Southern Nuclear

March 1, 2018

Docket Nos.: 52-025

52-026

U.S. Nuclear Regulatory CommissionATTN; Document Control Desk

Washington, DC 20555-0001

Michael J. Yox

Regulatory Affairs Director

Vogtie 3 & 4

7825 River Road

Waynesboro, GA 30830

706-848-6459 tel

410-474-8587 ceii

myox@soutfiernco.com

ND-18-0300

10 CFR 2.390

Southern Nuclear Operating CompanyVogtie Electric Generating Plant Units 3 and 4

Transmittal of Proprietary Presentation Slides for NRC Public Meeting Scheduled forMarch 8, 2018

Regarding License Amendment Request for Crediting China First of a Kind Testing

Ladies and Gentlemen;

On January 31, 2018, Southern Nuclear Operating Company (SNC) submitted a letter, ND-18-0140, with intent to submit a License Amendment Request on Crediting China First of a KindTesting. As requested in the letter, an NRC public meeting is scheduled on March 8, 2018, withSNC and Westinghouse Electric Company (WEC) to exchange technical information regardingcrediting China First of a Kind Testing for Vogtie Electric Generating Plant (VEGP) Units 3 and 4.The purpose of this letter is to transmit the proprietary presentation material that will be used tofacilitate the March 8, 2018 meeting along with the non-proprietary version of the presentation.

Enclosure 1 provides the slide presentation titled, "Crediting First of a Kind Testing from ChinaAPI 000 Units - Open Meeting."

Enclosure 2 provides the slide presentation titled, "Crediting First of Kind Testing from ChinaAP1000 Units-Closed Meeting (Non-Proprietary)."

Enclosure 3 provides the slide presentation titled, "Crediting First of Kind Testing from ChinaAPI000 Units - Closed Meeting (Proprietary) (Withheld Information)." This presentationcontains material identified as Westinghouse Proprietary Class 2, and accordingly isrequested to be withheld from public disclosure under 10 CFR 2.390.

Enclosure 4 provides an affidavit from SNC supporting withholding the Proprietary informationunder 10 CFR 2.390.

Enclosure 5 is Westinghouse's Proprietary Information Notice, Copyright Notice and CAW-18-4711, Application for Withholding Proprietary Information from Public Disclosure and Affidavit. Theaffidavit sets forth the basis upon which the information may be withheld from public disclosure bythe Commission and addresses with specificity the considerations listed in paragraph (b)(4) of 10CFR Section 2.390 of the Commission's regulations. Accordingly, it is respectfully requested thatthe information that is proprietary to Westinghouse be withheld from public disclosure inaccordance with 10 CFR Section 2.390 of the Commission's regulations.

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Correspondence with respect to the proprietary aspects of the items listed above or thesupporting Westinghouse affidavit should reference CAW-18-4711 and should be addressed toJames A. Gresham, Manager, Regulatory Compliance, Westinghouse Electric Company, 1000Westinghouse Drive, Building 2, Suite 259, Cranberry Township, Pennsylvania 16066.Correspondence with respect to proprietary aspects of this letter and its enclosures should alsobe addressed to Michael J. Yox using the contact information within this letter.

This letter does not contain any regulatory commitments.

Please contact Kelli Roberts at (706) 848-6991 or kroberts@southernco.com with any questions.

Respectfully submitted.

Michael J. Yox

Director, Vogtle 3&4 Regulatory AffairsSouthern Nuclear Operating Company

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Enclosures: 1. Presentation Material: Crediting First of a Kind Testing from China AP1000 Units- Open Meeting (Non-Proprietary)

2. Presentation Material: Crediting First of Kind Testing from China API 000 Units -Closed Meeting (Non-Proprietary)

3. Presentation Material: Crediting First of Kind Testing from China AP1000 Units -Closed Meeting (Proprietary) (Withheld Information)

4. Affidavit from Southern Nuclear Operating Company for Withholding Under10 CFR 2.390

5. Westinghouse Application for Withholding Proprietary Information from PublicDisclosure CAW-18-4711, accompanying Affidavit, Proprietary InformationNotice, and Copyright Notice

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cc:

Southern Nuclear Operating ComDanv / Georgia Power CompanyMr. 8. E. Kuczynski (w/o enclosures)Mr. M. D. Rauckhorst

Mr. D. G. Bost (w/o enclosures)Mr. M. D. Meier (w/o enclosures)Mr. D. H. Jones

Mr. D. L. McKinney (w/o enclosures)Mr. T. W. Yelverton (w/o enclosures)Mr. 8. H. WhitleyMs. 0. A. Gayheart (w/o enclosures)Mr. 0. R. Pierce

Ms. A. G. AughtmanMr. D. L. Fulton

Mr. M. J. Vox

Mr. J. TupikMr. W. A. SparkmanMs. A. 0. Chamberlain

Ms. A. L. PughMr. J. B. Klecha

Mr. F. J. Redwanz

Ms. K. A. Roberts

Mr. 8. 0. LeightyDocument 8ervices RTYPE: VND.LI.LOOFile AR.01.02.06

Nuclear Regulatory Commission

Mr. W. Jones

Ms. J. Dixon-HerrityMr. C. Patel

Ms. J. M. Heisserer

Mr. B. Kemker

Mr. G. Khouri

Ms. 8. TempleMr. F. Brown

Mr. I.E. Chandler

Ms. P. Braxton

Mr. C. J. Even

Mr. A. Lerch

8tate of Georgia

Mr. R. Dunn (w/o enclosure 3)

Oalethoroe Power Corporation

Mr. M. W. Price (w/o enclosure 3)Mr. K. T. Haynes (w/o enclosure 3)Ms. A. Whaley (w/o enclosure 3)

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Municipal Electric Authority of Georgia

Mr. J. E. Fuller (w/o enclosure 3)Mr. 8. M. Jackson (w/o enclosure 3)

Dalton Utilities

Mr. T. Bundros (w/o enclosure 3)

Westinahouse Electric Company. LLC

Mr. L. Oriani (w/o enclosures)Mr. G. Koucheravy (w/o enclosures)Mr. M. Corletti

Mr. M. L. ClydeMs. L. Iller

Mr. D. Hawkins

Mr. J. Coward

Other

Mr. 8. W. Kline, Bechtel Power Corporation (w/o enclosure 3)Ms. L. A. Matis, Tetra Tech NUB, Inc. (w/o enclosure 3)Dr. W. R. Jacobs, Jr., Ph.D., GD8 Associates, Inc. (w/o enclosure 3)Mr. 8. Roetger, Georgia Public Bervice Commission (w/o enclosure 3)Ms. 8. W. Kernizan, Georgia Public Bervice Commission (w/o enclosure 3)Mr. K. C. Greene, Troutman Banders (w/o enclosure 3)Mr. 8. Blanton, Balch Bingham

Southern Nuclear Operating Company

ND-18-0300

Enclosure 4

Vogtle Electric Generating Plant (VEGP) Units 3 and 4

Affidavit from Southern Nuciear Operating Company for Withhoiding Under 10 CFR 2.390

(Enciosure 4 consist of 3 pages, inciuding this cover page)

ND-18-0300

Enclosure 4

Affidavit from Southern Nuclear Operating Company for Withholding Under 10 CFR 2.390

Affidavit of Michael J. Yox

1. My name is Michael J. Yox. Iam the Vogtle 3&4 Regulatory Affairs Director for Southern

Nuclear Operating Company(SNC). I have been delegated the function of reviewing

proprietary information soughtto be withheld from public disclosure and am authorized to

apply for its withholding on behalf of SNC.

2. Iam making thisaffidavit on personal knowledge, in conformance with the provisions of 10

CFR Section 2.390 of the Commission's regulations, and in conjunction withWestinghouse

Electric Company document APP-GW-GLY-150, Revision 0, which is titled, "Crediting First

ofa Kind Testing from China API000 Units - Proprietary." I have personal knowledge ofthe

criteria and procedures used by SNC to designate information as a tradesecret, privileged

or as confidential commercial or financial information.

3. Basedon the reason(s) at 10 CFR 2.390(a)(4), thisaffidavit seeks to withhold from public

disclosure Enclosure 3 of SNC letter ND-18-0300 forVogtle Electric Generating Plant Units

3 and 4, Transmittal of Proprietary Presentation Slides for NRC Public Meeting Scheduled

for March 8, 2018 Regarding License Amendment Requestfor Crediting China First ofa

Kind Testing.

4. Thefollowing is furnished for consideration by the Commission in determining whether the

information sought to be withheld from public disclosure should be withheld.

a. The information sought to be withheld from public disclosure has been held in

confidence by SNC and Westinghouse ElectricCompany.

b. The information is of a type customarily held in confidence by SNC and

Westinghouse Electric Company and notcustomarily disclosed to the public.

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ND-18-0300

Enclosure 4

Affidavit from Southern Nuclear Operating Company for Withholding Under 10 CFR 2.390

c. The release of the information might result in the loss of an existing or potential

competitive advantage to SNC and/or Westinghouse Electric Company.

d. Other reasons identified in Enclosure 5 of SNC letter ND-18-0300 for Vogtle Electric

Generating Plant Units 3 and 4, Transmittal of Proprietary Presentation Slides for

NRC Public Meeting Scheduled for March 8, 2018 Regarding License Amendment

Request for Crediting China First of a Kind Testing, and those reasons are

incorporated here by reference.

5. Additionally, release of the information may harm SNC because SNC has a contractual

relationship with the Westinghouse Electric Company regarding proprietary information.

SNC is contractually obligated to seek confidential and proprietary treatment of the

information.

6. The information is being transmitted to the Commission in confidence and, under the

provisions of 10 CFR Section 2.390, it is to be received in confidence by the Commission.

7. To the best of my knowledge and belief, the information sought to be protected is not

available in public sources or available information has not been previously employed in the

same original manner or method.

I declare under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and correct.

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