ML19256F033

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Responds to IE Bulletin 79-03 Re Weld Defects.Pipe Mfg by Youngstown Welding & Engineering Co in Use.Weld Radiographed & Found Acceptable
ML19256F033
Person / Time
Site: South Texas  STP Nuclear Operating Company icon.png
Issue date: 09/17/1979
From: Eric Turner
HOUSTON LIGHTING & POWER CO.
To: Seyfrit K
NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION IV)
References
IEB-79-03, IEB-79-3, NUDOCS 7911210018
Download: ML19256F033 (2)


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V-0540 A l- < l < Houston. Texas 77001 Director, Region IV Office of Inspection and Enforcement 611 Ryan Plaza Drive, Suite 1000 Arlington, Texas 76102

Dear Sir:

South Texas Project Units 1 & 2 Docket tios. STf! 50-498, STri 50-499 IE Bulletin fio. 79-03 Bulletin fio. 79-03, received March 14, 1979, has been reviewed by Houston Lighting & Power Company. Only one instance has been found in which the material in question was used at the South Texas Project.

Pipe manufactured by Youngstown Welding and Engineering Co. has been used fer the seal ring on the 250 gpm filters supplied by Pall Trinity Micro Corporation. Accordingly, the seal ring longitudinal seam was radiographed at Pall Trinity using approved RT Procedures and was found acceptable per ASME Code Standards. flote that the operating stress in the filter is 25% of the design allowable stress. These filters are considered to be acceptable.

In order to preclude the inadvertent use of the material in ques-tion, HL&P surveillance personnel will assure that the vendor does not include it with equipment shipped from their facility. Furthermore, HL&P will be notified by Westinghouse if any such material is note in their equipment and of any program considered necessary for recertifi-cation of the material.

If you have any questions, please contact us.

Very truly yours, O

R lm E. A. Turner Vice President Power Plant Construction &

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R. Gordon Gooch (Baker & Botts)

J. R. Newman (Lowenstein, Newman, Reis, Axelrod & Toll)

D. G. Barker A. J. Granger R. A. Frazar 13/S ?22

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