ML18331A052
| ML18331A052 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Holtec |
| Issue date: | 10/31/2018 |
| From: | Tomlinson J Holtec |
| To: | Michael Layton Document Control Desk, Division of Spent Fuel Management |
| References | |
| 5014855, CoC 1014 | |
| Download: ML18331A052 (7) | |
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Telephone (856) 797 -0900 H Q LT EC Fax (856) 797-0909 INTERNATIONAL October 31, 2018 Mr. Michael Layton Division of Spent Fuel Management Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission ATTN: Document Control Desk Washington, DC 20555-0001 Docket No. 72-1014, Certificate of Compliance (CoC) No. 1014
Subject:
Holtec International HI-STORM 100 Multipurpose Canister Storage system Amendment Request 1014-14
Dear Mr. Layton:
We request DSFM's review of LAR#14 for our HI-STORM 100 system which makes much needed changes to facilitate efficient decommissioning of the Pilgrim nuclear plant. The proposed changes include three new heat load patterns for the MPC-68M, a reduction in the cooling time for the stored fuel, and the addition of Damaged Fuel Isolators. The limited scope of this submittal is reflected in the extent of required changes to the FSAR, a summary of which is contained in. With the limited scope, we are requesting an effective date of October 2019 for this proposed amendment. The proposed changes do not reduce any of the safety metrics including the computed margins of safety, operational flexibility or radiation protection features imbedded in the HI-STORM 100 system.
Attachments 2 through 4 contain changes for the CoC and its appendices. Attachment 5 provides the proposed changed pages of the HI-STORM 100 FSAR, which supports the LAR. All proposed changes in Attachments 2 through 5 are provided in mark-up format to facilitate the Staffs review.
Note that the marked changes are only those associated with LAR 1014-14. Changes associated with previous amendments or revisions to amendment, up to and including HI-STORM 100 Amendment 13, are included but not marked as changes, since that LAR request is already under NRC review.
Attachments 6 through 11 contain calculation packages that support the changes requested in the Document ID 5014855 Page 1 of2
HOLTEC INTERNATIONAL Holtec Technology Campus, 1 Holtec Blvd, Camden, NJ 08104 Telephone (856) 797-0900 Fax (856) 797-0909 thermal, shielding and criticality disciplines. Attachment 12 contains the drawing for the MPC-68M basket. Since these calculation packages and drawing are considered proprietary, Attachment 13 contains an affidavit in accordance with 10CFR2.390 requesting that the information be withheld from public disclosure.
Please contact at me (856) 797-0900 ext. 3765 if you have any questions.
Sincerely, Joyce Tomlinson Adjunct Licensing Manager, Holtec International cc:
( via email)
Ms. Yen-Ju Chen, USNRC Mr. John McK.irgan, USNRC Attachments: : Summary of Proposed Changes for HI-STORM 100 LAR 1014-14 : Proposed CoC 1014 Amendment 14 : Proposed CoC 1014 Amendment 14 Appendix A : Proposed CoC 1014 Amendment 14 Appendix B : HI-STORM 100 FSAR Proposed Changed pages : Thermal Calculation Package, HI-20433 l 7R32 (Proprietary) : Thermal Calculation package Input/ Output files (Proprietary) : Shielding Calculation Package, HI-2012702R14, Appendix KK (Proprietary) : Shielding Calculation Package Input/ Output files (Proprietary) 0: Criticality Calculation Package, HI-2012771R24,. Appendix AE (Proprietary) t. Criticality Calculation Package Input/ Output files (Proprietary) 2: MPC-68M Drawing 7195 PR16 (Proprietary) 3: Affidavit Pursuant to 10 CFR 2.390 to Withhold Information from Public Disclosure Document ID 5014855 Page 2 of2
I U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Document ID 5014855 Non-Proprietary Attachment 13 AFFIDAVIT PURSUANT TO 10 CFR2.390 I, Kimberly Manzione, being duly sworn, depose and state as follows:
(1)
I have reviewed the information described in paragraph (2) which is sought to be withheld, and am authorized to apply for its withholding.
(2)
The information sought to be withheld is information provided in Attachments 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12 to Holtec Letter 5014855. This enclosure contains Holtec Proprietary information.
(3)
In making this application for withholding of proprietary information of which it is the owner, Holtec International relies upon the exemption from disclosure set forth in the Freedom of Information Act ("FOIA"), 5 USC Sec. 552(b)(4) and the Trade Secrets Act, 18 USC Sec. 1905, and NRC regulations 10CFR Part 9.17(a)(4), 2.390(a)(4), and 2.390(b)(l) for "trade secrets and commercial or financial information obtained from a person and privileged or confidential" (Exemption 4 ). The material for which exemption from disclosure is here sought is all "confidential commercial information", and
- some portions also qualify under the narrower definition of "trade secret",
within the meanings assigned to those terms for purposes of FOIA Exemption 4 in, respectively, Critical Mass Energy Project v. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, 975F2d871 (DC Cir. 1992), and Public Citizen Health Research Group v. FDA, 704F2d1280 (DC Cir. 1983).
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U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Document ID 5014855 Non-Proprietary Attachment 13 AFFIDAVIT PURSUANT TO 10 CFR 2.390
( 4)
Some examples of categories of information which fit into the definition of proprietary information are:
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Information that discloses a process, method, or apparatus, including supporting data and analyses, where prevention of its use by Holtec's competitors without license from Holtec International constitutes a competitive economic advantage over other companies;
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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.
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Information which reveals cost or price information, production, capacities, budget levels, or commercial strategies of Holtec International, its customers, or its suppliers;
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Information which reveals aspects of past, present, or future Holtec International customer-funded development plans and programs of potential commercial value to Holtec International;
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Information which discloses patentable subject matter for which it may be desirable to obtain patent protection.
The information sought to be withheld is considered to be proprietary for the reasons set forth in paragraphs 4.a, 4.b, and 4.e above.
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The information sought to be withheld is being submitted to the NRC in confidence. The information (including that compiled from many sources) is of a sort customarily held in confidence by Holtec International, and is in fact so held. The information sought to be withheld has, to the best of my knowledge and belief, consistently been held in confidence by Holtec International. No public disclosure has been made, and it is not available in public sources. All disclosures to third parties, including any required transmittals to the NRC, have been made, or must be made, pursuant to regulatory provisions or proprietary agreements which provide for 2 of5
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L U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Document ID 5014855 Non-Proprietary Attachment 13 AFFIDAVIT PURSUANT TO 10 CFR 2.390 maintenance of the information in confidence. Its initial designation as proprietary information, and the subsequent steps taken to prevent its unauthorized disclosure, are as set forth in paragraphs (6) and (7) following.
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Initial approval of proprietary treatment of a document is made by the manager of the originating component, the person most likely to be acquainted with the value and sensitivity of the information in relation to industry knowledge: Access to such documents within Holtec International is limited on a "need to know" basis.
(7)
The procedure for approval of external release of such a document typically requires review by the staff manager, project manager, principal scientist or other equivalent authority, by the manager of the cognizant marketing function ( or his designee ), and by the Legal Operation, for technical content, competitive effect, and determination of the accuracy of the proprietary designation. Disclosures outside Holtec International are limited to regulatory bodies, customers, and potential customers, and their agents, suppliers, and licensees, and others with a legitimate need for the information, and then only in accordance with appropriate regulatory provisions or proprietary agreements.
(8)
The information classified as proprietary was developed and compiled by Holtec International at a significant cost to Holtec International. This information is classified as proprietary because it contains detailed descriptions of analytical approaches and methodologies not available elsewhere. This information would provide other parties, including competitors, with information from Holtec International's technical database and the results of evaluations performed by Holtec International. A substantial effort has been expended by Holtec International to develop this information.
Release of this information would improve a competitor's position because it would enable Holtec' s competitor to copy our technology and offer it for sale in competition with our company, causing us financial injury.
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U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Document ID 5014855 Non-Proprietary Attachment 13 AFFIDAVIT PURSUANT TO 10 CFR 2.390 (9)
Public disclosure of the information sought to be withheld is likely to cause substantial harm to Holtec International's competitive position and foreclose or reduce the availability of profit-making opportunities. The information is part of Holtec International's comprehensive spent fuel storage technology base, and its commercial value extends beyond the original development cost.
The value of the technology base goes beyond the extensive physical database and analytical methodology, and includes development of the expertise to determine and apply the appropriate evaluation process.
The research, development, engineering, and analytical costs comprise a substantial investment of time and money by Holtec International.
The precise value of the expertise to devise an evaluation process and apply the correct analytical methodology is difficult to quantify, but it clearly is substantial.
Holtec International's competitive advantage will be lost if its competitors are able to use the results of the Holtec International experience to normalize or verify their own process or if they are able to claim an equivalent understanding by demonstrating that they can arrive at the same or similar conclusions.
The value of this information to Holtec International would be lost if the information were disclosed to the public. Making such information available to competitors without their having been required to undertake a similar expenditure of resources would unfairly provide competitors with a windfall, and deprive Holtec International of the opportunity to exercise its competitive advantage to seek an adequate return on its large investment in developing these very valuable analytical tools.
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U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Document ID 5014855 Non-Proprietary Attachment 13 AFFIDAVIT PURSUANT TO 10 CFR 2.390 STATE OF NEW JERSEY COUNTY OF CAMDEN
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Kimberly Manzione, being duly sworn, deposes and says:
That she has read the foregoing affidavit and the matters stated therein are true and correct to the best of her knowledge, information, and belief.
Executed at Camden, New Jersey, this 31st day of October, 2018.
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V lmberly Manzione Licensing Manager Holtec International Subscribed and sworn before me this 31st day of October, 2018.
5 of5 Erika Grandrimo NOTARY PUBLIC STATE OF NEW JERSEY MY COMMISSION EXPIRES January 17, 2022
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