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Affidavit.* Affidavit of UA Farradj Re Question Two in 930416,ASLB Memorandum, Asking What Rationale Explains Inconsistency Between NRC Staff Evaluation of Thermo-Lag as Combustible in NRC in 92-82
ML20036A668
Person / Time
Site: Diablo Canyon  Pacific Gas & Electric icon.png
Issue date: 05/06/1993
From: Farradj U
PACIFIC GAS & ELECTRIC CO.
To:
Shared Package
ML20036A664 List:
References
IEIN-92-082, IEIN-92-82, OLA, NUDOCS 9305130056
Download: ML20036A668 (2)


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!1AY-07-1993 10:07 FROl1 P.G.R E Z3th Ficor TO 912023715950 P.02 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION BEFORE THE ATOMIC SAFETY AND LICENSING BOARD In the Matter of:

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Docket Nos. 50-275-OLA Pacific Gas and Electric Company

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50-323-OLA

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(Construction Period (Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power

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Plant, Units 1 and 2)

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AFFIDAVIT I,

Usama A. Farradj, being duly sworn, hereby state as follows:

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I am employed under contract to Pacific Gas and Electric company as the Group Leader for Fire Protection within the Nuclear Mechanical Engineering Group in the Nuclear Engineering Services Department of the Nuclear Power Generation Business Unit.

In this position, I am responsible for the maintenance and upgrade of the Fire Protection Program and fire protection systems at the Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant (DCPP).

My engineering experience and educational background qualify me as a fire protection engineer in accordance with NRC Branch Technical Position CMEB 9.S-1 for the purpose of acceptance of DCPP plant design changes with respect to fire protection design requirements.

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I am a

registered Professional

Engineer, Mechanical Engineering under the laws of the State of California.

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I have been asked to address question number 2 in the April 16,

1993, Atomic Safety and Licensing Board " Memorandum (Questions for Parties)".

Question number 2 asks what rationale, if any, explains the apparent inconsistency between the NRC Staff's evaluation of Thermo-Lag as combustible in NRC i

Information Notice 92-82, dated December 15, 1992, and PGEE's evaluation of Thermo-Lag as noncombustibio under Underwriter Laboratories standards in its September 28, 1992, response to Supplement 1'of NRC Bulletin 92-01.

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I have provided the information which forms the basis for the attached " Response to Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Question Regarding Thermo-Lag Combustibility."

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