ML17244A872

Explains Reasons for Requesting That Portions of Info Supplied in Response to NRC Undervoltage Protection Questions Be Withheld from Disclosure (Ref 10CFR2.790).Matl Contains Confidential Trade Secrets & Commercial Info

ML17244A872
Person / Time
Site:	Ginna
Issue date:	09/27/1979
From:	WHITE L D ROCHESTER GAS & ELECTRIC CORP.
To:	ZIEMANN D L Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
References
TASK-08-01.A, TASK-RR NUDOCS 7910040312
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REGULATORYINFORMATIONDISTRIBUTIONSYSTEM(RIDS)ACCEBBIONNBR:79I0040312IC.'ATE:79/09/27NOTARI+:AREt/A~DOCKET0FACIL:50-244RobertEmmet-CannaNuclearPlantAUnitiiKochesterG05000244AUTH.NAMEAUTHORAFFILIATIONNHITEiL.D.RochesterGas&ElectricCorp.RECIP.NAMERECIPIENTAFFILIATION2IEMANNtD.L.OperatingReactorsBranch2

SUBJECT:

ExplainsreasonsforrequestingthatportionsofinfosuppliedinresponsetoNRCtoundervoltageprotectionquestionsbe[withheldfrompublicdisclosure.Natlcontainsconfidentialtradesecrets&commercialinfo.DISTRIBUTIONCODE:AOIBBCOPIESRECEIVED:LTRgENCL+BIZE:TITLE:OnsiteEmergencyPoeerSystemsNOTES:/.'-VP8ElCt"./AF'/URRECIPIENTIDCODE/NAMEACTION:05BCO+8W~INTERNAL:012EDO15OELD17AUXILSYSBR20ENGRBR22PLANT'SYSBR'4PNRSYSBR26TONDIeD28HANNON>J30EEBEXTERNAL:03LPDR31ACRSCOPIESLTTRENCL111111111161RECIPIENTIDCODE/NAMELAC3C8W~02NRCPDR13I&E16MP*18I&CSYSBR21REACSFTYBR23ADVREACBR25WAMBACHT27MCDONALDAD29BRINKMANSHANAUER04NSICCOPIESLTTRENCL12,11111111gg79pAAA0TOTALNUMBEROFCOPIESREQUIRED:LTTR~ENCLk'gPlat rE%.4E4EVEE11V t'ZZZyjIZui!zu(ZAHD(t'l~eiiziiIEllIll'iii~izlieROCHESTERGASANDELECTRICCORPORATION089EASTAVENUE,ROCHESTER,N.Y.14649LEOND.WHITE,JR.VICEPRESIDENTTELEPHONEAREAcooE7I6546.2700September27,1979DirectorofNuclearReactorRegulationATTN:Mr.DennisL.Ziemann,ChiefOperatingReactorsBranchNo.2U.S.NuclearRegulatoryCommissionWashington,D.C.20555

Subject:

UndervoltageProtectionR.E.GinnaNuclearPowerPlantDocketNo.50-244

DearMr.Ziemann:

Inourletterdated7uly31,1979werespondedtoquestionsregardingIundervoltageprotectionforGinna.Werequestedthataportionoftheinforma-tionsuppliedwithourletter,specificallyFigure1andEnclosureA,bewith-heldfrompublicdisclosurepursuanttoSection2.790oftheCommission'sRulesofPracticeandPart9.5oftheCommission'sRegulations.InresponsetoarequestfromamemberofyourStaff,thisletterelaboratesonourreasonsforrequestingthatthesubjectinformationbetreatedasproprietaryandwith-Iheldfrompublicdisclosure.Thisletterissubmittedbyaffidavit.ljIThematerialisproprietaryasitcontainstradesecretsandcommercialinformationheldinconfidencebyusasitsowner;isinformationofthetypecustomarilyheldinconfidencebyusduetoitsuniquenature;isnotgenerallyavailableinpublicsources;andthepublicdisclosureofwhichcouldcausesubstantialharmtothecompetitivepositionofRochesterGasandElectricinthatithashighcommercialvaluedevelopedwithsubstantialexpendituresofeffortandmoneybyuswhichcouldnotbeeasilyduplicatedbyothers.Speci-fically,amethodologywasdevelopedwhichpermitsaquantitativeongoingreviewandassessmentofsafetysystemintegrity.Thisrepresentsauniquedesignapproachwhichisnotutilizedbyothers.Useofthismethodologywithoutthepermissi'onoftheownersandwithoutcompensationtotheownerscoulddamagetherelativepositionoftheownerinprovidingservices.SubscribedandsworntomeonthisA~iWdayofSeptember1979GP,ftY,AEISSNOTARYPUBllC,StateofN.Y.MonroeCo.h1yCommissionExpireshlarch30,19.$/,Verytrulyyours,L.D.Whie,Jr.V9>0040>"+4'.0@al 00CI4t')~lI~J