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Partial Response to FOIA Request for Documents.App Q Documents Encl.App Q & Documents Available in Pdr.App R Documents Totally Withheld (Ref FOIA Exemption 5)
ML20006D675
Person / Time
Site: Millstone, Peach Bottom, Limerick, Haddam Neck, 05000000
Issue date: 02/09/1990
From: Grimsley D
NRC OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATION (ADM)
To: Pepperman D
BLECHER & COLLINS
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FOIA-89-404 NUDOCS 9002140221
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No egency records subsect to the request have been located.

No addelsonal egency records subject to the request have been located.

P.aquested records are avellable through another pupc distribubon program. See Comments Sect.on Agency reco<ds subsect to the eequest that a<e sdenbfied on Append atest are already available for public mspect*on and copying an the NRC PuMe Document Room 2120 L Street. N W, Wa:Nngton. DC 20565

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NRC Nblic Document Room. 2120 L Street. N W. Washington. OC, e e foldes undee th.s FOIA number and requester name.are bemg made oveitable The nonproprietary vetsson of the proposal (s) that you agreed to accept an a telephone Conversateon with a member of my staff se now being made avaitabte tot pub inspeCteon and copymg at the NRC Pupc Document Room 2t 20 L Street. N W, Washington. DC. m a foldes undei tNs FOfA number and reovester name.

Agency records subject to the request that are edentified on Appet@atest in the Comments Section.

may be espected and copied at the NRC Local Public Document Room edentified '

Enclosed is mformation on how you may obtain eccess to and the charges for copying records placed in the NRC Public Document Room. 2120 L Street. N W.

Washansiton. OC.

Agency records subject to the request 4*e enclose Records subject to the request have been referfed to Snot er edef al agency (its for review an'd direct fesponse to you You will be belled by the NRC for fees totalmg 9 in view of NRC's response to thes request. no further action is being taken on oppeal letter dated No PART N. A-INFORMATION WITHHELD FROM PUBLIC DISCLOSURE Creta.n m'o<mation m the sequested seconds is bems withheks from pubhc d'sclosure ovmant to the esempt.ons descobed e and los the reasv s stated m Part a.

a secdons S. C, and D Any feleased porbons of the documents for wh4cb only part of the record is being wit %end are being made avaitable for pubhC mspection and copy ng m the NRC PutAt Document Room. 2120 L Speet. N W. Washegton. DC.m a fo'de unde th.s FOi A numbee and sequerer name COMMENTS r

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PART E.8-APPLICABLE EXEMPTIONS Records subject 13 the request that are described on the enclosed Appendix (es) -

rre being withheld in th ir Cetirety or in part under the Encmptions and for the reasons set forth below pursuant to 5 U.S C. 552(b) and 10 CFR 9.17(al of NRC Regulations..

1; The withheld information is property classifed pursuant to Esecutive Order (EXEMPTION 1) 2[ The' withheld informetton relates solofy to the internal personnel rules and procedures of NRC. (EXEMPTION 21

- 3. The withheld mformation is specifceN exempted from pubirc disclosure by statute indicated: IEKEMPTION 3)

Sectens 14(i146 of the Atomic Energy Act which prohibits the disclosare of Restected Data or Formerly Restricted Data 142 U $ C. 216121661.

Secten 147 of the Atomic Energy Act which prohitxis the disclosure of Unclassified Safeguards information 142 U S.C. 21671.

4. The withheld informaten is a trade secret or commercial or fmancialinformation that is bemg withheld for the reasonts) mdested: (EXEMPTION di The informaten is considered to be confidential business (proprietary) informaton.

s The information is considered to be proprietary information pursuant to 10 CFR 2.790ldlit).

The information was submitted and received in confidence pursuant to 10 CFR 2.790tdH21 i

6. The withheld information consists of mteragency or mtreagency records that are not available through discovery during htigation. (EXEMPTION 6L Applicable Pnvilege:

Dehberative Process: Disclosure of predecisional mformation would tend to inhibit the open and franli eschange of ideas essential to the dehberative process.

v Where records are withheld in their entirety, the facts are ineutrcably intertwined with the predecisionallnformation. There also are no reasonably segregeble f actual

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portions because the release of the facts would permit an mdirect inquiry mto the predecisional process of the agency.

Attorney work product pnvilege IDocuments prepared by en attorney in contemplaten of htegation 1 Attorney -chent privilege (Confidential communicatens between an attorney and his her client i 6i The withheld information is exempted from pubac disclosure because its disclosure would result m e clearly unwarranted invasion of personal pnvecy. (EXEMPTION 61

7. The withheld information consists of records compiled for law enforcement purposes and is being withheld for the reason (s) Indicated. (EXEMPTION 7)

Disclosure could reasonably be expected to mterfere with an enforcement proceeding because it could reveal the scope, directen, and focus of on-i forcement ef forts. and thus could possibly ellow them to take action to shield potential wrongdomg or a violation of NRC requirements frominvestigators.

EXEMPTION 7 lAtt Disclosure would constitute en unwarranted invasion of personal privacy (EXEMPTION 7(Cil The mformation consists of names of individuals and other mformation the disclosure of which could reasonably be expected to revealidentities of confidential sources IEXEMPTION 7101)

OTHER PART u. C-DENYING OFFICIALS Pursuant to 10 CFR 9 25(b) and/or 9.25 (ci of the U S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission regulations. it has been determined that the mformation withheld is exempt from production or disclosure and that its production or disclosure is contrary to the public interest. The persons responsible for the denial are those of ficials identified below as denymg offcials and the Director. Division of Freedom of information and Publications Services. Office of Admmistratson and Resources Management. for any denials that may be appepted to the Executive Director for Operations (EDOI.

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f PART 11. D-APPEAL RIGHTS The denial by each denying officialidentified in Part ll.C may be appealed to the Appellate Officialidentified in that section. Any such appeal must be in writing and must be made within 30 days of receipt of this response. Appeals must be eddressed as oppropriate to the Executive Director for Operations or to the Secretary of the Commission, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Washmgton. DC 20555, and should clearty stsie on the envelope and in the letter that it is en " Appeal frcm an initial FOIA Decision.'

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RECORDS BEING PLACED INTO THE PDR UNDER THE ABOVE REQUEST NUNSER NUMBER DATE DESCRIPTION

-l' 2/2/89 Transcript of Briefing'on Proposed Rulemaking on Substandard' Components (60 pages) 2.

1/10/89 Letter to E. J. Mroczka from W. F.

-Kane re: Licensee Actions in Response to. Bulletin.88-10, Nonconforming Molded-Case Circuit' Breakers ( 1 page)'

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7/29/88 Letter to W. P. Engle from'B. K.

Grimes, re: 'Potentially Defective'

-Refurbished Circuit Breakers (2.

Pages) 4.

8/1/88 Letter to J. H. Newton from B. K.

s Grimes, re Potentially Defective Refurbished Circuit Breakers ~with-enclosure 1 (10 pages) 5.

8/1/88 Letter to Defense Logistics Agency from B.

K. Grimes, re:

Potentially Defective Refurbished Circuit Breakers without-enclosures (2 pages) 6.

8/1/88 Letter to U.S. Postal Service from B. K. Grimes, re:

Potentially i

Defective Refurbished' Circuit-Breakers without enclosures (2-pages)-

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8/1/88 Letter to U.S. Secret Service from B. K. Grimes, re:

Potentially Defective Refurbished Circuit Breakers without enclosures (2 Pages) 8.

8/1/88 Letter to State of California Air National Guard from B.

K. Grimes, re:

Potentially Defective Refurbished ^ circuit Breakers b

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8/1/88 Letter to Veterans Administration from B. K. Grimes, re Potentially Defective Refurbished Circuit Breakers without enclosures (2' pages) i v

104 8/1/88' Letter to Texas Department of Corrections from B.

K. Grimes, re.

Potentially Defective Refurbished-Circuit Breakers without enclosures (2 pages) 11.

8/1/88 Letter to Bureau of Engraving and ~

Printing 1from B.

K., Grimes, re:

Potentially Defective Refurbished Circuit Breakers without enclosures (2 pages)'

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8/1/88 Letter to Drug Enforcement s

Administration from B. K. Grimes, re:

Potentially Defective Refurbished Circuit Breakers without enclosures (2.pages) 13.

8/1/88 Letter to White House Executive L

Resident. from B.1K. Grimes, : re:

Potentially Defective Refurbished Circuit Breakers without enclosures q

(2 pages) 14.

8/1/88 Letter to Hall of Justice from B.

H K. Grimes, re:

Potentially nh Defective Refurbished Circuit L

Breakers without enclosures (2 pages) 15-8/1/88 Letter to NASA Headquarters from -B.

F K.' Grimes, re:

Potentially Defective Refurbished Circuit Breakers without enclosures (2 pages)

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l 16, 8/1/88 Letter to Headquarters U.S. Air Force from B. K. Grimes, ret a

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17, 8/1/88 Letter to U.S. Department of Energy i

from B. K. Grimes,ure:

Potentially Defective Refurbished Circuit Breakers without enclosures (2 pages)

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18, 8/1/88 Letter to Federal Aviation L

Administration from B.

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Potentially Defective Refurbished Circuit Breakers without enclosures (2 pages)

.19, 8/1/88 Letter to Department of Justice Loading Dock from B. K. Grimes, re:

Potentially Defective Refurbished L

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8/1/88 Letter to Washingbon Metro Area

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Potentially i

Defective Refurbished Circuit Breakers without enclosures (2 Pages)

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8/1/88 Letter to D.

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Public Work Place from B.

K. Grimes, re:

Potentially Defective Refurbished Circuit Breakers without enclosures (2 pages) 22..

8/1/88 Letter to Internal Revenue Service from B.-K.

Grimes, re:

Potentially Defective Refurbished Circuit Breakers without enclosures (2 Pages)

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RECORDS BRING PLACED INTO THE PDR UNDER THE ABOVE REOUEST NUMBER r

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8/1/88 Letter to' Health-& Human Services-Building from B. K.-Grimes, re:

Potentially Defective Refurbished Circuit Breakers without enclosures-(2 pages) j 24.-

8/1/88-Letter to U.S. Army Material Command from'B. K. Grimes, re:

Potentially Defective Refurbished i

circuit Breakers without enclosures (2 pages) 25.

8/3/88 Letter to U.S. Capital from B. K.

Grimes, re:

Potentially Defective

- l Refurbished ~ Circuit Breakers-without enclosures (3 pages) 26.

8/10/88 Letter to F. F.

Franklin from T. E.

Murley, re:

Response to 7/15/88' letter (5 pages) i

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8/18/88 Letter to I. M. Ustad from B. K.

Grimes, re:

Potentially Defective-Electrical Equipment without enclosures (1 page) i 2 8 '.

8/18/88 Letter to Defense Logistics Agency from'B..K. Grimes, re:

Potentially Defective Electrical Equipment without enclosures (1 page) 29.

8/18/88 Letter to Federal-Aviation Administration from B. K. Grimes, re:

Potentially Defective r

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8/18/88 Letter to U.S. Department of Energy from B. K, Grimes, re:

Potentially Defective Electrical Equipment without enclosures (1 page)

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8/18/88 Letter to U.S.: Coast Guard ~from B.

K. Grimes, re:

Potentially Defective Electrical Equipment-without enclosures (1 page) 32.=

8/18/88 Letter-to U.S. Department of Energy j

from B.-K-.

Grimes, re:.Potentially-I Defective Electrical Equipment:

without enclosures (1 page) 33.

8/18/88-Letter to NASA-Headquarters from B.

K. Grimes, re:

Potentially Defective Electrical Equipment without enclosures (1 page) 34.

8/18/88 Letter to U.S. Air Force from B.

K.

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Potentially Defective Electrical Equipment without enclosures (1 page) t 35.

8/18/88 Letter to U.S.

Postal Service from B..K.

Grimes, re:

Potentially Defective Electrical Equipment without enclosures (1 page) 36.

8/18/88 Lett'er to Arizona Air National Guard from B. K. Grimes, re:

Potentially Defective Refurbished circuit Breakers without enclosures (1 page)-

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8/18/88 Letter to Architect of the Capital from B. K. Grimes, re:

Potentially-Defective Refurbished Circuit Breakers without enclosures (1 Page) 38.

8/18/88 Letter to Washington Suburban Sanitary. Commission from B. K.

Grimes, re:

Potentially Defective Refurbished Circuit Breakers without enclosures (1 page) a ' -

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8/18/88-Letter to-New York Air National' Guard from B.

K. Grimes,.re:

Potentially Defective Refurbished Circuit Breakers'without. enclosures-(1 Page).

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'8/18/88-Letter to Arizona National Guard from B. K. Grimes, re:- 'Potentially Defective Refurbished Circuit Breakers without enclosures (1 Pago)

- 41, 8/18/88 Letter to University of Missouri from B. K. Grimes, re Potentially Defective Refurbished Circuit Breakers without enclosures (l'

'Page) 4 2..

8/18/88 Letter to State Military Department from B. K. Grimes, re:

Potentially Defective Refurbished Circuit Breakers-without enclosures (1 Page) 43.

4/12/89 Letter to Department of~ Defense from B. K. Grimes, re:.-Potentially Defective Refurbished Electrical Equipment without enclosures:(1 page) j

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4/12/89 Letter to Department of Agriculture from B. K. Grimes, re:

Potentially R

Defective Refurbished Electrical Equipment without enclosures (1-

.l Page) 45.

4/12/89 Letter to Hawaii Air National ~ Guard from B. K. Grimes, re:

Potentially c

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4/12/89 Letter to I. M. Ustad from B. K.

1 Grimes, re:'

Potentially Defective-Refurbished Electrical Equipment-i without enclosures (1-page) 47.

4/12/89 Letter to Defense LLogistics - Agency from B.

K. Grimes, re:

Potentially Defective Refurbished Electrical Equipment without enclosures (1 Page)

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4/12/89 Letter to Department of Energy from B. K. Grimes, re:

Potentially Defective' Refurbished ~ Electrical L

Equipment =without enclosures-(1 Page) 49.

4/12/89

-Letter to Federal Aviation Administration from B. K. Grimes, re:

Potentially Defective Refurbished Electrical Equipment without enclosures (1 page),

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4/12/89 Letter to NASA'from B.

K. Grimes, re:

Potentially Defective Refurbished Electrical. Equipment 1 without enclosures (1 page)-

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4/12/89 Letter to M.

S. Marton from B. K.

Grimes, re:-

Potentially Defective Refurbished Electrical Equipment with enclosure 2 (23 pages)

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9/1/89 Letter to NASA from-B. K. Grimes, re:

Potentially Defective Parts and Refurbished Equipment with enclosures (65 pages) 53.

9/1/89 Letter to. Department of Energy from B. K. Grimes, re:

Potentially Defective Parts and Refurbished Equipment without enulosures (2 pagts)

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9/1/89 Letter to NASA from B. K. Grimes, re Potentially Defective Parts and Refurbished Equipment without enclosures (2 pages)-

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Letter to._ Department.of Defense; from B. K. Grimes, re: :Potentially Defective Parts and Refurbished Equipment without enclosures-(2 I

pages) 5 6 '.

9/1/89 Letter to Department.of Energy from

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B. K. Grimes,.re:

Potentially.

Defective Parts and Refurbished Equipment without enclosures (2 Pages) 57.

9/1/89 Letter to U.S. Coast Guard from B.

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Potentially.

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Defective Parts and Refurbished Equipment without enclosures (2 Pages) 58.

9/1/89 Letter to Department of Energy from B. K. Grimes, re:

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9/1/89 Letter to Federal: Aviation Administration from B. K.: Grimes, re:

Potentially Defective Parts and Refurbished' Equipment without-enclosures (2 pages)

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9/1/89 Letter to Federal Aviation Administration from B.

K. Grimes, re:

Potentially Defective Parts and Refurbished Equipment without

'i enclosures.(2 pages) 61.

Undated Safety Related Replacement Parts, 3

NEDO-31309A, Edition 1988, GE j

Nuclear Energy (196 pages)

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Undated' Molded Case Circuit Breakers,

.l Application & Selection, GET-2779G, GE (86 pages)

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Undated Catalog,' Materials Services, NEDO-31309, GE~(14 pages) 04.

9/9/74 Letter to J. G.

Keppler frota L.

D.

I Butterfield, re:

Response to Regulatory Operations Bulletin 74-H 8 (1 page)-

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5/13/86 Memo for R W.-Starostecki-from G.

G.

Zech, re:. Results of ASCO Electrical Products.Inc. (AEP)

Inspection (1 page) 66.

7/11/88 Memo to Multiple Addressees from E.

W.

Brach, re:

Forthcoming Meeting H

with NUMARC (2 pages) 67.

7/13/88 Memo for G.

C. Lainas from J.

C.

Stone, re:

NRC Meeting with NUMARC on July-12, 1988.regarding IN'88-19 and IN~88-46-with enclosures (9 pages) 68.

7/20/88 Note to C. H. Berlinger from J.

Guillen, re:

Man-Hours on Generic Communications Regarding Nonconforming / Fraudulent /

Refurbished Components (1 page) 69.

7/26/88 Memo to E. W.

Brach from U.

Potapovs, reg:

Minutes of Meetings with NUMARC on Issues Related to NRC information notice 88-10 and 88-45 with enclosure (5 pages) 70.

7/28/88-Memo for Multiple Addressees from J.

C. Stone, re:

Daily Highlight (2 pages) 71.

8/8/88 Newspaper Article " Sham circuit Breakers" (3 pages) 4

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RECORDS BEING PLACED INTO THE PDR UNDER THE ABOVE REOUEST NUMBER NUMBER DATE DESCRIPTION 72.

8/17/88 Memo for Multiple Addressees from J.

C.

Stone, re Daily Highlight (2 pages) 73.

8/19/88 Memo for G. L.

Lainas from j.

C.

Stone, ret: Summary of meeting with NUMARC with enclosures (9 pages) 74..

8/23/88 Letter to Commonwealth Edison Company-from S. G. Akerman,-re:

NRC Information Notice 88-46 and c

88-46, Supplement 1 with enclosure (2 pages) 7 5. -

8/23/88 Letter to Omaha Public Power District from S. G. Akerman, re:

NRC Information Notice 88-46 and 88-46, Supplement 1 with enclosure (2 pages) 76.

8/23/88 Letter to Maine Yankee Atomic Power Company from S. G. Akerman, re o

l NRC Information Notice 88-46 and 88-46, Supplement 1 with enclosure o" '

(2 pages) 77.

8/23/88 Letter to Tennessee Valley Authority from S. G. Akerman, re:

NRC'Information Notice 88-46 and 88-46, Supplement 1 with enclosure (2 pages) l-L 78.

9/27/88 Letter to Illinois Power Company from S. G. Akerman with enclosures

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(5 pages) 79.

9/30/88 Memo to Multiple Addressees from J.

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Stone, re:

Daily Highlight (2 Pages) 80.

11/9/88 Los Angeles Times Newspaper Article "NRC Raids 4 Firms Over Counterfeit A-Plant Parts" (1 page)

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$ECORD5 BRING PLACED INTO THE PDR UNDER THE ABOVE REQUEST NUMBER NUMBER DATE DESCRIPTION 81.

11/22/88 Headquarters Daily Report (1 page)

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Bottom portion of page is not within the scope of this FOIA~

request.)

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11/25/88 Press Release =

"NRC Requires Utilities to Take Actions to Ensure Adequacy of Circuit Breakers in Nuclear' Power Plants" (2 pages) 83.-

12/16/88 NEMA Standards Bulletin To All Voting Representative of-Member companies in the Molded Case Breaker Section (5 pages)'

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1/17/89 Memo for B. A. Boger from J.

C.

Stone, re:

Addendum to NRC/NUMARC Meeting Minutes-Dated December 27, 1988 with-enclosure (6 pages)_

85.

3/29/89 Letter to F. J. Miraglia'from W. H.

Rasin, re:

Letter ofcl/26/89 endorsing the Industry Initiative on NSR Molded Case Circuit Breakers (3 pages) 18 6.

11/17/88 Press Release, " Westinghouse Files Suit Regarding Mislabeled, Reconditioned Circuit Breakers" (1 page) 87.

Undoted Los Angeles Times Newspaper Article

" Nuclear Plants Told to Inspect Circuit Breakers" (1 page) 88.

12/12/88 Newspaper Article " Bogus Parts are in Nuke Plants, NRC Says" (3 pages) 89.

Undated Status of IN 88-19 and IN 88-46-(1 Page) 90.

Undated NPRDS Results (1 page)

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6/89 Article from EC&M, " Replacement Circuit Breakers--Boon or Bomb?" by-o.

. Arthur Freund (7 pages)

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11/18/88 Article from Electrical Marketing, Volume 13,. Number 22,.

" Manufacturers File Suit-Against Counterfeiting Suspects" (2 pages)

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8/1/88 Article from Inside N.R.C.,

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L NUMARC Grope for'Best Ways-to Handle-Bogus Parts Problem" by Dave:;

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7/14/88 Article from Nucleonics-Week,'

"After-Raids, NRC' Warns Utilities of Alleged Bogus Circuit Breakers"

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I would appreciate your handling this request as'quickly as possible and look forward to hearing from you.within the 10-day-l period which the Act requires.

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rs.m li DEFINITIONS'AND-INSTRUCTIONS h,

1.

The term " document" shall.mean all written; printed; typed; recorded or graphic matter; however produced or reproduced;Lof every kind and description; in-whatever form ( e.g., :

final and draft' versions) in your actual or' constructive possession l custody,. care or control l-including without l'

limitation; all. writings l correspondence;. letters; telegrams,-

notes, ma11'g rams, agenda, memoranda, inter-office ' communications, reports, forecasts, projects, analyses,. working papers, charts, requests for-authorization, expense account, reports, charge or-4 credit account vouchers, calendars, appointment-books, diaries, 9

drawings, graphs, photographs, sound reproduction tapes, data i

compilations from which information can be obtained or can be translated through detection devices into reasonably usable! form, computer-inputs or outputs.

The term " documents" shall include not only originals but also any. copies or reproductions of~all l

such written, printed, typed, recorded or graphic matter upon which' notations in writing, print or otherwise have been made which do not appear in the originals.

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The term " NEMA" shall mean and refer tx) the i

National Electrical Manufacturers Association, its merged or

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acquired predecessors, its entities, its subsidiaries, its affiliates, its divisions, its members, and all of its'present or.

former officers, directors, employees, lawyers, agents,

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purporting to act on11ts behalf.

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The term "GE" shall mean and refer to General' Electric Company, its merged or acquired predecessors, its I

entities, its subsidiaries, its affiliates, its divisions, including but not limited to its GESCO Division,-and all of its present and former officers, directors, employees, lawyers, t

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agents, investigators, representatives or other persons acting or' purporting to act on its behalf.

4.

The term " Westinghouse" shall mean and refer to

' Westinghouse _ Electric Corporation, its merged orEacquired i

h predecessors,. entities, its subsidiaries, its affiliates, its 3

divisions, including, but not limited to its WESCO Division, and 4

e all of:its present and former officers,_ directors, employees, J

lawyers,' agents, investigators, representatives or other persons-

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acting or: purporting to act on its behalf.

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The term " Square D" shall mean and refer to Square D

p-y, its merged or acquired predecessors, entities, its subsidiaries, its affiliates, its' divisions, and all of its present and former of ficers, directors, employees, lawyers, agents, investigators, representatives or other persons acting or purporting to act on its behalf.

6.

The term "UL" shall mean and refer to Underwriters Laboratories, Inc., its merged or acquired predecessors, entities, its subsidiaries, its affiliates, its divisions, and all of its

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present and former cfficers; directors; employees; lawyers; agents; investigators; representatives or other persons acting or E

purporting to act on its behalf.

7.

The term "Romac" shall n.ean and refer to Romac Supply company located in Ccmmerce; California, its merged or acquired predecessors, entities, its subsidiaries, its affiliates, i

its divisions, and all of~its present and former officers, directors; employees, lawyers; agents, investigatorsi

- representatives or other persono acting or purporting to act on i

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8.

The term " General Circuit Breaker" shall mean and i

refer to General Circuit Breaker and Electric Supply, Inc. located in. Arcadia, California, its merged or acquired predecessors, entities, its subsidiaries, its affiliates, its divisions, and all of its present and former of ficers, directors, employees, lawyers, agents, investigators, representatives or other persons acting or t

purporting to act on its behalf.

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The term "U.

S.-Navy" shall mean and refer to the United States Department of Navy.

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The term "NAED" shall mean and refer to the National Association of Electrical Distributors.

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The term "NRC" shall mean and refer to the United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

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The term " DOE" shall mean and refer to the United States Department of Energy.

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Th9 tcra " NASA

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National Aeronautics and Space Administration.

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Ode term "NUMARC" shall mean and refer to the i

F Nuclear Management and Resources Council.

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The term " circuit breaker" shall be construed to mean any molded case circuit breaker designed for residential, l

commercial or governmental use, and shall include any circuit j

breaker components or circuit breaker parts separately offered for, P

sale or sold by a manufacturer.

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As used herein the term " obsolete circuit breaker" is a circuit breaker that the manufacturer is no longer producing

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as now.

17.

As used herein the term " recondition" shall mean opening the case of a circuit breaker, removing the backshield of r

a circuit breaker, modifying the external configuration of a circuit breaker, making internal modifications to the circuit breaker, r w;.y iring or replacing component parts of a circuit breaker, or adjusting the calibration of a circuit breaker.

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The term " person" means any natural person, corporation, partnership, association, business trust or other form of legal entity.

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The term " communication" shall include but is not limited to oral communications, correspondence, memoranda, reports and records of telephone calls and reports of meetings.

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E:ch Cf th3 dCfinitiCn3 tbov3 Cnd OCch Cf th3 instructions below is hereby incorporated into each of the e

requests to which it may pertain.

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In producing these documents, you are requested to i

furnish all documents known or available to you regardless of l

whether these documents are possessed directly by.you or your agents, employees, partners, representatives, investigators, or by your attorneys or their agents, employees, representatives or

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investigators.

22.

If any of these documents cannot be produced in p

full, produce them to the fullest extent possible, specifying clearly the reasons for your inability to produce tho' remainder and stating whatever information, knowledge or belief you do have concerning the unproduced portion.

23.

If any documents or things required were at one time in existence, but are no longer in existence, please so state specifying for each document or thing, (a) the type of document or thing, (b) the types of information contained thereon, (c) the

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date upon which_it ceased to exist, (e).the identity of all persons having knowledge of the circumstances under which it ceased to exist, and (f) the identity of all persons having knowledge of who had knowledge of the contents thereof.

24.

With respect to any documents called for by this Request but withheld due to-any claim of privilege, list for each such document:

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Tho d:cux nt rcqu;0t to which tho document is otherwise responsive; f

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Its title and general subject mattert i

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Its dater d.

The name(s) and title (s) of its authors or y

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The name(s) and title (s) of the person (s) for whom it was preparu all persons to whom it was sent or shev l

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The nature of th

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If you assert a privilege as ts "tf.on of any category of the materials described, please produce the remainder of that category as to which you do not assert a privilege.

26.

The terms "and" and "or" shall be construed either disjunctively or conjunctively so as to bring within the scope of this Request all documents which might otherwise be construed to D

be outside its scope.

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The specificity of any request herein should not be construed to limit the generality or reach of any other request herein.

28.

Unless otherwise specified,.the relevant time-period for purposes of this document request shall be from January 1, 1983 to the present.

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.o, DOCUMENTS REQUESTED i

t-DOCUMENT _ REQUEST NO._1 I

All documents which discuss; refer or relate to the purchase, sale, distribution; labeling; testing or manufacture of reconditioned, surplus, obsolete; used; refurbished, counterfeit; defective, rebuilt; substandard or misrepresented circuit l-breakers.

DOCUMEtJT _ REQUEST _NO._ _2 :

All documents which constitute; refer or relate to correspondence or communications between the NRC and any representative.of the following entities concerning reconditioned, surplus, obsolete, used, refurbished, counterfeit, defective, rebuilt, substandard or misrepresented circuit breakers:

a)

Any nuclear power plant or utility; b)

NUMARC; c)

NAED; d)

DOE; e)

NASA; f)

Westinghouse; g)

GE:

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Square D; i)

UL; l

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NEMA.

DOCUMENT REQUEST _NO.

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l' All documents which discuss, refer or relate to any investigation; probe; inquiry or vendor inspection concerning circuit breakers purchased for nuclear power plant structures, systems and components.

DOCUMENT REQUEST NO. 4:

All documents; including but not limited to articles, i

j videotapes, photographs, test results and circuit breakers reviewed, analyzed or seized by the NRC as part of any investigation; probe, inquiry or vendor inspection concerning circuit breakers.

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DOCUMENT REQUEST NO._ 5:

All documents which constitute, refer or relate to correspondence or communications between the NRC and any i

governmental department or agency, federal, state or otherwise, concerning reconditioned, surplus, obsolete, used, refurbished, counterfeit, defective, rebuilt, substandard or misrepresented circuit breakers.

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DOCUMENT REQUEST NO. 6:

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All documents which constitute, refer or relate to any

. complaints or petitions submitted to the NRC concerning circuit breakers manufactured by Westinghouse, GE or Square D.

DOCUMENT _ REQUEST NO._ 73 All documents which discuss, refer, relate or relate to -

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G:ncral circrit Brock:r; ito cfficars; inaluding XOvicr o' Crcs; t

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i DOCUMENT REQU__EST NO.- 8:

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All documents which reflect, constitute, refer or relate f

to any communication or correspondence between any representative t

of the NRC and any representative of the law firm of Munger, Tolles & Olson, Los Angeles, California, concerning circuit breakers or any actual or proposed investigation or litigation concerning circuit breakers.

DOCUMENT REQUEST NO. 9:

All documents which identify or list persons or entities believed to be engaged in the practice of purchasing, manufacturing, distributing or selling suspect, counterfeit, misrepresented, reconditioned or rebuilt circuit breakers.

DOCUMENT REQUEST NO. 10:

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All NRC Advance Notices of Proposed Rulemaking

("ANPR's") which discuss, refer or relate to circuit breakers.

1 DOCUMENT _ REQUEST NO._11:

All NRC Information Notices which discuss, refer or l

5 relate to circuit breakers, including, but not limited to Notice Nos. 88-19 and 88-36 through 88-46.

DOCUMENT _ REQUEST,NO._ 12:

All NRC Bulletins which discuss, refer or relate to circuit breakers, including, but not limited to Bulletin Nos.

88-05 and 88-10.

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DOCUMENT REQUEST NO. 13:

All documents which constitute l refer or relate to construction; performance or test standards or specifications for circuit breakers.

DOCUMENT REQUEST _NO.

14_ _

All documents in the files of the following NRC representatives which discuss, refer or relate to circuit breakers:

a)

Victor Stello, Jr.:

b)

Max J. Clausens NRR c)

Donald S.

Brinkman, NRR; d)

Charles E.

Rossi, NRR e)

J. T. Conway; NRR f)

Edward T. Baker, NRR; g)

Ray Cilimberg, NRRt h)

Thomas T. Martin, NRR; i)

Paul Gill, NRR; j)

Jaime Guillen, NRR k)

Joseph J.

Petrosino, NRR and-1)

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R. Naidu, NRR.

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