IA-86-270, Trip Rept of 860219 Site Visit to Examine Problems Re Improperly Installed Cable Splices Used for Bunker-Remo Electrical Penetration Connections to Field Wiring.List of Attendees Encl

Trip Rept of 860219 Site Visit to Examine Problems Re Improperly Installed Cable Splices Used for Bunker-Remo Electrical Penetration Connections to Field Wiring.List of Attendees Encl

ML20205K811
Person / Time
Site:	Comanche Peak
Issue date:	03/06/1986
From:	Chopra O, Chopra P Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
To:	Rosa F Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
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ML20205K815	List: IA-86-270, Trip Rept of 860219 Site Visit to Examine Problems Re Improperly Installed Cable Splices Used for Bunker-Remo Electrical Penetration Connections to Field Wiring.List of Attendees Encl ML20205K811 ML20205S266
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FOIA-86-270 NUDOCS 8603130290
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'ns'rucentatton and Control Systems Branch, nivitinn of PM Licensinq R, con-dur'ad a sita visit at Crwaanche Peak Station at the recuast of Vincent Nonnan, F Dir*tter, n4vition of PWD Licensing.A. Proiect Directorata 85 .T** Durposa nf toi t trir was to esatine. problems related to improperiv vendor-installed >3[

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FERRUARV 14, 14F6 er A site visit was conductad bs Om Chopra of EICSB, Division of PWD Licensin.q-A along with .fose Calvo and Ed Tomlinson of Plart, Flectrical. Instrumentation . -

and Control Sys' ems Branch, Division n# PWR Licensino-R to avarina apparent problems with factor.y installed as well as field insta11ad solices for Runker. "

Remo electrical penetration connections to field'wirino, inside and outsida containment. The deficiencies in the cable splices were discoverad by Daqion- ~

r IV as a result of'their inspection activities at Comanche Peak Station. The following sumnarizes our findings and proposed resolution of the problem. .

Field wiring connections to the electrical penetrations conductors are soliced ,

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twice for all power, control and instrumentation circuits inside as well as out-

side contairments The vendor-installed splices are with'in 17 inches of the electrical penetratine assemblies (EPA) and the field splices are installed -

in the raceways at a distance of_ approximately 6' from the EUA. Cable solices '

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in the raceways are prohibited by position C9 of R.G.1.75 because they have '

been identified as the' initiating cause of several fires in raceways. The- -

Comanche Peak design is inconsistent with the recormendations of -this guid*,

It is-not clear at this point why the double splicing became necessary.

Possihiv the field cables were not long enough to terminate at the EPA or tha vendor did not supply long penetration conductor pigtails for field connections.

In any event this situation is very unique and certainly not ocod encineerino practice. .

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brated tools should provide a solice tha* could be as good as the original F cable. Therefore, in order for us to eccept the use of cable splices in the '

raceways, the applicant must develop a program to inspect all solices (field _ Av

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