ML20133C985
| ML20133C985 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Prairie Island  |
| Issue date: | 01/06/1997 |
| From: | Wetzel B NRC (Affiliation Not Assigned) |
| To: | Richard Anderson NORTHERN STATES POWER CO. |
| References | |
| TAC-M97367, TAC-M97368, NUDOCS 9701080159 | |
| Download: ML20133C985 (4) | |
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f January 6, 1997 Mr. Roger O. Anderson, Director i
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Northern States Power Company 414 Nicollet Mall i
Mint.eapolis, Minnesota 55401 i
SUBJECT:
REQUEST FOR WITHHOLDING INFORNATION FROM PUBLIC DISCLOSURE (PRAIRIE ISLAND NUCLEAR GENERATING PLANT, UNIT NOS. 1 AND 2) 4 i
(TAC NOS. M97367 AND M97368) l
Dear Mr. Anderson:
By Northern States Power Company's (NSP's) application of November 27, 1996, and Combustion Engineering, Inc.'s (CE's) affidavit executed by Mr. Ian C.
Rickard on November 19, 1996, NSP submitted a license amendment request to l
incorporate new steam generator tube sleeve designs and installation and examination techniques.
In support of its application NSP submitted CE topical report CEN-629-P, Rev. 01, " Repair of Westinghouse Series 44 and 51 Steam Generator Tubes Using Leak Tight Sleeves," November 1996, and requested that it be withheld from public disclosure pursuant to 10 CFR 2.790.
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November 27, 1996, application also contained CEN-629-NP, a nonproprietary version of the above topical report.
l CE stated that the submitted information should be considered exempt from j
mandatory public disclosure for the following reasons:
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A similar product is manufactured and sold by major pressurized water 1
reactor (PWR) competitors of CE.
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Development of this information by CE required millions of dollars and 4
l thousands of manhours of effort. A competitor would have to undergo j
similar expense in generating equivalent information.
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In order to acquire such information, a competitor would also require considerable time and inconvenience to develop an understanding of welded steam generator tube sleeve installation problems and evaluate specific examples based on test or pulled steam generator tube data and develop and qualify a steam generator tube sleeving program.
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The information consists of a description of the steam generator tube repair process of sleeving, including qualification program results and analyses, the application of which provides a competitive economic advantage. The availability of such information to competitors would
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enable them to modify their product to better compete with CE, take marketing or other actions to improve their product's position or impair mj 4
the position of CE's product, and avoid developing similar data and PW/
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In pricing CE's products and services, significant research, development, engineering, analytical, manufacturing, licensing, quality f
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assurance and other costs and expenses must be included. The ability of CE's competitors to utilize such information without sid iar expenditure of resources may enable them to sell at prices reflecting significantly lower costs.
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Use of the information by competitors in the international marketplace would increase their ability to market nuclear steam supply systems by reducing the costs associated with their technology development.
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addition, disclosure would have an adverse economic impact on CE's potential for obtaining or maintaining foreign licensees.
We have reviewed your application and the material in accordance with the requirements of 10 CFR 2.790 and, on the basis of your statements, have i
determined that the submitted information sought to be withheld contains proprietary commercial information.
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 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 j
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.
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If the basis for withholding this information from public inspection should change in the future such that the information could then be made available j
for public inspection, you should promptly notify the NRC. You also should r
understand that the NRC may have cause to review this determination in the l
j 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 j
determination adverse to the above, you will be notified in advance of any public disclosure.
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Sincerely,
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Beth A. Wetzel, Proje t Nanager Project Directorate III-1 i
Division of, Reactor Projects - III/IV j
Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation i
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' CE's competitors to utilize such information without similar expenditure of resources may enable them to sell at prices reflecting significantly i
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Use of the information by competitors in the international marketplace would increase their ability to market nuclear steam supply systems by reducing the costs associated _with their technology development.
In' addition, disclosure would have an adverse economic impact on CE's potential for obtaining or maintaining foreign licensees.
.I We have reviewed your application and the material in accordance with the requirements of 10'CFR 2.790 and, on the basis of your, statements, have determined that the submitted.information sought.to be withheld contains proprietary commercial information.
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Therefore, the version ~of the submitted information marked as proprietary will i
be withheld from public disclosure pursuant to 10 CFR 2.790(b)(5)iand Section 103(b) of the Atomic Energy,Act of s1954, as amended.
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Enviror. mental Department Washington DC 20037 5636 Sturgeon Lake Road Welch, Minnesota 55089 Plant Manager l
Prairie Island Nuclear Generating Mr. Ian C. Rickard, Director l
Plant Operations Licensing Northern States Power Company Combustion Engineering, Inc.
1717 Wakonade Drive East 1000 Prospect Hill Road Welch, Minnesota 55089 P. O. Box 500 I
Windsor, CN 06095-0500 l
Adonis A. Neblett Assistant Attorney General Office of the Attorney General l
455 Minnesota Street Suite 900 l
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U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission l
Resident Inspector's Office i
1719 Wakonade Drive East Welch, Minnesota 55089-9642 Regional Administrater, Region III U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 801 Warrenville Road Lisle, Illinois 60532-4351 Mr. Jeff Cole, Auditor / Treasurer Goodhue County Courthouse Box 408 Red Wing, Minnesota 55066-0408 Kris Sanda, Commissioner Department of Public Service 121 Seventh Place East Suite 200 St. Paul, Minnesota 55101-2145 Site Licensing l
Prairie Island Nuclear Generating i
Plant Northern States Power Company 1717 Wakonade Drive East Welch, Minnesota 55089 November 1996
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