Chief Operating Officer Entergy Operations, Inc.

Entergy Operations, Inc. P. O. Box 756 P. O. Box 31995 Port Gibson, MS 39150  !

Jackson, MS 39286-1995 Attorney General Wise, Carter, Child & Caraway Department of Justice P. O. Box 651 State of Louisiana i Jackson, MS 39205 P. O. Box 94005 l' Baton Rouge, LA 70804-9005 Winston & Strawn 1400 L Street, N.W. - 12th Floor State Health Officer Washington, DC 20005-3502 State Board of Health P. O. Box 1700 Director Jackson, MS 39205 Division of Solid Waste Management j Mississippi Department of Natural Office of the Governor Resources State of Mississippi P. O. Box 10385 Jackson, MS 39201 '

Jackson, MS 39209 Attorney General President Asst. Attorney General i Claiborne County Board of Supervisors State of Mississippi Port Gibson, MS 39150 P. O. Box 22947 Jackson, MS 39225 Regional Administrator, Region IV U.S. Nucle:r Regulatory Commission Vice President, Operations Support 611 Ryan Plaza Drive, Suite 1000 Entergy Operations, Inc. ,

Arlington, TX 76011 P.O. Box 31995 '

Jackson, MS 39286-1995 Senior Resident Inspector U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Director, Nuclear Safety Route 2, Box 399 and Regulatory Affairs Port Gibson, MS 39150 Entergy Operations, Inc.

P.O. Box 756 Nuclear Operating Plant Services Port Gibson, MS 39150 Bechtel Power Corporation 9801 Washington Boulevard Gaithersburg, E 20878

3 a Mr. Joseph J. Hagan December ti,.1996 We have reviewed your application and the material in accordance with the requirements of 10 CFR 2.790 and, on the basis of the statements in your letter, have determined _that the submitted information sought to be withheld contains proprietary commercial information.

j Therefore, the applicable portions of the document 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 1954, as amended.

Withholding from public disclosure shall not affect the right, if any, of persons properly and directly concerned to inspect the document. 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.

i If the basis for withholding this information from public disclosure should change in the future such that the information could then be made available for public inspection, you should promptly notify the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (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 i Freedom of Information Act request includes this information. In all review situations, if the NRC makes a determination adverse to the above, you will be notified in advanca of any public disclosure.

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.Jac( . Donohew, Senior Project Manager '

Project Directorate IV-1

' Division of Reactor Projects III/IV Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. 50-416 cc: See next page DISTRIBUTION:

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